Thomas E. Jones

Thomas E. Jones - son of Benjamin Jones, who died in 1843, and Frances (Evans) Jones, who died January 24, 1871, both natives of Ohio, and early settlers of Clinton county, was born in that county July 17, 1840, and settled in Paulding county in 1854. His wife, Martha A. (Maxwell) Jones, was born in Fayette county, Ohio, May 6, 1845, and was married in the same county September 11, 1866, by Esquire Sears. She is a daughter of Campbell Maxwell and Henrietta (Hale) Maxwell; the latter died January 24, 1873. Campbell Maxwell now resides at Xenia, Ohio. Mr. Jones’ family consists of: John B., born July 5, 1867; William F., September 22, 1868; Henrietta F., May 11, 1871; Daniel B., February 8, 1873; Mary F., January 29, 1875; Margaret E., January 26, 1877; James O., September 11, 1879; Mandy J., August 29, 1881; all reside with their parents. Mr. Jones served in the war of the Rebellion; enlisted at Delaware, Ohio, March, 1863, in the 27th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Company E; participated in the battles of Petersburg, Virginia; South Side Railroad, Virginia; Fort Fisher, North Carolina; Wilmington, North Carolina, and skirmishes too numerous to particularize; was sergeant of his company six months, and was mustered out of service at the close of the war. His regiment was attached to the 9th Division, 10th Army Corps. Mr. Jones had two brothers in the service; both died while in line of duty of pneumonia. Business, farming. Address, Reid’s Paulding county, Ohio.