John Percival Jones (1829 - 1912)

Born 27 Jan 1829 in Herefordshire, England

Husband of Hannah Cornelia (Conger) Jones — married 1861 in California, United States

Husband of Georgina Frances (Sullivan) Jones — married 1875 in Nevada, United States

Died 27 Nov 1912 at age 83 in Los Angeles, California, United States

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Preceded by James W. Nye

John P. Jones US Senator (Class 3) from Nevada 1873—1903

Succeeded by Francis G. Newlands

Biography

John Jones is Notable.

John Percival Jones was born on January 27, 1829 in Herefordshire, England. He was of 13 children born to Thomas Jones and Mary Ann Pugh. John and his family immigrated to the United States in 1831 and went to Cleveland, Ohio.^[1]

John went to California in 1849 to participate in the California Gold Rush, and settled in Trinity County. While in California, he also served as the county sheriff and was a member of the California state senate.^[1]

John moved to Gold Hill, Nevada in 1868. There he served as the superintendent of the Crown Point Silver Mine. In 1873, he was elected to the United States Senate representing Nevada.^[1][2][3]

One of the United States Senators from Nevada, whose home was in California for many years, was Senator John Percival Jones. He arrived at San Francisco by way of Cape Horn in 1850. On the bark Eureka he was made the entire trip from his home in Cleveland, Ohio, to California, through the Great Lakes, the Welland Canal, down the St. Lawrence River, across the Atlantic, around Cape Horn and up the Pacific Coast to San Francisco Bay. He served in the California State Legislature from 1863 to 1867. He was elected United States Senator from Nevada in 1873 and was re-elected in 1879. He was born in England; he was twice married. Mrs. Frederick Mac Monies, wife of the sculptor, and Mrs. Robert Farquhar are his daughters. He died November 27, 1912, and his ashes were placed in the costly vault of Colfax marble which he had erected in Lone Mountain Cemetery some fifty years before his death. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_P._Jones
2. ↑ United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM7-Y65 : 17 October 2014), J P Jones, Nevada, United States; citing p. 16, family 5, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,334.
3. ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000237
4. ↑ http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~npmelton/genealogy/lonesen.htm

• Find A Grave

• California Death Index, 1905-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK91-RCNY : 5 June 2015), John P Jones, 27 Nov 1912; citing 32578, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.

• United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDC8-5XJ : 24 December 2015), J P Jones, Gold Hill, Storey, Nevada, United States; citing enumeration district ED 44, sheet 167C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0759; FHL microfilm 1,254,759.