Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Jones, George M November 25, 1846 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com February 10, 2006, 3:52 am Author: "History of Grundy County, Illinois", 1882 GEORGE M. JONES, furniture and undertaking, Morris, born at Morris November 25, 1846, son of J. B. JONES (who was born in Pennsylvania about 1816) and Mary (TYRRELL) JONES, a native of Canada. J. B. JONES was one of the first settlers of this place. He raised two sons, of whom our subject is the older, and one daughter. Subject was principally educated at Morris, finishing, however, at Aurora Seminary. Graduated in the class of 1868. Subject spent his boyhood days in the store which he now occupies, with his father, who was then proprietor. After arriving at the age of maturity, he, in connection with J. W. LAWRENCE, bought his father out in 1877, and from that time they have carried on the business under the firm name of JONES & LAWRENCE. Mr. JONES has been Town and City Collector two years, and Alderman four years. He was married in this city, October 29, 1872, to Sophia HAZELTON. She was born in Milwaukee June 17, 1853, and is a daughter of C. P. HAZELTON, now of Morris. Subject has two children, both girls, viz., Mamie and Bertie. Mr. JONES is a member of the I. O. O. F. and a Democrat. [Source: "History of Grundy County, Illinois", Chicago: O. L. Baskin & Co., Historical Publishers, Lake Side Building, 1882] File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/bios/jones92nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.9 Kb