Wayne County IN Archives Biographies.....Jones, Wilson October 9, 1810 - 
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Author: History of Wayne County, Indiana;Volume II, (1884)

Jackson Township
p. 570 & 571

Wilson Jones was born Oct. 9, 1810, in Lancaster County, Pa., a son of Richard 
Jones, who died in Pennsylvania when our subject was quite young. In 1834 he 
came to Wayne County, Ind., with his mother, one sister and four brothers, and 
located in Cambridge City. Wilson and his brother William spent the winter in 
making shoes, while his brothers Alexander and Richard worked at the cooper's 
trade in Milton for many years. Wilson continued to work at the shoe trade 
with success for four years, when he bought a small farm, for which he paid 
$3,000, where he farmed seven years. He then, in partnership with his brother 
Alexander, engaged at the coopering trade, which they carried on extensively 
several years. Mr. Jones then disposed of his interest and, in company with 
Jerry Snofford and Jacob Kimmel, purchased a saw and flouring mill, which they 
ran on a large scale. At the same time Mr. Jones was associated with Joseph 
Shissler in the dry-goods business. After leaving Milton Mr. Jones purchased a 
third interest in the Dublin foundry, being connected with it eleven years, 
when it was changed to the Wayne Agricultural Works of Richmond. Mr. Jones was 
married in 1835 to Margaret Shissler, a native of Lancaster County, Pa., born 
March 24, 1813. They have had five daughters---Henrietta, married Samuel 
Greer, and died in 1867; Mary A., wife of John Hagerman, of Dublin; Rebecca 
J., wife of S. P. Herrington; Catherine, died at the age of fourteen years, 
and Emma J., wife of L. A. Boyd, of Paris, Ky. Mr. Jones died Dec. 26, 1882, 
and he was again married in November, 1883, to Mrs. E. A. Smith.



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