James Simkins JONES

                   James Simkins Jones was blessed 3 May 1877 by Jens Jilson. After his Baptism, he was Confirmed on 3 May 1885, by his Grandfather, John Pidding Jones.
Ordinations; Deacon- 20 Mar 1889 by Bishop William Cory
               Teacher-
               Priest-
               Elder- 11 Feb 1900 by John Chaffin
               Seventy- 10 Jul 1900 by Elder Jonathan G. Kimball
               High Priest-10 Dec 1911 and set-apart as Bishop of the New                        Tabiona Ward, Duchesne Stake, Tabiona, Duchesne Count, Utah.                  by Apostle Orson F. Whitney.

James Simkins Jones served as a Bishop in Tabiona, Utah. He put up the first $100.00 to purchase forty acres of ground that belonged to a dead Indian, which was then made into a townsite and given the name, chosen by Apostle Whitney, of Tabiona. He latter moved to St. George, Utah when his Father, John Lee Jones asked him to move to St. George, Utah to build a house where all the family (Jones) could come to stay, while attending the Temple. This he did. He spent much of the rest of his life doing Temple and research work. He prepared about 5,070 Chapman; 5,000 Jones; 1,500 Kirkbride; 2,000 Lee; 500 Peel; and 1,500 Simkins Temple Sheets for temple work, besides doing Baptisms, Sealings, Endowments and acting as witness, thousands of times in the St. George Temple. This gives one just a brief idea of the immensity of his unselfish accomlisments.


James Simkins Jones served as a Bishop in Tabiona and latter moved to St. George, Utah when his Father, John Lee Jones asked him to move to St. George, Utah to build a house where all the family (Jones) could come to stay while attending the Temple. This he did. He spent the rest of his life doing Temple and research work.

From Ancestral File (TM), data as of 2 January 1996.