One of the oldest mills in the county, is the Seeley mill, which stands on Sec. 1, T. 10, R. 13. It lately belonged to Judge A. S. Seeley. It is about 40x50 feet in ground area, and two and a half stories in height. It is equipped with two sets of buhrs, one for flour and one for corn, and is run by water power, furnished by Apple Creek. The dam is 130 feet wide, and has a fall of six feet. The mill is furnished with the picturesque, but clumsy, old fashioned tub wheel. The wheat that J. H. JONES, the miller, can grind up in a day, will average about 60 bushels. All the work is custom. This mill was built by John and James Beeman, about the year 1821. At first they put up a rude saw mill, with which they sawed out the lumber for the grist mill. They were the first to run the mill, and did a good business.

JOHN H. JONES was born in Gallia county, O., July 10, 1838, and is a son of G. W. and Eliza A. Jones, both deceased. They were natives of Virginia. His mother died in Ohio when John was a mere child. His father came with him to Illinois in 1878, locating in Greene county, where he died in the fall of 1883. John H. learned the milling business at his home in Ohio, when a boy. In July, 1862, he enlisted in Co. L, 7th O. Cav., and was assigned to the army of the Cumberland, under the command of Gen. Kilpatrick. He was with him during the Atlanta campaign, and the raid around that city. He was with Sherman's army in all the fighting from Chattanooga, including Resaca, Dalton, Marietta, Altoona, Kenesaw and other battles. After the taking of the city, he went back to go on the Wilson raid, and went all through that, with the command to which he belonged, after which he came back to Nashville, Tenn., where he was mustered out in July, 1865. He then returned to Ohio, and in the fall of that year, came to Hamilton county, Ill., where he resided until coming to Greene county, in 1876, locating under the bluff in Bluffdale Township. He followed farming after coming to Illinois, until he took charge of the Seeley mill, July 15, 1885. He was married in Ohio, Nov. 15, 1860, to Mary Hemphill, a native of Ohio. Their marriage was blessed with a family of 10 children, eight of whom are living - Ella, George, William, Walter, Elizabeth, Joseph, Clara and Maude. Those deceased are Belle and Charles. Mr. Jones is an industrious man, and gives careful attention to the business in which he is engaged.