Rollin Bingham JONES

1837 - 1915  (77 years)

• Name	Rollin Bingham JONES
  Birth	31 Oct 1837	Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
  	ae. 13
  Occupation	Merchant. Managed Jones and Murray hardware store. Upon retirement of W.T. Murray, he became silent partner in the firm of P.L. Moe & Co, selling out to Mr. Moe in 1911.  [4]
  Occupation	Superintending Director for the Citizens Cemetery Association, Riverside Cemetery.  [4]
  Religion	He was not a member of any church, but belonged to the Masonic Lodge.
  Residence	1869	Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA
  	Moved to BRF to work for his brothers S.P. and R.C.
  Death	17 May 1915	Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA   [2]
  Burial	20 May 1915	Black River Falls, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA
  	Riverside Cemetery, after service at his home under auspices of the Masonic lodge.
  Notes	"The hardware store now opersated by P.L. Moe & Co. has been in existence since the early '50s, when it was owned by J.V. Wells. The firm of Jones & Murray was formed October 21st, 1875, when they succeeded Mr. Wells, and in turn were succeeded by P.L. Moe & Co. in 1896, when P.L. Moe ought the interest of W.T. Murray, since which time Mr. Moe has been the sole manager, R.B. Jonesfeeling obliged to retire on account of failing health, though retaining a financial interest. This store has always been of a high order and has kept a large and up-to-date stock all the time." "R.B. Jones, the senior member of the firm, was born at Brandon, Vt., in 1837, where he first clerked in a dry goods store, and went into the dry goods business for himself at Rutland, Vt. He moved here in 1869 and went to work for Spaulding, Jones & Br., where he continued until entering the hardware business with Mr. Murray in 1875." "Mr. Jones is a man of high character and is classified among the 'solid men' of the city, and has always been interested in the moral, educational and financial good of the community." The material quoted above was taken from the Semi-Centennial Anniversary Souvenir Edition of the Badger State Banner, Black River Falls, Wisconsin, 13 Sep 1906. Also included in this issue was a photograph of R. B. Jones. [4]
  Person ID	I2444	Ellingboe
  Last Modified	20 Jun 2012

  
  

  Marriage	David Sanderson Justice of Peace; S.W. Jones Town Clerk Bride's residence at time of marriage was Brandon. According to a written record on the Alvin B. Jones family by Town Clerk B. Davenport, the marriage was 15 Sep 1830.
  Family ID	F15	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones

  Gravestone of Rollin B. Jones (1837-1915)

  
  

• Sources

  [S159] Vital Records, Note in Brandon town hall records by B. Davenport (Town Clerk, Brandon, Rutland County, Vermont) on the Alvin B. Jones Family. Recorded 11 Jan 1858. (Reliability: 3). [S149] Obituary, Banner Journal 19 May 1915 (Reliability: 3). [S150] U.S. Federal Census, 1850, Brandon, VT (Reliability: 3). [S149] Obituary, Banner Journal, 19 May 1915 (Reliability: 3).