George (an attorney at law, of Columbus, Ohio, married Eva Lattimer). 84

1880 Census 26 years old in Columbus, Ohio. Is living with his wife Eva (26), daughter Grace (1), mother-in-law Sarah Latimer (48) and her son Geo. W Latimer (22)

1175 E. Broad St. Columbus Ohio90

GEORGE D. JONES.

George D. Jones, who is widely known by reason of efficient public service in Columbus, as well as through his prominent connection with the bar of the city, was born near London, Madison county, Ohio, in 1856. His parents were John C. and Sarah A. Jones, the former born in Tennessee in 1817 and the latter in Richmond, Virginia, in 1820. The paternal grandfather of our subject came to America from England in the latter part of the eighteenth century. Prior to the Civil war both Mr. and Mrs. John C. Jones were ardent advocates of the abolition of slaverv and aided in carrying on the operations of the underground railroad. The father was a well educated man for his time, was a ready and fluent talker and forcible in the argument of vital public questions. His political allegiance was originally given to the whig party and when the republican party was formed to pre-vent the further extension of slavery he joined its ranks and continued to support it until his demise in 1893. His wife, who passed away in 1887, was a. woman of great benevolence and beloved by all who knew her. She was regarded as a most interesting and entertaining conversationalist and possessed moreover a deep love of literature, especially of poetry and history.
The youthful experience of George D. Jones were not of an unusual character. He seems to have manifested a studious turn of mind and took little interest in the sports of his day. Throughout his entire life he has manifested the taste of the scholar and his reading and research have carried him far into the realms of knowledge. When but seventeen years of age he began teaching in the country schools and followed that profession for three or four years. He had himself previously attended the common schools and also au academy of the district but did not graduate from a collegiate institution. His education, however, has been very much more thorough and comprehensive than that of many a. collage bred man because of his love of literature and his wide reading. In early youth he made a. study of the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Theodore Parker and W. E. Channing and became a supporter of Unitarian doctrines. He has also long been a ,student of the subject of evolution, is fond of scientific propositions and believes that scientific principles underlie all things.
Tiring of teaching in the country schools and working in the fields through the summer months, Mr. Jones took up the study of law, mastered, many of the principles of jurisprudence. was admitted to the bar and has since been very successful in his profession. His practice has been of an important character, connecting him with much litigation that has figured prominently in the court records of the city. His mind is naturally analytical and inductive and his reasoning is therefore sound, while his deductions follow in logical sequence. His professional labors have brought him gratifying success and he now owns some real-estate. He has great faith in agricultural pursuits as a method of securing an honest subsistence and for the promotion of morality and high civic ideals. He takes Jefferson as his ideal its regards all political and social organizations: common opportunities for all: special privileges for none. He was born and bred a republican but left that party on account of the tariff and financial policies of its leaders During the period of his residence in Columbus he has filled a number of important political offices, serving as city solicitor, president of the council and member of the board of public service, discharging the duties of each with marked fidelity.
In 1877 Mr. Jones was married to Miss Eva J. Lattimer, who died in 1899. In 1901 he wedded Mrs. Deborah H. McDonald nee Holloway. Two children of the first marriage survive, Margaret Fuller and Grace Lattimer Jones. while a son, Emerson Jones, died in 1885. Mr. Jones is modest and unpretentious as well as energetic and enterprising and stands high in public estimation as a useful citizen. He has never felt inclined to enter mercantile pursuits and has always abhorred stock speculation and its cognate methods. He is exceedingly independent in religious as well as in other lines of thought. preferring to form his opinions from his own study and investigation. Withal he confesses a liking for theological investigation and though not a member of any church, he attends the Presbyterian service with his family. He belongs to the Woodmen of the World and has appreciation for the social amenities of life. He is well known as a clear and entertaining writer and a forcible and instructive speaker.