BIOGRAPHIES
 Source:
History of Lower Scioto Co., Ohio
Publ. Chicago: Inter-state
Publishing Co.
1884
J. B.
JOHNSON, M. D., was born Aug. 18, 1825, in
Delaware, a son of John and Susan Johnson, his
father a native of England and his mother of Delaware.
J. B. was the second of three children. He
came to Ohio, settling in Pickaway county, in 1842.
In 1844 he began reading medicine under Dr. Jewitt,
of Dayton. In 1846 he began his practice and in
1848 located in Ross County; and later removed to Scioto
Township, Jackson County, locating at Grahamsville.
He afterward removed to Franklin Township, and in May
1877, came to Jackson. He is one of the most
successful physicians of Jackson County and has an
extended practice. When he first came to this
county, thirty-five years ago, it was in some places
almost unexplored, and as a pioneer physician he had
many difficulties to contend with. He was married
to Catharine Trexler, of Jackson County.
They have four children - John, operating an iron
store at Wellston; William B., Franklin
and Rachel.
Source:
History of Lower Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
Inter-state Publishing Co. 1884 - Page 560 |
EBEN
J. JONES, manager of the Jefferson Furnace
Company, was born in Jefferson Township, Dec. 4, 1851, a
son of John H. Jones. He received a
common-school education and afterward attended the
National Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio. In 1872 -
'73 he taught school, but in the spring of 1873 entered
the employ of the Jefferson Furnace Company, where,
since 1876, he has been manager. He was married in
1876 to Jane A. Evans, daughter of David J.
Evans, of Jackson County. They have four
children. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are members of
the Welsh Calvanistic Methodist church.
Source:
History of Lower Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
Inter-state Publishing Co. 1884 - Page 560 |
EVAN C.
JONES, County Surveyor of Jackson County, Ohio,
was born in Jackson County, June 1, 1841, a son of
Evan C. Jones. He was reared on the farm,
receiving a common-school education, but from 1865 to
1870 was engaged in saw-milling in Jackson, Scioto and
Pike counties. In the latter year he went to
Kansas intending to make that State his home, but in
1875 returned to Ohio. He served two terms as
Surveyor of Rice County, Kas., and one term as County
Superintendent. Since his return to Ohio he has
lived the greater part of the time in Jackson County.
From 1875 till 1879 he was engaged in farming and
saw-milling. In March, 1879, he was recommended by
the county commissioners for the appointment of County
Surveyor and is now serving his second term in that
capacity. In 1863 Mr. Jones enlisted in
Company H, First Ohio Heavy Artillery, and served till
August, 1865. He married Maggie, daughter
of David Perry, of Jackson County. They
have three children. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are
members of the Welsh Presbyterian church. He is a
member of the Masonic fraternity, of the blue lodge at
Portland, chapter at Jackson, and commandery at
Portsmouth.
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History of Lower Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
Inter-state Publishing Co. 1884 - Page 560 |
EZEKIEL T. JONES,
Receiver for the Huron Furnace Company, a son of
Thomas Jones, was born in Meigs County, Ohio, in
1837, but with the exception of seven years spent in
Brazil, Clay Co., Ind., has lived in Jackson County
since 1838. He was educated in the common schools
and at the Ohio University, Athens. He commenced
work at stone-cutting when sixteen years of age, and
when nineteen superintended the building of the Oak
Ridge Furnace in Lawrence County, Ohio, and afterward
the Zaleski Furnace in Vinton County. He
subsequently repaired furnaces till 1864, when he became
a contractor of stone-work, on the bridge of the M. & C.
R. R. The following year he superintended the
building of the Orange Furnace in Jackson. In the
spring of 1867 he went to Clay County, Ind., and erected
the Planet Furnace at Brazil, which he operated
successfully till 1873. In 1868 he married
Julia Harshbarger, of Virginia. In 1873
he removed to Jackson to take stock in and superintend
the building of the Tropic Furnace (now Tropic Iron
Company). He had the charge of this furnace till
1878 when he was induced to become a candidate for
Sheriff of Jackson County on the Democratic ticket.
