Background
Jones, Joseph Addison was born on June 1, 1873 in Wales. Son of John and Catherine (Williams) Jones.
Jones, Joseph Addison was born on June 1, 1873 in Wales. Son of John and Catherine (Williams) Jones.
Graduate Blair Academy, Blairstown, New Jersey, 1896. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1900. Graduate Auburn (New York Theological Seminary, 1903.
Doctor of Divinity, Rutgers, 1910.
Came to the United States, 1892. Naturalized, 1899. Ordained ministry Presbyterian Church, 1903. Pastor First Church, Perry, New York, 1903-1905, Madison Avenue Reformed Church, Albany, New York, 1905-1920, Reformed Church, Poughkeepsie, 1920-1945.
Retired, January 15, 1945.
Served as secertary Young Men's Christian Association in France, 1918. Chaplain New York State Assembly, 1914-1916, New York State Constitutional Convention, 1916. President General Synod of Reformed Church in America, 1927 (vice president 1917).
Member of the board supts.
Theological Seminary, New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Married Loraine Vail, May 21, 1903 (died September 4, 1927). Married second, Florence East. Hart, August 4, 1936. Children: Arthur Vail (deceased), John Theodore (adopted).