Obituary of William C Jones, Crawford County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Copyright 2000 Jim Admire Note: I have no connection to this family. I'm just posting an Obit that was sent to me by Barbara Dix who is transcribing old news articles for the website. JUDGE W. C. JONES DIES FRIDAY. Born Here and Becomes Distinguished Lawyer and Author William C. Jones, son of Caswell Jones Mary Barlow Jones was born at Hutsonville, Crawford County, Illinois, July 15, 1848, and departed this life at his resident in Robinson, October 8, 1915, having the age of 67 years, 2 months and 23 days. His mother, Mary Jones--before her marriage Mary Barlow--being left a widow with her only child, William C., at the tender age of five years, in June, 1855, married again, becomming the wife of Honorable Ethelbert Callahan, and the family continued to reside at Hutsonville until 1861, when they removed to Robinson, where mister Callahan opened a law office and biult up a very lucrative practice. Judge Jones had a distinguished educational career. His early training was received in the public schools of Hutsonville and Robinson, the Ohio Wesleyan University of Delaware, O., the law department of the University of Michigan, the printing office of the "Monitor", a newspaper published in Robinson, and in the law office of his step father, Honorable E. Callahan. He was admitted to the bar on the 9th day of May, 1868. Judge Jones was married on the 25th of November, 1869 to Mary H. Steel, daughter of James H. and Emily J. Steel, and they have three children , two sons, Caswell S. Jones and William C. Jones Jr., and one daughter Dorothy J., who is the wife of Stewart L. Crebs of Carmi, Illinois. Judge Jones is also survived by Honorable Ethelbert Callahan, his step father and one sister, Mrs Mary Callahan Mercer, who resides in the city of Robinson. Judge Jones was elected to the 27th General Assembly in 1870; county judge in 1877; he served but two of the four years term when he was elected judge of the 2nd circut; in 1879 Judge Jones was appointed by Gov. Tanner Judge of the Court of Claims of the state of Illinois; in 1893 he caused to be published, "Elements and Science of English Versification," a work still recognized as standard. He also had published a volume of poems that were very interesting and well received by the public generaly, entitled "Birch Rod Days and Poems." While on the county bench, he with the assistance of Judge Cunningham prepared and published a treatise on County Court practice. This book was entitled "Jones & Cunningham's Practice in the County Court"-- a law book that has been considered a standard authority in county court practice and is now in universal use in all county courts throughout the state of Illinois. Funeral services were conducted at the family residence Sunday at 2:00 p. m., by Rev., H. W. White of the Presbyterian church interment was made in city cemetery, attended by the beautiful ritualistic ceremony of the Masonic fraturnity. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb Archivist with proof of this consent. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Admire