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BIOGRAPHIES
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Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio
by E. M. P. Brister
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Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by The S. J. Clarke Publishing
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1909
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W. L. JACKSON, M. D.
Dr. W. L. Jackson,
who for nineteen years has been engaged in the practice of
medicine and is now one of the successful representatives of
the profession in Newark, was born in Muskingum county,
Ohio, Dec. 22, 1869, and is a son of Dr. Alpha and Sarah
(McCune) Jackson. The father, also a native of
Muskingum county, was there reared and after pursuing a
literary course took up the study of medicine, being
graduated in 1881. He entered upon the active practice
of his profession in Otsego, Ohio, but after two years he
and his brother, A. L. Jackson, formed a partnership
and removed to Adamsville, Ohio, where Dr. Alpha Jackson
continued in active practice until he came to Newark about
five years prior to his death. There were few men who
had more friends in proportion to the number of their
acquaintances. He was widely and favorably known not
only in Licking but also in Muskingum county and all had a
kind word for him, for he possessed a most genial and loving
disposition and always met people with a smile. It is
said that he often ministered to the sick when his own
health was so poor that he could scarcely stand on his feet
and that he never turned unheeding from any call of the
poor, giving to them his professional service just as freely
as if he had expected a substantial remuneration. His
1ife was indeed a, useful, honorable and active one and
there are many who yet cherish his memory and remember
with gratitude his kindness and assistance. Unto
Dr. and Mrs. Alpha Jackson there were born seven
children who survive the husband and father: Dr. W. L.
Jackson, of this review; Mrs. Dora Huffman;
Dulcie; Clyde; John C.; Ernst; and
Murl. To his family Dr. Jackson
was most devoted, being largely an ideal husband and father
who found his greatest happiness in ministering to the
comfort and welfare of the members of his own household.
He was a believer in the Christian faith and held membership
in the Second Methodist Episcopal church. His life, at
all times honorable and upright, remains in its influence as
an example to all who were associated with him while he was
still an active factor in the world's work.
Dr. W. L. Jackson, whose name introduces this
record, pursued his education in the Adamsville schools,
passing through consecutive grades until he was graduated
from the high school with the class of 1887. During
that time he took up the study of medicine under the
direction of his father and uncle, who were then practicing
together in Adamsville. For further training in his
chosen life work, in the fall of 1887 he entered the
Columbus Medical College, from which he was graduated with
the class of 1890. He then located in Jacksontown,
Licking county, where he engaged in practice for ten years.
He afterward spent a brief period in Zanesville and in 1902
came to Newark, where he has since been located. In the
summer of 1908 he pursued a post-graduate course in the
Illinois Post Graduate school, taking special work in
internal medicine. He has always remained a student of
the profession, reading the best medical literature and
keeping at all times abreast with the progress that is being
made by the members of the medical fraternity. He is
accounted one of the skilled practitioners of Newark and
enjoys a lucrative practice.
Dr. Jackson is also examiner for the supreme lodge of
the Knights of Pythias, having been appointed in December,
1906. He is one of the examining physicians if the
Modern Woodsmen of America and is a member of Newark Lodge,
No. 13, K. P., Williams Lodge, No. 363, I. O. O. F., of
Hebron, and Cedar Camp, No.4727, M. W. A. In politics
he is an earnest democrat and served for several years as a
member of the school board while in Jacksontown. He
belongs also to the United Brethren church and his salient
characteristics are those of substantial and honorable
manhood, winning him a place in the regard of friends equal
to his position in professional circles.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 861 |
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S.
L. JAMES, attorney at law, is numbered among Ohio's
native sons. He was born in Belmont county, in
November, 1852, and is a son of Andrew J. and Almira
(Gray) James, who likewise natives of Belmont county.
His father, following the occupation of farming, spent the
greater part of his life in Belmont county but died in
Licking county, while buying timber here, death coming to
him very suddenly. His widow still survives at the age
of seventy-eight years and is a remarkably well preserved
woman.
S. L. JAMES was reared on the home farm and
acquired his education at Mount Union and Scio Branch, in
Harrison county. He taught school for two years in
early manhood but regarded this merely as a preliminary step
toward other professional labor and in preparation for the
work of the courts he entered the law office of Judge J.
H. Collins, general counsel for the Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad, located at Barnesville, Belmont county.
Mr. James read law in this office until his admission to
the bar in 1872 and then began practice in Barnesville,
where he remained until 1885. Seeking the
opportunities afforded in a larger city, he then removed to
Newark and has since been in practice here, giving strict
attention to his professional duties. He has argued
many cases and lost but few. No one better knows the
necessity for thorough preparation and no one more
industriously prepares his cases than he. He is always
courteous and deferential toward the court, kind and
forbearing toward his adversaries, and while examining a
witness carefully and thoroughly, he treats him with the
respect which makes a witness grateful for his treatment.
His thorough legal learning, his wide experience in the
courts and the care with which he ascertains all the facts
bearing upon every case which comes before him, makes him
one of the strong and able members of the bar and accounts
for his large and growing clientage.
In 1877 Mr. James was married to Miss Mary R.
Hunt, a native of Pennsylvania. They attend the
East Newark Methodist Episcopal church and have a large
circle of warm friends in the city. Mr. James
is connected with the Woodmen and the Tribe of Ben Hur,
while along more specifically professional lines he is
connected with the Licking County Bar Association.
What he has accomplished represents the wise use to which he
has put his native talents and acquired ability and makes
him a forceful factor as a member of the bar.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister -
Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by The S. J. Clarke Publishing
Co., 1909 - Page 887 |
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PROFESSOR
WILLIAM HANNIBAL JOHNSON, A. B.
Professor William Hannibal Johnson, occupying their
chair of Latin in Denison University, is known to the
general public through his authorship of various articles
that have appeared in the leading magazines of the country.
His ability as an educator also places him in a prominent
position among those who are devoting their lives to the
profession. He was born on a farm in Monroe county,
Ohio, Mar. 26, 1860, a son of Enoch dye and Charlotte
(Dibble) Johnson, the former a native of Tyler county,
West Virginia, and the latter of Marietta, Ohio. The
family from which Professor Johnson traces his
ancestry in the paternal line was founded in America by
William Johnson, who came from England and
secured land from Lord Fairfax. A part
of the ancestral estate is still in possession of one branch
of the family. Charlotte (Dibble) Johnson was a
daughter of Collin and Edna (Bingham) Dibble, the
latter a direct descendant of John Alden, the
story of whose courtship forms one of the most romantic
chapters in American history. Enoch D. Johnson
is a brother of Judge Okey Johnson, of the West
Virginia supreme court. It was in the year 1857 that
Enoch D. Johnson arrived in Ohio, where he has since
made his home, being now a resident of Marietta. He
has been very prominent in church and temperance work and
his influence in these directions has been of no restricted
order. His wife died in the year 1873. They were
the parents of six daughters and Professor Johnson,
the only son, was the third of the family in order of birth.
