Mrs. A. L. Champlin obituary Amelia L. Jones daughter of Rev. Justus L. and Mrs. Abigail E. Jones was born in Guilford, New York May 8, 1843. Reared in a Christian home uniting with the Congregational church which her father was pastor, when she was 12 years of age. With her parents she moved to Chester, Geauga County, Ohio in the fall of 1856 and was student in the Geauga seminary of Chester until the fall of 1861 when she entered the Lake Erie Female Seminary at Painsville, Ohio graduating in June 1863. She engaged in teaching in the vicinity of her home after her graduation and in 1865 she became preceptress of the Norwich Academy in New York, completing a year of successful work after which she returned to Ohio and assumed the duties of assistant principal of the City High school of Washington, Ohio. She was married to E. B.Champlin October 27, 1867 and came with her husband to Wyoming, Iowa in August 1868 where they made their home some 18 years both engaged much of the time in school work. They removed to Howard county, in March 1885 settling on farm in Albion twp, where they resided until November 1890 when they came to Cresco, since resided, she united with the Congregational church of Cresco January 6, 1895. To them were born six children, four sons and two daughters all whom survive her. She leaves a brother, Dr. John E. Jones of Pasadena, California. She died January 31, 1898 at her home in Cresco. The funeral was held at the M. E. church conducted by Rev. O. H. Holmes and assisted by Rev. F. P. Shafer and Rev. T. H. Hendrix, the burial was in Oak lawn cemetery.