JOHN C. JONES was born near Lock, Knox County, Ohio, Apr.  9, 1857, and was a son of Basil and Isabel (Evans) Jones.  When he was a year and a-half his mother died, and he went to live with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Evans, of Licking County, Ohio, where he remained until five years of age, when his father having remarried, he went to live with him.
     At the age of seventeen Mr. Jones began teaching school in the winter and attending school in the spring and fall, until June 3, 1881, when he graduated from the normal school at Utica, Ohio.  He continued to teach in Licking County until the fall of 1886, when he took charge of the public schools of Sylvania, Lucas County, this state, where he remained for five years.  Then, becoming tired of teaching, he turned his attention to the study of law, registering with Hon. J. K. Hamilton and the late J. D. Ford at Toledo, Ohio.  Oct. 5, 1892, he passed a successful examination before the Supreme Court of Ohio, and was admitted to the practice of law.  He at once took an office with L. W. Morris, and after the latter was elected Judge of the Court of Common Pleas he became associated with George B. Boone.  He takes quite an active interest in matters of education, and is a member of the County Board of School Examiners.  He belongs to the Knights of the Maccabees, and is the present Commander of Enterprise Tent No. 138, at Sylvania, Ohio.
     Dec. 24, 1885, Mr. Jones was married to Addie M., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Harris, of St. Louisville, Ohio.  Four children have been the result of this union, namely: Waite D., born Oct. 19, 1886; Bernice, born Sept. 20, 1889, and who died Dec. 9, 1891; Bessie, born Oct. 21, 1891; and Lucile, born Dec. 14, 1893.  Mrs. Jones is a lady of good education and social attainments, and is a member of the Congregational Church.
     In politics Mr. Jones is identified with the Republican party.  He and his wife took a four years course of reading and study as members of the Chautauqua Circle, belonging to the Class of ’89.  Mr. Jones’ present address is Sylvania, Ohio.
Source: Portrait & Biographical Record of City of Toledo and Lucas and Wood Counties, Ohio. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1895 ~ Page 397