Reared on a farm in Monroe county, Ohio, becoming
familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot
of the agriculturist, Professor Johnson there
remained until the fall of 1879, when desirous of enjoying
better educational opportunities than the public schools had
afforded, he entered the preparatory department of Denison
University and was graduated therefrom with the Bachelor of
Arts degree in 1885. He afterward taught in the Indian
University at Muskogee, Oklahoma, for a year and
subsequently became instructor in Greek at the academy of
Granville. In 1893 be was elected to the professorship
of Latin in Denison University and spent the next year in
Johns Hopkins University, where he pursued a special course
preparing him for his work in Granville. He then
accepted the chair in Denison, where he has since remained
with the exception of a half year spent in study in the
museums and libraries of New York city. He bas gained
recognition as one of the able educators of the state and
stands for all that is progressive. He never considers
any position as final but regards it rather as a point from
which to advance to the accomplishment of still larger
purposes. He is a writer of much force and for a year
was a regular reviewer for the New York Nation and Evening
Post. He has also contributed various short stories,
poems and articles covering a wide range to the leading
periodicals of the country, including the Atlantic Monthly,
Century, the North American Review, Lippincott's, Harper's
Weekly, the Independent and the New York Times. His
writings have constituted interesting features in these
publications and have made him widely known to the reading
public.
In 1890 Professor Johnson was married to
Miss Augusta Gieze, a native of
Philadelphia and a daughter of Henry and Sarah N.
(Schofield) Gieze, the former a native of Germany, while
the latter was a descendant of a Virginian family connected
with the Society of Friends. Professor and Mrs.
Johnson have two sons, Arthur Lowell and
Alfred Janney. Their home is the abode
of generous and cordial hospitality and is the center of a
cultured society circle. Professor Johnson
has always taken an active interest in politics, regarding
it as the duty as well as the privilege of every true
American citizen to uphold the principles which he believes
are most conducive to good government. He usually
votes with the democratic party, yet is not bound by party
ties and when occasion demands freely casts his vote for
candidates of other political affiliation. An earnest
worker in the Baptist church, he is now serving as
superintendent of the Sunday school. It would be tautological
in this connection to enter into any series of statements
showing him to be a man of scholarly attainments and broad
general information for these have been shadowed forth
between the lines of this review. There is in him,
however, a broad charity and abiding sympathy which, taken
in connection with his intellectual force and honorable
manhood, have won him the confidence, good will and esteem
of all.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 89 |
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BENJAMIN E. JONES.
Benjamin E. Jones, who for many years carried on
farming and stock-raising in Harrison township, and who was
among its most prosperous agriculturists and highly
respected citizens, was a native of Clay township, Knox
county, Ohio, where his birth occurred Nov. 19, 1839.
He passed away July 28, 1904. His parents, Rev.
Isaiah and Bolinda (Bell) Jones, were natives of Ohio.
The father was born June 15, 1816, in the city of Worcester,
and his death occurred in his eighty-fifth year. He
was one of a family of four children, namely: Harrison,
of Alliance, Ohio, who departed this life May 23, 1904, and
who was chaplain in General Garfield's regiment and
officiated at his funeral; Anne, who was united in
marriage with Mr. Butler, now of Nebraska; Thomas;
and Isaiah. Rev. Jones was a man naturally
endowed with extraordinary intellectual capacities.
Early developing the desire to become a minister of the
gospel and not being able to avail himself of the learning
of the schools to accomplish that purpose, he became a deep
student of the Bible. Even when a lad he made himself
familiar with the scriptures and at the age of seventeen
years began preaching. Later, however, about the year
1875, he took a brief course of study to better equip him
for his work and thereafter followed the ministry, in
connection with farming, until the time of his death.
He was well known throughout the country as a man of noble
Christian character and was instrumental in doing much good
in heightening the moral and spiritual conditions of the
communities which he visited. In the Rev. Mr. Jones'
family were five children, namely: Benjamin; Thomas
M., who resides in Newark; Barcklay I., of
Granville; Lillly Belle, deceased, who was the wife
of Dr. Kyle, of Granville; and Laneth
Elizabeth, who departed this life in infancy.
Benjamin E. Jones spent his early days on
his father's farm, where he learned the art of husbandry,
and in the meantime attended the district schools, where he
acquired his education. In 1856, when a young man, he
removed with his parents to Newark township, where they
settled upon a farm and subsequently, when they sold off the
home place in city lots, removed to Holmes county, where he
devoted his energies to tilling the soil, later leaving that
place and locating on a farm on the outskirts of
Kirkersville, where he spent the remainder of his days in
the pursuit of agriculture. He owned two hundred acres
of and, all of which is thoroughly drained and under a high
state of cultivation. He also built a comfortable
frame dwelling, together with a substantial bar and
outbuildings. His farm, being provided with every
convenience, is one of the most desirable in the county and
the attention which he had given it has put it in such
excellent condition as to make it indicative of thrift and
progress. Aside from pursuing general crops he also
engaged, on a small scale, in stock-raising, keeping on hand
only the best breeds of cattle and sheep.
Mr. Jones was twice united in marriage and by
his first wife had one child, B. Rees, who resides in
this township. His second marriage was to Miss Mary
Catherine Stootfire, daughter of Jacob and Isabelle
(Rogers) Stootfire who were natives of Pennsylvania, he
having been born on July 4, 1803, and his wife on Apr. 16,
1815. In their family were six children, namely:
Charles, a resident of Newark, Ohio; Lizzie,
deceased; Mary Catherine; Francis, who resides in
this township; Lorena, wife of Israel Rees;
and John, who departed this life in boyhood. To
Mr. and Mrs. Jones have been born three children:
Isaiah, who manages the farm for his mother; Charles
F., who also resides on the home farm; and Lorena
Belle, deceased. Mr. Jones was loyal to the
democratic party all his life and was a member of the York
Street Disciples church, in which he was an active worker.
