Claburn S. Jones (1860-1941) was a Pennsylvania Railroad official and the husband of Margaret (Kenworthy) Jones (1864-1929). This collection of family papers reflects the lives of Claburn and Margaret Jones and their children and relatives, especially Margaret's Evans Kenworthy Quaker relatives in Indiana and Ohio. Claburn S. Jones was apparently a man with a strong sense of family. He maintained a number of ledgers that he considered the family archives. Into these volumes he pasted clippings, letters, and other items that reflected the lives of his children and other relatives. Although he and Margaret had been members of Whitewater Monthly Meeting of Friends in Richmond, and showed some interest in Quaker history, their sons served in World War I and Claburn, at least, had a strong sense of class and social status. Much of the material in the Jones Collection concerns Margaret's family. Margaret Kenworthy was a native of Richmond the daughter of Jesse and Mary (Evans) Kenworthy. Her grandfather, Thomas Evans (1791-1852), was one of the most influential Friends in the Midwest from the 1820s until his death. A resident of Waynesville, Ohio, he emerged as a leader of the Orthodox group there at the time of the Hicksite Separation in 1828, and was the clerk of the Meeting for Sufferings of the Orthodox Indiana Yearly Meeting for many years. His son Isaac P. Evans (1821-1882) owned a large home adjacent to the Kenworthy residence on the north side of Richmond, and his sons Joseph and William were wealthy Indianapolis businessman and influential Quakers.