Jones, Joseph Bertram, 1817-1896.
Joseph Bertram (or Bertrand) Jones, plantation owner, lawyer, and legislator, was born 10 October 1817, in Burke County, Georgia and died 19 December 1896 (place of death uncertain).
An 1839 graduate of Franklin College (now University of Georgia), he studied law in New Haven, Connecticut; married Sarah Lewis (1842) who had studied at New Haven's E.M. Seeley's Boarding School for Young Ladies; established a law practice (1841); was a prominent planter by 1860; and represented Burke County in the state legislature (1863-1866). Sherman made Jones' home in Herndon, Georgia, his headquarters 1 December 1864 on his March to the Sea. Jones' two eldest sons served in the Confederate Army's "cadet corps."
From the description of Joseph Bertram Jones papers, 1793-1910. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122385897
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| creatorOf | Jones, Joseph Bertram, 1817-1896. Joseph Bertram Jones papers, 1793-1910. | Emory University. Special Collections and Archives |
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| associatedWith | Allen, Young John, 1836-1907. | person |
| associatedWith | E.M. Seeley's Boarding School for Young Ladies (New Haven, Conn.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Fair Haven Church (Burke County, Ga.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Georgia Military Institute (Marietta, Ga.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Iverson, Samuel. | person |
| associatedWith | Jones family. | family |
| associatedWith | Jones, James Vickers. | person |
| associatedWith | Jones, Sarah Lewis, 1822-1871. | person |
| associatedWith | Jones, William Beaman, 1827-1886. | person |
| associatedWith | Lester, Rufus Ezekiel, 1837-1906. | person |
| associatedWith | Savannah Rifle Association. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Seeley, Elizabeth M. | person |
| correspondedWith | Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883 | person |
| associatedWith | University of Georgia. | corporateBody |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Georgia | |||
| Herndon (Ga.) | |||
| Burke County (Ga.) | |||
| New Haven (Conn.) |
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| Slavery |
| Education |
| Agriculture |
| Universities and colleges |
| Courtship |
| Elections |
| Reconstruction |
| Sherman's March to the Sea |
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| Lawyers |
| Legislators |
| Plantation owners |
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Person
Birth 1817
Death 1896
