Ira Jones, early settler of the town of Union, died.

The evidence

• “J. BOYD JONES, editor, Evansville ; born in Union Township, Wis., Dec, 21,1843; his father, Ira Jones, was a native of Champaign Co., Ohio; born Jan, 3, 1810; emigrated to Wisconsin in 1840, and located in the townslifp of Union, where he engaged in improvin;,; land for farming purposes, until his death, which occurred Dec. 19, 1846, J. Boyd, from the age of 16 years, engaged in teaching school, until 1863, when he enlisted as musician in the First Brigade, Third Division, Twentieth Army Corps; served until June, 1865 ; mustered out and returned to Evansville, where he remained, scho ilteaohing, until April, 1879, when he assumed the management and editorship of the Evansville Review, He married, in Michigan, May 11, 1873, Miss Ella Roberts, a native of Vermont; has one child, born Sept. 13, 1876.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/30-bios-union.md, PDF p. 861 / book p. 865

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

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