Jones, Travis Fleming, Reminiscences 1932

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Jones, Travis Fleming, Reminiscences 1932

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/02882/02882-P.html

A bound typescript composes the Travis Fleming Jones Reminiscences, 1932, chronicling Jones’ experiences as a cattle driver and a real estate agent.

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

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Jones, Wiley

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Jones, Travis Fleming, 1850-1932

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The son of Wiley Jones, Travis Fleming Jones (1850-1932) was raised near Waco, Texas. During the Civil War, Jones worked as a horse driver with his father and made cattle drives to Kansas. Following his work as telegraph operator and a city ticket agent for the Cotton Belt, he founded several cattle ranches in Texas as well as in New Mexico and Arizona. Jones moved to San Antonio in 1910, becoming involved in the Trail Drivers Association and the real estate business. So...