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A. W. Jones, of the firm
of Jones and Hale Grocery Company, has
been a resident of Moberly
for 37 years and since 1919 has been in the
grocery business with
Mrs. Nellie B. Hale, his sister-in-law.
A. W. Jones was born in
Howard County, Mo., Jan. 2, 1868 and was
the only child born to Dr.
George W. and Nancy (Lynch) Jones. Dr.
George W. Jones, the
father, was a native of Salem County, N. J., and his
wife was born in Macon
County, Mo. Doctor Jones came to Missouri in
1866, and settled near
Bunker Hill, Howard County, where he lived until
1874, when he removed to
Saline County, Mo. Seven years later he went
to Cunningham, Chariton
County and in 1883 the family settled in
Moberly.
A. W. Jones was
educated in the public schools of this state and in
early life worked at his
trade as coach painter for the Wabash Railroad
Company for 13 years. He
lost his eyesight in 1905 and shortly after-
wards engaged in the
grocery business. Notwithstanding the great
handicap under which Mr.
Jones labored he has been unusually successful
in business and the firm is
one of the prosperous and well conducted
retail establishments of this
city. The store is located' at 1120 Myra
street. Mr. Jones is
assisted in the store by his wife and sister-in-law
and Mrs. Hale and hey
handle a large volume of business. The store
building is 20x75 feet and
a barn 22 x 32 in the rear is utilized as a storage
warehouse and the Jones
residence is located next to the store. The
Jones residence is one of
the comfortable and well arranged homes of
the city. It is equipped
with all modern improvements and was built in
1915.
A. W. Jones was married
Nov. 23, 1897, to Miss Rosa M. Neth of
Moberly. She is a daughter
of John and Mary (Gingrich) Neth, the
former a native of
Germany who came to America when he was 13 years
of age and the latter a
native of Pennsylvania. They were married in
Hannibal, Mo., Nov. 28,
1869, and came to Moberly in 1871 and now
reside in this city. John
Neth was one of the first cigar manufacturers
in Moberly. He engaged in
manufacturing cigars here March 7, 1871
and during his active
career did an extensive business. He made the
famous "Moss Agate"
cigar.
Joseph M. Gingrich,
grandfather of Mrs. Jones, was also a pioneer
settler of this city. He
came here April 8, 1868 and was foreman of the
first railroad repair shop
here. The shop was located on the present site
of the Young Mens
Christian Association building. He bought the first
musical instrument in
Moberly. It was a melodeon and is now in the
possession of his
daughter, Mrs. John Neth. Mr. Gingrich died June
15, 1916.
Mrs. Rosa M. (Neth)
Jones is one of the following children born to
her parents: Rosa M., wife
of A. W. Jones, of this review; Mrs. C. A.
Woodington. Moberly;
Mrs, W. P. Vandergrift, Moberly, Mo.; Mrs, G. G.
Levick; Mrs, H. B. Hale;
Mrs. Charles Kelly; John Neth; Mrs. James
Sincoe and Mrs. Paul
Hackett, all of whom reside in Moberly. To Mr. and
Mrs. Jones have been
born two children: Alline N. and Rosanna.
Leslie G. Burklund, a
leading jeweler of Moberly who is proprietor
of one of Moberly's best
jewelry stores located at 314 West Reed street
has been engaged in
business at this location since May 4, 1916. Mr.
Burklund was born at
Osage City, Kan., April 27, 1887 and is the son of
Gus Burklund and
Elizabeth (Robbins) Burklund, both of whom are now
deceased. The father was
a pioneer of Rock Island, Ill., and was a jeweler
by trade. He died at Osage
City, Kan., in 1903. His wife who was a
native of Jacksonville, Ill.,
died at Osage City, Kan., in 1893 and their
remains are buried at
Moline, Ill. They were the parents of two children:
Leslie G., whose name
introduces this review and Almeda Burkiund who
resides at Boise, Idaho.
Leslie G. Burkiund
received his education in the public schools of
Osage City, Kan., and in
1903 began an apprenticeship aI the jewelers
and watchmakers trade at
Moline Ill., and afterwards worked at his
trade in Chicago and
Kansas City, Mo., and in 1916 engaged in business
in Moberly. and since
coming here has met with satisfactory success and
built up a large trade. He
carries a very complete line of high grade
watches and jewelry and
kindred articles usually found in a first class
jewelry store. He also
handles Edison phonographs and records and
has built up an extensive
trade in that line.
Mr. Burklund was married
Jan. 6, 1909 to Miss Helen Walsh of Kan-
sas City, Mo., a daughter
of William Walsh who now resides in that city.
Mrs. Burklund's mother is
deceased. To Mr. and Mrs. Burklund have
been born one child,
Betty.
Mr. Burklund is a member
of the Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks
and since coming to
Moberly he has acquired an extensive ac-
quaintance and ranks as
one of the substantial and reliable business
men of this city.
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