Jones, Philemon,
farmer, Sec. 10; P.O. Quarry;
born May 12, 1830, in Miami Co., Ohio; came from there to this county in June,
1857; the county was then very sparsely settled. He married Esther Coate March 20, 1850; she was born Feb. 8, 1829, in Miami
Co., Ohio; have two children—Mary and Mattie; both of them are married; has a
small boy whom he is raising, named Oren N. Coate.
Mr. Jones has served his county as Supervisor one term. Is a member of the
Friends’ Church. Republican.
Owns a farm of seventy-five acres, valued at $4,500.
p.596, Le Grand Township
--Taken from “The History of Marshall
County Iowa, Containing A History of the County, its
Cities, Towns, &r.,” and published by Western Historical Company of
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