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Jones, John F., first counselor in the Bishopric of Irwin, Ward, Bingham Stake, Idaho, is the son of David D. Jones and Ann Jones, and was born June 23, 1854, in Glan Avon, South Wales. He became a member of the Church in 1862, being baptised by David Jones. In 1895 he was ordained an Elder and on Dec. 3, 1904, ordained a High Priest by James J. Chandler. Brother Jones is married and has eleven children. He has followed mining most of his life, having been employed in nearly every great mining camp in Utah, Since moving to Idaho he has chiefly been engaged in stock raising. Together with his family he settled in Swan Valley, Idaho, being the first Latter-day Saint family to locate there.
Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4 vols. Salt Lake City 2:52. |
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