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Born 1858
From An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912)
HUGH H. JONES (1874) has been a farmer in Custer township since 1888 and has been on his present farm, the south half of section 13, the past two years.
Mr. Jones was born in Racine, Wisconsin, May 10, 1858. His parents, Richard R. Jones and Margaret (Hughes) Jones, were both natives of Wales. The former died thirty-six years ago in Lake Crystal, Minnesota, and Mr. Jones' mother is a resident of Garvin. Hugh lived in Racine until nine years old, and then the family moved to Lake Crystal, where they lived until 1874, coming then to Lyon county and making their home on section 10 in Custer township. Hugh received his education in the public schools of Lake Crystal and in the district school of Custer. He remained on the home farm until his marriage in 1888.
Our subject was married February 13, 1888, in Custer, to Elenor Price, a native of Blue Earth county. Four children have been born to the union: Ruth, born April 18, 1890; Mabel, born August 16, 1902; Richard and Reese, twins, bora May 7, 1894.
After his marriage Mr. Jones began farming for himself in Custer township, and has been a continuous resident there since that time.
As printed in An illustrated history of Lyon County, Minnesota (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Their biographies name Hugh H. Jones: Bert Willford
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