James M. Jones1

I was born in Blunt Co. Ala, in the year 1830 July 16th.  My father was George 
J. Jones.  My mother maiden name was Sarah Lauderdale.  My father moved with 
his family in the winter of 1837 & 38 to Grimes Co., Texas, where he lived until
the year of 1844, when he moved to Freestone Co., Texas, where we lived until 
after I was married, I was married to E.A. McBay on the 29th of June 1854 at
Springfield in Limestone Co.  When the Civil War broke out I like thousands of 
others thought I was called upon to shoulder arms in the defense of what we was
told then was our rights accordingly, I enlisted in 1861 on the 20th, day of
May in company 28 Texas Infantry commanded by O. Y. Young, was transferred in 
the spring of 1862 to the 12th Texas Cavalry commanded by W. H. Parsons, 
participated in the following battles Colton Plant, Surcey Mansfield, Pleasant 
Hill, Coucherville, Alexandria, and the Gun Boat Battle on the Red River in 
which Gen Tom Green was killed, and many other smaller ones.  I had three 
brothers who entered the strife with me, all came out but one, which died from
measles.  I returned to my ole home after Lee surrendered and had to commence
life anew.  I still continued to live in Freestone Co., until the winter of 
1867 & 68.  When I moved to Frio Co. Texas, and settled near Howard Lake, were 
I lived until the year 1871, when I moved to Benton City, Atascosa Co., Texas
where I am still living.

1 Civil War Pension note of James M. Jones, older brother of Jeremiah D. Jones.
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