Robert Caraway Jones
Robert Caraway Jones was born on Blue Creek, December 1, 1858. His father was Oliver Jones; his mother, Elizabeth Caraway. Our subject was the second child. He has a sister, Annaleva, wife of John Calvin, and a brother, Albert. He attended the District school in his vicinity and lived on his farm until he was twenty-four years of age. He engaged in the merchandise business in 1882 at Blue Creek and remained in that until 1885. He then went to Meade County, Kansas. He remained there a year. He then went to Colorado. He married Miss Isa McCall, daughter of Henry McCall. Coming from Colorado, he went to Blue Creek and engaged in farming. In 1898, he moved to McGaw and engaged in the merchandising business for a few months. He then returned to Blue Creek and went to farming. In politics, he is a Democrat. He is a Mason and a member of the West Union Lodge.
From "History of Adams County, Ohio from its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time" - by Nelson W. Evans and Emmons B. Stivers - West Union, Ohio - Published by E. B. Stivers - 1900