PHINEAS JONES

Jones, Phineas (1819-1884), a Representative from New Jersey; born in Spencer, Worcester County, Mass., April 18, 1819; attended the common schools; moved to Elizabeth (then called Elizabethtown), N.J., in 1855; member of the city council of Elizabeth 1856-1860; moved to Newark in 1860; engaged in manufacturing and mercantile pursuits; vice president of the New Jersey State Agricultural Society; member of the State house of assembly in 1873 and 1874; elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1881-March 3, 1883); declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1882; retired from active life and died in Newark, N.J., April 19, 1884; interment in Evergreen Cemetery, Elizabeth, N.J.
Parents: Phineas Jones, Hannah Phillips

Spouse 1: Harriet L Whittemore
Born: abt 1821
Died: bef 1844
Marriage: abt 1839
Children Sex Birth
Son Jones M abt 1841

Spouse 2: Emeline B Lamb
Born: 12 Feb 1824 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts
Marriage: 5 Jun 1844 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts
Children Sex Birth
Maria Emeline Jones F 28 Mar 1845 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts
Henry Phinehas Jones M 30 Nov 1846 in Spencer, Worcester, Massachusetts

Spouse 3: Laura Hamlett
Born: abt 1840 New Hampshire
Marriage: aft 1859
Children:
Lulu Jones b. abt 1872 New Jersey
Gertrude Jones b. abt 1874 New Jersey
Phineas Jones b. abt 1876 New Jersey
May Jones b. abt 1880 New Jersey

Sources:
U.S. Federal Census
Family Collections LDS
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell