Biographical Sketch of Eli W. Jones, Webster 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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Eli W. Jones, another old settler and enterprising citizen of Washing-
ton township, Webster county, Mo., was born in Marshall county, Tenn.,
November 26, 1836, and is the son of James and Ailee Jones, both 
natives of North Carolina.  James Jones was born October 12, 1794, and
died in Dallas county, Mo., May 14, 1863.  He married Miss Bills about
1815, and afterward they moved to Marshall county, Tenn., but later
found their way to Missouri, where they located in what is now Wash-
ington township, Dallas county.  Here the mother also died.  James
Jones was a Democrat in politics; was a member of the Baptist Church,
as was also his wife, he being a minister in the same, but never taking
money for preaching.  In connection with his ministerial duties he also
followed farming.  To James and Ailee Jones were born eleven children,
seven now living: Lemuel, Susan C., Edwin C., Garsham B. (deceased),
Polly Ann, Solomon B. (deceased), Sarah M., James M. (deceased), Eliza-
beth P., Eli W. and Keziah M. (deceased).  Lemuel represented Dallas
county in the Legislature several years before and during the war, and
after that eventful time represented Webster county three terms.  After
going to Texas he represented McLennan county in the Legislature.  He 
was captain of a Confederate company during the war, as was also Edwin
C., who was also a prominent man, and represented Hot Springs county in
the Legislature.  Eli W. Jones, when twenty years of age, on September
6, 1856, married Miss Ann Eliza Campbell, daughter of George W. Camp-
bell, and a native of Dallas county, Mo., born May 10, 1840.  By this
union eleven children were born: Edwin W. (farmer of Dallas county,
Mo.), Medretta (wife of Augustus Latimer), Mary Frances (wife of Herb-
ert McFadin), James F., Martha F. (wife of Frank Hollis, Joseph Lee,
Ida A., Charley, Robert E. and Nella F.  One child, who died at the age
of thirteen was named Lemuel A.  After his marriage Mr. Jones remained
on the old homestead until 1880, when he moved to his present place of
residence, and has followed farming all his life.  He has never been an
office seeker, would not under any consideration be a candidate, 
although all his brothers have held different public offices.  He is a
member of the Masonic fraternity, a Democrat in politics, and one of 
the best citizens of the county.

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