T. K. Jones, M.D.
T. K. Jones, M.D., physician and surgeon at Radnor, was born in Troy Township, Delaware County, Ohio, April 16, 1853, and is a son of William and Hannah (Humphreys) Jones.
The father of Dr. Jones was born in Montgomeryshire, Wales, in 1806, and died at Radnor, Ohio, in 1889, aged 83 years. He remained in his own country until a man of 35 years and then came to America, later settled in Troy Township, Delaware County, Ohio, where he carried on farming and stockraising until 1885. when he retired to Radnor. He married a daughter of Edward Humphreys. The latter was a native of Wales and an early settler in Troy Township. William and Hannah Jones had three children to grow to mature years, namely: Elizabeth, T. K. and Ruth A. Elizabeth is deceased. The father was a Welsh Presbyterian in his religious faith, but the mother was a Congregationalist. The paternal grandfather was a soldier in the English army.
Dr. Jones was educated in Troy Township, in the Ohio Business College at Delaware and at the Normal School at Worthington, Ohio. For several winter terms he taught school, engaging in farming during the summers and while teaching began the study of medicine under Dr. Fowler, a practitioner at Delaware. He attended the Columbus Medical College, where he was graduated in 1883. He established himself at Radnor, where he has remained ever since, his practice extending over a wide territory. In earlier years he did a great deal of driving through the country, but latterly his practice is more restricted. He is a member of the Delaware County Medical Society and the Ohio State Medical Society.
Dr. Jones married Emma Harsh, residing at Radnor and they have three children, namely: Martha H., Albert H. A. and C. Irwin. Mrs. Jones is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, while Dr. Jones continues in his mother's faith and for several years served as trustee of the Radnor Congregational Church.
Politically, Dr. Jones is a Republican. Fraternally, he belongs to Prospect Lodge, F. & A. M., and of Radnor Lodge of Odd Fellows, and has served as district deputy grand master of the latter organization. Mrs. Jones belongs to the auxiliary lodges of these orders, the Eastern Star and the Rebekahs. Dr. Jones and wife are among the most esteemed citizens of Radnor.
20th Century History of Delaware County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens, Edited and compiled by James R. Lytle, Delaware, Ohio, Biographical Publishing Co., Chicago, 1908