He also belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, in
which he had many friends, and his funeral services were
conducted by his lodge of that organization. He was a
man whose long life was replete with industry and goodness
and in departing this life he entered into eternity, fully
conscious of realizing the earnest of his hope.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 619 |
Ellis B. Jones
Richard Jones |
ELLIS B. JONES,
who owns and operates one hundred and sixty acres of
valuable and well improved land in Madison township, is well
known not only as an agriculturist but as a breeder and
raiser of Shetland ponies, in which he is quite extensively
engaged. He was born in Newark township, Licking
county, Mar. 3, 1853, a son of Richard and Elizabeth
(Evans) Jones, both of whom were natives of Wales,
whence at the age of eight years they accompanied their
respective parents to this country. Both the Jones
and Evans families established their homes in
Licking county, the former settling in Newark township,
while the latter located in Granville township. Richard
Jones followed the blacksmith's trade in Newark for
fifty-eight years and there died at the advanced age of
eighty-two years, while his wife preceded him to the home
beyond, her death occurring at the comparatively early age
of forty-eight years.
Ellis B. Jones, the subject of this review, was
reared in Newark and attended the grammar schools of this
city. After putting aside his text-books he learned
the blacksmith's trade under the direction of his father and
was engaged in business in Newark for thirty-eight years,
during which time he was very successful. However,
carefully saving his earnings in the meantime, he invested
his money in one hundred and sixty acres of land, situated
in Madison township, some years ago, and in 1897 removed to
his farm and in connection with blacksmithing carried on
general agricultural pursuits. About five years ago he
abandoned blacksmithing and since that time has devoted his
time entirely to the work of the fields and to breeding and
raising Shetland ponies, in which be is meeting with
excellent success. His farm is improved with good
buildings and everything about the place is kept in a good
state of repair, indicating the progressive methods of the
owner.
Mr. Jones was married May 19, 1881, the
lady of his choice being Miss Irene G. Flory, a
resident of Newark. Their union has been blessed with
six children, of whom five survive: Florence, the
wife of Charles Fleming, a resident of Hanover
township; Wilfred; Ruth; Richard; and
Frederick. They lost a little daughter,
Alice, at the age of four years.
Mr. Jones is a stalwart republican in his
political views and is a man highly respected not only in
the locality where he now makes his home, but in Newark,
where he was engaged in business for so many years. He
has never taken an active interest in public affairs,
preferring to do his duty as a private citizen, and all who
know him esteem him for his many good traits of heart and
mind.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 84 |
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jones and Relatives |
EDWARD JONES.
Edward Jones is the owner of an excellent farming
property which he purchased in 1892. It comprises one
hundred and twelve acres of valuable land only about a
quarter of a mile west of Alexandria and is one of the best
improved farm properties of the locality, constituting an
attractive feature in the landscape. Here he is
now supervising his farming interests, although he has
reached the seventy-sixth milestone on the journey of life.
He was born in Licking county, Ohio, Apr. 22, 1833, and is
therefore a representative of one of its oldest pioneer
families. His parents were Maurice and Jane (Glynn)
Jones, natives of Wales. The father was born in
1790 and when twenty-one years of age became a resident of
Baltimore, Maryland. He spent some time in the east
but when able to buy a farm made his way westward and
located in Licking county, purchasing one hundred and
twenty-one acres of timber land in Newton township, five
miles north of Newark. He made three trips here across
the mountains from Pennsylvania on horseback and later came
with a wagon and took up his permanent abode. The
remainder of his life was spent on the farm which he
purchased here up to the time of his retirement from
business cares, when he located in Newark, where his death
occurred when he was eighty-two years of age. He had
long survived his wife, who died in Newton township, in
1852, at the age of forty-three years. His life was
ever in harmony with his professions as a member of the
Baptist church and in the work of the church he took an
active and helpful part, serving as one of the deacons.
His family numbered eight children: Sarah Jane,
now the widow of Thomas D. Price; Edward, of
this review; J. B., a prominent attorney who died in
Newark, Dec. 16, 1907; Enoch, living in Granville;
Elizabeth, the deceased wife of Rev. D. E. Owen,
who was pastor of the Baptist church of Newark for fourteen
years and erected the house of worship there; Maurice,
living in McKean township; Mary Ann, the wife of
M. O. Nash, justice of the peace of Newark; and
Caroline, living with her sister, Mary.
On the old home farm Edward Jones was reared
and the days of his boyhood and youth were passed in the
usual manner of farm lands of the period. Later he
carried on the work of the home farm but in 1865 removed
from Newton township to St. Albans township, where he has
now lived for forty-four years. He resided with his
parents up to the time of his marriage in 1859, when he
began farming on his own account in Newton township,
operating a part of his father's farm on the shares.
In connection with his brother Enoch he purchased
over three hundred acres on the Appleton road on the
township line of Liberty and St. Albans townships. At
length the property was divided and upon his portion
Edward Jones resided for about seventeen years,
cultivating a tract of one hundred and sixty acres, which he
brought under a high state of improvement. At length
he sold that property and purchased Shaw farm a
quarter of a mile west of Alexandria. In 1902 he
disposed of that property and bought his present home,
comprising one hundred and twelve acres on the Johnstown and
Alexandria road, q quarter of a mile west of the latter
town. Here he has a good brick residence, containing
nine rooms, and in the rear stands substantial barns and
outbuildings, furnishing ample shelter for grain and stock.
He carries on general farming with dairying as a special
feature of his place and in his business interests is
meeting with gratifying success through his capable control
of the various departments of the work.
In 1859 Mr. Jones was united in marriage to
Miss Phoebe Ann Pittsford, who was born in Granville
township, this county, in July, 1839, and died in 1863.
Her parents were James and Marian Pittsford.
There were three children by that marriage: Oscar
J., who is a merchant of Urbana, Ohio; Jennie,
who became the wife of Rev. P. W. Longfellow, a
minister of the Baptist church, and died in North Dakota, in
1896; and Phoebe Ann, who became the wife of R. F.
Tyler, and died in November, 1896. After losing
his first wife Mr. Jones was again married in 1865 to
Miss Susan Maria Booth, who was born in Lancaster,
Ohio, July 24, 1844, a daughter of Henry M. and Ann
(Jones) Booth. They were natives of New York, but
were married in Ohio. Mrs. Booth was born May
18, 1818, and was a daughter of David R. and Juan
(Thomas) Jones, who were natives of Wales, the former
born in 1787 and the latter in 1793. Mr. Jones
crossed the Atlantic to New York in 1800, while his future
wife arrived in 1801 and their marriage was celebrated in
1810. Both died in Licking county, Ohio.
David R. Jones served as a soldier in the war of 1812,
being on active duty in northern New York in the vicinity of
Sackets Harbor. His eldest son, Thomas D. Jones,
was a sculptor and modeled Lincoln's bust from life.
He had modeled more busts of presidents up to that time than
all other sculptors and he employed two Italian assistants.
Mrs. Susan M. Jones has one brother, Henry J.
Booth, an attorney of Columbus, of the firm of Booth,
Keating & Peters. The father of Mrs. Jones
was a son of Susanna Madison, a cousin of
President Madison. Unto Edward and Susan M.
(Booth) Jones, were born four children: Mrs. Mary
Elizabeth Wynne, now with her father; Carrie, the
wife of Dr. F. O. Williams of Columbus; Annie,
at home; and Edna, the wife of B. V. Price, of
Union township.
In his political views Mr. Jones has always been
a stalwart democrat, supporting the candidates of the party
where national questions are involved but casting an
independent local ballot. From the age of twenty-one
years he has been a member of the Baptist church, to which
his wife and children also belong. He has taken a very
active and helpful part in church work, serving as one of
its deacons for forty-three years, while during this entire
period he has endeavored to conform to the teachings
of the scriptures, so that his life has ever been honorable
and upright in his relations with his fellowmen.
Moreover, he is numbered among the pioneer residents of the
county, for he has lived within its borders for seventy-six
years, during which time all of the evidences of frontier
life have been replaced by those of a modern and progressive
civilization. No longer does the farmer go out from
his log cabin or little frame dwelling into his fields to
cut his grain with the scythe and tie it in bundles.
The homes are now mostly commodious and substantial
dwellings, while invention has given to the farmer splendid
machinery until there is comparatively little manual labor,
for what was formerly done by hand is now done by machinery.
Mr. Jones has kept pace with the progress made in
agricultural lines and at all times has rejoinced in what
has been accomplished.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 160 |
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GEORGE T. JONES,
formerly identified with merchandising, is now devoting his
energies to general farming and operates a tract of land of
eighty acres in Granville township, owned by his daughter.
While raising various crops, he makes a specialty of hay and
potatoes and his capable business management is seen in the
excellent results which are attending his efforts.
Mr. Jones is a native of Horsham, Montgomery county,
Pennsylvania, where his birth occurred Nov. 10, 1832.
His parents were Thom and Sarah (Jones) Jones, who in
1833 removed from Montgomery county to Licking county, so
that the subject of this review has spent almost his entire
life in the latter county. The family numbered ten
children, of whom only two are now living: George
T.; and Rachel, who became the wife of Robert
Williams of Granville. They removed to Wisconsin
and Mr. Williams is now deceased.
In Licking county George T. Jones was reared at
a time when the district bore little resemblance to the
present improved section of the state. There were
still many evidences of Indian occupancy and of the more
remote and prehistoric race known as the mound builders.
Much of the land was still uncultivated, yet the
county was attracting to it a class of progressive,
enterprising citizens, who were clearing away the forest and
transforming the land into productive fields. In the
work of the home farm Mr. Jones assisted when not
busy with the duties of the schoolroom. His early
education was acquired in the district schools and later the
schoolroom. His early education was acquired in the
district schools and later he attended the old Granville
Male Academy. Granville has always been a center of
learning - an interesting college town whose influence has
spread abroad through the labors and efforts of its many
graduates.
After completing his education, George T. Jones
learned the tinning business with his brother, Lewis
Jones, and about 1853, three months before he attained
his majority, he became a partner of his brother under the
firm style of G. T. Jones & company. Later they
admitted another brother, E. W. Jones, to partnership
and continued the business until the death of Lewis Jones,
after which the firm name was changed to Jones &
Brother, Business was then carried on under that style until
1888, when George T. Jones sold his interest to his
brother and turned his attention to farming. He has
also acted as assistant to his brother, hut gives most of
his time to the management of his agricultural interests and
the farm under his control has been brought under a high
state of cultivation. His principal crops are hay and
potatoes and, as he gathers rich harvests, his success is
continually increasing, owing to the sale of his products.
He is a man of tireless energy, with ability in management,
and his carefully directed labors have gained him place
among the substantial farmers of the community.
On the 26th of December, 1861, was celebrated the
marriage of Mr. Jones and Miss Arabella S. Lyon, a
daughter of James and Jane Lyon, whose family
numbered two children. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Jones
have been born three children: Herbert Lyon,
deceased; Minnie B., who is at home with her parents;
and one who died at birth. The son Herbert was
married and at his death left two children, Arthur
Wright and Ethel Lyon.
Politically Mr. Jones is a republican who
has continuously supported the candidates of the party for
many years. His first vote, however, was cast for the
presidential nominee of the abolition party. His
fellow townsmen have called him to several local offices.
He served as township treasurer for about eight years and
was a member of the council for about four years,
discharging his duties with credit to himself and
satisfaction to his constituents. His religious faith
is that of the Presbyterian church and he is most loyal to
its teachings. For more than seventy-five years he has
been a resident of this county, so that his memory forms a
connecting link between the primitive past and the
progressive present. He can remember a time when many
of the homes were log cabins and when gigantic forest trees
were seen where are now found waving fields of grain.
A number of the leading towns and villages of this locality
had not yet sprung into existence and the cities were of but
little industrial or commercial importance. Much of
the farm work was done by hand, for invention bad not yet
introduced the modern improved farm machinery which has so
greatly lessened agricultural labor. As the years have
gone by Mr. Jones has been much interested in
the work of progress and has always borne his share in the
task of general development and up building. His
fellow townsmen, too, have entertained for him warm regard
because of his strict conformity to a high standard of life.
He has been trustworthy and honest in all of his business
dealings and has enjoyed to the full the good will and
confidence of those with whom he has been associated.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 523 |
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HON. JOHN DAVID JONES.
For half a century the lawyer has been a preeminent factor
in all affairs of private concern and national importance.
The man versed in the laws of the country, as distinguished
from business men or politicians, has been a recognized
power. He has been depended upon to conserve the best
and most permanent interests of the whole people and without
him and the approval of his practical judgment the effort of
the statesman and the industry of the business man would
have proved futile. The reason is not far to seek.
The professional lawyer is never the creature of
circumstances. The profession is open to talent and
eminence or success cannot be obtained except by indomitable
energy, perseverance, patience and strong mentality.
He must also possess analytical ability and the power to see
relations between comparatively detached facts. These
same qualities are necessary to the statesman and are
recognized attributes of the Hon. John David Jones,
both in his practice and in his official career.
Mr. Jones is one of Licking county's native
sons, his birth having occurred in Granville Mar. 2, 1845,
his parents being Roderick and Mary (Jones) Jones,
both of whom were natives of Wales, born in Montgomeryshire
and Cardiganshire respectively. The father came to
America in 1842 and settling in Licking county was for many
years identified with the progress and upbuilding of this
part of the state. The mother came to America in 1829
with her parents, who located at Remsen, near Utica, New
York, where they remained for about twelve years, after
which a removal was made to Licking county, Ohio.
Roderick Jones had been a resident of this
county for about seven years when he was attracted to the
far west by the discovery of gold. He crossed the
plains to the Pacific coast, making the long journey over
the hot stretches of sand and through the mountain passes.
