Daniel Henry Jones (1816 - bef. 1896)

Born 16 Jul 1816 in Wilmington, Union Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Emily (Martin) Jones — married 20 Dec 1836 in Hardin, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died before 14 Apr 1896 before age 79 in Marshall, Harrison County, Texas [uncertain]

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Biography

No marker found at Eagle Creek Cemetery. Harrison County TX (Possibly buried elsewhere)

Daniel Henry Jones was an early settler of Harrison County, Texas. He was born in Ohio, reached manhood in Tennessee, & moved with his family to Texas around the year 1850. He fathered 17 children & was the first Justice of the Peace in NW Harrison County, Texas.^[1] The family homestead was located on the Daniel Jones survey.^[2]

"Most of the early settlers came from Tennessee and surrounding states. Two of the earliest settlers were Daniel Jones and Benjamin Parker. Most property deeds in the area trace their origin to the Daniel Jones Survey or the Benjamin Parker Survey. Family names of other early settlers and present residents include Wright, Perkins, Newman, McBride, Star, Evers, Reid, Maddox, Ramsey, Davis, Wagner, Smith, Ruggles, Shepherds, Peterson and Muntz."^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ”Twixt the forks of the Cypress” by Earnest F. Smith, pub. 1930; pg.23 (https://archive.org/details/twixtforksofcypr00smit/page/n23)
2. ↑ Texas. General Land Office, W. C Walsh, and August Gast & Co. Map of Harrison County, Texas. [Austin, Tex.: General Land Office, 1879] Map Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2012586906/>.
3. ↑ "A Century of Pride: Harleton Centennial 1892-1992" pub. Greater Harleton Chamber of Commerce, Harrison Co. TX 1992;pg.16

• "Texas, County Tax Rolls, 1837-1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2QG-LPF3 : 19 July 2017), D H Jones, 1849.
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXFL-PGP : 12 December 2017), D Jones, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNV-4SY : 15 July 2017), Daniel Jones, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 50, sheet 514B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1310; FHL microfilm 1,255,310.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3Z9-KB2 : 13 March 2018), Daniel Jones in entry for Amanda Althea Hartley, 18 Aug 1951; citing certificate number 42005, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,074,776.
• Find A Grave (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82440003/daniel-henry-jones)