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JONES- OH TO INDIANA Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=US-ASCII CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF GRANT COUNTY INDIANA 1812-1912 The Lewis Publishing Company, 1914 Page 949-950 GEORGE W.JONES. One of the men whose enterprise has contributed to the trade and general activities of the village of Upland is George W. Jones, whose earlier life was spent in Jefferson township in farming pursuits and who for a number of years has been in the feed and grain business at Upland. Mr. Jones is a man of recognized integrity and fair dealing, has a host of friends in the vicinity and has never failed to hold up his end of responsibilities, whether in private or in business life. The family to which George W. Jones belongs was established in Grant county many years ago by Joshua Jones, father of George W. Jones. Joshua was the son of Lewis Jones, who lived and died in Ohio, was twice married and had children by both wives. Joshua Jones of the first marriage, was born in Greene county, Ohio, March 7, 1819, and grew up on his father's farm. When about twenty years of age he crossed the state line to Indiana and the young man without capital found employment among the farmers of Blackford county for several years. Then moving into Jefferson township, Grant county, he bought some land, most of which was located in the wilderness, and by hard work cleared up and made a good farm. That was his home for nearly sixty years, and at his death in August, 1909, he was able to look back upon a lifetime of industry and gratifying accomplishments. He was a Democrat and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Joshua Jones was married in Jefferson township to Mis s Malinda A. Owings, who was born in Ohio, and came with her father, Nicholas Owings, when a young child to Jefferson township. Mrs. Joshua Jones died on the old homestead in Jefferson township in 1905. She was an active member of the Methodist church. The family record of George W. Jones in his immediate generation is noteworthy in several respects. He was the fifth in a family on nine children, eight of whom reached adult age, and of those only one is deceased, seven living. Mary J. having died when twenty-one. All the four sons and three daughters are still living and are married or have been married, and the youngest is more than fifty years of age and the oldest is now seventy. The record of the children is briefly as follows: Harriet, widow of Michael Houck, living in Upland; Lydia, who is the widow of Edwin Fergus and lives in California, having a sons and daughter; Lewis M., a farmer of Jefferson township, and his four daughters are all married; John W., one of the foremost farmers in Jefferson township; George W.; Thomas Eli, who lived in Jonesboro, and has a son who is married; Sarah E., the wife of William Ginn, a farmer in Jefferson township, and they are the parents of two sons. Like the other children George W. Jones was born on the old homestead in Jefferson township, in section twenty-two, on February 14, 1853. His youth was spent in the same vicinity, and while growing up on the farm he had the cultured advantages afforded by the local school. He continued to attend school as opportunity offered until about twenty years. To farming he gave his first serious efforts, and in that industry laid the foundation for his subsequent prosperity. In 1891 Mr. Jones gave up active supervision of farming, and for a short time ran a restaurant, but has since been in the feed and grain business at Upland. He built his present yards and buildings, especially adapted for the convenience of the trade, in 1905. His home is located close to his place of business, and he has lived here continuously for twenty-two years. Mr. Jones has always taken much interest in local affairs, has served one term as town treasurer, has been liberal whenever a community undertaking w as proposed, but has been reticent as to the honors of political life. In politics he votes the Democratic ticket. Mr. Jones was married in his native township to Miss Mary E. Ginn, who was born in Henry county, Indiana, and was fifty-eight years of age on October 1, 1913. When she was a young woman she came with her parents to Jefferson township, and the Ginn family to which she belongs has suitable representation on other pages of this volume. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are members of the Methodist Episcopal church, and very active in the affairs of their local society. Their two daughters are: Clara, the wife of A.J. Kuhn, who is associated with Mr. Jones in business at Upland, and they have a daughter, Hildred; Ginerva is the wife of Thomas L. Secrist, and they have one daughter, Martha E., and their home is in Santa Barbara, California. ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 11:00:32 -0500 From: "Marvel Delahaye" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <002201bed2c8$ffea7440$10dc7cce@mbolling> Subject: WILL: Bollinger, 1866, Champaign Co. Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit CHAMPAIGN COUNTY PROBATE COURT--ESTATE--SAMUEL H BOLLINGER--WILL BOOK C, PG 475 Pat Stickley said "O-1815 had only adm. bond Be it remembered, that on this 10th day of November AD 1866, there was produced in open court a paper writing purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Samuel H Bollinger late of Champaign County Ohio deceased and at the same time came Joseph Prince and Elmer J Garrett two of the Subscribing Witnesses thereto, and in open Court on Oath testified to the due Executive of said paper writing as the Last Will & Testament of said SAMUEL H BOLLINGER deceased, which Testimony was reduced to writing and by them respectively subscribed and was filed with Said Will from which Testimony it appears and the Court finds that Said Will was duly Executed and attested and that the Testator at the time of Executing Said Will was of full age, of sound mind and memory, and not under any restraint. It is ordered by the Court that said Will be admitted to probate and together with the Testimony be Recorded at the Same time Mary Bollinger the widow elected to take under the Will. THE TESTIMONY IS AS FOLLOWS TO WIT: The State of Ohio, Champaign County ss:--Personally came into open Court Joseph Prince and Elmer J Garrett and after being duly sworn before and says that the writing now presented to the Court purporting to be the Last Will and Testament of Samuel H. Bollinger deceased was signed and acknowledged by him to be his last Will and Testament in their presence--that they attested Said Will in the presence of the Testator by Signing their names as witnesses and that they verily believe the Testator at the time of Executing Said Will was of full age, of sound mind and memory and under no restraint........Signed: Joseph Prince; Elmer J. Garrett Sworn to & Subscribed in Open Court this 10th day of November AD 1866--S___ Judge & Clerk THE WILL IS AS FOLLOWS TO WIT: State of Ohio, Jackson Township; Champaign-- In the name of the Benevolent Father of all, I SAMUEL H. BOLLINGER do make and publish this my last Will and Testament. First, it is my will that my just debts and all charges be paid out of my Estate. Item 1st, I give and devise to my beloved wife in lieu of her dower the farm on which we now reside situated in Jackson Township Champaign County Ohio--containing about eighty four acres, observing the minority of my youngest child, afterwards to her thirds during her natural life--and the house hold goods and furniture which may be there on at the time of my decease also two cows, five hogs, six sheep and all the poultry. Item 2nd, I give and devise the residue of my property to my children to be divided equally after HENRY M. BOLLINGER shall have paid my Estate One hundred and thirty three dollars for which I am his Surety, he having paid Eighty five dollars of the original two hundred. Item 3rd, After my son Isaac comes of age my Executors shall sell my Farm giving one third of the proceeds to my wife during her natural life and dividing the other two thirds equally among my children. Item 4th, It is my Will that my Executors shall finish my new Barn by laying the floors, making granaries and corn cribs Item 5th, I do hereby nominate and appoint my beloved wife Guardian of my son Isaac until he arrives at the age of twenty one or intermarries. Item 6th, I do hereby nominate and appoint SAMUEL BOLLINGER and GEORGE W. Bollinger Executors of this my last Will and Testament, hereby authorizing and empowering them to promise, adjust, release and discharge in such manner as they may think proper the debts and claims due me. I do also authorize and empower them, if it shall become necessary in Order to pay my just debts to sell by private sale or in such manner upon such Terms of Credit or otherwise as they may think proper all or any part of my Real Estate and deeds to purchasers to Execute acknowledge and deliver in fee simple. In Testimony here of I have presence to Set and Seal this 29th day of May AD 1866. Signed & acknowledged by said Samuel H. Bollinger as his last Will & Testament in our presence and Signed by us in his Presence: Joseph Prince; Samuel Crow(?); Elmer J. Garrett--Samuel H. Bollinger (Stamp $2.50) The Widow elected to take under the Will Oct 10th, 1866 --Journal No. H page 158 (Apparently this is all that was in #2438) FIFTH AND FINAL ACCOUNT Filed July 23, 1888 - Recorded Vol. 8 pg 163 - GEORGE W. BOLLINGER, Executor of the last will & testament of SAMUEL H. Bollinger deceased, being sworn says that the foregoing account is in all respects just and correct as he verily believes--signed George W. Bollinger; Sworn to and subscribed by said George W. Bollinger before me this 23 day July AD 1888 D W Todd Probate Judge; by L H Todd Deputy Clerk The accountant claims credit for the following payments made in behalf of said Estate: Paid Voucher No. 1 - 9: 1 EPHRIAM BOLLINGER, Heir; 2 JOSEPH BOLLINGER, Heir; 3 SAMUEL BOLINGER, Heir; 4 Emanuel BOLLINGER, Heir; 5 ANNIE SLACK; 6 ISAAC BOLLINGER; 7 GEORGE W. BOLLINGER; 8 Heirs of HENRY BOLLINGER; $216.00 each; 9 Probate Judge this Acct $4.39 = Total $1732.39 -- Due Ex 24.39 -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #519 *******************************************