RICHARD GEORGE JONES

 

 

SURNAMES: JONES, DOGGETT, BREWER, HAMPTON, SORRELL, HODGES, PREWITT, CANARIAN,

GOODWIN, SMITH, PRICE, GENTRY, RILEY.

 

     Richard George Jones, b May 15, 1809 in King George County, Virginia, d July 20, 1876 at Hog Island (present-day Roseland), Falls County, Texas and buried in Calvary Cemetery at Marlin, Texas - was a son of Stanfield and Elizabeth (Doggett) Jones - natives of Virginia. Richard was married ca 1831 in Caroline County, Virginia, to Sarah Jane Brewer, b September 13, 1813 in Prince William County, Virginia, d October 21, 1882 in Reagan and buried in Calvary Cemetery - a daughter of Charles Brewer and his wife, formerly a Miss Hampton, also natives of Virginia.

     Richard and Sarah Jane went to Caroline County, Virginia after their marriage, along with his parents; and they were plantation owners. In 1859, Richard and Sarah sold their Virginia estate and sailed for Texas with their eleven children - all born in Virginia. They landed at Galveston, went to Houston, and then proceeded to Navasota, where Richard operated a hotel for several years. It was there that four of their sons enlisted in the Confederate States Army. From Navasota, the family moved to Millican, Bryan, and subsequently settled at Hog Island in Falls County.

     Richard had been both a farmer and bricklayer in Virginia; and he had a brickyard near the Falls of the Brazos River in Falls County. His bricks still exist in the area.

     The eleven children of Richard George and Sarah Jane (Brewer) Jones were:

     Napoleon Bonaparte Jones, b August 20, 1832 in Caroline County, Virginia, enlisted in Hood's Brigade of the Confederate States Army during the Civil War. He married first to Mary Sorrell, and married second to Sue Hodges - having twelve children: Alexander, Val Verde, Belle, Andrew, Bertha, Alice, Rosa, John, Sue, Robert, Minnie, and Willie Jones.

     Sebastian Stanfield Jones, b April 6, 1834, d June 9, 1901 and buried in Hog Island Cemetery - enlisted in Louisiana in Speight's Regiment of the Confederate States Army. He married Frances E. Prewitt, b June 22, 1842 - a daughter of Joseph and Ann (Jones) Prewitt. Ann (Jones) Prewitt was a daughter of Watts Jones. Sebastian and Frances had Joseph, Stanfield, Charles P., Stella, Annie, Luther, and James R. Jones, b September 9, 1867, d June 1, 1888.

     Columbia Wilson Jones, b February 23, 1836 - taught school in Virginia, and was never married.

     Walter Scott Jones, b March 29, 1838 - was in Hood's Brigade of the Confederate States Army, and died in Virginia during the Civil War.

     Richard Hampton Jones, b April 29, 1840, d June 27, 1894 and buried in Calvary Cemetery in Marlin- enlisted in Sibley's Brigade, Tom Green's Regiment, of the Confederate States Army - serving in Arizona, New Mexico, and Louisiana during the Civil War. He married first to Lucy Prewitt, and second to L. Canarian. He had Sallie, Leonard A., b November 11, 1874, d February 21, 1909 and buried in Calvary Cemetery; Sidney T., b April 19, 1876, and buried in Calvary Cemetery in Marlin; and Katie.

     Sidney Jones, b June 23,1842 - no further information.

     Ann Elizabeth Jones, b November 21, 1845, d May 4, 1916 and buried in Calvary Cemetery in Marlin - married first to John Goodwin, married second to J. Smith, married third to J. Price, and married fourth to G. T. Gentry.

     Sarah Frances Jones, b May 2, 1847 who married G. I. Goodwin.

     James K. Polk Jones, b January 21, 1850 - died unmarried.

     William Poindexter Jones, b May 9, 1852 - married Willie Salina Riley.

     Byrd Louis Jones, b 1858 in Virginia - no further information.

 

 
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing the biographies of these Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical Commission, page 258 column 2 and page 259 column 1.  
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