Charles Hill Jones
Full Name: Charles Hill JonesDate of birth: December 20, 1833
Date of death: September 23, 1880
Terms of Service top
| Chamber | District | Dates of Service | Legislatures | Party | City/County | Note | Counties in District |
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| H | 3 | Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 | 11th (1) | Woodville / Tyler | Hardin, Tyler |
(1) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
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House District 3
Aug 6, 1866 - Feb 7, 1870 Legislatures: 11th (1) Home City/County: Woodville / Tyler Counties in district: Hardin, Tyler |
(1) Roster of 11th Legislature, House of Representatives, "Texas Legislative Proceedings," 8/11/1866, p. 1. Galveston Daily News.
Biographical Information top
Biographical Sketches
- C.H. Jones, birth date 12/22/1833, death date 8/23/1880, biographical sketch, burial in Magnolia Cemetery, Woodville, Tyler County. Find a Grave.
- JONES, CHARLES HILL (1833-1880). Son of William D.C. and Sarah (Burleson) Jones, elected to 11th Legislature for Tyler County in 1866. Handbook of Texas Online.
- Biographical sketch of William D.C. Jones (born 1866), Volume III, pp. 1493-1494. Relatives - brothers: Charles Hill Jones, William Henry Jones, Benjamin F. Jones, and George Washington 'Wash' Jones (Lieutenant Governor 1866-1867), sons of William Dandridge Claiborne Jones (1799-1892) and Rachel Burleson Jones. A History of Texas and Texans, 1916.
- Charles H. Jones, captain of a company in Burnet's Regiment and member of the first Legislature after the Civil War; William H. Jones, represented his county in two Legislatures; and Benjamin F. Jones, represented Bastrop county in the Legislature in 1880; all children of William D.C. and Rachel (Burleson) Jones. Mentioned in biographical sketch of their brother, Colonel G.W. Jones, elected Lieutenant Governor on the Throckmorton ticket in 1866. Lewis Publishing Company. History of Texas, Together with a Biographical History of Milam, Williamson, Bastrop, Travis, Lee and Burleson Counties, 1893, pp. 671-672. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).
Military Service Notes
- Confederate States Army, Captain, 13th Texas Cavalry, John H. Burnett's Regiment. Handbook of Texas Online.
Other Resources
- James Slaughter Jones, birth date 12/8/1875 in Bastrop County; death date 11/27/1924; burial in Bastrop; lawyer; spouse Vesta A. Craft. Relatives: Benjamin Frank Jones - father, James Slaughter Jones - son. Charles Hill Jones, William Henry Jones, and George Washington 'Wash' Jones (Lieutenant Governor 1866-1867) - uncles, James Slaughter Jones - nephew. Goodman & Allied Families and Wilson Family Trees; U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982. Ancestry.com.
Photographs
- Photograph. C.H. Jones, 11th Legislature, State Preservation Board
Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol
- 11th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, south wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.
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