HORATIO JONES is a prosperous farmer, living on section 5, in Kent Township. His parents were Evans and Polly (Goddard) Jones. His father was born in England, and his mother was a native of New Hampshire, having come from Puritan stock. They first settled in Vermont. The father met his death by being thrown out of an omnibus, in Dayton, Ohio. The mother came to Stephenson County with her son Horatio, and is now living here at the advanced age of ninety-five years. They had two children, Horatio and Mary A., the latter of whom is now the wife of Amasa Curtis, of Freeport, Ill. Polly Goddard, the mother of our subject, was first married to Horace Taylor, by whom she had five children. Their names are, Giles, Eliza, Hulda, George and Nathaniel. Of these, George and Eliza are deceased; Giles resides in Kent Township; Hulda is the widow of Seth Dudley, and resides in Wisconsin; Nathaniel resides in Kendall, N. Y.

Our subject was born in Franklin County, Vt., Aug. 17, 1822, where he lived until the spring of 1848, receiving a common-school education, and being reared on a farm. He then came to Stephenson County with his wife and two children, and settled in Kent Township, where he has since been a resident. He has erected good and substantial buildings, and has a very pleasant home, surrounded by fine trees which he set out himself. A picture of the home and its tasteful surroundings is shown on another page. Mr. Jones is the owner of 117 acres, twelve of which are in timber and the balance highly improved. He was married, in Fairfax, Franklin Co., Vt., Dec. 19, 1843, to Miss Harriet R. Frisbee, daughter of Ezra and Thirza (Ruggles) Frisbee, both natives of New England, of Irish and Welsh extraction. The wife’s parents settled in Vermont, and lived there until their death. They had a family of nine children, five boys and four girls, as follows: Mary, deceased; Harriet R., Benjamin F., Van Ness, Susan, Dennison, Emerson, Adna and Maria; Harriet R. was born in Vermont, Sept. 14, 1815.

Mr. and Mrs. Jones are the parents of four children – Alfred D., Eugene C., Alice J. and Cora C. Alfred D. married Miss Amanda Garman, and resides in Kent Township; Eugene C. died when three and a half years old; Alice J. is the wife of Walter Wasson, and resides in Lena; Cora resides at home. Mr. Jones has held some of the minor offices of the township, and is looked upon with much respect in the community where he lives. Mrs. Jones holds fellowship with the Baptist Church. Mr. Jones, politically, affiliates with the Republican party.

Contributed by Carole Parrish - Portrait and Biographical Album of Stephenson County, Ill. 1888