the closest i come to swindell is John Swindell,,,,, no Caleb or Elizabeth On 10/5/07, Paffile <anthony63@tds.net> wrote: > > I have an Elizabeth A. JOnes, born in Cumberland Kentucky in 1815. She > dies in 1853 in Bossier Parish LA. She married Caleb Swindell. Can anyone > tell me anything on Elizabeth or Caleb? > Thankyou > Anthony > > > ---- sam jones <fiddleman7@verizon.net> wrote: > > My ancestors were at Bossier Parish ,La. in early 1800s . before that in > > Wake County, N.C.Some names were Russell Sr& Jr. Philip,Henry.William, > and > > Miles.----- Original Message ----- > > From: "susi c pentico" <susicp@cox.net> > > To: <jones@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:20 AM > > Subject: Re: [JONES] Death of Major Wiley Jones- Death Notice > > > > > > > Who was this Samuel JONES listed as his grandfather, does any one > > > have more data? Please Thanks SusiCP > > > > > > On Oct 5, 2007, at 6:20 AM, Mary Moeller wrote: > > > > > > > Date: 1902-3-12 Paper: Dallas Morning News > > > > > > > > DEATH OF MAJOR WILEY JONES > > > > Texas Pioneer Dropped Dead at Waco > > > > Yesterday While Walking on > > > > the streets. > > > > > > > > Special to the News: > > > > Waco, Tex., March 11--Major wiley Jones, the pioneer turfman > > > > of Texas, fell dead this morning while taking his customary > > > > forenoon walk. > > > > He settled in Texas in 1848, and moved from Milam County to > > > > McLennan in 1851. His father, Col. Aguilla Jones, a distinguished > > > > Tennesseean, was a lover of fine horses and when Major Wiley > > > > Jones left Tennessee to settle in Texas his father gave him part of > > > > his fine stable. Those were among the first fast runners, trotters, > > > > and pacers ever seen in the Lone Star State. On coming to McLennan > > > > County he started an improved stock farm on the Bosque twelve > > > > miles from this city and bred fancy stock at so early a period that > > > > some of his valuable animals were stolen by the Indians. Among > > > > his early experiences was a period of service under Capt. Jack > > > > Conner in the Texas Rangers, during which he fought Comanches > > > > and Lipans with distinguished gallantry. During the Civil War he > > > > served in the Fifth Texas cavalry and later in the war was appointed > > > > agent for the commissary department west of the Mississippi, and > > > > in that capacity supplied by purchase and capture 15000 head of > > > > beef cattle to the armies of the Southern Confederacy. In 1866 he > > > > was elected chief of the Waco fire department and president of the > > > > Waco and McLennan County Turf Association. He built two of the > > > > leading hotels in Waco and one of them he owned up to his death. > > > > Through the right of his grandfather, Capt. Sam Jones, who > > > > obtained a league of land by concession, in 1836, Major Wiley > > > > Jones became owner of valuable property which he improved. He > > > > married Miss Margaret Ellison, daughter of Joe Ellison, a famous > > > > pioneer. The surviving children are Thomas F. Jones of New Mexico, > > > > W. H. Jones of Waco, Mrs. J. E. Eagan of Waco and Mrs. W. H. > > > > Gibson of Marlin. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > **********If this is useful let me know. 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