Background
Jones, Marcus Eugene was born on April 25, 1852 in Jefferson, Ohio, United States. Son of Publius Virgilius and Lavinia (Burton) Jones.
Jones, Marcus Eugene was born on April 25, 1852 in Jefferson, Ohio, United States. Son of Publius Virgilius and Lavinia (Burton) Jones.
Bachelor of Arts, Iowa (now Grinnell) College, 1875, Master of Arts, 1878.
Tutor, Iowa College, 1876-1877. Principal Lemars (Iowa) Academy, 1877. Professor natural science, Colorado College, 1879.
Same at Salt Lake City, 1880-1881.
Principal Jones High School, Salt Lake City, 1884-1886. Special expert, United States Treasury Department, 1889.
Geologist Rio Grande Western Railroad, 1890-1893. Special field agent, United States Department of Agriculture, 1894-1895.
Botanist, geologist and mining expert.
President Utah Academy Sciences. Honorary curator of botany, Pomona College Author: Excursion Botanique, 1879. Ferns of the West, 1883.
Salt Lake City, 1889.
Some Phases of Mining in Utah. Utah supplement to Tarr and McMurry’s Geography, 1902.
Contributions to Western Botany (18 parts), 1879-1934. Exploring in Mexico, since 1924.
Home: Claremont, California.
Married Anna East. Richardson, February 18, 1880. Children: Mabel Anna, Howard Marcus, Mildred Lavinia.