Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Jones, Don 1890
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Ionia Co. MIGenWeb
The Ionia Standard
Friday, January 31, 1890 
DON JONES.

Don Jones died at his home on Union street, on Sunday evening. Though not
intensely painful, yet his illness was lingering, at last passing away
peacefully, a faithful exhibition of a characteristic for which he was honored
all through his many years in our midst. A quieter, more peaceful and
unobtrusive personage than was Don Jones does not live among us.

The deceased was born in Washington county, N. Y., May 30, 1817, and on
attaining his majority, came to Michigan, stopping at Brooklyn, Jackson county,
where he remained for several years and was married to Anna Ferris, a sister of
J. B. Ferris, by whom he had two children--Marcus F. Jones, now living in
Allegan county, and Mrs. L. W. Chapman, of Grand Ledge. Mrs. Jones died soon
after the birth of her second child in 1849. In 1851, Mr. Jones came to Ionia,
and married Emeline, daughter of Judge Samuel Dexter, and soon after that event
he moved to Ionia and made this place his permanent home, the greater part of
the time engaged in the blacksmith business. Two years ago Mrs. Jones passed
away and Mr. Jones seems never to have recovered from the blow then inflicted
and seemed to court death rather than avoid it.

His five children are alive, and truly mourn the loss of a good father. Besides
the two above, the children are Julia, wife of S. M. Smead, Myra, wife of W. E.
Kidd, and Don Percy.

The burial took place on Wednesday morning, and the remains were followed to
their last earthly resting place by a long line of friends.


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