Russell JONES

Birth:
Abt 1778/85
Wilkes, North Carolina
Death:
3 Feb 1841
San Felipe, Gonzales, Texas
Marriage:
2 Nov 1806
Jackson, Georgia
Sources:
Ancestry.com
Newfamilysearch.org, Sep 2009
One World Tree
Ancestry World Tree
FamilySearch.org/FamilyTree
Notes:
                   Alternate marriage date: 27 October 1806
Sophia HARRIS
Birth:
Abt 1788
Wilkes, North Carolina
Death:
6 Jun 1862
San Felipe, Gonzales, Texas
Children
Marriage
1
William Early JONES
Birth:
1807
Jackson, Georgia
Death:
18 Apr 1871
Llano, Llano, Texas
Keziah Rice RECTOR 
Marr:
Abt 1848
of Guadalupe, Texas 
Notes:
                   RESEARCH NOTE:
       Died in Llano, Llano, TX or Georgetown, Williamson, TX

Occupation: Lawyer and newspaper man; Editor of the "Southern Cultivator."
2
Miss JONES
Birth:
Abt 1810
Jackson, Georgia
Death:
 
Marr:
 
3
Augustus Harris JONES
Birth:
1812
Jackson, Georgia
Death:
10 Apr 1877
Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas
Minerva A. HUDSON 
Marr:
Abt 1855
 
Notes:
                   In Texas in 1835, and among the body of armed volunteers who took control of Goliad in the fall of 1835.  Took part in the siege and Battle of San Antonio de Bexar in December 1835.  A close and trusted friend of Col. James Fannin.  Became Brig. General in the Texas Mlitia and fought with Zachary Taylor in the war with Mexico, 1846-48.
4
Emily J. JONES
Birth:
1816
Georgia
Death:
1856
 
Marr:
 
5
Isham Green JONES
Birth:
1817
Jackson, Georgia
Death:
15 Feb 1867
Gonzales, Gonzales, Texas
Minerva A. DEWITT 
Marr:
Abt 1844
of Gonzales, Texas 
Notes:
                   RESEARCH NOTE:
       wife name found during online LDS sources search.
6
Russell JONES
Birth:
1821
Georgia
Death:
1860
Gonzales, Texas
Margaret Ann BROWN 
Marr:
1844
Gonzales, Texas 
7
Letitia D. JONES
Birth:
1825
Georgia
Death:
 
Marr:
 
8
Sophia JONES
Birth:
1830
Georgia
Death:
 
Marr:
 
FCID:6051:262
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Russell Jones - Sophia Harris

Russell Jones was born at Wilkes, North Carolina Abt 1778/85. His parents were Russell Jones and Ann Beasley.

He married Sophia Harris 2 Nov 1806 at Jackson, Georgia . Sophia Harris was born at Wilkes, North Carolina Abt 1788 daughter of Buckner Harris and Ann Matilda Early .

They were the parents of 8 children:
William Early Jones born 1807.
Miss Jones born Abt 1810.
Augustus Harris Jones born 1812.
Emily J. Jones born 1816.
Isham Green Jones born 1817.
Russell Jones born 1821.
Letitia D. Jones born 1825.
Sophia Jones born 1830.

Russell Jones died 3 Feb 1841 at San Felipe, Gonzales, Texas .

Sophia Harris died 6 Jun 1862 at San Felipe, Gonzales, Texas .