BIO:  Asa Jones, York County, PA

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History of York County, Pennsylvania.  John Gibson, Historical Editor.
Chicago: F. A. Battey Publishing Co., 1886.
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Part II, Biographical Sketches, Fawn Township, Pg 102

ASA JONES is a son of Asa and Hannah (Riley) Jones, natives of York County, 
Penn., and Baltimore, Md., respectively, and was born July 17, 1833, on the farm 
of 120 acres, where he now resides.  His father died in 1862, but the mother of 
our subject is still living.  Mr. Jones was married, in 1863, to Elmira E. 
Powers, of Lancaster, Penn., who died in 1866, leaving two children:  Inza M. and 
Laura M.  His second marriage, was, in 1867, to Alice J. McCurdy, daughter of A. 
C. McCurdy, of York County.  Mr. Jones is an extensive dealer in agricultural 
implements and stock.