Biographical Sketch of Charles C. Jones, Franklin County, Missouri

>From "History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and 
Gasconade Counties", Biographical Appendix, Goodspeed Publishing 
Company, 1888.

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Charles C. Jones was born in Bedford County, Va., August 23, 1822,
and is the son of Richard and Lucinda Jones, who were natives of
Bedford County, Va.  They immigrated to St. Charles County, Mo., in
1831, and six months later the father died, leaving his widow and
nine children in a new country.  His father, Richard, was a soldier
in the War of 1812, and a farmer by occupation.  After the death of
his father, his mother moved to Franklin County, Mo., and located
near Boles Station, in 1832, where she (his mother) resided until
his death, which occurred on the 27th of December, 1874.  Our sub-
ject was the fourth of nine children.  He received his education at
home, as schoolhouses at that date were scarce and far between; if
found at all they were built of logs, with the bark left on.  At 
the age of sixteen, Charles was bound out to F. P. Chiles (who then
lived at Union, Mo.) where he remained until he had attained his 
majority.  He learned the carpenter's trade while working for Mr.
Chiles, and afterward formed a partnership with him; but this part-
nership only existed a few years, Mr. Chiles moving to St. Louis,
Mo.  In 1843, Mr. Jones married Miss Lucy M. Perkins, a native of
Louisa County, Va., born in 1825, and the daughter of D. A. Perkins,
who came to Missouri in 1832.  To this union were born twelve child-
ren, eleven now living: David R., Hezekiah S., Willis B., Charles B.,
Mary E., Joseph F., Virginia, Maria, James H., Howard and Lucy.  The
mother of these children departed this life on February 12, 1879.
On May 13, 1880, Mr. C. C. Jones married Amelia Airey, a native of
Alleghany County, Md., born November 27, 1835, and the daughter of
Archibald Thistle.  She was the widow of James Airey.  Mr. Jones is
a Democrat in politics, and a member of the Methodist Episcopal 
Church South.  He belongs to Hope Lodge, No. 251, A. F. & A. M., of
Washington, Mo.  Mrs. Jones is a member of the Christian Church of
Boles Township, Franklin County, Mo.

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