Although that party was in the minority he was elected
by a fair majority and served one term. In the
summer of 1878 he became engaged in mineral operations
but abandoned his connections during his term of office.
In the spring of 1881 he became a stockholder and
superintended the opening of the Alice Mine in Coal
Township, which he managed till September, 1882, when he
was appointed to his present position.
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History of Lower Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
Inter-state Publishing Co. 1884 - Page 560 |
J. C. JONES,
coal operator, of Jackson, Ohio, of the firm Jones &
Morgan and Secretary of the Tropic Iron Company,
Jackson, Ohio, is a son of Evan C. Jones, who was
a native of South Wales, born Mar. 17, 1805. HE
matured in his native country, where he learned the
trade of coopering. In the year 1836 he married
Elizabeth Jones, (no relation), a native of the same
country. In 1838 they emigrated to the United
States and settled in Madison Township, Jackson Co.,
Ohio, where Mr. Jones died Nov. 5, 1865, and his
wife Sept. 15, 1882. They were both
members of the Welsh Presbyterian church. In
politics he believed in teh principles of the Republican
party. He was a man of medium-sized frame, heavy
set and strong constitution. His wife was of
average size, having an excellent constitution.
They had born to them four children - John, born
Oct. 7, 1838; Evan, June 1, 1841; David
Jan. 30, 1844; and Daniel, Sept. 20, 1847, whom
hey reared with credit to themselves and the children.
the youngest son, Daniel, was unfortunately
killed by the explosion of a saw-mill boiler in
Jefferson Township, of this county, Nov. 29, 1876.
The three older brothers still survive. We make a
special mention of John, the eldest. He was
born in this county and grew to manhood near Oak Hill,
receiving a common-school education. He has been
engaged in business as a clerk since 1863, serving as
secretary of the Tropic Iron Company since June 1, 1879.
His political affiliations are in the behalf of the
Republican party, though not an aspirant for any office.
In religion he adheres to the Welsh Presbyterian church.
He is a man of average size, square shoulders, full-chested,
stands erect, and has fair health.
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History of Lower Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
Inter-state Publishing Co. 1884 - Page 561 |
MILES JONES,
of the Jones Coal Company, was born Aug. 22, 1843, a son
of Thomas and Sarah (Miles) Jones. When
eighteen years of age he commenced life for himself by
working on a farm, but in September, 1862, enlisted in
Company H, One Hundred and Seventeenth Ohio Infantry,
and was subsequently transferred to the First Ohio Heavy
Artillery. After the war he resumed farming in
Franklin Township. In March, 1873, he removed to
Jackson, where he was engaged to manage the Huron
Furnace. After the suspension of the furnace he
dealt in stock, but in 1878 became associated with his
brothers, E. T. and T. M., in coal mining.
He for a time had an interest in the Huron and
Tropic furnaces, but now has no interest in
either, although employed at the latter. He is
superintendent of the Jones Coal Company.
Dec. 25, 1872, he married Elizabeth, daughter of
Moses and Alice Carrick, early settlers of Milton
Township,. Mrs. Jones died Apr. 5, 1875,
leaving one child - Lizzie F.
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History of Lower Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
Inter-state Publishing Co. 1884 - Page 561 |
HON. R. H. JONES,
attorney and legislator, Jackson, Ohio, was born in
North Wales, May 26, 1841, and is the son of Evan R.
and Catharine (Hugh) Jones, both of whom were also
natives of that country. Mr. Evans Jones
with his wife and two children, R. H. and Jane,
emigrated to America in the fall of 1844, and located at
Akron, Ohio; subsequently in Mahoning County, Ohio,
where he followed mining. During the great lead
excitement i Wisconsin, in 1849, he moved to Dodgeville,
in that State; but, becoming dissatisfied, returned East
the same fall, settling near Sharon, Pa., and later in
Jackson County, Ohio. After a brief residence here
he, in 1852, became a land owner in Lawrence County and
engaged in farming. In 1854 he returned to
Wisconsin, settling at La Crosse, but soon returned.
