J.S. Jones

John Seaborn Jones

Full Name: John Seaborn Jones, Sr.
Date of birth: November 8, 1848
Date of death: June 17, 1914

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Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 10 Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885 18th (1)   Democrat Athens / Henderson   Anderson, Henderson

(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.

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House District 10
Jan 9, 1883 - Jan 13, 1885
Legislatures: 18th (1)  
Party: Democrat
Home City/County: Athens / Henderson
Counties in district: Anderson, Henderson

(1) Democrat. Pocket Directory of the Eighteenth Legislature of Texas, 1883.

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Biographical Sketches

Military Service Notes

  • Confederate States Army, Alabama. John Seaborn Jones, death date 6/17/1914; widow Mrs. Georgia Jones of Athens, Henderson County; marriage date 4/18/1878 in Henderson County. Pension File No. 30187, Alabama, Texas and Virginia, U.S., Confederate Pensions, 1884-1958. Ancestry.com.

Other Resources

  • Census of 1880 - John S. Jones, Athens, Henderson County, age 31, born circa 1849 in Alabama, lawyer, wife Georgia.
    Census of 1900 - John S. Jones, Henderson County, age 52, born November 1848 in Alabama, attorney at law, wife Georgia.
    Census of 1910 - John S. Jones, Athens, Henderson County, age 61, born circa 1849 in Alabama. FamilySearch. 1880 1900 1910
  • John S. Jones, birth date 11/8/1848, death date 6/17/1914, burial in Athens Cemetery, Athens, Henderson County, with spouse George Ida Jones. Find a Grave.
  • John Seaburn Jones, birth date 11/8/1848, death date 6/17/1914; father James Alexander Jones, mother Charity Jane Martin; spouse Georgia Ida Dean, married 4/18/1878 in Henderson County; son Albert Earl Jones; burial in Athens City Cemetery, Henderson County. TXGenWeb Project.
  • Listed in "History of Legislative Representatives From This County [Henderson] Compiled," from Athens Weekly Review, 11/10/1938. Henderson County, TXGenWeb Project.

Photographs

  • Photograph. J.S. Jones, 18th Legislature, State Preservation Board

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

Committee Information top

18th R.S. - 1883
Constitutional Amendments  
Enrolled Bills  
Judiciary No. 2  
Memorial Services for Hon. W.H. Tucker of Anderson and Hon. A.J. Leo of Hidalgo  

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