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Anson (Hon.) Jones, M. D.

Male 1798 - 1858  (59 years)


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  • Name Anson (Hon.) Jones  [1
    Suffix M. D. 
    Birth 20 Jan 1798  Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 9 Jan 1858  Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Benjamin Dwight writes that "He obtained his education by his own efforts. He was grad. at Jefferson Med. Coll., in Philadelphia, March, 1827, and in 1833 went to Texas and became a surgeon in the Texas Army, and was in the battle of San Jacinto (Apr. 21, 1836). After Texas became a republic he was sent as minister to the U.S. govt. He was also representative and senator in the Congress of Texas, secretary of state, and President of the Republic (Dec. 1844 - Feb. 1846). During his administration the public finances were managed with great skill and economy; old debts were all paid off and a surplus laid by (beside meeting current expenses), sufficient to provide for all needful expenditures for some years to come. The frontiers were efficiently protected against Mexicans and Indians. Law was enforced and justice, civil and criminal, was maintained. No expedition for glory or plunder occurred; immigration was large and active; the public lands were husbanded; common school education was promoted; and a state constitution was formed by a convention called for the purpose by President Jones, and made the fundamental law of the state by subsequent annexation of Texas to the United States. He was a zealous mason and was one of the five masons to organize the first masonic lodge in Texas. He was the first grand master of the Lodge, for which a dispensation was procured from the Grand Lodge of Louisiana. From 1846 to 1858, he resided on his farm which he called Barrington, engaged in agriculture and education of his children."
    Person ID I21044  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Solomon Jones,   b. Between 1754 and 1755, Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1822, Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 68 years) 
    Mother Sarah Strong,   b. 6 Apr 1758, East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1816, Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1779  Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F7482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Smith,   b. 24 Jul 1819, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 17 May 1840  [3
    Children 
     1. Samuel Edward Jones,   b. 26 Feb 1841, Austin, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Charles Elliot Jones,   b. 4 Sep 1843, Washington County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1862, Shiloh, Hardin County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 18 years)
     3. Sarah Sophia Jones,   b. 8 Jan 1845, Washington County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Cromwell Anson Jones,   b. 5 Jun 1850, Barrington, Washington County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F7485  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Jan 1798 - Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Jan 1858 - Houston, Harris County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Headstones
    Jones, Anson
    Jones, Anson
    Memorial Marker in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Texas
    Section F-1

    http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=3753
    Plot: Section F-1

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Dwight, Benjamin "The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass." (Orig. published Albany, NY, 1871, Reprinted by Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 2000), p 158 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S32] Dwight, Benjamin "The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass." (Orig. published Albany, NY, 1871, Reprinted by Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 2000), p 160 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S32] Dwight, Benjamin "The History of the Descendants of Elder John Strong, of Northampton, Mass." (Orig. published Albany, NY, 1871, Reprinted by Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, MD 2000), p 159 (Reliability: 3).