William F. Jones papers
Collection
Identifier: L086
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal and business papers and correspondence of William F. Jones ranging from 1827 to 1890. The correspondence regards Jones’s land and business interest in Blackford and Delaware County and his work on the Fort Wayne and Southern Railroad. There is also information regarding state and national politics, receipts, and a girl’s diary.
Correspondents include Jones’s family in Ohio, his daughter and son-in-law, Thomas Dowling, William H. English, Andrew J. Harlan, Austin W. Morris, William Rockhill, Oliver H. Smith, and Samuel Taggart.
Correspondents include Jones’s family in Ohio, his daughter and son-in-law, Thomas Dowling, William H. English, Andrew J. Harlan, Austin W. Morris, William Rockhill, Oliver H. Smith, and Samuel Taggart.
Dates
- 1827-1890
Creator
- Jones, William F., 1813-1890 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
William F. Jones was born March 20, 1813 in Dutchess County, New York He married Sarah A. Steele in 1835 and they had eight children. He moved to Indiana in 1842 and settled in Delaware County in 1852. Jones worked as a carpenter’s apprentice, sailor, farmer, merchant, contractor and was director of the Fort Wayne and Southern Railroad where he aided in the establishment of the Lafayette, Muncie and Bloomington Railroad.
Jones served in the Indiana House of Representatives during 1846-1847. He was also the Hartford City, Blackford County school commissioner and the Delaware County school trustee (1854-1864). Jones was the secretary of the Muncie town board in 1855, a Muncie city council member in 1873, and mayor of Muncie (1877-1879). He was a member of the Delaware County Agricultural Society, Washingtonian (temperance) Society, and directory of the Muncie city library. William F. Jones died October 27, 1890 in Muncie, Indiana.
Source:
Rebecca A. Shepherd et al., eds. A Biographical Directory of the Indiana General Assembly, vol. 1. Indianapolis: Select Committee on the Centennial History of the Indiana.
Jones served in the Indiana House of Representatives during 1846-1847. He was also the Hartford City, Blackford County school commissioner and the Delaware County school trustee (1854-1864). Jones was the secretary of the Muncie town board in 1855, a Muncie city council member in 1873, and mayor of Muncie (1877-1879). He was a member of the Delaware County Agricultural Society, Washingtonian (temperance) Society, and directory of the Muncie city library. William F. Jones died October 27, 1890 in Muncie, Indiana.
Source:
Rebecca A. Shepherd et al., eds. A Biographical Directory of the Indiana General Assembly, vol. 1. Indianapolis: Select Committee on the Centennial History of the Indiana.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically by format.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Wierbach during 1942.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing and finding aid completed by Barbara Hilderbrand during March 2007. Finding aid revised by Brittany Kropf on 2015/11/06.
- Correspondence
- Delaware County (Ind.)
- Diaries
- Dowling, Thomas, 1806-1876
- Education
- English, William Hayden (1822-1896)
- Fort Wayne and Southern Railroad
- Harlan, Andrew Jackson, 1815-1907
- Indiana -- Politics and government
- Morris, Austin W.
- Muncie (Ind.)
- Politicians
- Politicians -- Indiana
- Politics and government
- Railroads
- Rockhill, William
- Smith, Oliver H. (Oliver Hampton), 1794-1859
- Taggart, Samuel, 1754-1825
Creator
- Jones, William F., 1813-1890 (Person)
- Title
- William F. Jones papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
