Death of an old citizen – William Jones, an old citizen, died very suddenly at the residence of his son-in-law this township, last Friday morning. He had been seriously afflicted for the past six years, most of that time being confined to his bed. On the morning above referred to the family on taking his breakfast to his room as had been their custom, found him on the floor near his bed, cold in death.
William Jones was born in the State of Virginia, Culpepper county, in the year 1790. When quite a young man, he left Virginia and removed to Kentucky, where he made the acquaintance of Lucinda Ginn, whom he shortly married, and lived in Kentucky until their first child was born. When the child was a year old, they thought to try their fortune in the far west, and started on the perilous journey on horseback – the wife carrying the child before her. This journey was made through almost unbroken forest, attended with many dangers and difficulties. They arrived safely up the banks of the White Water Valley, which is now the admiration and wonder of travelers, but at that time it had no charms for any save the red man who was monarch of all he surveyed. After a short stay on the White Water, Mr. Jones went a little further west where he entered land in this township, built a cabin, and spent the remainder of his days. Mr. Jones was father of eleven children, nine of whom are still living; had seventy-two grand children, and forty-eight great grand children. His remains were interred in the Columbia cemetery beside the companion of his youth.
Mr. Jones was cared for in his illness by James Thomas, his son-in –law, who left nothing undone that might render him comfortable in his last hours.
Connersville News Dec. 27, 1871 (Date of death appears to be wrong on marker, according to the newspaper account, he would have died on Dec. 22nd)
The children of Wm. and Lucinda were: Jonathan, Elias, Theophilus, Mary, George W., Nancy, Ezekial, Susan, James T., Margaret A. and Thomas.