Jones, C. Anson (Cromwell Anson),

Cromwell Anson (C. Anson) Jones (1850-1888) was a lawyer, land speculator, and judge.

The son of Anson Jones (1798-1858), president of the Republic of Texas, and his wife Mary McCrory, née Smith (1819-1907), he was one of four children, including Charles Elliot, Samuel Edward, and Sarah Sophia (Sallie) Jones. C. Anson took control of most of his father's estate lands and became a county judge in 1876. His sister Sallie married R. G. Ashe, and they had several children, including Willie G., Charles E., and Myra, wife of Clayton Scott.

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