He spent several years in the gold fields of that state and
in 1855 returned to Licking county, where he purchased a
farm. About 1858 he purchased the site of Denison
University. Thereon he continued to make his home for
about twenty years, devoting his time and attention to
general agricultural pursuits. He died on a farm he
later bought in Granville township, his life's labors being
ended in 1886. His widow survived him for about eleven
years and passed away in 1897.
In taking up the personal history of John David
Jones we present to our readers the life record of one
who is widely and favorably known in this part of the state.
He was reared to farm life, early becoming familiar with all
the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the
agriculturist, and in the winter seasons he devoted his
attention to the mastery of such branches of learning as
were taught in the district schools. He afterward
attended the Denison University at Granville, Ohio, and was
but eighteen years of age when he offered his services to
the government in defense of the Union during the dark clays
of the Civil war. He was numbered among the boys in
blue of Company I, Second Ohio Heavy Artillery, and served
until the close of hostilities, being engaged in active duty
in Kentucky and Tennessee, whore he met the enemy in a
number of hotly contested battles. War is a stern
school in which to learn the lessons of life and going forth
a youth Mr. Jones returned a man in his knowledge of
all of the hardships and dangers incident to warfare.
Following his military experience he took up the study
of law under the direction of the Hon. J. B. Jones
and after a thorough preliminary reading was admitted to the
bar in 1869. He then located for practice in Newark,
where he has since remained, being now for almost forty
years a member of the legal fraternity of this city.
He possesses a mind of singular precision and power, capable
of an impartial view of both sides of the question and of
arriving at a just conclusion. In his practice he is
absolutely fair, never indulging in artifice or concealment,
never dealing in indirect methods but winning his victories,
which are many, and suffering his defeats, which are few, in
the open field face to face with his foe. The court
records show that he has been connected with much important
litigation and that be has won many verdicts favorable to
his clients.
Aside from his profession Mr. Jones has
done much important public service, having several times
been called to positions of trust and responsibility.
He was school examiner from 1872 until 1881 and was a member
of the school board for nine years, putting forth earnest
and effective effort to advance the standard of education.
He was elected to represent his district in the state senate
of the sixty-fifth general assembly, where he gave earnest
consideration to each question that came up for settlement
and thus left the impress of his individuality upon the
legislative enactments of that period. He was
prosecuting attorney for Licking county for two terms and
again his fidelity and ability in office were unassailable.
On the bench of the common pleas court from 1897 until 1902
he showed that he was capable of giving a fair and unbiased
opinion based upon comprehensive knowledge of the law and
its correct application to the points at issue. Aside
from his legal practice and bis official service he has been
associated with business interests, is now a stockholder in
the Franklin National Bank, in the Newark Cold Storage
Company and in other concerns.
On the 31st of August, 1876, Mr. Jones was
married to Miss Rachael A. Giffin, a daughter of the
Hon. O. B. Giffin. They became parents of five
children: Roderick, his father's partner in the
practice of law; Rufus R., an assistant civil
engineer with the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad Company;
Janet R.; Marguerite; and Kenneth.
The wife and mother died Oct. 17, 1889, and on the 30th of
June, 1892, Mr. Jones was married to her sister:
Miss Jessie F. Giffin. While practicing in
Newark, Judge Jones maintains his residence in
Granville. He is a member of the Licking County and
State Bar Associations and is one of the best known and most
prominent residents of this county. Aside from his
superior professional ability there are other qualities
which render him a valued citizen of the community. He
is stalwart in his friendships, actuated by a strong spirit
of fidelity to what he believes to be right and manifests
the utmost conformity to a high standard of professional
ethics. His friends am many, for nature and culture
have vied in making him an interesting and entertaining
gentleman.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 63 |
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JOHN G. JONES.
John G. Jones, who is numbered among the enterprising
and progressive agriculturists of Newark township, was born
in Belmont county, Ohio, on the 7th of June, 1884, his
parents being William H. and Mary C. Jones, the
former a native of Pennsylvania and the latter of Ohio.
Both the father and mother are living and make their home in
Martins Ferry, Ohio. Their family numbered six
children, namely: Anna, the wife of Simon
Armstrong, of Martins Ferry, Ohio; William B.,
also a resident of Martins Ferry, Ohio; John G., of
this review; Katie, at home; Sarah, deceased;
and Florence, who is still under the parental roof.
John G. Jones acquired a common school education
and when he had attained his majority started out on his
business career as an employe in a glass house, being thus
engaged for six months. Subsequently he worked in a
sheet mill for three years and on the expiration of that
period secured a position as baggage master for a railroad,
being thus connected for a year. He next turned his
attention to general agricultural pursuits locating on his
present farm of seventy-six acres in Newark township,
Licking county, in the conduct of which he is meeting with a
well deserved measure of prosperity.
On the 4th of November, 1905, Mr. Jones was
united in marriage to Mrs. Flora (Turner) Kaiser, the
widow of John J. Kaiser, a native of Missouri.
A stanch democrat in his political views, he casts his
ballot in support of the men and measures of that party.
Though still young in years, he has already manifested that
energetic and determined spirit which augurs well for a
successful career and his friends predict for him a bright
future.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 107 |
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PHILIP T. JONES.
Philip T. Jones, an enterprising and prosperous
farmer of Liberty township, this county, and also well known
in business circles, was born Apr. 14, 1864, on the farm on
which he now resides, and is a son of David and Eliza
(Foster) Jones, his father having come to this county
from Wales when a young man, settling in Granville.
His mother came from England with his parents when she was
but nine years of age, settling in this township.
David Jones followed farming for a living and upon
arriving in this county rented land near Granville.
While at that time he had very little capital, by his
industry and practical economy he soon prospered, from year
to year producing profitable crops and gradually adding to
his possessions until he became one of the largest land
owners in the county. He lived on this farm, actively
engaged in general farming and stock-raising, for forty-five
years and departed this life Oct. 13, 1889, his wife
surviving him fifteen years.
Philip T. Jones was reared on his father's farm,
engaging in the daily work of the fields and acquired his
education in the district schools. After completing
his studies there he pursued a course in the Johnstown high
school, from which institution he was graduated in the year
1881. After he was united in marriage he left the farm
adn became a clerk in a general store of which his brother,
Charles B. Jones, was proprietor, and in this
position he remained for five years. He then accepted
the position of general collector for the Singer Sewing
Machine Company, in which he continued for two years, having
his headquarters at Lima, Ohio, at the expiration of which
time he returned to Alexandria, this county, and clerked in
a general store of which the proprietors were Buxton &
Vaness, with whom he remained for five years, when the
death of his father made it necessary for him to give up the
position and take charge of the home farm, upon which he has
since resided. He follows general farming and
stock-raising and is a breeder of fine shorthorn cattle.
