Meriwether County GaArchives Biographies.....Jones, John R. November 17 1800 - October 30 1896
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Author: From Memoirs of Georgia
John R. Jones, one of the oldest and a very highly esteemed citizen of 
Meriwether county, Ga., son of John and Catherine (Dunn) Jones was born in 
Columbia county, Ga., in 1800. His grandfather was a native of Virginia and his 
father was born in that state, where he came to Georgia and settled in Columbia 
county late in the last century, where he ended his days. His maternal 
grandfather, Richard Dunn, was a native of Virginia, was a soldier during the 
revolutionary war, was a farmer and came to Georgia, becoming one of the early 
settlers of Columbia county. Mr. Jones was given such an education as was 
afforded by the schools of the locality of the time, and was raised a farmer, a 
vocation he has followed all his life, realizing a fortune. No citizen in 
Meriwether county is held in higher esteem by its citizens, in fact is revered 
by them so estimable is his character. Mr. Jones was married in 1828 to Miss 
Elizabeth, born in Jasper county, Ga., April 5, 1811, daughter of James and 
Ondia Davis. He was a native of Virginia, came to Georgia when a young man, 
married and raised a family, was a captain in the Indian war, and died in 
Harris county. Of the children born to Mr. and Mrs. Jones, four survive: 
Charles G., Catherine, William C., and Harriet. Mrs. Jones was an exemplary 
member of the Missionary Baptist church, and died Dec. 28, 1882. Mr. Jones has 
been a remarkably industrious man; has always been a generous giver to the poor 
and to religious organizations, and is now living with his children. He is a 
member of the masonic fraternity, and of the Missionary Baptist church.

[Transcribed 12/27/04 Lynn Cunningham]

Note:
At Woodbury Cemetery, Meriwether County, Georgia:
Jones, John R.
17 Nov 1800 - 30 Oct 1896
b. Columbia Co., GA
Masonic Emblem

Jones, Elizabeth A. Davis
5 Apr 1811 - 28 Dec 1882
b. in Jasper Co., GA
w/o of John R. Jones

Additional Comments:
From copy obtained at Old Jail Museum and Archives, Barnesville, Georgia. 
Compiled by Shanna English.

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