J.A.JONES 



SPENCER B.JONES. 



SPENCER B. JONES. 



The grandfather of the subject of this brief sketch was Ben- 

 jamin Jones, of Welsh extraction. He was born Dec. 16, 1741, 

 in Pennsylvania; married Elizabeth, his wife, about 1770, by 

 whom nine children were born, of whom James was one, and 

 he was born Dec. 4, 1779. His wife, Elizabeth, was born Oct. 

 24, 1746, and died Dec. 1, 1825. Benjamin was a farmer. 

 He died Dec. 7, 1803. James Jones was a farmer by occupa- 

 tion ; married Mary Shaw, a native of Luzerne Co., Pa., Jan. 

 9, 1816. Mrs. Mary S. Jones was born Dec. 18, 1800. Mr. 

 Jones and wife had a family of eight children, viz. : Philander 

 S., Palmer, Mary Ann E., Spencer B., Keziah, Catharine, Eliza- 

 beth, and Lewis M. 



Mr. Jones was one of the early pioneers of Steuben County, 

 having settled in the county several years before his marriage. 

 He settled first at Canisteo, and followed farming, lumbering, 

 and was also engaged in rafting on the Canisteo River. He 

 soon settled at Arkport, and was employed for a time in a ware- 

 house. Arkport was the head of navigation at that time. He 

 settled in Dansville before his marriage, in the immediate neigh- 

 borhood, where he continued to reside till his death, Dec. 14, 

 1861. He settled on the farm now owned by his son Spencer 

 B. in 1825. He had a farm of some three hundred acres at 

 one time. He held some minor offices in the town. He was 

 the first teacher in the town, having taught a school in 1811. 

 He was a man respected by his neighbors, reared his family to 

 industry, and each of his children is a respected citizen of the 



community in which he or she resides. In politics he was a 

 Jefiersonian Democrat. Mrs. Jones died Dec. 26, 1855. 



'Spencer B. was born in Dansville, Aug. 5, 1824. He was 

 on his father's farm until he was twenty-four years of age ; then 

 was engaged as foreman on a railroad in Ohio for one year ; 

 then returned to his father's farm, which has been his place 

 of residence ever since. He married Elizabeth C. Weldy, 

 daughter of William and Elizabeth Weldy, natives of Pennsyl- 

 vania, April 12, 1855. She was born Sept. 15, 1834, and died 

 Oct. 18, 1867. She was a member of the Baptist Church. Of 

 this union three children were born, viz., Addie J., Mattie E., 

 and Carrie E. 



Mr. Jones married his present wife. Miss Margaret B., 

 daughter of William and Sally Ann Woolever, of Dansville, 

 Dec. 24, 1868. She was born April 26, 1842. They have 

 one daughter, Ethel M. 



Mr. Jones is a Democrat in politics. He has held the office 

 of assessor of the town for nine years, and is holding that po- 

 sition now. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are worthy members of the 

 Baptist Church at Canaseraga, Allegany Co., N. Y. He has 

 a good farm in Dansville, situated on the road between Arkport 

 and Dansville. The old home was the first public-house, in 

 1806, in the town. The farm consists of about one hundred 

 and fifty-six acres of good land, well watered and improved. 

 He is a respected citizen of his town, and well worthy a place in 

 the history of his native county. 



