Jones
Jefferson Township & Laclede
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“Carleton Jones, son of
Harry and Waitiey (nee Luddington) Jones, was born in Warren, Herkimer county, New York, February 26, 1817. When a small boy his parents removed to Huron
county, Ohio,
where he grew to manhood, having been reared on a farm and educated in the
common schools. At the age of sixteen,
he was apprenticed to the carpenter’s trade, which business he followed a
number of years. In 1832 Mr. Jones went
to Laporte county, Indiana, and
in 1842 to Brunswick, Chariton county, Missouri, where he worked at his trade until the California gold
excitement raged over the land. He
joined the first great rush to that State in 1849, and remained there three
years, engaged in mining. Returning to
Chariton county, Missouri,
Mr. Jones was married July 10, 1853, to Miss Nancy Gaines, of that county, but
formerly of Kentucky. The young couple soon removed to Linn county, Missouri. Mr. Jones purchasing the
place where he now resides. The
farm is a fine one, comprising over five hundred acres, well improved. All of this has been accomplished by the
industry, energy, and intelligence of Mr. Jones, who is one of the leading
farmers and substantial men of the county, and who has done much to make it
what it is. Mrs. Jones died December 20,
1864. She was the mother of three children, two
of whom are living, a daughter, Ida, and a son, May. The latter was born May 26, 1854, at the place
where he now resides; was educated at a country school and Laclede, and was
married February 12, 1880, to Miss Hortense
Caruthers, daughter of James Caruthere, of
Laclede. By this marriage there has been
one child, Eva. Mr. Jones is one of the
most successful and popular young farmers of Linn county.
Lyman B. Jones. The subject of this sketch is a native of Erie county, Pennsylvania, born October 15, 1852. His parents moved to Mower county,
Minnesota in
1854, and there Lyman was reared and received his education. In 1865 he moved to Linn county,
this State, and has since resided here.
He had been raised a farmer and on moving to this county he again
resumed that laudable vocation, in which he continued till August 1880, when he
moved into Laclede and engaged in the butcher’s business. Mr. Jones does the leading business in his
line, and is an industrious, quiet and temperate citizen. He was married on the sixteenth day of April,
1876, to Miss Sophronia E. Anderson, of Linn county, formerly of Illinois. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs.
Jones, two of whom, John Beecher and George Curtis, still survive.
William B. Jones, son of
Robert E. and Sarah Ann (nee Morris)
Jones, was born in Cumberland county,
Kentucky,
November 6, 1850. Three years later his
parents removed to Polk county, Missouri,
and in 1858 to Jackson county, Missouri, where they lived until the opening
of the war. When General Ewig’s celebrated “Order No. 11” was issued they were
compelled to leave, going to Daviess county, Missouri. The subject of this sketch was reared on a
farm and educated at the common schools.
When nineteen years old he was apprenticed to the carpenter’s trade and
served at this until 1878. He and Mr.
Murray built the Rural Mills at a cost of $4,000, which they now own and run. These mills are among the largest and most
popular in this part of the country, having a capacity of twenty-five barrels
of flour per day, and doing an extensive business.
Mr.
Jones was married March 21, 1881, to Miss Amanda Williams, daughter of Major
Albert and Mary (nee Long) Williams,
of Laclede, Missouri.”
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