of Belmont County, Ohio · documented from the public record
The family in the record
Arius Wilmeth Jones 1826 – 1881
parentsWilmeth Jones & Sarah W. Carter
Arius Wilmeth Jones
childrenJennie Jones
Their story
What the record says
Biographical Record, Ohio.
Born June 17, 1826 in Belmont County, Ohio.
Third child of Wilmeth Jones and Sarah W. Carter.
Newspaper editor and publisher.
Leased and later (April 1876) took full control of the Journal (Hocking Valley), making it Democratic in doctrine.
Known as Colonel R. W. Jones.
Died 1881.
Mother's family connected to Rear-Admiral Carter.
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