Delmar Jones was born December 5, 1871, near Logansport, Indiana. He came to Carrington in 1899, where he established a bicycle and tin shop. He knew the carpenter trade as well. Luella Edgerton came from Crown Point, Indiana to marry him on June 1, 1899. She was born December 18, 1878.
The couple had six children: Othello, Clyde, Vivian, Geneva, Eunice and Gwendolen.
In 1910 the family moved to a farm in Haven Township.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 56B