Bio:  John A. 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.

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John A. Jones is a prominent young planter of Red River Parish, La., and since
1887 has identified himself with the progress and development of the
agricultural interest of the parish.  He was born in Nashville, Tenn., May 6,
1855, being the second of a family of six children-four sons and two
daughters-three sons and one daughter being now alive, born to John H. and
Susannah C. (Nebblet) Jones, the former a native of Wales, and the latter of
Tennessee.  The father who led the life of a merchant, died in Coushatta, La.,
in 1867, having located there in 1860, but his widow still survives him, her
home being in this town.  John A. Jones, the immediate subject of this
biography, was but five years old when his parents removed thither from
Nashville, and all his youth and the first years of his manhood were spent in
this town, in the schools of which he received his early education.  During
this time he was employed in the capacity of clerk, but in 1887 he determined
to devote his attention to agriculture, and accordingly came to his present
plantation, first leasing the property, and then in 1890 purchasing it, it
containing 200 acres of excellent land, nearly half of it being under
cultivation.  Mr. Jones is a Democrat, politically, and while a resident of
Coushatta, he served as deputy sheriff and deputy marshal several years, and
upon another occasion was deputy clerk of the parish.  The greater part of his
life has been spent here, and he is, therefore, well known to her citizens and
commands respect from all classes.  His life has been characterized by many
deeds of kindness and personally, and in every relation and duty of life he
has been liberal, generous and high minded.

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