Anson (Hon.) Jones, M. D.

1798 - 1858  (59 years)

• Name	Anson (Hon.) Jones  [1]
  Suffix	M. D.
  Birth	20 Jan 1798	Great Barrington, Berkshire County, Massachusetts   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	9 Jan 1858	Houston, Harris County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas
  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 d. 23 Jul 1822, Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Sarah Strong,   b. 6 Apr 1758, East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut d. 8 Mar 1816, Lenox, Berkshire County, Massachusetts (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1779	Wethersfield, Hartford County, Connecticut   [1]
  Family ID	F7482	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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

  
  

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

  
  

• Headstones

  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

  [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). [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). [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).