Elbert County GaArchives Obituaries.....Jones, Sr. , Jeptha B. April 14, 1914 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Chandler Eavenson http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00030.html#0007294 October 19, 2009, 7:21 pm Atlanta Constitution, 15 Apr 1914 Elberton, Ga., April 14 - Hon. J. B. Jones, Sr., one of Elbert's oldest and best known citizens, died here this morning after a long illness. He will be buried here tomorrow. He was about 72 years old, and has been one of Elbert's largest and best farmers. He leaves several children. In the '80s he represented Elbert county in the legislature. He will be buried with Masonic honors. Additional Comments: Elbert Co. marriage records show Jeptha B. Jones and Elizabeth T. Burton were married 25 Sep 1859. Records for Elmhurst cemetery in Elberton show burials for Jeptha B. Jones, Sr., born 25 Nov 1836, died 14 Apr 1914, Confederate soldier, and Elizabeth T. Burton Jones, born 25 oct 1843, died 29 Jul 1910. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/elbert/obits/j/jonessr9586gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 1.3 Kb