F. C. JONES
F.C. Jones, born in Jefferson county, New York, on February 19, 1856, is the son of K.W. and Rowena Jones. F.C. came to Cass county with his parents in 1872, and made his home with them until his marriage, which occurred in 1877, with Miss Georgia Tefft, a daughter of S.H. Tefft, one of the prominent men of this township. Mrs. Jones was born in this county on the 19th of September 1857(The "5" is not clear). They have had three children, whose names are...Erma B., born in December 1877; Clarence P., born in March, 1879, and Carlisle L., born in October, 1881. Mr. Jones has a farm of eighty acres on sections 3 and 10, his residence being situated on section 3. He is setting a good example to farmers and other citizens of this township, by showing them his integrity and honesty, and has gained their confidence in work and deed.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 510.