His farm is acknowledged to be one of the finest in the
county, all of its buildings being modern and in excellent
condition, the fields being surrounded by first class fences
and the entire premises at once suggested thrift and
prosperity.
Mr. Jones, and Apr. 15, 1885, was united in
marriage to Miss Leah B. Mouser, a daughter of
George W. and Emma (Shaub) Mouser. They have one
son, Frederick t., who resides at home. Mr.
Jones' political views are on the side of the democratic
party to which he is loyal during national elections but
reserves the right, in connection with minor elections, to
cast his vote for the candidates whom he thinks best
qualified to conserve public interests, regardless of party
ties. For a number of years he served the township as
a member of the school board and is a member of the
Presbyterian church. Mr. Jones is a man of high
moral principle, of pleasant and genial nature and is held
in high esteem throughout the community.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 551 |
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REES R. JONES.
Rees R. Jones, through the faithful performance of
each day's duty and the improvement of opportunity, has made
steady progress in the business world, and has gained that
measure of success which always follows honorable effort
intelligently applied. His entire life has been passed
in Licking county, and that his record has ever been a
commendable one is indicated by the fact that many of his
stanchest friends are those who have known him from his
boyhood to the present time. His birth occurred in
Mary Ann township on the 15th day of July, 1856. His
father, John R. Jones, came from the little country
of Wales, which has furnished to America a fearless, sturdy
band of citizens who have been characterized by reliability
in business affairs and loyalty in citizenship.
Landing in the United States in June, 1844, he came by canal
boat to Newark, and for three years lived in the city, after
which he took up his abode upon a tract of land in Mary Ann
township and began farming. At the time of the Civil
war he espoused the cause of his adopted country, joining
the Seventy-sixth Ohio Infantry. He was captured while
on active duty and, while still at the front, became ill
with typhoid fever and died in the service, when but
forty-two years of age. Ere leaving his native land he
had married Rachel Davis, also a native of Wales, and
unto them were born six children, of whom the eldest and
youngest are now deceased.
Rees R. Jones pursued his education in the
country schools, but his opportunities in that direction
were somewhat limited, owning to the fact of his father's
early death, which made it necessary that he and his
brothers aid in carrying on the home farm. His youth
was a period of earnest and unremitting toil, as he carried
on the task of plowing, planting and harvesting and the
innumerable duties which constitute the life of the
agriculturist. He continued to engage in farm work
until twenty-two years of age, when he came to Newark and
began clerking in a clothing store. That he was
diligent and reliable is indicated in the fact that he
remained in the service of D. Ambach for seven years.
In the meantime he carefully saved his earnings and when he
felt that his experience and capital justified his
embarkation in business on his own account he established a
grocery store, which he conducted for two years. On
the expiration of that period he became engaged in the
clothing business with John H. Moore, but after
eighteen months withdrew from that line to accept the
appointment of superintendent of the county infirmary.
He filled the position for four years and again came to
Newark where he engaged in the coal business. About
that time he was elected infirmary director and acted in
that capacity for three years. He then turned his
attention to real estate and fire insurance, in which lines
he still continues, writing a large amount of insurance
annually, while at the same time he negotiates many
important realty transfers. He also derives a
substantial income from a good farm of one hundred and seven
aces which he owns in Union township. In October,
1887, Mr. Jones was married to Miss K. E. Turney,
a native of Franklin county, and they have one daughter now
living, Rachel Louise, but lost three children in
infancy. Mr. Jones holds membership relations
with the Modern Woodman, the Eagles and the Maccabees.
He has always given his political support to the democratic
party and has served as city treasurer and also as
alderman-at-large. His official duties have ever been
discharged with promptness and fidelity, and in all of
life's relations he has commanded the respect of his
fellowmen by reason of the fact that he has held to high
standards in business and has been most loyal to the ties of
friendship and citizenship.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 439 |
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SARAH J. JONES.
Mrs. Sarah J. (Evans) Jones, widow of William
Jones, who was an extensive land proprietor and
agriculturist of this township, was born here in 1856, a
daughter of Morgan and Ann Frances (Thomas) Evans,
natives of Wales, who entered into rest in January, 1901,
within six days of each other. Mrs. Jones was
one of a family of six children, the others being: George
G. and Elias E., both agriculturists of this
place; Lina M., who was born Sept. 20, 1871, and
departed this life Oct. 23, 1897; Alice C., who
passed into eternity May 8, 1897, at the age of twenty-three
years; and Annie Lou, the wife of J. C. Stock,
of this township. The Evans family was for many
years identified with the educational work of the district,
Mrs. Jones having for a number of terms taught the
neighboring school, over which her mother and two sisters
also presided at different times. George and Elias
Evans now own and manage the old home farm, which
embraces one hundred and seventy acres of land, located
about four miles west of the courthouse, on the Sharon
valley road.
In January, 1883, Mrs. Jones became the wife of
William Jones, a native of this place, born Apr. 6,
1848, and a son of Evan and Ann (Jenkins) Jones, who
came to this country from Wales, settling in Newark
township, where they reared a family of nine children.
His mother departed this life in 1881, his father surviving
until the year 1887. Mr. Jones followed farming
and stock-raising all his life, and his thrifty management
of his business brought him prosperity, enabling him to
accumulate a large and valuable tract of land, which he kept
under a high state of cultivation until death terminated his
useful career as a progressive farmer and considerate
husband. His business affairs were of the most
substantial character, and aside from his valuable farm he
also left in the city of Newark nine acres of real estate,
now in the possession of his widow, who makes her home with
her brothers on the farm.
One son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jones, William J.,
Jr., who has entered into rest. Politically Mr.
Jones was a democrat, profoundly convinced of the
feasibility of the principles of his party to make
prosperous and permanent the nation's commercial, industrial
and financial systems, and was ever loyal to his party
candidates. Although he never desired to hold office,
and always shrunk from the idea of participating in public
affairs in an official capacity, yet he was public-spirited,
favoring movements designed to promote the good of the
community. He belonged to the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows. His widow is a member of the First
Presbyterian church of Newark, and her faithful adherence to
the principles of her faith as a Christian, and her love for
the church and solicitation and endeavor for the reign of
righteousness on the earth, are strongly indicative of her
noble purpose and excellent character.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 408 |
Thomas D. Jones |
THOMAS D. JONES,
sculptor, was born Dec. 12, 1811, in Remsen, Oneida county,
New York, where he spent his boyhood and youth. His
parents were David R. and Susan Jones, who were born
in Wales but came to this country in childhood. With
very meager opportunities for education the embryo sculptor
reached the age of twenty, employed on a farm or at work
with his father, who was a stonecutter. With his
father's family he came to Ohio in 1837 and settled on what
is known as the "Welsh Hills," about two and one-half miles
north of Granville, a well known college town. While
living there he worked at carving tombstones out of
freestone, which is abundant around Granville, and became
skillful in cutting out figures of animals and faces.
