Rev. Dr. George Chapman Jones was the son of Rev. Robert G. Jones of the Wesleyan Church of Ireland. He was born in Belfast, Ireland. Rev. Dr. Jones was the husband of Eliza "Lizzie" Anne (Jameson) Jones. They were married in 1871. Eliza died May 22, 1912. Rev. Dr. Jones was a minister in the Methodist Episcopal Church: L 1869 East Genesee Conference 1871 Central New York Conference by change of boundaries 1872 F 1873 East Genesee Conference at reorganization and to Genesee (Western New York/now Upper New York) Conference by consolidation Pittsburg Conference by transfer 1893 Genesee Conference by transfer 1901. Rev. Jones was one of the founders of the Silver Lake School for ministers, a pioneer school of that type in Methodism. His grandfather was converted under the preaching of John Wesley.

Memoir
Methodist Episcopal Church
Genesee Conference Journal
1934, Pgs. 537-538

Three score have entered the Christian ministry through the inspiration of George Chapman Jones, and thousands call him their spiritual father. Unofficial Bishop of Hornell, where he spent his last thirty years, he ministered to all souls and was loved by all faiths. By proclamation of the Mayor, the business of the city ceased during the funeral service and flags were put at half-mast. A patriarch yet perennially young, a sympathetic comforter yet sparkling with Irish wit, and a scholar who never paraded his attainments, he ever went about doing good. Trained for the British bar, he became a persuasive advocate for his Master, winning many lawyers and judges to Christ. The humblest person found in him a friend. He never really retired from active service.
His grandfather was converted under the preaching of John Wesley, and his father, Rev. Robert G. Jones, was a leader of the Wesleyan Church in Ireland. Dr. Jones was born in his grandfather's home at Tromara, Moira, near Belfast, Ireland, August 19, 1845. He was trained at Bryce Royal Academy, Wesley College and Trinity College, Dublin, and the University of London. He received his bachelor degree in arts and law, and the doctorate in laws and divinity. He taught four years in Queen's College, Taunton. Bishop Matthew Simpson called him to America. He and his bride, Eliza Anne Jameson, made the journey their honeymoon, and settled at Williamson; 1873-1874, Osceola, Pennsylvania, 1875-1876, Mansfield, Pennsylvania, 1877-1878, Towanda, Pennsylvania, 1879-1881, Rochester: First; 1882-1883, Buffalo: Asbury; 1884, Medina; 1885-1888, Bradford, Pennsylvania; 1889-1892, Rochester: Asbury; 1893-1896, Pittsburgh: Oakland; 1897-1900, Crafton, Pennsylvania; 1901, North Tonawanda; 1902-1907, Hornell: Park; 1908-1913, District Superintendent of the Corning District; 1914, Union Church, Yokahoma, Japan. During his college days he won honors in literature, and throughout his life he dedicated this gift to his Lord in his remarkable correspondence, as Editor of the Buffalo Advocate, and contributor to many magazines and reviews in England and America. He was one of the founders of the Silver Lake School for ministers, a pioneer school of that type in Methodism. He established later a school for ministers with correspondence courses in theology, Greek testament and pastoral counsel, all gratuitously. Dr. Jones died in Hornell, Sunday, January 28, 1934. He left one son, Robert W. Jones, of the Philadelphia Ledger. The funeral services were held in the Hornell: Park Church on the following Tuesday. Rev. John Wesley Searles, District Supertendent; Rev. Homer B. Potter of Coudersport, Pennsylvania, Rev. Daniel W. Howell of Mount Morris, Rev. Earl D. Burdick of Hornell: Park Church, Rev. W. W. McCall of Hornell: First Presbyterian, and the writer officiating.
Written by Rev. Alfred P. Coman