Jones County, Texas
The Beginning of the Frontier
Hi, my name is Dorman Holub, the county coordinator, and I would like to welcome you to the Jones County TXGenWeb Project. I'm very glad you stopped by and hope that you find this website useful for your genealogical research. I'm always in need of help in getting data on-line. If you'd be interested in helping, please let me know. I may not be able to help with specific research questions, but should you have any questions or comments regarding the Jones County Genealogy Project, please e-mail me.
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photo by Ted Texas County Courthouse Photographs
Jones County was named for Anson Jones, statesman of the Republic
of Texas. Nomadic Indians inhabited the area in the 1850s including
Kiowa,
and Comanche. In 1851, the second line of frontier forts produced
Fort
Phantom Hill. Randolph Marcy detailed his visit to Jones county
while
surveying for a short cut to the gold fields of California. Fort
Phantom Hill
enjoyed a short time in defense of the area, it was abandoned in
1854. The
Butterfield Stage coach used one of the buildings until the Civil
War came
and disrupted all transportation.
Jones County was organized on February 1, 1858, from land in Bexar
and
Bosque counties. During the Civil War, Indian depredations and the
War
kept the county from being settled. It was 1872 before the
settlement
made a better stand at encouraging settlers to the area. The Indian
threat
was removed by 1875 which brought the influx of buffalo hunters.
Stock farmers brought the Longhorns into the area to take advantage
of
the grass covered range. Ranches were established including the
Swenson Land and Cattle Company in 1882. By this time, the
population of Jones county was 546 and the county was officially
organized in 1881 with Jones City as the county seat.
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WHERE TO START
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BIOGRAPHIES
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CEMETERIES
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Gloria B. Mayfield |
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Jones County |
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CENSUS
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Pensioners - Military |
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Federal Census USGenWeb Census Project |
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HISTORY LINKS
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Henry McArdle's battle paintings, Dawn at the Alamo and The Battle of San Jacinto, have become Texas icons. The painstaking detail of the paintings was reflected in exhaustive research. McArdle's notebooks are packed with letters, notes, and photographs documenting the paintings and the events they depict. |
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MAPS
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Office Map Collection |
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MILITARY
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NATIVE AMERICAN
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PHOTOGRAPHS
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Our Neighbors
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Stonewall
Aspermont |
Haskell
Haskell |
Throckmorton
Throckmorton |
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JONES
Anson |
Shackelford
Albany |
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Fisher
Rotan |
Taylor
Abilene |
Callahan
Baird |
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Recommended Research Links
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Last update:Tuesday, 12-Feb-2013 19:53:40 MST
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