Collection	John Edno Roberts
Copyright	Oshkosh Public Museum
Description	Albumen print on carte de visite mount of Reverend John R. Jones.
Year Range from	1870
Year range to	1880
Medium	Cardstock/Photographic Paper
Notes	Photographic print of Reverend John R. Jones wearing a dark suit and bow tie. He wears a long goatee. Jones was born in Hendref, Wales and came to America with his parents, Owen G. and Ellen Joens in 1847. The family settled in Welsh Praire, Wisconsin. He married Margaret Jones on February 12, 1870, but she died on July 29 that same year. his second wife was Catherine Roberts. He was a well known poet and author in Welsh language publications; ordained as a minister in 1885 and pastored at Bethesda Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church in Nekimi, Wisconsin from 1881-1890. See pp. 142-143 in "Oshkosh Welsh Settlement" for more details.
Object ID	P2003.19.9
Object Name	Carte de visite
People	Jones, John R.
Place	Chicago, IL
Print size	2 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Subjects	Immigrants Ethnic groups Welsh Portrait photographs Male Preachers Welsh Calvinistic Methodist Church Poets Authors
Title	Reverend John R. Jones

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