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 1810 - 1887 (76 years)
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| Name |
William Hardin JONES |
| Nickname |
Hardin |
| Born |
17 Sep 1810 |
Green River, Casey County, Kentucky, USA  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
20 Mar 1887 |
Loveland, Rockford Twp. (Pottawattamie) IA [11] |
| Buried |
Branson Cemetery, Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, U.S.A. [11] |
| Notes |
- 1850 census: found
1856 IA census: found
1860 census: found
1870 census: found
1880 census: found
census search complete
On 10 Sep 1850, Hardin Jones (39) was a farmer in Washington Twp. (Putnam) IN with $2000 in real estate, living with Acenith Jones (40) and their children John G. (16), Martha E. (14), Amanda A. L. (13), Mary Jane (11), and Ruth E. (9). Acenith was illiterate. All the children attended school within the year. Lots of neighbors are family.
In 1856, Hardin (45, farmer, landowner) and Asenath (46) Jones lived in Rockford Twp. (Pottawattamie) IA with R. E. Jones (15, female, b. IN) and S. W. Anderson (6, male, b. IN). They were resident for 0 years in the place. Hardin’s son J. G. Jones and daughter M. J. Jones Moss and their families lived adjacent.
On 9 July 1860, Hardin Jones (49) was a farmer living in Rockford Twp. (Pottawattamie) IA, with his mother Elizabeth Jones (70) who kept house, Samuel M. Anderson (10, b. Indiana), and Ann E. Owens (17, servant, b. Indiana). Hardin owned $5760 in real estate and $1120 in personal estate. Hardin’s daughter Mary J. and her family lived adjacent; Hardin’s son John Green and his family lived adjacent to Mary J.
On 12 June 1870, Hardin (60, farmer) and Mary (61, keeping house) Jones lived in Rockford Twp. (Pottawattamie) IA, with Sarah Jones (18, born in Indiana) of unknown relation. Hardin owned $10,000 in real estate and had a personal estate worth $500. Son John Green Jones lived next door, daughter Mary lived on the other side. Next to J. G. Jones was A. L. Jones of unknown relation..
On 25 June 1880, Hardin (70, farmer) and Mary (72, keeping house) lived in Rockford (Pottawattamie) IA with their granddaughter Sinthia Mace (17, at home, attended school). Many Jones relatives were neighbors.
From : Mr. Hardin JONES in 1832 married Asenath DEWEESE, a native of Kentucky, who was born January 1, 1810, daughter of David and Elizabeth DEWEESE, who were the parents of a large family and moved to Indiana where they both died. Mrs. Jones was the youngest of their children. After marriage he purchased a farm of 160 acres, heavy timber land, and improved it until the fall of 1855 which he sold and moved to Iowa, where he settled in Rockford Township, this county, upon 230 acres of prairie and timber land, which he purchased of G. Beebe, which had a cabin on it and 25 acres broken, and then proceeded to improve it. He afterward erected a frame house , 28 X 32 and one and a half stories high, built substantial outhouses, etc. and followed both grain and stock farming until his death. His first wife, already mentioned, died in 1859 and he then married Mary SKELTON, in October in that year, and she died March 9, 1881; and he next married in October same year to Brunetta MOSS, who survived her marriage only about 18 months. In February 1883, he married Eliza MULLENNIX, and she died July 10, 1886, but he survived her death but a short time, dying March 20, 1887.
He was Judge of Pottawattamie County and took an active part in the political affairs of the community; was Justice of the Pace 21 years, Deputy Sheriff for several terms and held other official relations. He was a member of the regular Primitive Baptist Church and the clerk for 40 years. In his family were the following children: Malinda Jane, born May 26, 1833, and since died; John G., the subject of this sketch; Martha E., born January 11, 1836, married A.L. JONES (since deceased) and now resides in Harrison County this state; Amanda A.E., born April 29, 1837, married John A. REEL and they reside in Harrison County; Mary J. born November 16, 1838, married Joseph MOSS and they live in Rockford Twp, this county; Ruth A., born February 6, 1841, married John A. MACE and died, leaving 5 children; and Silas H. born July 26, 1847 and died in infancy.