Much of the stone work on the Ohio canal was done under his
supervision. During the winter months he taught school
and while teaching studied the French language, in which he
became proficient. In 1841 he went to Cincinnati,
where his first work was that of carving monuments, but
before a years had expired he produced a bust of John H.
Coleman of Cincinnati. His next work worthy of
notice was a large bust of General William H. Harrison.
In 1844 he modeled the features of Henry Clay and the
next year carved the statue of Francis Marion in
wood. Soon afterward he made busts of Thomas
Corwin, Lewis Cass and General Winfield Scott.
Then he went to New York city, where he lived for six years.
His finest works in New York are a medallion of Henry
Clay, one of Daniel Webster, one of George
Washington, one of Queen Victoria and a statue of
Julia Dean, the actress. The Lincoln
Memorial which stands in the rotunda of the state house in
Columbus, Ohio, is the grandest work ever produced by his
hands. It will remain an enduring monument to his
memory. His last works are of the highest order of
merit and are universally admired. The winter
following Abraham Lincoln's election to the
presidency was spent by Mr. Jones with Lincoln
and his family in Springfield, Illinois. He had many
friends among distinguished writers and noted persons.
It was pleasant to be with him, hear him read Shakespeare,
tell anecdotes and talk of his travels and experiences in
the different cities where he had been. In his last
years he arose early and took a long walk before breakfast.
In imagination I can see him now, as he started out walk,
his long white hair hanging loosely over his shoulders, he
broad-brimmed hat shading his face as he looked at the
beauty of nature, or in the evening as he gazed at the
stars. No one was ever able to fathom his thoughts at
such times. He had a kind of faith in the stars which
was apparent to those who knew him best but which he never
communicated to any one.
He died in Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 2, 1882, and was buried
in the Welsh Hills cemetery, by the side of his father and
mother. A large granite boulder of irregular shape,
which he chose during his lifetimes, marks his grave.
On the stone is inscribed simply his name, date of birth and
date of death. Of him it may be said truthfully, "The
sculptor hath so nobly done his part, we see a living
presence, not the art." MRS. MARY
E. HILBRANT.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 312 |
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THOMAS M. JONES.
Though a quarter of a century has passed since Thomas M.
Jones was called to his final rest, there are many who
yet remember him as a valued and representative farmer and
citizen of St. Albans township and as he contributed to the
development and agriculture progress of this community it is
meet that mention be made of him in this volume. He
was born in Flintshire in the north of Wales, Oct. 29, 1822,
and lost his mother when but seven years of age, while at
the age of twelve years he was left an orphan by his
father's death. He then made his home with the
Edwards family of that locality until he came to America
in 1842 in the twentieth year of his age. He was
attracted by the broader business opportunities of the new
world and in company with his uncle, Emanuel Jones,
he made the voyage across the broad Atlantic and at once
came to Licking county, Ohio, retaining his residence in
Granville township until some time after his marriage.
He located on a farm in Harrison township in 1849 and
continued its cultivation for more than a decade, after
which he removed to what is now the old homestead farm, in
1860. It continued to be his place of abode throughout
his remaining days and is yet the home of his widow.
It was in 1847 in Granville that Mr. Jones was
united in marriage to Miss Sarah Morgan, who was born
in Carmarthernshire, South Wales, Aug. 6, 1821, and in
February, 1840, became a resident of Gallia county, Ohio.
In the spring of 1842 she arrived in Granville and made her
home with the Rev. Jacob Little. She was a
daughter of Benjamin and Margaret (Jones) Morgan, who
spent their entire lives in the little rock ribbed country
of Wales. One of her sisters, Mrs. Hannah Thomas,
came to the United States after the arrival of Mrs.
Jones, and died in Granville. Another sister,
Susanna, was the wife of the Rev. John Griffis, a
Methodist minister, and they resided for some years in
Pennsylvania, where her death occurred. Unto Mr.
and Mrs. Jones were born four children. Mary
Jane, living with her mother, is the widow of Robert
Williams and has two children, Elmer and Sadie,
the latter the wife of Ernest Legg, of Granville,
Ohio, by whom she had one child, Florence. Benjamin,
living in Harrison township, has seven children, Earl,
Clarence, Roy, Harold, Hugh, Curtis and Dorothy.
David D., of Newark, has two children: Thomas,
who is married and has one son, John David; and
Paul R. The last child, Susanna, born Oct.
10, 1868, died June 30, 1893.
The death of Mr. Jones occurred Sept. 15, 1884,
and thus was brought to a close of useful, active and
honorable life. He had started out in business
empty-handed and in fact had to earn the money with which to
pay his passage across the Atlantic. After he arrived
on American shores he worked diligently and persistently,
however, and as the years passed he won success, so that at
his death he left over two hundred acres of rich and
valuable land which is still in possession of his family.
He was a member of the first Calvinistic Methodist church in
this county known as Sharon Valley, and was very active and
helpful in church work. In politics he was a stanch
republican and held some minor offices. He was ever
faithful to the trust reposed in him whether in business or
social life and was known as a man of unassailable integrity
who in all of his trade relations was straightforward and
honorable.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 655 |
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THOMAS M. JONES.
Thomas M. Jones was born in Knox county, Ohio, on the
15th of March, 1842, his parents being Isaiah and Belinda
(Bell) Jones. His father, whose birth occurred in
Wooster, Wayne county, Ohio, June 15, 1816, came to Licking
county in 1847, purchasing a farm which is now within the
city limits of Newark. He also bought the land where
the city cemetery is now located, selling the same for forty
dollars per acre. In 1832 the grandfather of our
subject bought the land on which the Children's Home now
stands, which was sold to the county by the grandson in
1883. In politics he was a stalwart advocate of the
democracy. He passed away on the 2d of August, 1901,
in the faith of the Church of the Disciples of Christ,
having been a minister of the gospel from the time he was
eighteen years old. His demise was deeply and widely
mourned. His wife, whose birth occurred in Knox
county, Ohio, was called to her final rest on the 17th of
July, 1875. Unto this worthy couple were born five
children, namely: Benjamin E., who is deceased;
Thomas M., of this review; B. I., a resident of
Granville, Ohio; Lillie B., the deceased wife of
Dr. Kiel; and Laura, who has also passed away.
