Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 301, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1911 — Obituary. [ARTICLE]

Obituary.

William Nelson Jones was born in Bartholemew county, Ind., on March 18, 1832, and died at David City, Neb., on December 19th, 1911, aged 79 years, 9 months and 1 day. He lived in Bartholemew coungy until after his marriage to Kate Swisher, which occurred Dec. 25, 1855. To this union eight children were born. He also has one son by a second wife. He removed to the northeast part of Jasper county, Ind., in 1867 and in Dayton and Star City. He moved to Rensselaer in 1887, which place he has made his home until the time of his death, which occurred at the home of his son in David City, Neb. He joined the Christian church' when a young man. About .25 years ago be transferred to the Presbyterian church and was a member at the time of bis de&tb. He leaves six children: A. G. Jones, of David City, Neb.; Mrs. Charles Harris, of David City, Neb.; Mrs. William Bartlow, of Bell wood, Neb.; Henry Jones, of Chicago; Ralph, of Chicago and John, of Rensselaer. Also two brothers, John L., of Bartholemew county and Newton of Bartholemew; 18 grandchildren and 4 great-grand-children and many other relatives and friends to mourn their loss.