Jones Family Web Site

Jones Family Documents

Ohio Jones Documents

History of Madision County Ohio with excerpts related to the the Jones Family

Epidemic of 1823-223 Ohio (from the History of Madision County)


Samuel and Mary (Britton) Jones Documents


Indiana Land Grant Deeds for Samuel Jones:

Township 35

1832 - #1117, 1832 - #1118

1833 - #1291

Township 33

1834 - #2525, 1834 - #2527, 1834 - #2533

1835 - #3779, 1837 - #5173

1837 - #6620, 1837 - #6621


Related families who also settled in this section of Indiana and would marry into the Jones family:

John Fenton Deeds

Andrew Humphreys Deeds

William Cowan Deeds



Elias and Rachel (Piper) Jones Documents


1860 Plot map of Noble County Indiana. From the National Archieves

1856 - Dr. Jones and Andrew Humphreys purchase certified Merino Wool Sheep - Merino Sheep Purchase.jpg

1867 - Letter giving Dr. Elias Jones Guardianship of John Tuttle and John W. Tuttle - Tuttle-Jones Guardianship Letter.pdf

Copy of a land survey done for Dr. Jones, GW Piper, and Robert Buckles - Elias Jones Land survey.jpg

1874 - Line art drawing of Jones farm in the Illustrated Historical Atlas of Noble County Indiana 1974


GWI and LaDora (Wiley) Jones Documents


GWI’s family Bible.  These are scans of the cover and the family information entered in the Bible. GWI Jones Bible.pdf

The family will attend the Columbia Exposition in Chicago in 1893 - Columbian-Exposition Tickets.jpg

About 1894 GWI’s second cousin Frank Jones from Madison County Ohio will send GWI a family genealogy for the Jones family. Jones Lineage.pdf

Around 1900 GWI speculated in a mining claim in Colorado.  There are no records on the results of his investment but given his financial problems soon after it appears that it was a bust. Colorado Mine Claim.jpg


Daily Diaries of GWI Jones - These are very large files:


May 1, 1908 to May 12, 1909.pdf (37 mb)

May 13, 1909 to June 1, 1910.pdf (26 mb)

June 2, 1910 to March 14, 1911.pdf (29 mb)

March 16, 1911 to Jan. 15, 1912.pdf (91 mb)

Feb. 4, 1915 to August 2, 1915.pdf (35 mb)


Clarence V. Jones Documents (son of GWI and LaDora Jones)


Salutatory and Oration delivered by CV at the South Chicago Commencement of 1892

Program.pdf

CV Oration.pdf


This Jones Family Bulletin Collection was written by CV Jones while in Toronto during WWI.  These weekly bulletins reported what was happening in the family, especially about the three younger brothers who were serving in the armed forces.


Pha and Bess (Yeo) Wiley Jones Documents (son of GWI and LaDora Jones)


An interesting collection of names and addresses.pdf from the families time in Chicago and Indiana. The purpose of this list in unknown.

Gift list from the wedding of  Pha and Bess (Yeo) Jones July 12, 1910 List.pdf

Article in Portland paper reporting the Pha and Bess Jones survived the great Regina Storm.pdf of 1912

Burial Document for son Charlston Oscar Jones.pdf 1913

Pha’s membership book for Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Union.pdf 1918

Pha’s Union withdrawal form.pdf 1919

Letter from Pha Jones to Bess Jones.pdf while he was on business in Oregon in 1919

Burial Document for son Robert Victor Jones.pdf 1921

Pha's Civil Service job application.pdf 1940

A short list written by Pha Jones of his employment record.pdf

Letter from Bess Jones to Rita Walker.pdf 1953


George I Jones Documents (son of GWI and LaDora Jones)

Personal Diary WWI - George serverd in the 41st Division, 116 Sanitary Train, 163 Field Hospital Company in France from Dec. 1917 to May 1919.


Thomas Frank and Ellene (Klein) Jones Documents (son of Pha and Bess Jones)


Video - Football Ballard H.S.  vs. Queen Anne H.S. (Seattle, WA) Memorial Stadium 1961 (large file 119 mb)