JONES, John

JONES

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Date: 5/30/2021 at 15:54:45

John Jones
John Jones, Township Trustee of Blaine Township, Ida County, was born in Wales, in 1857, a son of Robert and Mary (Lloyd) Jones. The parents were also born in that country, but in 1867 located in Ray County, Missouri, where the father followed farming. Five years later they came to Ida County, Iowa, and both now reside at Ida Grove. They were the parents of four children: Anna, wife of E. P. Smith, and a resident of Battle Creek; Mary, widow of M. C. Brown, and a resident of Ida Grove; John, our subject; and Richard, a farmer of Blaine township.
John Jones, the subject of this sketch, was reared in Wales to the age of ten years, when he came with his parents to Ray county, Missouri. In 1872 he located in Corwin Township, Ida County, Iowa, and in 1878 purchased 120 acres, on section 22, Blaine Township, which he improved, and later bought the 160 acres, where he now lives. Mr. Jones has since sold his farm on section 22, and has added to his present home. He has his place under a fine state of cultivation, and is engaged in general farming and stock-raising. Politically, he takes an active part in the Republican party. Since 1887 he has served as a member of the Board of Trustees.
In March, 1886, Mr. Jones was married to Miss Ida May Scott, a native of Illinois, and a daughter of Jesse Scott, a farmer of Whiteside County, that State, The mother is now deceased. Our subject and wife had two children: Mary Lucille and Jesse Robert. The wife and mother died January 2, 1892. Mr. Jones is one of the early and well-known pioneers of Ida County. He is a self-made man, having made what he owns by industry, perseverance and frugality, and is always active in promoting the interests of both his township and county.
Source: Biographical History of Crawford, Ida, and Sac Counties, Iowa, 1893, p.493