Darius Benjamin Jones b. 9 Aug 1834 Jamestown d. 29 Jan 1918 Miller, NE: Our Family History

1834 - 1918 (83 years)

Name	Darius Benjamin Jones [1]
Birth	9 Aug 1834	Jamestown
Gender	Male
Death	29 Jan 1918	Miller, NE
Person ID	I52130	Cecilie Family
Last Modified	10 Jan 2004

Father	Miles Jones, Jr., b. 6 Nov 1794, Otis, Mass. d. 8 Feb 1885, Elmwood Illinois (Age 90 years)
Mother	Pamela Ketchum Turner, b. 2 Sep 1805, Sidney Twp, Hastings, Ontario, Canada d. 1 May 1883, Elmwood Illinois (Age 77 years)
Marriage	6 Nov 1822	Ellery, Chautauqua, NY [1]
Family ID	F6504	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Marquerite Bertha Cowan, b. 1835 d. 1906 (Age 71 years)

Marriage 29 Nov 1857

Children

	1. Mary Pamelia Jones, b. 2 Dec 1858 d. 10 Apr 1911 (Age 52 years)
	2. Anna Irene Jones, b. 18 Apr 1868, Eugene, IL d. 9 Feb 1936 (Age 67 years)

Family ID F21421 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Feb 2009

Event Map

Death - 29 Jan 1918 - Miller, NE

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Notes

Image of Darius Benjamin Jones and Wife.

Darius Benjamin Jones and Wife.
credit to: "Tod's Slice Of The Web" by Tod Marshall

had 14 children.

Moved to Elmwood, Illinois in 1860 or 1861 and lived there until 1868.

The following obituary summarizes his life :

"Darius Benjamin Jones was born in Chautauqua Co, at Jamestown, NY Aug. 9, 1834. The deseased went to Canada when 18 years old. In 1856 he moved to Kansas and joined an emigrant company under the direction of the Massachusetts Aid Society. While there he married Margaret Bertha Cowan on Nov. 29, 1857. To this union was born fourteen children.... In his long life Brother Jones made several moves, mention of which will be of interest to his many friends. From 1862 to 1872 he was engaged in the mercantile business in Elmwood, Illinois 1872 to 1879 in the same business at Emerson, Iowa. In 1879 he homesteaded in Armada township, part of the time being engaged in the mercantile business. In 1894 to 1900 he had stores at Lomax, Buffalo, and Sumner. The summer of 1900 was spent ona farm between Sumner and Miller, the winter of 1900-1901 at Scottsbluff. He moved to Minnesota in 1901 where he farmed until he returned to Miller on account of the health of his wife, his wife dying the same fall. He has made his home since with his children in and around Sumner and Miller. he departed this life Tues, Jan. 29, 1918 age 83 yr 5 months and 20 days." (from "Tod's Slice of the Web')

For more information see the Our Folk - Hart family Web Site

Sources
[S1183] Tod Marshall, Tod's Slice of the Web - Jones page, (http://todmar.net/ancestry/jones_main.htm).