Henry Jones 1832-1902

JONES, CAMPBELL, WILSON, RANDALL, HANBACK

Posted By: Volunteer - Rich Lowe
Date: 10/19/2001 at 07:33:27

Henry Jones was born in Cobridge Villia, Staffordshire, England, Nov. 23, 1832, and here he spent his childhood days in the sports of youth. His father was the establisher of the Staffordshire potteries.

In his tenth year his people move to Prospect House, Hanely and he attended school at Bucknel, near there.

At the age of 13 he made his first visit to America with his uncle, William, and between this and the age of 21 he made two visits to England. They were his last.

During a his early life he was in the Pottery business at Raneville, Ohio. About the year '59 he came to Iowa and engaged as salesman for the Hillsboro Pottery. In '61 he started a Yellow and Rockingham Pottery in Lawrence. And 64 with J. A. Campbell they started a grist mill in Farmington and in '74 He came to Bonaparte where he was employed by the Hanbeck and Wilson Pottery. He remained here the rest of his life except one year spent at Seattle, Washington. After his western trip he was a partner with Robert Wilson in the Pottery business for two years.

The last ten years of his life he engaged in the insurance and real estate business in Bonaparte. In the year '62 he married Lida J. Randall. To this union was born four daughters and two sons all of whom with his wife, one brother and sister (in England) are left to mourn his loss.

He passed away, (as a child going to sleep,) at the age of 69 years, 4 months and 21 days, April the 14, between the hours of two and three p.m. His wife, two sons and two daughters were with him to the end.

On November 16, 1872, he was made a Mason at the Mt. Moriah Lodge No. 27, A. F. and A. M. Farmington, Iowa.

The funeral was held last Wednesday from the home.

The Masonic order, under whose auspices the funeral was conducted, met at the hall at the appointed time and marched to the home where the dead friendly laid, awaiting the last sad offices which this company of allied friends were about to confer. Arriving at the home, opened ranks were ordered and the officers entered the death chamber, followed by the order.

A song or two and short ritualistic work completed the services at the house, when the march to the cemetery was taken up. Members of the were were pall bearers. On arriving at the cemetery the body was lowered to its last resting place with impressive ceremony.

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