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Isaac W. Jones, one of the pioneers of Wilson Township, is a native of East Tennessee, born in Coffee County, August 10, 1810. His father, Thomas Jones, was a native of North Carolina, was reared in Virginia, married Martha Stephens, a native of South Carolina, and served in the War of 1812. He was also an exhorter in the Methodist Episcopal Church. Both himself and wife died in Tennessee. Isaac W. grew to manhood in East Tennessee, learning the old way of making iron, and worked at this business until he came to Missouri. Besides working at his trade, he owned a farm, which he sold prior to his removal to Missouri, in 1854, when he located on the land upon which he now resides. He entered his land at 75 cents an acre, entering 160 acres at first, and about eighty afterward. He also entered some land in Knox and Macon Counties, but sold that off; about 100 acres were prairie land, and some of it timber. The neighbors at that time were few, and lived at quite a distance, his nearest one being about three-quarters of a mile distant. They were always ready to lend a helping hand, and would willingly come ten miles to perform a neighborly act. There were plenty of deer, the woods were filled with turkeys, and wild honey was abundant. Mr. Jones was married in Kentucky, in July, 1833, to Miss Sallie, daughter of Maj. James C. McGee, of Wayne County, Ky., who served in the War of 1812 seven years. Mrs. Jones was a native of Tennessee, where she was reared. They raised nine children to maturity: Martha J. (wife of G. B. Moody, of Macon County), C. H. (in Oregon), Elizabeth (wife of James Newton, Adair County), Mary Ann (deceased wife of John O. Tabor), Emma (deceased), Nancy (deceased wife of Dr. Tompkins), James C. (of Montana), Sarah Jones, Thomas Jones (in Adair County). Mr. and Mrs. Jones belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church South.