Robert was a farmer, owning eight slaves according to the 1860 slave schedule. He had 7 children, all of whom were known to the manager of this page as a child: Prior Jones, who married 07 Jue 1905 to Irene Johnson (Decatur Co. Marriage Book D-690); George Jones; Thomas Jones, who married 10 Oct 1906 Ida Barrett; John Jones, who married 04 Jan 1905 Ruth Barrett; Bobbie Jones, who m. 09 June 1912 R.L. Sellers; R.V. Jones, m. 14 May 1930 Alma Henton; and William Monroe Jones.
One researcher believes that Robert also had a child named William Britton Jones, but I do not have knowledge of him.
Records of the War of The Rebellion, National Archives, Washington, D.C. on microfilm. Robert R. Jones enlisted in the CSA on 03 May 1862. The muster roll for February 1863 shows him "present, sick in quarters." There is no later record in the file.
Pisgah Primitive Baptist Church cemetery, Grady County, GA.
Decatur County Marriage books: A-263 as to Martha Ann E. Hawthorne Harrison Jones B-166 as to Lucinda Kelly Jones B-663 as to Susan L. Jones D-35 as to Sarah J. Dudley
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