Rev. Hugh H. Jones Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1774 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
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	REV. HUGH H. JONES, whose untimely death on October 2, 1895, at the 
age of fifty-five years, was universally lamented throughout the 
community, was a native of Wales, born on May 2, 1840. He remained in 
his native land until he was sixteen years of age, and was educated 
there. In 1856 he came to the United States, and having chosen the 
Christian ministry as his profession, entered college and pursued a 
thorough course of theological training, at the end of which he was 
ordained to preach in the Methodist church. After preaching in towns of 
centra1 Wisconsin for a number of years, he moved ~ Boone county, Iowa, 
in 1870, and did ministerial work there for three years. He then 
returned to Wisconsin and remained two years, after which be passed 
another year ln Boone county, Iowa. In 1878 he brought his family to the 
Black Hills, arriving at Rapid City in July. Here he served as pastor of 
the Methodist church two years and also carried on a flourishing 
furniture business continuing the latter until the spring of 1881, when 
be located a ranch on Rapid creek, about fifteen miles from the town. He 
settled on the land and devoted his energies to improving it and raising 
cattle and horses until his death. But while giving his attention to the 
promotion of his own business he never lost interest or withheld 
activity in matters of public concern, working faithfully and 
intelligently for the general good in all lines of religious and public 
usefulness. In politics he was an earnest Republican and a devoted 
servant of his party. His death was a great loss to the community in 
many ways, and his memory is cordially cherished by all clssses of the 
people. Since the sad event his widow and children have continued to 
live on the ranch, together managing its affairs and carrying forward 
the development and improvements he had planned and begun. The sons are 
bright and capable, and meet every duty in a manly and conrageous 
manner, devoting their energies to the farm work and their cattle 
interests, and taking their place in the community as forceful factors 
among the best of its people.

	Mr. Jones was married on March 26, 1872, to Miss Maria M. Burkhart, 
a native of Pennsylvania, the marriage being solemnized in Boone 
county, Iowa, where both were living at the time Ten children Blessed 
their union, of whom eight are living, May (Mrs. Ehrler), William H., 
Centennial A. (Mrs. Hart), Catherine M. (Mrs. Payne), Arthur, Minnie, 
Gladys, Herbert. Ithel and Dio are deceased. The family has maintained 
the position in the esteem of the community won by their father, and by 
their course in life reflect credit upon him as well as upon themselves.