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Author: History of Will County, Illinois; Chicago: Wm LeBaron Jr & Co, 186 Dearborn Street, 1878.

Elnathan W. JONES, farmer; P. O. Wilmington; the subject of this sketch is one of the 
prominent farmers of Wesley Twp.; was born in Ontario Co., N. Y., May 11, 1808, and is 
the son of Seth and Betsey (SIMMONS) JONES; mother was born in Rhode Island; father was 
a native of Massachusetts, having moved to New York at an early day; here Mr. JONES 
remained on his father's farm until he was 25 years of age. He was married Jan. 28, 
1834, to Laura M. BRIGGS; born in 1814, wife of Nathaniel BRIGGS, who was a soldier of 
war of 1812; he then moved on a farm, and in 1848, he returned to his father's farm; 
here his father died Oct. 8, 1848, at 78 years of age, leaving wife and eleven children; 
nine children still living. In 1849, he came West to Illinois, and purchased 131 acres 
of land of John WILIAMS of the present farm; he then in 1851, moved his wife and five 
children west to the present farm; here he has been engaged in farming ever since; 
the street he lives on is known as Virginia street, on the account at one time of a 
great many Virginians living on this street; Mr. JONES lost his wife, who died Sept. 
8, 1870.