Mary Sophia (McPherson) Jones (1863 - 1933)

Born 23 Oct 1863 in Washington, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Francis Sigal Jones — married 30 Oct 1889 in Polo, Ogle, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 19 Feb 1933 at age 69 in Dixon, Lee, Illinois, United States

Biography

Dixon Evening Telegraph (Dixon, Illinois) - Monday, Feb 20, 1933, Pg 1

Sophia McPherson Jones

Death Came To Mrs. S. Jones Sunday Morning

Well Known Dixonite Passed Way At An Early Hour

Mrs. Sophia Jones, wife of Siggle Jones, a resident of Dixon for nearly twenty -five years, passed away at her home yesterday morning at 4:00 o'clock after an illness of over eleven weeks. On Dec. 2nd, Mrs. Jones suffered a stroke while at her next door neighbors. She partially recovered from it but suffered another soon after and was confined until the end came.

Mary Sophia McPherson was born at Baltimore, Maryland, October 23, 1863. She was one of four children born to Joseph Henry and Mary Stone McPherson. At the age od six months, she was brought by her parents to Polo where she grew to young womanhood. On October 3, 1889, she was united in marriage to Siggle Jones of Polo. For about twenty years they resided in Palmyra township, coming to Dixon, where they have since resided twenty four years ago.

Six children were born, two of whom are deceased, Dewey, who died in 1925 and Clara who died in her eleventh year. The surviving children are: Mrs. Ethel Seloover, of Amboy; Mrs. Jessie Musser, of Sterling; Mrs. Pearl Reynolds, of Beloit, Wis.; Roy M. Jones of San Francisco, Cal. Eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren survive. Her two sisters preceded her in death, but her brother, James McPherson survives and lives near Grand Detour.

Funeral services will be be held at the First Christian Church, Tuesday afternoon at 2;30 with Rev. James A. Barnett the pastor, in charge. Interment will be at Oakwood Cemetery.

Burial

Burial:

Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Dixon, Lee County, IL

Sources

• www.newspapers.com

Clan McPherson website: http://www.clan-macpherson.org/genealogy/index.html GED of Robert McPherson 1689

Acknowledgments

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