James Riley Jones (1844 - 1915)

Born 15 Oct 1844 in Missouri

Husband of Mary Frances (Cannon) Jones — married [date unknown] in Missouri

Descendants

Died 25 Mar 1915 at age 70 in Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA

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Biography

"I purposely made up a fiction name of his (James Riley Jones) spouse. . . .Additionally, only a few of our Jones Family members knows the correct name of our great-grandmother (wife of James Riley Jones). The name was found in the Jones Family Bible handed down to me from my Grandmother (wife of my Grandfather).

"Once the Jones Genealogy Book is published, the true names (including James Riley Jones' wife) will be revealed. "^[1] False information was promoted and so any and all of the information may or may not be true. Mr. Jones has refused to provide any proof for what he claims. This same William Curtis Jones was convicted for"was found guilty by a Jefferson County jury of misapplication of fiduciary property, which is a first-degree felony that can carry up to life in prison."^[2] He contacted me using the email address of WmCurtisJones@AOL.com, which was used for the company that he used to commit the crime. ^[3]

Birth

15 OCT 1844

, , Missouri, USA^[4]

Death

6 JUN 1939

Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, USA^[5][6]

Burial

Gann Cemetery

Lufkin

Angelina County

Texas, USA^[7][8]

Name: James Riley Jones

Event Type: Burial

Event Place: Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, United States of America

Photograph Included: Y

Affiliate Record Identifier: 26050837

Cemetery: Gann Cemetery ^[9]

Marriage

Spouse: Mary Clark

Date: Unknown

Place: Missouri^[10]

Mary McKinney^[11]

Children

Name: Willie Theodore Jones

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 27 Dec 1953

Event Place: , Angelina, Texas, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 63

Marital Status: Married

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1890

Birth Year (Estimated): 1890

Birthplace: Cherokee, Texas

Father's Name: Jimmie Jones

Mother's Name: Mary Mckinney

Record Number: 59214

Other information in the record of Willie Theodore Jones

Name: Willie Theodore Jones

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 27 Dec 1953

Event Place: , Angelina, Texas, United States

Gender: Male

Age: 63

Marital Status: Married

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1890

Birth Year (Estimated): 1890

Birthplace: Cherokee, Texas

Father's Name: Jimmie Jones

Mother's Name: Mary Mckinney

Record Number: 59214

GS Film Number: 2113986

Digital Folder Number: 005145361

Digital Folder Number: 005145361

Image Number: 03158 ^[12]

Military Service

James Riley Jones Lufkin, Texas Gann Cemetery Lufkin, TX 75904

Birth:Oct 15 1844 Death:Mar 25 1915 Age:70 Branch:CONFEDERATE STATES ARMY Rank:SERG James Jones SERG, Lufkin, TX^[13]

CSA CO H 1ST TEXAS INF ^[14]

CONFEDERATE TEXAS TROOPS ^[15]

1st Texas Infantry Regiment

Also Called the "Ragged Old First"

The 1st Texas Infantry Regiment, nicknamed the "Ragged Old First," was an infantry regiment raised in Texas for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. It fought mostly with the Army of Northern Virginia.

The 1st Texas Infantry Regiment was assembled at Richmond, Virginia, in August, 1861, with ten companies from Marion, Cass, Polk, Houston, Harrison, Tyler, Anderson, Cherokee, Sabine, San Augustine, Newton, and Nacogdoches counties. Later two companies from Galveston and Trinity County were added to the command. Part of Hood's Texas Brigade, it served under Generals Hood, J.B. Robertson, and John Gregg. The regiment fought with the Army of Northern Virginia from Seven Pines to Cold Harbor except when it was detached with Longstreet at Suffolk, Chickamauga, and Knoxville. It was involved in the Petersburg siege north and south of the James River and later the Appomattox Campaign. This unit had 477 effectives in April, 1862 and lost 186 of the 226 engaged at Sharpsburg, a casualty rate of 82.3% percent . This staggering casualty rate was the highest suffered by any regiment, North or South,on a single day, during the entire war. In incurring these losses during ferocious fighting in Miller's cornfield it was the only time in the entire war that one of the Texas Brigade regiments lost a battle flag which was picked up by federal troops when they re-occupied the cornfield, the First Texas having previously withdrawn without noticing the loss of their flag.

