Individual Details

Henry Jones

(7 May 1844 - )


Henry Jones was born in Peoria County, Illinois, on May 7, 1844. He was the son of Elias and Jane Hootman Jones. After arriving in Iowa in 1862, he enlisted with Company A of the 28th Iowa Infantry, and on October 10, 1862, went into service for his country. Henry saw three years of the Civil War's horrors and hardships, and was mustered out in March, 1865, at Savannah, Georgia.

Anna Carolyn Segrist came to America from her native Switzerland in 1852. The Joneses were married on April 4th, 1866, in Benton County, Iowa. Eight children were born to the Joneses including James H., Marion, May, Fred, Byrd, and Ted. Elmer, a son five years old, and Nettie, a daughter fourteen, preceded their parents in death. The Joneses are buried in Union Cemetery in Guthrie Center, Iowa.

Events

Birth7 May 1844Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois
Marriage4 Apr 1866Benton Co., Iowa - Anna Carolyn Segrist
BurialUnion Cemetery, Guthrie Center, Guthrie Co., Iowa

Families

SpouseAnna Carolyn Segrist ( - )
ChildTed Jones (1894 - 1985)
ChildElmer Jones ( - )
ChildNettie Jones ( - )
ChildJames H. Jones ( - )
ChildMarion Jones ( - )
ChildMay Jones ( - )
ChildFred Jones ( - )
ChildByrd Jones ( - )
FatherElias Jones ( - )
MotherJane Hootman ( - )

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