In the book's own words, not ours, with obvious scanning errors fixed. Families often supplied these stories to the publisher, so check key dates.
From Past and present of Jasper County, Iowa (1912)
LOYD D. JONES.
Standing for upright manhood and progressive citizenship, Loyd D. Jones has long occupied a conspicuous place among the representatives of the great agricultural interests of Jasper county and his influence in every relation of life has been for the material advancement of the community in which he resides and the moral welfare of those with whom he has been brought into contact.
Mr. Jones was born in Ohio, December 16, 1840, and he is the son of Thomas and Lucinda (Triplet) Jones, both of whom were natives of Virginia. By trade the father was a moulder, continuing at this work all his life. He and his wife emigrated from Airginia to Licking county, Ohio, at an early
As printed in Past and present of Jasper County, Iowa (1912). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
The printed record stops around 1912. We trace your line from there down to you, with every source cited.