Biography of Harrison Jones, page 575.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana. 
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

Harrison Jones, is a native of Kentucky, born in Maysville, June 10, 1812, 
the second of three children of William and Lucy (Thompson) Jones, natives 
of Kentucky, of Welsh descent.  When he was three years of age his parents 
moved to Greene County, Ohio, and three years later to Lower Sandusky, now 
Fremont; thence, when he was nine years old to Canada, but a few months 
later returned to Ohio and located in Miami County.  While living in the 
latter county his father went to New Orleans and died there of yellow fever.  
When he was seventeen years of age his mother moved to Indiana with his older 
brother, and he remained in Miami County till attaining his majority.  About 
1839 he moved to Carroll County, Ind., but returned to Ohio a year later and 
remained till 1845, when he came to Allen County, and rented a farm about 
eight years.  In the meantime he bought 150 acres of land in Fairfield 
Township, DeKalb County, to which he has since added till he now has 200 
acres, all under a high state of cultivation.  Mr. Jones was married June 
13, 1833, to Elizabeth Burkett, a native of Ohio, daughter of Christian 
Burkett.  They had two children---Joseph and Lucy, and to Mr. Jones by his 
second marriage was born one daughter---Silvia.  Mrs. Jones is a member of 
the German Methodist church.  In politics Mr. Jones is a Republican.

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Auburn, Indiana
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