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Samuel Jones

16 Nov 1845 – 20 Apr 1910

Birth	16 Nov 1845
Death	20 Apr 1910
Cemetery	Kemp Cemetery Kemp , Kaufman County , Texas , USA
Added by	MarieNTexas on 10 Apr 2012
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63656787

Bio

Samuel enlisted in the Confederacy in October of 1862, reported on June 30, 1863. to April 30, 1864. He was captured at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge in Mississippi. This was a big disaster for the South they lost some 1800 troops to the North and led the way to the capture of Vicksburg a Southern stronghold. Samuel was taken to Point Lookout Prison in Maryland, in St. Mary's County on May 17, 1863. He was paroled in a prisoner exchange and released at Coves Landing, James River Virginia February 14, 1865 . His wife, Rebecca filed for his pension July 27th,1916 and approved on August 05, 1916.

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Family

Spouse

• Rebecca Elizabeth Clamon Jones 1854–1929

Children

• John Adam Jones 1872–1950
• Mary E. Jones Rogers 1874–1945
• Thomas Jefferson Jones 1877–1954
• Ida Laura Jones Whittenberg 1879–1946
• Percy Zeron Jones 1882–1957
• Minnie Lee Jones Lightfoot 1883–1951
• Nancy Belle "Nannie" Jones Estoll 1886–1908
• Rev Samuel J. "Sam" Jones 1888–1948
• Nellie Mae Jones Greenlee 1890–1947

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