Tilmon Jones came from Dunn County, WI in 1902 and filed on land in Sikes Township when it was part of Ward County. For years his time was divided between North Dakota and Wisconsin until 1905 when he took up residence here.
To fulfill one requirement for homesteading a man must have a livable home, so Tilmon and Oscar Schafer built their first residence together as one building, half on each homestead. All the building materials of that first home were of white oak brought to North Dakota in an immigrant car from Dunn County, along with four work horses, two milk cows, carpenter tools, and a new McCormick single disc grain drill.
Tilmon Jones married Mary Elizabeth Marlett of Boyceville, WI on January 7, 1907 at Lakota, ND where she did dressmaking for her living. Five children were born to them: Marvin, Howard, Edna, Purl, and Lloyd. All four sons became farmers and ranchers on their own land in Mountrail County and Edna taught elementary school before she moved to Portland, OR.
Tilmon was a very active member of the community serving on township and school boards. He donated land for a one-room school in his part of the township. He was one of the leaders organizing the Fairview Farmers Club that was to be a social and economic benefit to the community. They pioneered in cooperative volume buying of food and farm and ranch supplies in carload lots at a tremendous savings to their members.
Tilmon was born December 14, 1875 in Wisconsin and died February 6, 1920 of a ruptured appendix.
To fulfill one requirement for homesteading a man must have a livable home, so Tilmon and Oscar Schafer built their first residence together as one building, half on each homestead. All the building materials of that first home were of white oak brought to North Dakota in an immigrant car from Dunn County, along with four work horses, two milk cows, carpenter tools, and a new McCormick single disc grain drill.
Tilmon Jones married Mary Elizabeth Marlett of Boyceville, WI on January 7, 1907 at Lakota, ND where she did dressmaking for her living. Five children were born to them: Marvin, Howard, Edna, Purl, and Lloyd. All four sons became farmers and ranchers on their own land in Mountrail County and Edna taught elementary school before she moved to Portland, OR.
Tilmon was a very active member of the community serving on township and school boards. He donated land for a one-room school in his part of the township. He was one of the leaders organizing the Fairview Farmers Club that was to be a social and economic benefit to the community. They pioneered in cooperative volume buying of food and farm and ranch supplies in carload lots at a tremendous savings to their members.
Tilmon was born December 14, 1875 in Wisconsin and died February 6, 1920 of a ruptured appendix.
Tilmon Jones came from Dunn County, WI in 1902 and filed on land in Sikes Township when it was part of Ward County. For years his time was divided between North Dakota and Wisconsin until 1905 when he took up residence here.
To fulfill one requirement for homesteading a man must have a livable home, so Tilmon and Oscar Schafer built their first residence together as one building, half on each homestead. All the building materials of that first home were of white oak brought to North Dakota in an immigrant car from Dunn County, along with four work horses, two milk cows, carpenter tools, and a new McCormick single disc grain drill.
Tilmon Jones married Mary Elizabeth Marlett of Boyceville, WI on January 7, 1907 at Lakota, ND where she did dressmaking for her living. Five children were born to them: Marvin, Howard, Edna, Purl, and Lloyd. All four sons became farmers and ranchers on their own land in Mountrail County and Edna taught elementary school before she moved to Portland, OR.
Tilmon was a very active member of the community serving on township and school boards. He donated land for a one-room school in his part of the township. He was one of the leaders organizing the Fairview Farmers Club that was to be a social and economic benefit to the community. They pioneered in cooperative volume buying of food and farm and ranch supplies in carload lots at a tremendous savings to their members.
Tilmon was born December 14, 1875 in Wisconsin and died February 6, 1920 of a ruptured appendix.
To fulfill one requirement for homesteading a man must have a livable home, so Tilmon and Oscar Schafer built their first residence together as one building, half on each homestead. All the building materials of that first home were of white oak brought to North Dakota in an immigrant car from Dunn County, along with four work horses, two milk cows, carpenter tools, and a new McCormick single disc grain drill.
Tilmon Jones married Mary Elizabeth Marlett of Boyceville, WI on January 7, 1907 at Lakota, ND where she did dressmaking for her living. Five children were born to them: Marvin, Howard, Edna, Purl, and Lloyd. All four sons became farmers and ranchers on their own land in Mountrail County and Edna taught elementary school before she moved to Portland, OR.
Tilmon was a very active member of the community serving on township and school boards. He donated land for a one-room school in his part of the township. He was one of the leaders organizing the Fairview Farmers Club that was to be a social and economic benefit to the community. They pioneered in cooperative volume buying of food and farm and ranch supplies in carload lots at a tremendous savings to their members.
Tilmon was born December 14, 1875 in Wisconsin and died February 6, 1920 of a ruptured appendix.
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