The highest number of caualties, on the other hand, was suffered by the 26th North Carolina Infantry at the battle of Gettysburg. They suffered 72% casualties out of the 820 engaged. The 1st Texas suffered more than twenty percent of the 426 during the same engagement. It surrendered with 16 officers and 133 men. The field officers were Colonels Frederick S. Bass, Hugh McLeod, Alexis T. Rainey, and Louis T. Wigfall; Lieutenant Colonels Harvey H. Black, Albert G. Clopton, R.J. Harding, and P.A. Work; and Majors Matt. Dale and John R. Woodward.

Companies:

Company A - (Marion Rifles) Marion County

Company B - (Livingston Guards) Livingston County

Company C - (Palmer Guards) Harris County

Company D - (Star Rifles) Marion County

Company E - (Marshall Guards) Harrison County

Company F - (Woodvill Rifles) Tyler County

Company G - (Reagan Guards) Anderson County

Company H - (Texas Guards) Anderson County

Company I - (Crockett Southrons) Houston County

Company K - (Texas Invincible) San Augustine County

Company L - (Lone Star Rifles) Galveston County Texas

Company M- (Sumter Light Infantry)

Battles & Campaigns:

Seven Days' Battles Northern Virginia Campaign Battle of Antietam Battle of Fredericksburg Battle of Gettysburg Chickamauga Campaign Knoxville Campaign Battle of the Wilderness Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Battle of Cold Harbor Siege of Petersburg Appomattox Campaign

1st Texas Infantry Links

1st Texas Infantry History[14]

Field Officers & Staff[15]

Rosters[16]

Gettysburg Monument[17]

Wikipedia: Texas Brigade[18]

User ID

ID: 4873065682A2D24FBDCE18D7491D8FA67184

Residence

6 MAY 1910

Justice Precinct 3, Angelina, Texas

Children

Name: Willie Theodore Jones

Event Type: Death

Event Date: 27 Dec 1953

Event Place: , Angelina, Texas, United States

Gender: Male

Marital Status: Married

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1890

Birthplace: Cherokee, Texas

Father's Name: Jimmie Jones

Mother's Name: Mary Mckinney

Certificate Number: 59214

GS Film number: 2113986

Digital Folder Number: 005145361

Image Number: 03158 ^[16]

Note

James Riley Jones

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James Riley Jones

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Sources

1. ↑ William Curtis Jones in an email to me sent 18 Oct 2016
2. ↑ "Man sentenced to 10 years in prison for misleading investors", 12 February 2018 KFDM.com
3. ↑ William Curtis Jones v. The State of Texas Appeal from 252nd District Court of Jefferson County (memorandum opinion), July 24, 2019, Law.Justia.com
4. ↑ Source: #S-2125745987 Note: Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
5. ↑ Source: #S-2125745988 Note: [1] [2] Data: Text: Name: James Riley Jones Death Date: 6 Jun 1939 Death Place: Angelina, Texas
6. ↑ Source: #S-2125745987 Note: Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network
7. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 26050837 [3]
8. ↑ Mooseroots.com [4]
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch ([5] : 13 December 2015), James Riley Jones, ; Burial, Lufkin, Angelina, Texas, United States of America, Gann Cemetery; citing record ID 26050837, Find a Grave, [6].
10. ↑ Genealogy.com [7]
11. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch ([8] : 5 December 2014), Jimmie Jones in entry for Willie Theodore Jones, 27 Dec 1953; citing certificate number 59214, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,986.
12. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch ([9] : 13 March 2018), Jimmie Jones in entry for Willie Theodore Jones, 27 Dec 1953; citing certificate number 59214, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,986.
13. ↑ Military Grave Search [10]
14. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 26050837 [11]
15. ↑ Geni.com [12]
16. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch ([13] : 5 December 2014), Jimmie Jones in entry for Willie Theodore Jones, 27 Dec 1953; citing certificate number 59214, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,113,986.

• Source: S-2125745987 Title: Public Member Trees Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.
• Source: S-2125745988 Title: Texas Death Index, 1903-2000 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.Original data: Texas Department o

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Scott Ledbetter for creating WikiTree profile Jones-18188 through the import of Ledbetter01.ged on Jun 8, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Scott and others.