Irma Theoda Jones

Irma Theoda Jones (, Andrews; March 11, 1845 – June 1929) was a philanthropist and a pioneer resident of Lansing, Michigan. Her work was among women's clubs and the temperance union. She was also a contributor to various newspapers. Early life Irma Theoda Andrews was born in Victory, New York, on March 11, 1845. Her ancestors were among the pioneers of western New York, with a strong mixture of German blood on the father's side. Her mother, Mrs. N. Andrews, was a woman of remarkable executive ability and was the matron of an industrial school. In 1849 her father, a physician, moved his family to Rockford, Illinois. Anna Peck Sill had just then opened the Rockford Female Seminary (now Rockford University), to which a primary department was attached, wherein Irma Theoda Jones, five years old, began her studies. The study of languages was her specialty. Career