from http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ehrenberg-jones&id=I59:
!Birth: GSA Film #934,962, Pottawattamie County Histories, 1883 & 1891; "born
on the Green River in Casey County, Kentucky"
From David Martens:
(William Hardin Jones moved to western Iowa in 1855. All of his family came there at the same time except one daughter, who preceded them. They left Putnam County, Indiana on September 11, 1855 and arrived in Western Iowa on October 22, 1855. They made the trip in wagons, traveling on the "Old Mormon Trace." William and his son, John Green Jones amassed about 1,000 acres of land together over the years.
William Hardin Jones served as a judge for one year, County Auditor for one year, Justice of the Peace for about twenty-one years He was also a minister in the "Primitive Baptist Church" and was secretary to that church for over forty-five years.
The Baptist Council Bluffs Church was organized on August 2, 1856, at the school house in Rockford Township, near Loveland, in Pottawattamie County, by seven charter members, viz., Elder John Case, W. A. Reel, Sarah Reel, Sarah Deal, Josiah Skelton, Sintha Mace, and Arnnith Jones. The presbytery appointed Elder John Case, moderator and Brother Hardin Jones, clerk. The name of the church was to be called Council Bluffs Church. The church continued to meet at the school, or in homes, until May 1864, when they built a new church building on ground donated by Brother Hardin Jones. In 1865 the church sent delegates to be admitted into the Western Association of Iowa, and in 1871 the church hosted the association. In 1877 the church entered the Missouri Valley Association, which was formed that year, by churches lettered out of the Western Association. Council Bluffs Church gradually grew in number, and in 1931 reported 112 members in the statistics of the Missouri Valley Association.
Ministers who were ordained by the church include: Elders William L. Jones (1865); Isaac Skelton (1877); Joseph Moss (1889); J. M. Arledge (1898); Edward M. Keeney (1905); William M. Jones (1910); Edgar Carter (1922); William T. Branson; Thomas Pile (1954); and John T. Anderson (1978).
Other ministers who served the Council Bluffs Church include Elders John Case, Tom Jenkins, Preston Doty, H. B. Willoughby, John Q. Jones, Edmon Latham, Mastin Doty, J. W. Syester, B. F. Butler, Leslie Henry, C. V. Smith, John T. Anderson, Kenneth Clevenger, and Kobee Trueblood.
SURNAMES OF MEMBERS:
Abbott, Acra, Adams, Aldredge, Alumbaugh, Anderson, Arledge, Bay, Birch, Blakely, Boston, Branson, Brayton, Bridges, Brown, Bunch, Burch, Butler, Cammel, Campbell, Carmichael, Carter, Case, Cerben, Clark, Cobb, Coffman, Combs, Comer, Cox, Crawford, Crogham, Crowder, Curtis, Deal, Denton, Doty, Dulaney, Duncle, Durant, Durman, Earnhardt, Epperson, Fouts, Frazier, Fry, Frye, Gardner, Gilmore, Golden, Goodwin, Green, Hager, Harris, Hatcher, Hathaway, Hazelip, Hendrix, Henry, Hiles, Hill, Hinkle, Homes, Hopper, Horton, Hoy, Hume, Jackson, Jeffery, Jenkins, Jones, Keeney, Lakely, Lamb, Landreth, Latham, Logan, Loyd, Lucas, Mace, Mason, Mattox, McKnight, McMullen, Millard, Morrison, Moss, Motsler, Mullenix, Myers, O'Neal, Owens, Parker, Paulson, Payne, Pew, Pile, Place, Points, Prophet, Ray, Reel, Rhoden, Ridpath, Roberts, Roden, Rodman, Salter, Sarr, Sayles, Selvey, Shoemaker, Showalter, Skelton, Smith, Sorick, Spencer, Stout, Suthers, Sutton, Thomas, Trout, Walker, Watts, White, Williams, Willoby, Wilson, Wingate, Woods, Wright, Wyett.
