John Rice Jones, Jr., papers, 1835-1931, [bulk 1835-1887]

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John Rice Jones, Jr., papers, 1835-1931, [bulk 1835-1887]

Papers include personal and business correspondence, postal records documenting postal accounts and routes, and other legal documents of John Rice Jones, Jr. and his son, John Rice Jones III. One tintype photograph of A.[?] Jones is also contained in the papers. In addition, there are three historical journals containing articles about members of the Jones Family.

6 in.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7275749

University of Texas Libraries

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Jones, John Rice, Jr., 1792-1845

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John Rice Jones, Jr., (1792-1845), son of John Rice and Mary (Barger) Jones, was born in Vincennes, Indiana, on January 8, 1792. He and Stephen F. Austin were boyhood friends in Missouri, where their fathers were partners in a lead-mining operation. When the partnership was dissolved, the Jones family moved to St. Louis. Jones, Jr., served in the War of 1812 under Gen. Henry Dodge and held several civil positions before he moved to Texas in 1831, the first of three brothers to immig...

Jones, John Rice III, circa 1815-1850

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