Thomas M. Jones was given excellent educational
advantages in his youth and remained at home until he had
attained the age of twenty-one years. Subsequently he
took charge of one of his father's fames in Holmes county,
Ohio, there residing for twenty years. On the
expiration of that period he returned to Licking county and
has lived here continuously to the present time. His
holdings now comprise one hundred acres in Granville
township, one hundred and forty acres in Harrison township,
one hundred and sixty-seven and a fourth acres in Madison
township, six acres on the edge of the city, two acres on
Granville street, a residence on Eastern avenue, another
dwelling on Allen street and the block on which he makes his
home. He is well known throughout the county as an
extensive land owner and substantial, upright citizen, whose
aid and influence are ever given for the material,
intellectual, political and moral development of the
community.
Mr. Jones has been married twice. His
first union was with Miss Samantha McCullough, of
Homes county, Ohio, who only lived for fifteen months after
her marriage. In February, 1868, he was joined in
wedlock to Miss Emma F. Roe, whose birth occurred in
Madison township, Licking county, Sept. 1, 1849. Her
parents, Dr. Thomas H. and Ellen Roe, were native of
England and had a family of six children. Unto Mr.
and Mrs. Jones have been born four children, as follows:
Nellie Bell, born June 21, 1869, who is deceased;
Benjamin B., whose natal day was Jan. 14, 1871; Daisy,
born Apr. 27, 1875, who is the wife of C. W. Herman,
of this county; and Thomas Franklin, born July 30,
1877, who is at home.
Since age conferred upon him the right of franchise
Mr. Jones has given his political allegiance to the
democracy and has taken an active and helpful interest in
public affairs. For twelve years he capably served in
the position of trustee and has also active as president of
the school board. In his fraternal relations he is a
mason, is a past commander, past high priest and past master
and has filled all of the chairs. Both he and his wife
are devoted members of the Church of the Disciples of
Christ, and they have gained an extensive circle of friends
during the long period of their residence in this county,
their genuine personal worth commending them to the
confidence and esteem of all with whom they have come in
contact.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 384 |
Mr. & Mrs.
T. P. Jones |
THOMAS P. JONES.
That Thomas P. Jones, who has spent his entire life
in Licking county, commands the respect and good will of his
follow townsmen is indicated by the fact that he has served
as justice of the peace for the past forty years, having
first been elected to the office in 1869, and through
reelection has served continuously to the present time.
He is also classed among the substantial agriculturists of
Union township, his farm comprising one hundred and
twenty-seven acres whereon he is engaged in general farming
and stock raising. Mr. Jones is a native
son of Licking county, his birth having occurred in Newton
township, Oct. 15, 1835. The parents of our subject
were Evan and Elizabeth (Powell) Jones, the former
born in Merionethshire, North Wales. He emigrated to
the United States in 1825, at which time he located in
Pennsylvania, where he spent two or three years. At
the end of that time he made his way to Licking county, and
settled in Newton township, where he spent a few years,
engaged at his trade of brick making. Later he located
in Newark township and subsequently came to Union township
in 1848, where he remainder of his life was spent as an
agriculturist. He died on the farm which is now in
possession of our subject, in 1866, when he had reached the
age of seventy-two years. He was a devoted member of
the Baptist church and in his political faith was a
democrat. The mother, who, as above stated, bore the
maiden name of Elizabeth Powell, was born in
Welsh Hills, Licking county, in 1808, a daughter of Rev.
Thomas Powell, a clergyman of the Baptist church.
Mrs. Jones was the youngest of six children
and the only one born in this county. By her marriage
she became the mother of eight children, of whom two died in
infancy. The others are: Thomas P., whose name
introduces this record; Jane, who departed. this life
in May, 1907; Ann, who became the wife of Harry
Buckland and died in 1904; Sarah P., who
formerly engaged in teaching, but for the past thirty years
has engaged in clerking in King Company's store in Newark;
Hannah, the widow of Robert Wilson, and
who since 1866 has resided in Kansas; and Elizabeth,
who makes her home in Newark. The mother of this
family died in 1852, at the comparatively early age of
forty-four years.
Thomas P. Jones, the immediate subject of this
review, was but an infant when the parents left Newton
township and took up their abode in Newark township.
He was there reared to the age of thirteen years, when, in
1848, another removal was made, the family home then being
established in Union township, where he has since made his
home. His early education was supplemented by one
year's study in Denison University, where he qualified for
teaching, in which work he engaged during the winter seasons
for several years. However, be chose as his life work
the occupation to which he had been reared and is now the
owner of a well improved farm comprising one hundred and
twenty-seven acres, situated in Union township. He
carries on general farming and stockraising, making a
specialty of the raising of sheep. He has met with
good success in all his undertakings and today is classed
among the substantial agriculturists of this section of
Licking county.
It was on the 24th of October, 1878, that Mr. Jones
established a home of his own by his marriage to Miss
Minerva J. Spangler, who was born in Fairfield county,
Ohio, Sept. 11, 1850, a daughter of Solomon R. and Mary
Ann Spangler, who were likewise natives of Fairfield
county and of German descent. Unto Mr. and Mrs.
Jones have been born eight children, as follows:
Harry I., who died at the age of nineteen years; S.
Guy, who is a teacher in Pillsbury Academy at Owatonna,
Minnesota, and who married Letitia Felix; Mary C.,
the wife of Harold C. McCall, of Panama, by whom she
has two children, Theo and Margaret; T. Edgar,
who married Lulu B. Hanby; and Laura M., T. Gale,
George H. and C. Paul, all still under the
parental roof. A democrat in principle and practice,
Mr. Jones was elected on the democratic ticket
in 1869 to the office of justice of the peace and has served
continuously since that time, in later yearn the republicans
having placed no candidate in the field. This fact
indicates the confidence and trust which is reposed in him
by his fellow townsmen regardless of political views.
Mr. Jones is also a devoted member of the
Licking Baptist church, having become identified with the
church in 1859, Mrs. Jones also being a member
of the same denomination. He is a Mason, belonging to Hebron
Lodge No. 116, A. F. & A. M., of which he is a past master,
and he is also a member of Warren Chapter, No. 6, at Newark,
and the Eastern Star Chapter, No. 123, of Hebron.
During the Civil war he served as captain of the Home
Guards. He possesses all the elements of what may be
termed a "square" man-one in whom the public have the utmost
confidence. He is a man of broad and comprehensive
views, who looks upon the world as he finds it. The
people of Licking county regard him as exemplary in every
respect and are proud to call him their own.
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 8 |
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MILES JOSEPH
Source: Centennial History of City of Newark and Licking County,
Ohio by E. M. P. Brister - Vol. II - Publ. Chicago - Columbus: by
The S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1909 - Page 143 |
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