It is believed that Hardin may have been married to two additional ladies.
The Census of Crescent City IA 1860 lists
Hardin Jones age 44, b. in KY
Elizabeth Jones age 40 b. in KY
Sarah Adeline age 10 b. in IND
The Census of Rocky Ford Twp. 1870 shows (Pottawattamie Co.)
Hardin Jones age 60 b. in KY
Nancy Jones age 61 b. in N.C.
Sarah age 18 b. in Ind.
Hardin, as he was known, was born in Casey Co. KY He moved with his parents, Allen and Elizabeth (Smith Jones) to Orange Co. Ind. where they lived from 1817 to 1826 - then moved on to Putman Co. Ind. Here Hardin was married to Aseneth DeWeese, Daughter of David and Elizabeth DeWeese, who were also from Ky., but moved to Putnam Co. also. Her parents, along with Allen Jones are listed in the early history of that county, and were among the earliest settlers. Others who settled in Washington Twp near by are these names that are know to be associated with the Jones family - John Reel, Andy and William Reel, David Jones. Also living in the same township were the Boone family - Squire, Samuel and Moses Boone, brothers of the famous Daniel Boone and 'young Daniel Boone, son of the famous Pioneer.
(This history from History of Putnam Co. Ind. Chapter X1V page 993 and Weeks 1910 History of Putnam Co. Ind.)
A member of any of the conservative, independent Baptist church congregations in the United States that oppose centralized administrative associations and organized mission societies. In the 1820s and '30s some Baptists began to protest the educational and mission societies that had been formed by some of the Baptist associations. They maintained that, since mission societies, Sunday schools, and central church organizations were not mentioned in the New Testament, there should never be any. Many churches withdrew from established Baptist associations and continued as independent congregations.
The Primitive Baptists are strict Calvinists who believe that only those elected by God will be saved. They accept the verbal infallibility of the Bible and expect the Second Coming of Christ. Ministers require no special training, because Primitive Baptists believe that God can call anyone to be a minister. Missionaries are self-supporting. Because of their independence and lack of any central organizations, it is difficult to determine the number of Primitive Baptists.
HARDIN JONES, farmer, P.O. Loveland, was born in 1810 in Kentucky on the Green River, Casey County; then moved with his father to Orange County, Indiana, in 1817 and then to Putnam County, Indiana, and remained there till the fall of 1855, when he came here.
All of his family came at the same time, except one daughter, who came before. His only son now living has been living by him ever since, their farms adjoining each other. He first bought 280 acres of Calvin Beebe, paying $2,650 and since that he has added to his farm. He and son together have since had over 1,000 acres. Our subject now has 435 acres. Their farming is stock and grain.
Mr. Jones served as County Judge one year, Auditor one year, Justice of the Peace for about twenty-one years. He was elected to the office of Justice of the Peace six days after he was eligible, and has been in county and township offices of some kind ever since till within a year.
In moving here, they came in wagons, starting September 11 and arriving October 22, 1855. They camped out whenever night overtook them, and followed what was called the old Mormon trace. He is Democratic in politics. His first vote was for Gen. Jackson. He is a member of the Baptist Church.
He was first married, October 18, 1832 to Asenath DuWeese. She died February 12, 1860. He was afterward married to Mrs. Mary Skelton, October 18, 1860. She died in March, 1881. He was again married to Mrs. Brunetta Moss. He had five children by his first wife; both his other wives had five children each when he married them, and he had no children by either of them.
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ILLNESS: Stricken with paralysis --- Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, September 2, 1886
HARDIN JONES, of Norwalk, was in Council Bluffs Tuesday. Mr. Jones came to Council Bluffs in 1855. He has continuously lived in the county since his arrival in the west. He was judge of Pottawattamie County court in 1886. He has been the husband of four wives, and has several interesting sons and daughters who lend comfort to Mr. Jones' declining years. He has recently been stricken with paralysis in his lower limbs, but is not suffering much distress from its effect. Hardin Jones has friends all over the county and western Iowa, and is a man of merit both socially and morally.
THE OBITUARY OF Hardin Jones Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil, March 24, 1887
(Burial was in Branson Cemetery)
Hardin Jones
All of the old settlers of this county will regret to hear of the death of Mr. Hardin Jones, who died at the residence of his son-in-law, Mr. Joseph Moss, in Loveland on Sunday last. Mr. Jones suffered a paralytic stroke two years ago, from which he never recovered.
He had reached the ripe age of 77 years, having been born in Casey County, Kentucky in1810. He came to Iowa in 1854, settling in this county, where he has ever since resided.
He was a man of strong character and very positive in his convictions, and when once his mind was made up it was not easily changed.
He was a good citizen of Pottawattamie for a third of a century, a strong democrat all of his life, and a steady member of the Baptist church for fifty years.
The funeral took place at Loveland, and he was buried there.
Church Affiliations: Baptist
Occupation: Judge; Justice of the Peace; Farmer
Residency: Moved to Orange County, Indiana, 1817; to Putnam County, Indiana,
1826; to Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 1855
1880 Census, Rockford Twp, Pottawattamie Co, IA: John G. Jones, b (1834) IA, age 46, farmer, married, white, head of household, m&f born in KY.
1880 Census, Rockford Twp, Pottawattamie Co, IA: Hardin Jones, b (1810) KY, age 70, farmer, married, white, head of household, m&f born in KY.
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| Person ID |
I17231 |
Complete |
| Last Modified |
6 May 2008 |
| Father |
Allen B. Jones, b. Abt. 1787, Virginia , d. 02 Aug 1853, Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. (Age ~ 66 years) |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Smith, b. 31 Jan 1790, Virginia, U.S.A. , d. 20 Nov 1867, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, U.S.A. (Age 77 years) |
| Married |
1807 |
Casey, Kentucky, USA |
| Census Records |
 | U.S. Census Putnam, IN 1850: Allen Jones Family
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| Family ID |
F4284 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Asenath DeWeese, b. 1 Jan 1810, Knox, Kentucky, USA , d. 12 Feb 1860, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa (Age 50 years) |
| Married |
18 Oct 1832 |
Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. [12, 13] |
| Notes |
- In the 1860 Federal Census Hardin Jones and family are living in Rockford, Pottawattamie, Iowa. He is age 49 and was born in Kentucky. He has his mother Elizabeth Jones age 70 born in Kentucky is living with him along with two children Samuel M Anderson age 10 born in Indiana and Ann E Owens age 17 also born in Indiana. Ann is listed as a servant.
Dave Howard April 2008
- Note from Kevin Jones April 2008. This will be converted to a Source annotation.
Thanks for your comments on Malinda (Mary) Jane Jones. She very well may be a phantom person. The evidence I have for her is primarily in the 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa (<http://iagenweb.org/pottawattamie/Bios1891-I.htm>).
(Here's the relevant text: "He [Hardin Jones] was Judge of Pottawattamie County and took an active part in the political affairs of the community; was Justice of the Pace 21 years, Deputy Sheriff for several terms and held other official relations. He was a member of the regular Primitive Baptist Church and the clerk for 40 years. In his family were the following children: Malinda Jane, born May 26, 1833, and since died; John G., the subject of this sketch; Martha E., born January 11, 1836, married A.L. JONES (since deceased) and now resides in Harrison County this state; Amanda A.E., born April 29, 1837, married John A. REEL and they reside in Harrison County; Mary J. born November 16, 1838, married Joseph MOSS and they live in Rockford Twp, this county; Ruth A., born February 6, 1841, married John A. MACE and died, leaving 5 children; and Silas H. born July 26, 1847 and died in infancy."
