History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 542. [Bourbon County] [North Middletown Precinct] JOSIAH A. JONES, farmer, P. O. North Middletown, is a native of Bourbon County, and was born March the 16th, 1826. His grandfather, James Jones, was a native of Virginia, and emigrated at an early day to Kentucky and settled near Clintonville. William S., his second son, was born in 1784 and died in 1844. Was married about the year 1818 to Nancy Ashurst, of Bourbon County, by whom he raised four children, one daughter, Nancy R., who is now the widow of Charles Howerton, and three sons: John W., Benjamin and Josiah A., the latter of whom is the subject of this sketch. He was married April the 15th, 1847, to Leoma Talbott, of Bourbon, who was born August the 7th, 1830. This union was blessed with four children, two sons: Wm. Mason and Allen Gano, and two daughters, Susan A., wife of Alex. K. Young, and Mary L., wife of John G. Redmon. Mr. Jones owns 210 acres of land northwest of North Middletown, Ky. He and wife, also his two daughters, are members of the Christian Church. He is a Democrat in politics. Jones Ashurst Howerton Talbott Young Redmon = VA http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/bourbon/jones.ja.txt