John Lee JONES
Ancestral File - Version 4.19
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.
NOTE: was adopted.
He married Rachel Simkins 13 Jan 1862 at Cedar City, Iron, Utah . Rachel Simkins was born at Newton Willows, Lincoln, England 3 Nov 1845 daughter of James Simkins and Jane Kirkbride .
They were the parents of 15
children:
John James Jones
born 14 Oct 1862.
Issac Jones
born 22 Sep 1864.
Jane Kirkbride Jones
born 1 Jun 1866.
Charles Edward Jones
born 16 Aug 1870.
William Fredrick Jones
born 6 Mar 1872.
Rachel Margaret Jones
born 31 Dec 1874.
James Simkins Jones
born 17 Mar 1877.
Samuel Bell Jones
born Abt 1879.
Violet Ann Jones
born 4 Mar 1879.
Orson Pratt Jones
born 10 Feb 1882.
Myron Simkins Jones
born 4 Mar 1884.
Jessy Lee Jones
born 17 Dec 1886.
Perl Simkins Jones
born 16 Nov 1888.
Lillie Maude Jones
born 16 Nov 1888.
Leonard Wilmont Jones
born 6 Dec 1893.
John Lee Jones died 5 Jan 1935 at Enoch, Iron, Utah .
Rachel Simkins died 9 Dec 1906 at Cedar City, Iron, Utah .