HISTORY OF KENTUCKY AND KENTUCKIANS, E. Polk Johnson, three volumes, Lewis
Publishing Co., New York & Chicago, 1912. Common version, 
Vol. III, pp. 1247-48.   [Bourbon County]

ALLEN G. JONES--A highly esteemed and essentially representative farmer
and stock-grower of Bourbon county is Allen G. Jones, who owns and resides
upon the farm, which was the place of his nativity and which is one of the
valuable places of this section of the country.  Mr. Jones has made a
specialty of the breeding of fine horses and in this connection his farm
has gained a wide reputation.
     Allen G. Jones was born on his present homestead, on the 21st of
April, 1865, and is a son of Josiah A. and Leoma (Talbott) Jones, both of
whom were likewise natives of Bourbon county, where the former was born on
the 16th of March, 1826, and the latter on the 7th of August, 1830.  In
this county their marriage was solemnized on the 15th of April, 1847, and
soon afterward they located on the present homestead of their son Allen G.,
two miles northwest of North Middletown, on the Paris and North Middletown
turnpike.  Here Josiah A. Jones continued to be actively engaged in
agricultural pursuits and stock-growing until his death, which occurred
on the 6th of December, 1889, and his widow, now venerable in years,
remains with her son on the old homestead.  Josiah A. and Leoma (Talbott)
Jones became the parents of four children: Susan A., who was born January
27, 1848, is the widow of A. K. Young and resides at Paris, Kentucky;
William M., who was born November 24, 1854, is individually mentioned
elsewhere in this volume; Mary L., who was born August 31, 1850, became
the wife of John G. Redmon and died on the 15th of April, 1895; and Allen
G., the subject of this review, is the youngest of the children.
     Allen G. Jones was reared to the discipline of the home farm and he
has never found it expedient to direct his energies along other lines of
enterprise than that to which he thus became accustomed when a youth. He
was afforded the advantages of the Kentucky Classical & Business College,
at North Middletown, and he has been continuously identified with the work
and management of the farm on which he was born.  At the present time he
is the owner of a valuable landed estate of four hundred and sixteen acres
and he is known as one of the substantial and progressive men of his
native county, where he is engaged in diversified agriculture and the
raising of live stock of excellent grade.  He is one of the representative
breeders of registered saddle horses in America and many of the horses
from his farm have achieved high reputation, including Montgomery Chief,
which he sold for five thousand dollars in 1902, this constituting a
record-breaking price for a saddle stallion at that time.  He also owns
Bourbon King, a celebrated stallion, as well as Marvel King and Brilliant
King.  His brother, William M., is associated with him in the ownership
of the three stallions last mentioned and he is considered one of the most
successful breeders of fine saddle horses in the United States.  Mr. Jones
is liberal and loyal in his civic attitude, takes a lively interest in
all that touches the welfare of the community and his political allegiance
is given to the Democratic party, though he has had no desire for public
office.  His beautiful home is the center of generous hospitality and Mrs.
Jones is a most gracious chatelaine of the same.  She holds membership
in the Christian church.
     On the 18th of November, 1891, Mr. Jones was united in marriage to
Miss Effie S. Evans, who was born in Clark county, this state, on the 27th
of October, 1868, and who is a daughter of Thomas J. and Mary J. (Rice)
Evans.  Mr. and Mrs. Jones have three children: Josiah A., born September
28, 1892; Ina P., born December 14, 1895; and Charlton, born November 20,
1896.

Jones Talbott Young Redmon Evans Rice
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Clark-KY

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