Agnes Teresa Jollymore

1865 - 1900  (34 years)

• Name	Agnes Teresa Jollymore
  Born	22 Apr 1865	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  Surname recorded as Jollimore in church register.
  Gender	Female
  Baptism	26 Apr 1865	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [1]
  St. Mary's RC Basilica
  Died	28 Feb 1900	Alameda, Alameda County, California, United States   [2]
  Cause: shock from burns
  THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1900. WRAPPED IN FLAMES, SHE DASHED INTO THE STREET - Agnes Jollymour Fatally Burned in a Gasoline Explosion. ALAMEDA, Feb. 26 - Wrapped in flames from head to foot Miss Agnes Jollymour dashed out of the store of P. W. Wobber, 1545 Park Street, this afternoon, creating great excitement on Alameda's main thoroughfare. The flames were quickly extinguished, but the young lady was so badly burned that she cannot recover. The fire was caused by the explosion of a can of gasoline and Miss Jollymour, who remained conscious throughout her suffering, was able to make a statement as to the manner of the accident to the physicians who attended her. She said she went into the shed in the rear of the Wobber store, where the illuminating oils are kept, for the purpose of filling a can with gasoline. The shed was dimly lighted by a small coal oil lamp, but Miss Jollymour did not notice its proximity to the gasoline. She had just begun to pour the gasoline when it exploded. In an instant she was enveloped in flames and ran screaming into the street. George Foster of Foster &Son, contractors, was working upon a building in course of erection adjoining the Wobber store. Miss Jollymour ran to him, putting her hands upon his shoulders. Foster told the girl to lie down in order that he and others who came to his assistance might have a better chance to stamp out the fire. She refused to obey and was finally thrown to the ground. The flames were not easily subdued, but finally Foster procured a bucket, filled it with water from a barrel used by plasterers, and threw it upon the suffering girl. Miss M. M. Smith, whose father is engaged in the tea business next to the Wobber store, saw Miss Jollymour run into the street and held her in her arms while the flames were being quenched. Her own clothing was slightly scorched. Miss Jollymour was removed to the home of her mother, 1130 Park Avenue, where all that could be done was performed by kind hands. The physicians in attendance think there is small hope for her recovery. Over one-half of her body is horribly burned, particularly about the abdomen. In her efforts to beat the flames away her hands were also burned. "When Miss Jollymour came running out of the store," said Miss Smith," she was a mass of fire from the ground to her chest. I ran to her assistance and after she had been forced to the walk, held her in my arms. I screamed to the men not to use any water, but they found they could not get the flames out with their hands and so dashed it upon her." "There was nothing else to do but use the water," said George Foster. "We tried to stamp the fire out, but it seemed to be getting worse. I know that water is not considered a good thing to use, but I had rather use some of it than see the whole body scorched with burns." Once before in her life Miss Jollymour had been a victim of fire. When she was 10 years old her clothing caught fire from a grate and she came near being burned to death. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1900 - Miss Jollymour Succumbs. ALAMEDA Feb. 28. Miss Agnes Jollymour, the young lady who was so horribly burned by an explosion of gasoline on Monday afternoon, died at 9 o'clock this evening, after suffering nearly two days from her burns.
  Buried	3 Mar 1900	Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States   [3]
  Address: St. Marys Cemetery, Plot: Section N
  Person ID	I6301	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	24 May 2017

  
  

  Father	James Jollymore,   b. Abt 1829, Barrachois, Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. Abt 6 Sep 1894, Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Reddigan,   b. Sep 1838, Caplin Bay, Newfoundland ,   d. Abt 09 Apr 1904, Alameda, Alameda County, California, United States  (Age ~ 65 years)
  Married	23 Jul 1861	Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada   [4]
  Address: St. Mary's RC Basilica
  Parish Marriage Records, Halifax, NS - 1857 to 1873: 23 July 1861 [Page 34]. James Jollymore of John Jollymore and Ann Langil Barrachois, NS. and Mary Ann Reddigan of Richard Reddigan and Catherine Evoy Caplin Bay, Newfoundland. Witnesses: Henry Leverman, Teresa Viger See also: https://ngb.chebucto.org/Parish/oc-halifax-rc-nfld-marriages1830-1900-oc.shtml
  Census	1871	Pictou, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [5]
  James (40), a ship's captain, is recorded as being born in Nova Scotia. Mary (36) is also recorded (incorrectly) as being born in Nova Scotia. They had four children, Catherine (8), Agnes (6), Mary (4), and James (2). The family is recorded as being Roman Catholic. It states James was of English decent while Mary's ethnicity was Irish.
  Census	1881	Pictou, Pictou County, Nova Scotia, Canada   [6]
  In this census, the ages of James and "Maryann Jollymoare" are quite different from the 1871 census. James, a sea captain, is recorded as being 57, while Mary Ann is recorded as being 44. Their children at that time were listed as Catherine, a teacher (18), Agnes (16), Mary Ann (13), James (11), Alice (9),and Bessie (7). They were all noted as being born in Nova Scotia, except for the daughter, Mary Ann, who was noted as being born "at sea". Again, Mary Ann (the mother) is recorded incorrectly as being born in Nova Scotia. While her ethnic origin is recorded as Irish, James ethnicity is recorded as being German.
  Immigration	1886	Alameda, Alameda County, California, United States   [7]
  Mary Ann indicated in the 1900 US Census that she had been in the US for 14 years ( abt. 1886)
  Census	1900	Alameda, Alameda County, California, United States   [7]
  In the 1900 US Census, the widowed "Mary A. Jollymour" was living with her extended family on Park Avenue in Alameda, California. She stated that she had been born in Sep. 1838 and that she and her family had been in the US for 14 years (abt. 1886). She had two single daughters, Catherine (35) and Elizabeth M. (25) living with her. Her married daughter Alice, with her husband Warren Chandler and their three children, Raymond, Genevieve, and Gertrude were also living there. In addition, Frank LeFevre, husband of her late daughter Mary Ann, and their surviving son, Louis A., were also listed as part of this same household.
  Family ID	F1978	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Apr 1865 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Baptism - 26 Apr 1865 - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Died - Cause: shock from burns - 28 Feb 1900 - Alameda, Alameda County, California, United States Buried - Address: St. Marys Cemetery, Plot: Section N - 3 Mar 1900 - Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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