From 150 YEARS IN THE HILLS AND DALES vol 1. Edmund Jones joined his brother, Benaiah, in Jonesville in 1829. In June 1829 The land became open for homesteads and Captain Allen and the two Jones brothers validated their claims. He served as quartermaster during the Blaxkhawk Wae and earned a warrent from the government.When he married Ann Barber she was a widow with two children.