Biographical Sketch of Dr. A. J. Jones, Dent County, Missouri

>From "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, 
Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri" The Goodspeed Publishing
Company, 1889.
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Dr. A. J. Jones, retired physician, but now a prsperous merchant of
Franklin township, Dent county, Mo., was born in Williamson county,
Tenn., April 8, 1838, being a son of William and Julia (Crosner) Jones, 
both of whom were born in the same county as their son, A. J.  The 
father was of Irish descent, a farmer by occupation, and was born about
1808, and died in his native county, December 8, 1837.  The mother was
born on the 7th of February, 1813, and is now residing in Obion county,
Tenn.  In December, 1839, two years after her husband's death, she 
married Jackson Coleman, who died in Tennessee, in 1885.  Five children
were born to her first union (all sons) and nine by her second.  The
maternal grandfather of A. J. Jones, Henry Crosner, was born in 
Williamson county, Tenn., in 1775, and died in 1865, having been a
soldier all through the Revolutionary War.  A. J. Jones made his home 
with his mother until sixteen years of age, and received a good educa-
tion in the country schools of his native state.  He then went to
Kentucky, where he had a brother teaching school, and stayed with and
went to school to him for two years.  He then attended the high school
of Lebanon, Tenn., on term, shortly after beginning the study of 
medicine under Dr. A. V. Hawkins, and at the end of eighteen months 
entered the Medical University of Nashville, which institution he 
attended from January, 1859 to March, 1860.  In the latter year he
located in Fulton county, Ky., where he entered upon the practice of
his profession, and the following year was married to Fanny Dodge, who
was born in Christian county, Ky., May 18, 1833, being a daughter of
Jarred and Sally Dodge, who were of German descent.  The mother died
December 11, 1888, at the home of Mrs. JOnes, with whom she had made
her home for many years.  She was about eighty-one years of age.  After
Mr. Jones had practiced his profession in Fulton county for about two
years, he moved to Union City, Tenn., locating in Rolla, Phelps County,
Missouri about three years later.  Four years later he came to Dent
county, locating on a farm, and also practiced his profession until
1882 since which time he has gradually given up his profession on
account of ill health.  In February, 1883, he opened a general mercan-
tile store, in connection with a general line of drugs, and is doing a
lucrative business.  He is a Democrat in politics, and has been 
frequently solicited to accept various offices, but has invariably
declined the honor.  He and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South.

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