1.  William S. Bryan & Robert Rose.  1876.  Pioneer Families of Missouri.  Bryan, Brand, & Co., St. Louis, MO.  On pp. 273-274:

JONES. -- William R. Jones was born in the State of Georgia.  His father's name was John Jones, and the maiden name of his mother was Robinson.  William R. came to Missouri in 1819, a single man, and settled in Montgomery county, where he was [p. 274] married the same year to Mary Whitesides, by whom he had -- John H., James H., Amanda, Mary M., Emeline, Nancy J., William R., Jr., Sylvesta M., Samuel A., Thomas S., and Perry S.  All the children, except three, who are dead, live in Montgomery county.  Mr. Jones was a Methodist preacher.

2.  Hancock Family Organization.  Frontier Families of Missouri from the Upper Louisiana Territory, 1790-1820 [link died].  The database cites the above source and the next two sources.

3.  Anon.  1885.  History of St. Charles, Montgomery, and Warren Counties, Missouri.  National Historical Co., St. Louis, MO (reprinted 1969 by P.V. Cochrane, St. Louis, MO), pp. 875-876.  [not seen]

4.  Cemeteries of Montgomery County, Missouri, pp. 20, 445, 448.  [not seen — does anyone have a complete citation for this source or know where to get a copy? Please contact me if you do.]