The article below is from the Daily Advocate, Belleville, St. Clair county, IL. I have on file a letter from the Belleville News Democrat (which the Advocate became a part of in later years) giving me permission to post any item that would be of help to genealogists. Unless stated to be a different state, all references to cities, villages etc. are in Illinois. I have been reading the Advocate on microfilm through inter library loan for several years, having started with 1850. The name of the paper and the paper date are shown at the end of each article. This does not relate to the Jones line I am researching. Transcribed and submitted by Nancy Giles. To Celebrate 60th Anniversary Mr and Mrs. Jonathan Jones, prominent citizens of Marissa, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary, Saturday, August 29, when they will hold open house at their home at 101 North Border street, Marissa, from two to four o'clock in the afternoon and from 7 to 9:30 o'clock in the evening. The celebrants were married at the Baptist parsonage in Belleville on August 29, 1893. Their attendants were Mr and Mrs. George Fager. Mrs. Fager, who is a sister of Mrs. Jones, is living in Kansas City. Both Mr and Mrs. Jones are members of pioneer families of the Marissa area. Mrs. Jones was one of five child of Mr and Mrs. Harrison Dial, who lived near Darmstadt. Mr Jones is the son of Jonathan Jones of Llanelly, Beaconshire, Wales, and Kezia Davies, born at Pontypool, Monmouthsire, England. Mr. Jones' parents came to this country after their marriage and settled at White Oak, east of Marissa where his father engaged in mining and where the family of five sons and one daughter grew up. The elder Mr. Jones and his five sons formed the Eureka Coal Company and started two mines, Eureka Mine No. 1 and No. 2, between Marissa and Tilden, which they operated for approximately 50 years. The younger Mr. Jones served as engineer at Eureka Mine No. 1 during these years. The celebrants are still very active in spite of their advanced years. They have just returned from their annual visit to Denver where they visited a son and daughter and their families. Since retiring, Mr. Jones devotes most of his time to his garden and flowers while Mrs. Jones does her own housework in addition to participating in many outside activities. They are the oldest members of the Marissa Methodist church where Mrs. Jones is a member of the Women's Society of Christian Service, the W. C. T. U., and is a charter member and first president of the Robert F. Arnold Post of the American Legion Auxiliary of Marissa. Five children were born to the union, one son dying in infancy. The remaining children are: Mrs. Vernice Stewart, a teacher in the Marissa Public school; Herschel Jones, of Bellingham, Wash.; Mrs. Edna Engelhardt, an employee at the Fitzsimmons Veterans hospital; and Wendell Jones, an employee of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company, both living in Denver, Colo. There are four grandchildren: Margaret and Loren, children of Mr and Mrs. Herschel Jones; Paul Engelhardt, son of Mr and Mrs. Arthur Engelhardt; and Sue Ann Jones, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Wendell Jones. David Engelhardt, son of Mr and Mrs. Paul Engelhardt, of Denver, is their only great-grandson. Mr. Jones has two living brothers, Charles Jones, with who with his wife celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last December and John Jones, and a sister, Mrs. Winifred Scott, all of Marissa. Another brother, Will Jones and his wife, now both deceased, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary several years ago. Mrs. Jones has one living sister, Mrs. Hattie Fager, of Kansas City, whom she visited enroute home from Denver, Colo. Mr and Mrs. Arthur Engelhardt and Mr and Mrs. Wendell Jones and Sue Ann, all of Denver, are in Marissa for the celebration. The couple's son, Herschel and grandson, Paul Engelhardt, and their families will visit them later in the fall. (There is a nice photo of the couple with this article which I will be glad to scan and send to anyone related to this couple. The Daily Advocate, Belleville, IL August 29, 1953 In a separate e-mail I am sending the article about the other 60th anniversary mentioned in this article.