Life History
1785 |
Born in Virginia.1 |
27th Oct 1806 |
Married Sophia HARRIS in Jackson County, Georgia.3,1 |
1808 |
Birth of son William Early JONES in Georgia.1 |
1812 |
Birth of son Augustus Harris JONES in Jackson County, Georgia.5,6,1 |
1814 |
Birth of daughter Nancy Ann JONES in Georgia.1 |
Mar 1816 |
Birth of daughter Emily I JONES in Jackson County, Georgia.1,1 |
about 1821 |
Birth of son Russell T JONES in Georgia.7,1 |
1823 |
Birth of daughter Letitia JONES in Georgia.1 |
about 1824 |
Birth of son Isham Green JONES in Georgia.8,1 |
1828 |
Birth of daughter Sophia JONES in Georgia.1 |
3rd Feb 1841 |
Died in Gonzales County, Texas.2,1 A sudden illness |
after 3rd Feb 1841 |
Buried in China Grove Cemetery, Gonzales, Gonzales County, Texas.1 |
Notes
- The really interesting Texas Jones descendants of Russell Sr. came down through Russell Jr., who married Sophia Harris and died suddenly of illness in San Felipe, Texas, in 1841. His son Augustus Harris [Jones], who arrived in Mexican Texas in 1835, escaped death at Goliad and the Alamo because he was off in the States raising money on Fannin's behalf for the Texian cause. Gus Jr., a cowman turn-of-the-century mayor of San Antonio, joined two other cattlemen to build the Saint Anthony, still a luxury hotel there. William Early Jones, a jurist who was hauled off to Mexico City in 1842 by General Woll while holding a commissioners court in San Antonio, became first editor of the San Antonio Express after distinguishing himself as an editor in Augusta, Georgia.
-- James Jones, Ancestry Messaging to Orville Boyd Jenkins, Aug 30, 2017
Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944
Russell Jones
Sophia Harvey [a descendant says her name was Harris]
Marriage 27 Oct 1806 Jackson, Georgia
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
Sophia Harris
Father Buckner Harris
Mother Nancy Early
Spouse Russell Jones
Child Augustus Harris Jones
Based on entries in the Lineage Book of Charter Members of the DAR, Vol 82, p 46
Daughters of the American Revolution
Sue Jones Houston
Born in Gonzales County, Texas
Descendant of Walton Harris and Buckner Harris
Daughter of Augustus Harris Jones (1812-77) and Minerva Lewis (b 1828), his wife
Granddaughter of Russell Jones and Sophia Harris, his wife
Gr-granddaughter of Buckner Harris and Nancy Early, his wife
Membership #81124, See #81119
Lineage Book of Charter Members, Vol 82, p 46
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Col Russell T Jones, Jr
Birth 1785 Virginia, USA
Death Feb 3, 1841 Gonzales County, Texas, USA
Son of Russell T Jones, Sr. (1745-1827) and Sarah Anne Beasley (1753-1808) he was one of 10 other child and Russell had another 6 children from a previous wife.
Married Sophia Harris on 2 Nov 1806 in Jackson County, Georgia and they had 7 children:
1. Son: William Early Jones (1807 - 1871)
2. Daughter: Unknown Daughter (1810 - ?)
3. Son: Augustus Harris Jones (1812 - 1877)
4. Son: Emily J. Jones (1816 - 1856)
5. Son: Isham Green Jones (1817 - 1867)
6. Daughter: Letitia D. Jones (1825 - ?)
7. Daughter: Sophia Jones (1830 - ?)
For more information see - http://www.mark.stickels.org/FamilyTree2/Jones-RussellT.html
Spouse Sophia Harris Jones (1790 - 1852)
daughter Emily I Jones Cunningham (1816 - 1855)
Body lost or destroyed, Unknown Burial
Created by Mark Stickels Feb 19, 2014
-- Find A Grave Memorial #125368622, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125368622
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Sources
- 1. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
- 2. Ancestry Messaging
- 3. Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944
- 4. North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000
- 5. Daughters of the American Revolution
- 6. 1850 Federal Census, Gonzales County, Texas
- 2 November, Peach Creek, p 650, Hse/Fam #15
- 7. 1850 Federal Census, Gonzales County, Texas
- 2 November, Peach Creek, p 650, Hse/Fam #13
- 8. 1850 Federal Census, Gonzales County, Texas
- 2 November, Peach Creek, p 650, Hse/Fam #16
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