Crawford-Clark County IL Archives Biographies.....Jones, Alfred H. 1850 - 
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Author: William Henry Perrin (1883)

  ALFRED H. JONES, attorney at law, Robinson, is a native of Crawford County,
and was born July 4, 1850. He was raised on the farm, and attended the common
schools of the neighborhood, finishing in the Westfield College, in Clark
County, Ill., where he remained two years, 1867-68. He followed teaching for a
time, and was Principal of the schools in St. Mary, Kan. In 1872, he commenced
reading law with Callahan & Jones (W. C.); was admitted to the bar in 1874, and
at once entered into practice. He was appointed by the court to fill out the
unexpired term of G. S. Alexander (deceased), as county prosecutor. He has also
filled the position of City Attorney one term. In 1877, he entered into
partnership with Hon. E. Callahan, and is now the junior partner of the law firm
of Callahan & Jones. He is a Mason and an Odd Fellow; is a Republican in
politics, and Secretary of the Republican County Central Committee. Mr. Jones
was married, in 1872, to Miss Ellen Thompson. One child was born of this
marriage-Gustavus. His wife died shortly afterward, and in 1878 he was married a
second time, to Miss Catherine Beals, of Robinson. They have one child-Roscoe.

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HISTORY OF CRAWFORD AND CLARK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS.
EDITED BY WILLIAM HENRY PERRIN.

ILLUSTRATED

CHICAGO: O. L. BASKIN & CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,
LAKESIDE BUILDING.
1883.


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