The following records were accumulated during the aforementioned research and they are preserved here, in the event that they are needed in the future.
CONCLUSION: To answer the question ... "Who was Daisy Jones?" ... the answer is ... given the info displayed above, we know names and dates related to some of her family members and we know that she had connections to several locations near Oxford, Ohio - which is five miles northwest of Darrtown; ... but, as of July 2024, no direct connection to Darrtown has been established.
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about the Jones family. Daisy Bake is cited as the wife of Arthur Hamlin Jones.
the second of a two-part news item that details the accidental death of Daisy Jones.
the death of Daisy Jones (1871-1908) - age 37 years.
That Daisy Jones (1871-1908) was buried in west College Corner, Indiana.
that Daisy Jones is cited 41 times in the archives of Newspaper.com - none of which link her to Darrtown.
reports that Daisy and her mother visited people who lived north of College Corner.
confirms that Daisy’s parents were associated with Contreras, Ohio.
places Daisy and her husband, Arthur Jones, in Monroe, Indiana, in 1900. They had a son, Harry, and a daughter, Nellie.
the first of a two-part news item that details the accidental death of Daisy Jones.
includes Daisy Bake, when she was eight years old and living with her parents in Union, Indiana, which is locate about 135 miles southwest of Indianapolis.
newspaper item reported that Daisy Bake attended the described social event, from her home in College Corner, Indiana / Ohio.
Daisy Bake and Arthur Jones were married in the state of Indiana on June 27, 1894.
Daisy Bake was visited by her sister when Daisy lived in Summitville, Indiana in 1898.
NEWSPAPER ITEM PROMPTS RESEARCH: As noted on the Robert Zimmerman page, an 1898 newspaper article reports that Robert wrote to "Daisy Jones of Darrtown," addressed Daisy as "Dear Sister,' and asked that she (Daisy) "tell mother" that he (Robert) was doing fine.
RESEARCH RESULTS: A variety of records are displayed below; all of which indicate that Daisy Jones was born DAISY BAKE, who married Arthur Jones - both of whom were residents of Indiana (near the village of College Corner that straddles the Indiana and Ohio state line; however, no records have been found to verify that either Daisy or Arthur had a direct connection to Darrtown or Robert Zimmerman.
NEWSPAPER ERROR ASSUMED: It appears that the person or persons who wrote the 1898 news article about "Daisy Jones of Darrtown" erred. The Hannah Daisy Zimmerman section of the Robert Zimmerman page clarifies that Robert had a sister named Hannah DAISY Zimmerman. She is likely the person to whom Robert addressed his letter of 1898.