Kentucky: A History of the State, Perrin, Battle & Kniffin,
2nd ed., 1885, Hopkins County, Kentucky
ALEXANDER R. JONES was born in Hopkins County, Ky., August 13,
1848, and is the fifth child of the Rev. Solomon W. and Mary B.
(Gooch) Jones. A. R. received a good common school and academic
education in youth, and was employed on the home farm until he
was twenty-five years old. He then engaged in the manufacture of
wagons and carriages, at Madisonville in company with two of his
brothers, under the firm name of Jones Bros. After three years he
withdrew from the firm and opened a large dry goods store at the
same place, where he has since been doing an extensive and
thriving business. He carries a well selected stock line, valued
at $7,000, his annual sales amounting to about $12,000. Mr. Jones
was married November 15, 1877 to Miss Linna L. Murphy, a native of
Hopkins County, Ky. They have one daughter - Ruby. Mr. and Mrs.
Jones are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and he
is a Democrat.
Information provided by Diana McCarty.
2nd ed., 1885, Hopkins County, Kentucky
ALEXANDER R. JONES was born in Hopkins County, Ky., August 13,
1848, and is the fifth child of the Rev. Solomon W. and Mary B.
(Gooch) Jones. A. R. received a good common school and academic
education in youth, and was employed on the home farm until he
was twenty-five years old. He then engaged in the manufacture of
wagons and carriages, at Madisonville in company with two of his
brothers, under the firm name of Jones Bros. After three years he
withdrew from the firm and opened a large dry goods store at the
same place, where he has since been doing an extensive and
thriving business. He carries a well selected stock line, valued
at $7,000, his annual sales amounting to about $12,000. Mr. Jones
was married November 15, 1877 to Miss Linna L. Murphy, a native of
Hopkins County, Ky. They have one daughter - Ruby. Mr. and Mrs.
Jones are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and he
is a Democrat.
Information provided by Diana McCarty.
Kentucky: A History of the State, Perrin, Battle & Kniffin,
2nd ed., 1885, Hopkins County, Kentucky
ALEXANDER R. JONES was born in Hopkins County, Ky., August 13,
1848, and is the fifth child of the Rev. Solomon W. and Mary B.
(Gooch) Jones. A. R. received a good common school and academic
education in youth, and was employed on the home farm until he
was twenty-five years old. He then engaged in the manufacture of
wagons and carriages, at Madisonville in company with two of his
brothers, under the firm name of Jones Bros. After three years he
withdrew from the firm and opened a large dry goods store at the
same place, where he has since been doing an extensive and
thriving business. He carries a well selected stock line, valued
at $7,000, his annual sales amounting to about $12,000. Mr. Jones
was married November 15, 1877 to Miss Linna L. Murphy, a native of
Hopkins County, Ky. They have one daughter - Ruby. Mr. and Mrs.
Jones are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and he
is a Democrat.
Information provided by Diana McCarty.
2nd ed., 1885, Hopkins County, Kentucky
ALEXANDER R. JONES was born in Hopkins County, Ky., August 13,
1848, and is the fifth child of the Rev. Solomon W. and Mary B.
(Gooch) Jones. A. R. received a good common school and academic
education in youth, and was employed on the home farm until he
was twenty-five years old. He then engaged in the manufacture of
wagons and carriages, at Madisonville in company with two of his
brothers, under the firm name of Jones Bros. After three years he
withdrew from the firm and opened a large dry goods store at the
same place, where he has since been doing an extensive and
thriving business. He carries a well selected stock line, valued
at $7,000, his annual sales amounting to about $12,000. Mr. Jones
was married November 15, 1877 to Miss Linna L. Murphy, a native of
Hopkins County, Ky. They have one daughter - Ruby. Mr. and Mrs.
Jones are members of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and he
is a Democrat.
Information provided by Diana McCarty.
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