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Born 1828, Ross County
From The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882)
COLLINS JONES, farmer, section 22, is a son of William and Jane (Corken) Jones, and was born in Ross County, Ohio, October 24, 1828. He was reared in his native county, and was there engaged in his present occupation till 1857, where he emigrated to Stark County, Illinois, being one of the pioneers of that county. In 1867 he came to his present location, where he has succeeded in making him a farm of eighty-four acres. He was married March 26, 1854, to Miss Elizabeth Blake. She was born December 6, 1835, and is a native of New York. The family of Mr. and Mrs. Jones consists of eight children: Rebecca J., Francis W., Sanford W., Margaret A., Mary, Oak, Adda, and Florence. Two children are deceased.
As printed in The history of Nodaway county, Missouri, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc., biographical sketches of its citizens (1882). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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