Biographies: Adair County KY,  James W. JONES,    born 12-Nov-1839

Submitted By: Sandi Gorin
   http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000404
Submission Date: 18-Oct-2005
Source: “Kentucky Genealogy and Biography”, Volume V,
   Battle-Perrin-Kniffin, 4th ed., 1886

James W. JONES was born in Adair County, 12-Nov-1839 and is the eldest of
of seven children born to Philip A. and Elizabeth V. (HUMPHRIES) JONES,
the former a native of Taylor and the latter of Adair County KY. Both were
of English descent. Phillip A. JONES was born Jun-1818, and received his
education at the primitive field schools of Kentucky frontier. When a young
man he moved to Adair County, where he was afterward married, and has ever
since been engaged in agricultural pursuits. He and wife are members of the
church - he of the Christian and she of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
His father, Thomas JONES, was a native of Virginia, and was one of the early
settlers and prominent farmers of Taylor County KY. Mrs. Elizabeth V.
(HUMPHRIES) Jones was born 14-Feb-1810, and departed this life Sep-1878.
Her father, James HUMPHRIES, was also a native of Virginia, but when only
a lad he ran away from home and engaged himself to drive a team for a man
who was moving to Kentucky. He drove this team all the way over the mountains
and through a wilderness, infested on every hand by wild and ferocious beasts,
to Taylor County. Here he grew to manhood, was afterwards married, and settled
on the Green River, in Adair County. James W. JONES has been all his life
engaged in agricultural pursuits, making for several years the culture of
tobacco a specialty. He enlisted 12-Oct-1861 in Company C, Twenty-seventh
Kentucky Volunteer Infantry (Federal service) and served with his regiment
in all its marches and engagements until the close of the war, being mustered
out at Louisville KY Mar-1865. He participated in the battles of Stone River,
Knoxville, Bean Station, Resaca, Kenesaw Mountain, Lost Mountain, Altona,
the battles around Atlanta and many other lesser engagements. At Stone River
he had two brothers and a brother-in-law killed, all of whom were near him in
the action. He was married 22-Feb-1859, to Miss Susan A. ADAMS, a native of
Taylor County KY, born 20-Oct-1843. She is a daughter of John and Eliza
(BALEY) ADAMS, both natives of Marion County KY, and of English descent.
Eight children have blessed their union, viz.: Hezekiah B., Sarah E.(deceased),
Geo. G., Eliza F., Susan M., Nancy E., John W. and James P. Both Mr. JONES
and wife are members of the Christian Church. In politics he is a Republican,
and is one of the respected citizens of the district and county. Mr. JONES'
parents, Philip A. and Elizabeth V. (HUMPHRIES) JONES, were remarkably stout
or heavy persons, each weighing over 300 pounds, their joint weights
aggregating 746 pounds.

SURNAMES: ADAMS, HUMPHRIES, JONES

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