Person:Squire Jones (3)

1870 Fountain Co., IN, census, p.135B-136A, Richland Twp., Newtown P.O., August 29, 1870, Daniel W. Starns: SQUIRE C. JONES, 27 M W, farmer, $400 personal, IN; with 243/239 Isaiah JONES, 76 M W, farmer, $8000 real, $1000 personal, OH; Mary, 62 F W, keeping house, OH; Angeline, 28 F W, at home, IN; William MAJORS, 26 M W, farm laborer, $150 personal, MO; Mary SMITH, 9 F W, IN; George TANNER, 9 M W, IN; Carrie JONES, 1 F W, IN. Mary SMITH and George TANNER attend school.

1873 Feb. 24, Shawnee Plains, Newtown, Fountain Co., IN. Isaiah Jones wrote his brother Joel: "Isack and Squier is a going to move to ??????y Down to (?)chamberg and they are going to start a Butcher Shop"

1880 census

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"

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

As to whether Squire was married or not, I would guess no. There is no one buried with him and I have never found any sign of a marriage. I have checked the marriage index for Illinois numerous times and have never found anything. I asked around the family, if anyone remembered my grandfather or his siblings talking about Squire Jones. A few aunts and also my dad, remembered my grandpa mentioning him on numerous occasions. My dad's recollection of stories he had heard were that my grandfather really respected him. In fact, before we even found out who Squire was, my dad asked if I had come across a man named Squire Jones in the family. He had always assumed that SQUIRE was a title, not a name. But that is natural with this name.

  The other reason I don't believe he was ever married is because of what my dad's cousin Del said about his recollections.  Del is the grandson of Myrtle Quiggle and James "Bert" Wylie (who by the way was astounded that Myrtle and Bert were cousins). He remembers his grandma Myrtle talking with great fondness about Squire.  He said that he believes that Squire had a big house, and he often had the entire family over for meals and such.  No one remembers anyone ever mentioning  a wife, but Del thinks he had someone who kept house for him, because he always had the opinion that he was a rich man.  And like he said when he was growing up only the rich had housekeepers in those days.  And he thinks that is what he remembers hearing about him.  --Lisa Holcomb <sweetiebird68@@yahoo.com>, e-mail, Sept. 9, 2002

1. ↑ Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916-1950 (http:/www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/genealogy/forms/idphdeathsrch.html).

   SQUIRE C. JONES, male, white, age unknown, d. March 17, 1919, Eppards Point Twp., Livingston Co., IL, Certificate No. 9058 filed March 17, 1919