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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN JONES, son of John Mann and Cordelia Jones, is a native of Gwynedd township, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, where he was born July 27, 1832. His parents resided at the time on a farm near North Wales. He attended the schools of the district until he had reached his fifteenth year, besides performing such work on the farm as there was sure to be on hand at all seasons of the year. He remained at home after leaving school to assist on the farm until his marriage, October 29, 1855, to Margaret, born November 11, 1835, daughter of Wilson and Mary (Dance) White, of Gwynedd township, near Lansdale, farmers. The couple have had the following children: John, born July 25, 1857, attended the schools of North Wales, and was employed on the home farm until he learned the trade of wheelwright and machinist, and married, November 25, 1880, Kate Hartzell, and resides in the city of Philadelphia; Emma Cordelia, born February 4, 1859, married March 6, 1874, Samuel Yerger, of Kulpsville, in Towamencin township, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, and lives at that place; Levering Heist, born May 19, 1862, married, February 15, 1888, Mary Louise Lukens, and resides at North Wales; he is a printer; May Celia, born May 21, 1865, married, June 30, 1888, Benjamin Franklin Schlichter, son of Charles and Maria (Kerr) Schlichter, of Franconia township, Montgomery county, Pennsylvania, and resides at North Wales; Howard, born May 18, 1868, married; Isabella Sarah, born August 13, 1870, married September 12, 1894, and resides in Philadelphia.

Benjamin F. Jones and his family are members of the Baptist church at North Wales, in which they have always taken an active interest. He is a member of the Prohibition party and supports its ticket at the polls. He is deeply interested in local affairs, although he does not manifest it so much as when he was younger. He was always seconded by his wife, who, although an invalid for many years, never allowed her interest in neighborhood matters to flag.

John Mann Jones (father) was the son of Hugh and Mary Jones. He was born June 4, 1805, in Bucks county, Pennsylvania. He obtained such education as was then within reach in rural neighborhoods, and followed the occupation of farming all his life. He married, March 22, 1831, Cordelia, born August 6, 1810, daughter of Edward and Rebecca Jones, farmers, of Upper Gwynedd township, his children being: Benjamin F., subject of this sketch; Edward A., born January 3, 1834; George W., born July 25, 1835, resides in Upper Gwynedd township, near North Wales, and is unmarried; Arabella, born June 10, 1837, married Francis Myers, and resides in the city of Philadelphia; Emma Rebecca, born November 23, 1839, is unmarried, and resides with her brother, George W., near North Wales.