Biographical Sketch of William U.B. Jones, De Kalb County, Missouri

>From "History of Missouri, Andrew & DeKalb County" Published 1888,
				Goodspeed Publishing Company

Transcribed by: Penny Harrell (Incog3678@aol.com)

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William U. B. Jones, a prominent farmer of Colfax Township, was born
in Philadelphia, Loudon County, TN., September 19, 1836. (At this time
Philadelphia belonged to Monroe County).  He is the eldest of seven
children born to Jesse F. and Clarsie H. (Cleveland) Jones.  They were
of English-Welsh and English descent, and natives of Bedford and Monroe
Counties, Tenn., respectively.  After their marriage in 1832 they 
settled in Philadelphia, where the father engaged in the mercantile
business about fifteen years.  In 1840 they removed to Bradley County,
and located on a farm near Charleston, but fifteen years later removed
back to Monroe County, and settled in Sweetwater Valley, and continued
to till the soil until their deaths, the father's occuring on December
31, 1868, in his sixty-second year, and the mother's in 1874, in her
sixtieth year.  Mr. Jones' ancestors, on both sides, came from North
Carolina to Tennessee at an early date, and his maternal grandfather,
Eli Cleveland, was an eminent Baptist minister.  The subject of this
sketch remained on the farm until his sixteenth year, and received a
good academic education.  In 1852 he accepted a position in R. R.
Cleveland's general store at Philadelphia.  In February, 1862, he went
to Kentucky, and enlisted in the Federal Army, in Company A, Fifth
Tennessee Regiment of Infantry, as sergeant-major.  One year later he 
was made first lieutenant of Company I, of the same regiment, in which
capacity he served through the remainder of the war.  He was discharged
in May, 1865, at Nashville.  Returning home, he, in partnership with 
R. R. Cleveland, established a general store.  Mr. Cleveland died in
1868, and Mr. Jones closed out the business and opened another store
with E. C. Jones, and continued the business until 1870, when he con-
ducted the business himself until 1872.  In the spring of 1879 he 
immigrated to Missouri, and was soon engaged in farming where he now
resides.  He owns a fine farm of 400 acres.  On November 26, 1868, he
wedded Miss Martha E. Blair, an excellent lady, who was born in what
is now Loudon County, May 25, 1841.  They have two children:  Jesse B.
and Bettie F.  Mr. Jones is a Republican.  He and wife are members of
the Missionary Baptist Church.

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