Bio: C. D. Jones, Red River Parish Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana The Southern Publishing Company, Chicago & Nashville, 1890 Submitted for the LA GenWeb Archives by: Gwen Moran-Hernandez, Feb 2000. ********************************************************** ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** ************************************************ ************************************************************ C. D. Jones. One of the well-known and enterprising planters of the Red River Parish, is he whose name forms the subject for this brief sketch. A native Louisianian, his birth occurred March 22, 1847m being the fourth in a family of seven children born to the marriage of Daniel P. and Susan (O'Quin) Jones, who were natives of Pennsylvania and Louisiana, respectively. The father was mechanic by occupation, served his country honorable through the Mexican War, and died in 1855, preceded by his wife in 1852, the latter being a member of the Baptist Church. The immediate subject of this notice received his schooling in the parish of Avoyelles, and at the immature year of fourteen, began life's battle for himself by farming. In 1874 he was united in wedlock with Katie, daughter of J. D. Cawthon, and eight children have blessed them named as follows: May, Lula, Eunice, Carrie, Walter, Howard, Katie and George. The three first named are deceased. By hard work and perseverance, Mr. Jones has acquired a plantation of 250 acres, seventy-five of which are under cultivation. For the past eighteen years he has been manager of a large plantation of 800 acres, which is all under cultivation. He is a Mason, a member of the A. O. U. W., and contributes liberally from his means in the support of all laudable public enterprises. # # #