Died ---- On Thursday the lst at the residence of Mrs. Robert Clark, on the Lamine, in this county, after a short illness, Mrs. Jane Jones, widow of the late David Jones in the 75th year of her age; a lady who united in a high degree those estimable qualities which constitute the good woman and usefully member of society she enjoyed while living, the respect and esteem of those who knew her, and died, regretted by a large circle of friends, leaving two sons and nine daughters to lament the loss of an affectionate mother. In announcing the death of this highly respected and venerable old lady a fit occasion is presented for taking some notice of her husband, the late David Jones, a man whose public service and private worth entitled his memory to the highest respect. Mr. Jones was a native of Virginia and while quite young joined the army; served two tours of duty in the war of the revolution, and among the number of those revolutionary heroes who assisted Washington and LaFayette in the capture of Cornwall at Yorktown, an achievement which shed luster on the army, terminated the sanguinary contest and made us a freer people. A few (torn here) after the termination of the war Mr. Jones married the lady who is the subject of this sketch, and emigrated to Kentucky where he resided until about the year 1811 from whence he removed to Missouri and was amongst the earliest settlers in Cooper County.
At the time of his removal to Missouri and for several years after, the hostile disposition of the Indians compelled the inhabitants to flee to the fort and block houses for safety. Mr. Jones in common with others was compelled several times to retire with his family to Fort Cooper, a few miles above Boonville. After residing several years in Missouri he was elected a member of the State Legislature for Cooper County in which capacity he served two sessions with credit to himself and usefulness to the public. He then retired to private life, in order to participate in the fruits of that liberty which he had assisted in establishing and spent the remainder of his days in the enjoyment of those comforts which a good man finds in the endearment of his family circle, and in the exercise of those moral virtues which endeared him to a large circle of friends, and was gathered to his fathers on the 7th day of February last, at the advanced age of 77.
(This was cut from a newspaper and sent to my father by his Uncle Jesse R. Jones who was the son of the above couple. In the letter he says - New Orleans, Louisiana, May 6, 1877 “My father and mother married at the ages of 16 and 18 years, lived together within a few months of 60 years. They had two sons and nine daughters.”
Letter signed
Jesse R. Jones.