JOHN HERBERT JONES, Huntington, Indiana.
John Herbert Jones was born on September 27, 1866, in Wales, England, where his father was a farmer and minister of the Episcopal Church. Mr. Jones attended school until he was 15 years of age, receiving both a common and high school education. He worked on his father's farm until 1884, when he gratified his desire to travel by coming to Canada. He secured a position as fireman on the Canadian & Pacific and for four months ran between Ignace and Rat Portage. He resigned and came to Illinois, securing a position in the car accountant's office of the Chicago & Atlantic Railroad at Chicago. He held this position four years, when he resigned to accept a place as fireman under Master Mechanic Lawes. His work in this capacity was of the highest order, and in 1898 he received a much merited promotion to engineer, since which time he has been running extra on freight between Chicago and Galion. He is one of the best of the number who were recently promoted, and as he is a conservative, efficient engineer, it is safe to say that time will stamp him as one of the best runners on his division.

He was married October 22, 1891, to Miss Barbara Kuhn, daughter of George Kuhn, a prosperous farmer of Mercer County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are among Huntington's most respected citizens and are highly esteemed by all who know them. Mr. Jones is a member of William Hugo Lodge No. 166, B. of L. F., and was chaplain of the lodge for one term.


Excerpted from: "American Locomotive Engineers, Erie Railway Edition," H.R. Romans Editor; Crawford-Adsit Company Publishers, Chicago, IL 1899.