Article from the Washington Hearald, Monday 3-26-1906:

“THIS MAN GREW UP WITH COUNTY. DEATH OF Wm. W. JONES REMOVES ONE OF OLDEST CITIZENS. HE HAD AN EVENTFUL LIFE. AFTER WAR ENGAGED IN FARMING AND LEAVES 300 ACRE FARM”

The death of Wm. W. Jones, of Harrison Township Saturday removes one of Daviess County’s oldest and best known citizens. Mr. Jones was born in Davies Co. 74 years ago. His entire life was spent in this county where he accumulated considerable property. He was the son of Joseph Jones who came to this county in 1816, the year Indiana was admitted to the union as a state.  The grandfather of Mr. Jones died in this county in 1840.

He was a native of South Carolina where he lived and owned slaves before emigrating to this state.  The father of Mr. Jones died in this county in 1866 and his mother having died in 1862. It will be seen that the family has lived in this county nearly one hundred years.  

Mr. Jones was a Union soldier in the Civil War. He enlisted in 1864 in Co. “E” 49th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and served about one year, receiving an honorable discharge at the end of the War. A brother of Mr. Jones was in the same company and was killed in the battle of Cedar Mountain. At the time of his death he owned 300 acres of the best land in Harrison Township.

Mr. Jones in 1852 married Miss Eliza Collins of Knox County. To them 13 children were born, three of whom are left. Mason, and M.C. Jones and Mrs. A.H. Owens. All of whom live near the home farm. Two sons were drowned at the same time in White river July 9, 1884.  In Politics Mr. Jones was a republican. He was a member of the Aikman Creek Baptist Church. His wife died just a year ago.

Mr. Jones was well and favorably known by all the older citizens of the county and many others. He was one of the prosperous and progressive farmers of the county. His death was not unexpected owing to the nature of his illness, Brights disease.

The funeral was held at Aikman Creek Baptist Church at 11 o’clock this morning. Burial in adjoining Cemetery. There was a large crowd present.

WILLIAM W. JONES was born in Daviess County, Ind., August 4, 1832, son of Joseph and Hannah (Johnson) Jones. The family are of Welsh descent. The father was born near Charleston, S. C., in 1801, and the mother in Kentucky, in 1798. They both died in this County, the father in 1866, and the mother in 1862. Joseph Jones came to what is now Daviess County in 1816 with his father, who was also a native Carolinian and a slave-holder in that State. He died in Daviess County in 1840. William W., our subject, attended the common schools and farmed until 1864, when he enlisted in Company E., Forty-fourth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and served about one year, when he was honorably discharged. He had a brother in the late war who was shot at the battle of Cedar Mountain, and died there. After his return from the army Mr. Jones resumed farming, and now owns 300 acres of good land. In 1852 he was married to Eliza Collins, a native of Knox County, Ind., born in 1832. They became the parents of thirteen children, five of whom are living: Franklin S., Lydia O., Hannah M., Milton C. and Mason R. Two sons were accidentally drowned in the White River while bathing July 9, 1884. Mr. Jones is a Republican, and he and wife are members of the Baptist Church.1497