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| Children |
| | 1. Malinda Jane JONES, b. 26 May 1833, Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. , d. 30 Sep 1891, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (Age 58 years) |
| + | 2. John Green JONES, Sr., b. 28 Mar 1834, Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. , d. 20 Mar 1901, Pottawattamie County, Iowa (Age 66 years) |
| + | 3. Martha Ellen Jones, b. 11 Jan 1836, Washington Township, Putnam County, Indiana , d. 30 Sep 1891, IA (Age 55 years) |
| + | 4. Amanda A. E. JONES, b. 29 Apr 1837, Washington Township, Putnam County, Indiana , d. 15 Aug 1907, Logan (Harrison) IA (Age 70 years) |
| + | 5. Mary Jane JONES, b. 16 Nov 1838, Washington Township, Putnam County, Indiana , d. 29 Aug 1902, Loveland (Pottawattamie) IA (Age 63 years) |
| + | 6. Ruth E. JONES, b. 6 Feb 1841, Washington Township, Putnam County, Indiana , d. 4 Mar 1867 (Age 26 years) |
| | 7. Silas H. JONES, b. 26 Jul 1847, Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. , d. infant |
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| Census Records |
 | U.S. Census Washington Township, Putnam, IN 1850: Hardin Jones Family
Hardin Jones age 39 Farmer born in Kentucky married to Aceruth age 40 also born in Kentucky. Children are john G age 16, Martha E age 14, Amanda A L age 13, Mary Jane age 11, Ruth E age 9 |
 | Iowa Census Rockford, Pottawattamie, IA 1856: Hardin Jones Family
Hardin Jones age 45 (abt 1811), Anneth 46 (abt 1810), R E Jones 15 (1841) and S M Anderson 6 (abt 1850). He was born in Kentucky. |
| Last Modified |
6 May 2008 |
| Family ID |
F6991 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Mary MULLENIX, b. Abt 1809, NC/SC , d. 9 Mar 1881, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa (Age ~ 72 years) |
| Married |
Oct 1859 |
Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa [1] |
| Family ID |
F7004 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 3 |
Burnetta Bays BURGE, b. Abt 1840, d. 10 Feb 1883, Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa (Age ~ 43 years) |
| Married |
Oct 1881 |
Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa [1] |
| Family ID |
F7005 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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 | Born - 17 Sep 1810 - Green River, Casey County, Kentucky, USA |
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 | Married - 18 Oct 1832 - Putnam County, Indiana, U.S.A. |
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 | Married - Oct 1859 - Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa |
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 | Married - Oct 1881 - Rockford Township, Pottawattamie, Iowa |
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 | Died - 20 Mar 1887 - Loveland, Rockford Twp. (Pottawattamie) IA |
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 | Buried - - Branson Cemetery, Loveland, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, U.S.A. |
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| Sources |
- [S112] 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie Co. IA.
- [S129] 1900 Federal Census, Iowa, Pottawattamie Co., Rockford Twp., ED 126, Sheet 5., b. KY.
- [S134] 1860 Federal Census, Iowa, Pottawattamie Co., Rockford Twp., p. 104., b. abt 1811 KY.
- [S112] 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie Co. IA, native of KY.
- [S140] 1850 Federal Census, Indiana, Putnam Co., Washington Twp., p. 561., b. abt 1811 KY.
- [S149] 1870 Federal Census, Iowa, Pottawattamie Co., Rockford Twp., p. 3-4., b. abt 1810 KY.
- [S150] 1880 Federal Census, Iowa, Pottawattamie Co., Rockford, ED 248, p. 16., b. abt 1810 KY.
- [S176] 1856 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie Co., Rockford Twp., p. 870., b. abt 1811 KY.
- [S206] 1880 Federal Census, Harrison Co., St. John Twp., p. 29-30., b. KY.
- [S123] 1880 Census, Rockford Twp, Pottawattamie Co, IA, FHLF 1254361, NAFN T9-0361, p 405D.
- [S114] Branson Cem. (Pottawattamie) IA gravestone project from IAGenWeb.
- [S132] Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892 Record, Microfilm 1315784-1315785, Family History Library, Salt Lake City., m. 18 Oct 1832 (Putnam) IN.
- [S112] 1891 Biographical History of Pottawattamie Co. IA, m. 1832.
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