Jones, Kumen, 1856-1942

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Kumen Jones was born on May 5, 1856, in Cedar City, Utah, the son of Welsh immigrants who had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. At the age of sixteen Jones became a post carrier, delivering mail from Utah to Nevada. He later drove cattle through Zions Canyon for the C.C. Company. He was made a colonizing missionary during a Parowan Stake Church conference in 1878, and he and his wife Mary Nielson Jones joined the San Juan Expedition that left Paragonah, Utah, in 1879 to find a site on which to establish a colony of Mormon pioneers. The party eventually settled in Bluff, Utah, where Jones married a plural wife, Lydia May Lyman. After Lydia's death in 1906, Kumen and Mary Jones ran a co-op store in Bluff, where they had close dealings with local Indians. Jones was made a bishop in the LDS Church in 1910, and in 1911 became a Justice of the Peace. He died in 1942.

From the description of The San Juan mission to the Indians, before 1942. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 658045453

Kumen Jones was born on May 5, 1856, in Cedar City, Utah, the son of Welsh immigrants who had joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. At the age of sixteen Jones became a post carrier, delivering mail from Utah to Nevada. He later drove cattle through Zions Canyon for the C.C. Company. He was made a colonizing missionary during a Parowan Stake Church conference in 1878, and he and his wife Mary Nielson Jones joined the San Juan Expedition that left Paragonah, Utah, in 1879 to find a site on which to establish a colony of Mormon pioneers. The party eventually settled in Bluff, Utah, where Jones married a plural wife, Lydia May Lyman. After Lydia's death in 1906, Kumen and Mary Jones ran a co-op store in Bluff, where they had close dealings with local Indians. Jones was made a bishop in the LDS Church in 1910, and in 1911 became a Justice of the Peace. Kumen Jones died in 1942.

From the description of Preface to the writings of Kumen Jones and tribute to Jens Nielson, 1878-1937. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 472201214

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creatorOf Jones, Kumen, 1856-1942. The San Juan mission to the Indians. Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society
creatorOf Jones, Kumen, 1856-1942. Preface to the writings of Kumen Jones and tribute to Jens Nielson, 1878-1937. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
creatorOf Jones, Kumen, 1856-1942. Fifty-eight years. A record as between pioneers of San Juan County, Utah and San Juan Indians. Utah Division of State History, Utah Historical Society
creatorOf Jones, Kumen, 1856-1942. The San Juan mission to the Indians, before 1942. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Jones, Alma U., 1902-. Alma U. Jones oral history interview : Tape and transcript, 1981 August 4-7 [sound recording] / conducted by Gary L. Shumway. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Ricks, Joel Edward, 1889-. Rick's transcriptions. 1955. University of New Mexico, Los Alamos, UNM-Los Alamos Library
referencedIn Lyman, Platte De Alton, 1848-1901. Journal of Platte D. Lyman, 1879-1894. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
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associatedWith Cannon, Ramona, person
associatedWith Hite, Cass. person
associatedWith Indian Rights Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Jones, Alma U., 1902- person
associatedWith Jones family. family
associatedWith Lyman, Platte De Alton, 1848-1901. person
associatedWith Nielson, Jens, 1820-1906. person
associatedWith Posey, William, ca.1863-1923. person
associatedWith Redd, Lemuel Hardison, 1836-1910. person
associatedWith Ricks, Joel Edward, 1889- person
associatedWith Smith, Silas Sanford, 1830-1910. person
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Utah
Utah
San Juan County (Utah)
Bluff (Utah)
Utah
Bluff (Utah)
West (U.S.)
San Juan County (Utah)
San Juan County (Utah)
Utah--Iron County
Bluff (Utah)
Utah
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Frontier and pioneer life
Indians of North America
Mormon pioneers
Mormons
Mormons
Mormons and Mormonism
Navajo Indians
Paiute Indians
Ute Indians
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Birth 1856-05-05

Death 1942-06-11

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