Person:Isaiah Jones (6)

1862 October 2, Isaiah JONES md. Rebecca J. RICE, Fountain Co., IN (Book 5, p.115)

1870 Fountain Co., IN, census, p.132A, P.O. Newtown, August 25, 1870, Daniel W. Starns: 186/182, Isaiah JONES, 37 M W, farmer, $800 personal, IN; Rebecca J., 26 F W, keeping house, IN; William J., 4 M W, IN; Delia M., 2 F W, IN.

1880 Fountain Co., IN, census, p.57A, Richland Twp., June 7-8, 1880, W. W. Leatherman: 80/80 Isaiah JONES, W M 46, farmer, IN OH NY; Rebeca, W F 37, wife, keeping house, IN KY OH; William I., W M 13, son, farmer, IN IN IN; Della M., W F 11, dau, helps at house, IN IN IN; Ada L., W F 8, dau, IN IN IN; George A. TANNER, W M 19, nephew, farmer.

1884 April 14, Newport, Campbell Co., KY. Griffin wrote his cousins Jane Love, Zillman Jones, and Lillice Jones: "now to the Bois out in fountain County indiania to / Isaiah my Brother lives on Isaiah Risers plase one and a half miles from New towne and so does surie [Squire] / he lives there with him / i got a letter from them in March and they are all well) / And Brother Josiah lives at hills Buro on the J.B.W. Raylroad / it is 10 miles south of New town wher he lives / tell Zillman they have got a (?)narow of age [gauge] railroad runig threw Newton in to Paris illinois and to lebanon indiania) / Well the old place that father lived on is all most gon to rock / the man that Bought it is dead and so is his Wife and only a ther little Boy lives to inherit it at his age and he is oly a 9 years old / Jackson point has a lees [lease] on it for 5 years / Cash rent $2.50 dollars per yer for 5 years"

"Isaiah JONES, farmer, Newtown, was born October 26, 1833, on the Big Shawnee, in Shawnee township. He was the son of Isaiah and Leah (SLAUGHTER) JONES. In 1827 his father came out from Ohio to view the country, and was so impressed with its natural advantages that he resolved to emigrate, which he did the next year. He leased a farm from David Bookwater in Shawnee township, and lived there a few years; after this he moved to Richland township and entered a tract of 160 acres, one half lying in this and the other in Shawnee township. He also entered eighty acres of woodland in Van Buren. Mr. Jones' mother died May 26, 1861, aged sixty-five years, and his father January 25, 1877, aged eighty-four. He was married October 2, 1862, to Rebecca Jane, daughter of Isaac RICE [see p.271], an early settler and leading citizen of Richland township. She was born March 5, 1843. They have three children living and two dead: Elizabeth, born September 21, 1863; William Isaac, April 8, 1866; Della May, January 25, 1869; Addie Lee, November 6, 1871; and an infant, deceased. He is a democrat." --Beckwith, History of Fountain County, pp.255-56.

ISAIAH JONES, a well-known resident of Richland, died on last Friday. The funeral was held on Sunday. --Attica (IN) Ledger, Thursday, November 5, 1891, p.3, column 2.

1891 Oct. 30, Isaih JONES, M W, age 38[should be 58], died Richland Twp., Fountain Co., IN (Book H-19, p.172). 1932 DAR transcription, Old Baptist Cemetery, courtesy Diana Lewis, Dec. 1999:

 JONES, Elizabeth, dau. of I. & R.J. ~ Mar. 13, 1864 ~ 5m 23d   [initial J underlined & probably questioned]
 JONES, Isiah [sic] ~ Oct. 26, 1833 - Oct. 30, 1891 ~ JONES, Rebecca ~ Mar. 5, 1843 - Feb. 24, 1900
 JONES, Raymond ~ July 6, 1895[should be 1885] - May 5, 1910

1891 Nov. 15. "now to our folks in fountain County my old hom when I us to live out ther I got a letter from Brother JOSIAH layt weeak he lives in hillsBoro is his post offis and he rote to me they wer well and Brother ISAIAH is ded he died the 3 day fo this Month an Was buried ol Baptis grave yard then 2 of his Children is livin ADDIE is Maried Willey his Wife is still living the other folk I don't now any thig a bout SQUIRE is living over old playse he lives (?) dan (?)mcpity" Correspondence from the family letters and papers of Jane Love and her cousin, Lillice Jones Harper, courtesy John, Danny, and Dave Harper in 2001 and 2004, transcribed by Brenda Boyer

1. ↑ LDS IGI (International Genealogical Index)
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   Isaiah JONES b. Oct. 26, 1833, Fountain Co., OH [sic; should be IN], son of Isaiah JONES and Leah SLAUGHTER