History of northern Wisconsin: containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources, an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories, biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers, views of county seats, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Co., 1881. p.1175

Thomas Jones, ice business, corner Doty and Pine avenue. Mr. Jones was
born and reared in Cardiganshire, Wales, where he learned the trade of
millwright; in 1845, he came to Canada and stopped in Hamilton for five
years, where he followed the vocation of builder, after which he went to
Ohio, and stopped in Fremont for about five years, where he continued his
adopted business; he then came to Wisconsin and settled here, where he took
up millwright again, and has followed it until 1874, when he engaged in his
present business, which he has successfully conducted since; in the
meantime, he built several yachts- the Minie Groves, Albatros and Mermaid
being the most prominent; in 1844, he was married to Miss Elizabeth Thomas,
in Wales, who was born and reared there. They have a family of two sons
grown to man's estate, they are Arthur Thomas and James Henry, the oldest
is in company with the father and the youngest is head miller in Clements &
Stevens' extensive mill here. Mr. and Mrs. Jones was born in the year
1817.