Person:Stephen Jones (31)

Jones, George, age 30, white male, farmer, real estate = $1,600, personal estate = $400, born Wisconsin
, Eliza, age 25, white female, keeping house, born Wisconsin
, George, age 8, white male, born Wisconsin
, Stephen, age 4, white male, born Wisconsin
, Addie, age 2 months, white female, born Wisconsin in April

Jones, G. W., white male, age 39, farmer, born Wisconsin, father born Penn, mother born Ind.
, Eliza, white female, age 36, wife, keeping house, born Wisconsin, father born VT, mother born MD
, Adelbert, white male, age 18, at home, born Wisconsin
, Stephen, white male, age 16, at home, born Wisconsin
, Anna, white female, age 7, daughter, at home, born Wisconsin
, Frank, white male, age 6, son, at home, born Wisconsin
, Henry, white male, age 4, son, at home, born Wisconsin
, Edward, white male, age 1, son, at home, born Wisconsin

1888- Independence Township - S. L. Jones, age 22
1890 - Independence, S. L. Jones
1894 - Vernon - Jones, Steve, age 26
1896 - Vernon - Jones, S. L., age 29

- Vol. T, p. 9
George W. Jones et ux to Stephen L. Jones, filed 12 Jan 1887
Geo. W. Jones & Eliza B. Jones of Palo Alto county, Iowa
for $1000 paid by Stephen L. Jones of Palo Alto county, Iowa
sell land in Palo alto County:
E1/2 of the nW1/4 and NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of Sec 18, T95N, R31W of 15th PM
Signed 3 Jan 1887, George W. Jones, Eliza B. Jones
Witness A. P. Beck, JP, Palo Alto
- Vol T, p. 34
Stephen L. Jones to Eliza b. Jones, filed 28 Feb 1887
Stephen L. Jones (unmarried) of Palo alto county, Iowa
for $1000 paid by Eliza b. Jones of Palo Alto County, Iowa
sell land in Palo Alto County
E1/2 of the NW1/4 of the NW1/4 of the NE1/4 of S18, T95N, R31W
Signed 28 Feb 1887, Stephen L. Jones
Witness Geo B. McCarty, Notary Public

- Vol. T, p. 285
Susan E. Wells to Stephen L. Jones, filed 2 March 1888
Susan E. Wells, Widow of Hartford County, Connecticut
for $360 paid by Stephen L. Jones of Palo Alto county, Iowa
sells land in Palo Alto county
SE1/4 of Sec 7, T95N, R31W
containing 40 acres more or less according to US Government Survey
Signed 31 January 1888, Susan E. Wells, in presence of I. N. Knight and Wm. S. Dwyer NP of Hartford, CT
- Vol T, p. 618
Stephen L. Jones (single) to Mary Ann Jones, filed 6 May 1889
Stephen L. Jones (single) of Palo Alto county, Iowa
for $500 paid by
Mary Ann Jones of Palo Alto County, Iowa
sell land in Palo Alto County
SW1/4 of the SE1/4 of Sec 7, T95, R31
containing 40 acres more or less according to US Government Survey
subject to a mortgage of $285 held by Susan E. Wells for part purchase money of above described land
Signed 6 May 1889, Stephen L. Jones
Witness T. R. Crawford, NP

Note: Mary Ann Jones appears to be unrelated to Stephen Jones. Stephen had a sister-in-law Mary Gress, wife of Del Jones, but she and Del did not marry until January 1893.

Stephen Jones, age 27, married male, born Wisconsin, occupation unreadable, Congregational religion
Maggie M. Jones, age 18, married female, born Iowa, Delaware County, keeping house, Congregational religion
Frank Jones, age 19, single male, born Wisconsin, Congregational religion

Jones, Stephen L., head, white male, born April 1866, age 35, married 5 years, born Wisconsin, (parents birthplace blank), carpenter, unemployed [5? or 0] months of previous year, able to read, write, speak English, owns house free of mortgage
, Maggie L., wife, white female, born November 1877, age 22, married 5 years, borne 2 children (2 living), born Iowa, father born Michigan, mother born Iowa, able to read, write, speak English
, Leroy, son, white male, born May 1896, age 4, single, born Iowa, father born Wisconsin, mother born Iowa
, Edith, daughter, white female, born march 1897, age 3 born Iowa, father born Wisconsin, mother born Iowa

Stephen Lowery Jones - Was killed by a train when he was walking down the railroad tracks in the winter. He was hard of hearing and it was snowing quite heavily. His son Lester Leroy was ten years old at the time (1906).

Stephen Jones Killed.

Was Run Over By Train Near Brewster, Minn

C. H. Giddings was down from Osgood Saturday afternoon and informed our reporter that word had just been received from the sheriff at Brewster, Minnesota, stating that Stephen Jones was killed by a passing train about two miles from that place Monday, July 28. His legs were taken off and he was otherwise cut up. He was dead when found. the remains were buried at Heron Lake, a couple of days after, as the sheriff was unable at the time to find out where his people live. The postmaster at Brewster remembered that the fellow had mailed a letter a day or two before the accident. It was addressed to Mr. S. Jones, Osgood, Iowa. In this way it was learned where the unfortunate man had resided.

Mr. Jones left Osgood the Friday before he was killed. He started for North Dakota to work during harvest season. His wife gave him a self addressed envelope and told him to write to her in a few days, which he did. The letter came shortly before the one from the sheriff was received. The deceased lived in Palo Alto for about 30 years and was for eight or ten years a resident of Osgood. His father once resided in Emmetsburg. The wife and two children, a boy and a girl, survive. The boy is thirteen and the girl ten. Mr. Jones was perhaps 37 or 40 years of age. He worked about by the day