On his way East by steamer his wife died of cholera, and
was interred on the Kentucky shore, fifteen miles below
Louisville. He pressed on with his five motherless
children to Jackson County, where he found foster
families for all save R. H., whom he apprenticed
to learn the saddler's trade at Oak Hill. After
the expiration of his apprenticeship he worked at
Ironton and Portsmouth until the Southern States
threatened the destruction of the Union, when he offered
his services on the first call for troops, enlisting in
three months' service in Company A, Eighteenth Ohio
Infantry, to suppress the threatening disaster. In
July of the same year his term expired, but eight days
later (on the 6th of August) he re-entered the service
under General Hickenlooper's Fifth Ohio
Independent Battery, for three years. Owing to his
physical disability he was discharged in October 1862,
having been engaged on the 3d and 4th of the same month
in the battle of Corinth. Preceding the battle of
Corinth on April 6 and 7, engaged in battle of Shiloh.
During his stay at home, in the summer of 1863, his
health improved, and Sept. 9, of the same year he again
entered the military service as Second Lieutenant of
Company A, Fifth United States Colored Troops, at Camp
Delaware, Ohio, serving in actual duty until the close
of the Rebellion, having been commissioned as Captain in
May, 1865. While in the battle of Shiloh his horse
was shot from under him. In December, 1863, he was
in the foraging expedition under General Wild
from Norfolk at Elizabeth City, N. C. Subsequently
he was transferred and landed at City Point, May 4,
1864, after which he was in nearly all the battles that
took place in and about Petersburg and Richmond.
His regiment, composed of parts of forces, engaged in
both expeditions against Fort Fisher in December, 1864,
and January, 1865, taking part in the sanguinary battle
that resulted in the fall of this next to impregnable
fort or fortress. He returned home after his final
muster out, October, 1865, and located in Jackson and in
December, 1866, in Oak Hill, Ohio, and resumed his
trade, and at the same time commenced the reading of
law. He conducted his trade until 1873, when he
relinquished it for the practice of law, having been
admitted to the bar in April, 1872. He practiced
in Oak Hill until April, 1883, when he located in
Jackson, Ohio. The early education of Mr. Jones
was very limited, having never had but three months'
schooling. Yet by his unflinching energy and
determination he has acquired a good practical knowledge
of the various branches outside of his profession.
His political affiliations are in accordance with the
Republican party, which, in the fall of 1881, elected
him to the Sixty-Fifth General Assembly of Ohio, from
Jackson County, and he is now renominated for election
in the fall of 1883. He was married Apr. 28, 1868,
to Maria S. Hanna, of Jackson County, Ohio, by
whom he has had six children, all now living.
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History of Lower Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
Inter-state Publishing Co. 1884 - Page 561 |
T. M. JONES
was born in Pittsburg, Pa., Jan. 29, 1832, the eldest of
thirteen children of Thomas and Sarah (Miles) Jones,
the former a native of North Wales, born in 1811.
In 1838 his parents removed to Jackson, where they still
reside. When sixteen years of age he began to
learn the stone mason's trade, working at it till 1857.
He superintended the buildings of the Jefferson, Latrobe
and Young America furnaces. He was for twenty-five
years manager of furnaces, and was a stockholder in the
Jefferson and Star. The latter is the only
stone-coal furnace in Jackson County that ever paid a
dividend to the stockholders. In 1882-'83 he
erected the Jones Music Hall, corner of Main and
Church streets. It is 60 x 87½
feet, with a seating capacity of 1,200. It has a
good stage, scenery, etc., and cost $20,000. He is
now connected with the Jackson Coal Company, the
Jones Coal Company, and is also interested in the
lands operated by Jones & Morgan. He also
owns a fine grazing farm of 280 acres joining the
corporation of Jackson, and has in the past made a
specialty of fine Durham cattle. Mr. Jones
shipped the first car load of coal from Coalton, on the
Springfield, Jackson & Pomeroy Railroad. He also
opened the first coal mine near Coalton, now the
property of the Kelly Coal Company. Politically he
is a Republican. He was married in 1858 to
Elizabeth, daughter of William Davis
They have a family of five children.
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History of Lower Scioto Co., Ohio - Publ. Chicago:
Inter-state Publishing Co. 1884 - Page 563 |
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