William Jones

As printed in 1882

WILLIAM JONES, farmer and stock raiser, section 19, is the owner of 520 acres of land. He was born in Fleming County, Kentucky, July 21, 1814, and, in 1825, moved to Rush County, Indiana, where his father bought and improved a farm and reared his family. In 1845, he came to Buchanan County, Missouri, and then cultivated a fine farm from the timber. In 1867, he came to this county and township, and bought his farm with some improvements made in 1841, but a portion of it was timber. He cleared and improved 100 acres of it himself, and now has seven miles of hedge fence, dividing his farm into twenty and thirty acre lots. His place is well improved. Mr. J. is now almost seventy years of age, but is as industrious as ever. He has a large fourteen-foot wind mill, for pumping water on his land, and a mill for feed attachment. Mr. Jones is called Uncle Billy, and is the friend of everybody. He is a member of the Advent Church, and opens his large house to the neighborhood to hear the gospel preached, as he understands it. He commenced life without a dollar, and his life has been both a moral, industrious and financial success. He has given his children, as they have married off, good farms. He married Miss Nancy P. Watson in Indiana, December 16, 1837. They had five children, four of whom died. George A. is living. Mrs. Jones died March 3, 1850. His second wife was Catharine Ankrum, of Buchanan County, to whom he was married September 26, 1850. They have four children: John W., Martha A., Daniel W. and Sarah S., who married Stephen L. Jones.

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.