Joathan Jaynes - 1879

JAYNES, WINEBARGER

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Date: 9/6/2009 at 22:34:14

JOATHAN JAYNES, farmer, Sec. 19; P.O. Spring Brook; born in Illinois in 1830; came to Jackson Co. in 1846; parents both dead; has lived in this county continually, with the exception of the time he was in the army; was in the war of the rebellion, a member of the 2d I.V.I.; was among those who were drafted into the service; was discharged May 1, 1865; was in several skirmishes. His wife's maiden name was Mahala Winebarger, a native of North Carolina, born in 1832; her mother is still living; her father is dead. Mr. and Mrs. Jaynes were married in Iowa in 1857; have had four children, three of whom are living, named as follows: Walter, Catherine and Jerome Rollington; the one dead was named Louis. In religion, Mr. and Mrs. J. are Methodists; in politics, Mr. J. is a Democrat. Owns eighty-eight acres, about seventy under cultivation, well watered and some timber upon it. - 1879 History of Jackson County Iowa, pg 711-712