De Witt Clinton Jones Sr. was born on 30. Jun. 1834 at New York City, New York County, New York. He was the son of
David J. Jones and
Mary Clinton. De Witt Clinton Jones Sr. married
Josepha Crosby, daughter of
William Henry Crosby and
Josepha Matilda Neilson, on 18. Dec. 1860 at New York City, New York County, New York.
De Witt Clinton Jones Sr. was shown in the census on 23. Jul. 1870 as a lawyer.
He and
Josepha Crosby appeared on the census of 23. Jul. 1870 at Summit Twp., Union County, New Jersey,
; real estate value 125,000.00, personal property 2,500.00. De Witt Clinton Jones Sr. appeared on the census of 1910 at Summit Twp., Union County, New Jersey.
He died on 19. Feb. 1913 at Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey, at age 78.
A detailed article on the family, writtened and published in THE NEW YORK TIMES, JUNE 1991 states that DeWitt was born at 1 Bond St., and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1859. His offices was at 72-74 Trinity Place. He also resided for several years in Elizabeth, NJ.