Family tree Cromer/Russell/Buck/Pratt » Robert Henry Jones (1844-1918)

Persönliche Daten Robert Henry Jones 

• Er wurde geboren am 12. April 1844 in Carrollton, Greene, Illinois, USA.
• (MARR) am 4. Juli 1866 in Morrison,Whiteside,Illinois.
• Er ist verstorben am 6. Dezember 1918 in Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, USA, er war 74 Jahre alt.Quelle 2
• Er wurde beerdigt am 11. Dezember 1918 in Evergreen Cemetery, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States.
• Ein Kind von John Heath Preston Jones und Julia Ann Adams

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[THE YERKS FAMILY 1500's to Present.GED.GED]

Ancestral File Number: 2520-KJ[159729.GED]

Ancestral File Number: 2520-KJ[THE YERKS FAMILY 1500 's - 2000.GED.GED]

Ancestral File Number: 2520-KJ[159729.GED]

Ancestral File Number: 2520-KJ

2-7-04 Saguache Courthouse Birth records

Jones, Alva Clinton 05/22/1893

Jones, Clara Elizabeth 6/8/1883

Jones, Edith Lenore 12/07/1892

Jones, Flora Josephine 6/17/1879

Jones, James Preston 05/05/1888

Mustered into the Civil War as a private Feb 5, 1862 Co. G 61st Reg., Illinois Infantry, disch. Jan 31, 1864 Reenlisted in Feb and was captured by the south and spent 6 months in Andersonville Prison.

JONES, ROBERT H PVT G 61 IL US INF GREENE CO

Saguache Crescent

On July 15, 1874 at 7 o’clock an organizing meeting was held. Present were Dr. Heliberger, Otto Mears, G.A. Gibbs, Isaac Gotthelf, and G.S. Parsons. Dr. Heimberger was elected President of the Board of Trustees, and C.W. Baldwin, Town Clerk. P.A. Simmons was made Supervisor of Streets, R.R. Rovster, Town Constable. From the Rocky Mountain News comes this additional data: G.S. Parsons, Secretary of Town; D.H. Dunn, Treasurer; Trustees, I. Gotthelf, A. Settle, A. Slain, R.H. Jones, and S.H. Hodding.

1886 Colorado State Business Directory

Saguache County seat. 18 miles to Bonanza, 30 to Del Norte, 20 to Villa Grove.

Com. Mcht.: P. M. Jones

Blacksmith: R. H. Jones

Saddlery: E. H. Woodward

Brothers and sister of Julie Ann Adams Jones, James H. Adams, his wife and children, Chamber Adams, his wife and children, and Susan Emily Adams were living in Garden Plain, Whiteside, Illinois in the 1880 census. The family may have been there in 1866 when Robert and Grace married.

Saguache Chronicle [June 2001]

May 6, 1876:

At about 1 o'clock last Saturday afternoon the house belonging to and occupied by R.H. Jones and his family was discovered to be in flames--the fire had gained such headway before it was discovered that all efforts to extinguish it were entirely futile and but a very vew articles could be taken out of the house.

All the clothing belonging to Mr. Jones, his wife and children, all the bedding, books, papers, writing desk, sewing machine and nearly all the furniture were in a few moments entirely destroyed and a large family made homeless, but there was plenty of warm hearts to take them in, and we are able to state that before night between $200 and $300 had been raised by our citizens as a contribution to help the sufferers bear the loss they were so unprepared to sustain without some assistance.

This was the first fire that ever occurred in our town, and we trust it will be many a day before we are called to chronicle another.

Nov 18, 1876: R.H. Jones is fitting up his building on 4th Street, intending to open a blacksmith shop in connection with his wagon shop.

Feb 3, 1877: The question, "Resolved that the right of suffrage should be extended to women," was discussed...negative R.J. Jones (and two others).

Mar 3, 1877: R.H. Jones has been having some very neat cards printed in this office, advertising his business--Justice of the Peace and Real Estate Agent. Business entrusted to him will be promptly attended to.

March 10, 1877 R.H. Jones has removed his office from his residence into the room occupied by C.W. Baldwin and Prior's store. Parties desiring his service will find Mr. Jones in his office ready and willing to assist them.

June 29, 1878: Taken sick last Thursday at Alamosa, friends went to bring him home.

July 6, 1878

E.H. Woodard and John Jones returned with R.H. Jones on Saturday

July 27, 1878

Mayor R.H. Jones is improving slowly. He was for some two weeks in an extremely critical condition but a good constitution and careful attendance has enabled him to turn the scale towards recovery.

Nov 15, 1879: E.H. Woodard and R.H. Jones returned from Denver Wednesday.

June 26, 1880: R.H. Jones moved his family on a ranch about 9 miles above town.

July 16, 1880: "Just received a fine assortment of centennial watches which I will sell cheap for cash." R.H. Jones

Aug 13, 1880: R.H. Jones has closed out his merchantile business and gone to ranching up the creek.

Oct 8, 1880: The building on 4th Street owned by R.J. Jones and lately occupied by him and others, has been fitted up and remodeled for a boarding house. Mr. Haskell is now prepared to take boarders.

Dec 18, 1890: At Saguache, Nov, 30, 1890, R.H. Jones, county judge, married William B. Sheek and Miss Allie Murray, both of Saguache.

Saguache Crescent:

Sep 14, 1893:

When R.H. Jones, of the Herald, says the Crescent Office is given all the populist work he knows he does not tell the truth. The facts will not bear him up in the statement he makes.

Article says, "Mr. Jones has no moral honor in his make up."

Nov 9, 1893:

Fitzpatrick 111 Coleman 79 Williams 12

July 11, 1895:

Mrs. Charles Potts has been visiting her parents in Canon City for a couple of months, returned home yesterday.

Oct 20, 1898:

R.H. Jones of Canon City was in town the last of the week.

August 2, 1900 p.3

Mrs. R.H. Jones is visiting with relatives and friends in town.

R. H. Jones has moved his family and household goods from Salida to Crestone

Jan 18, 1906 p2.

Mr. R. H. Jones, now of Salida, came over last Friday and remained here until yesterday.

March 11, 1915:

R.H. Jones came from Colorado Spring last Saturday evening to attend the funeral of his brother Price Marion Jones and is spending the week visiting old friends.

Dec 6, 1918: E. Jones informs the Crescent of his uncle's death, R.H. Jones, of Colorado Springs, who died last Friday, December 6.

Mr. Jones was a brother of P.M. Jones, a leading merchant of Saguache, along in the 80s.

He leaves three sisters, Mrs. E. Howard, Mrs. George McGeHee, Canon City, and Mrs. E.M. Nelson of Grand Junction. A daughter, Mrs. Charles Potts of Villa Grove was in California with her son Frank at the time of his death. They held the funeral awaiting her return.

p.2 Villa Grove Notes

Word was received that Mr. Jones of Colorado Springs, had passed away at his home last Friday, Dec. 6, 1918, at 6:30 P.M., aged 74 years. Mr. Jones is Mrs. Charlie Potts’ father, and resided here with his family several years ago, publishing a newspaper in the early days of Villa Grove. About one year ago Mr. and Mrs. Jones celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. Our deepest sympathy go out to his bereaved wife and children.

Mrs. Potts, who was called to California, over one month ago, on account of illness of their son, Frankie, started on her sad journey from California to Colorado Springs last Sunday to attend her father’s funeral.

Death certificate: cause of death diabetes, gives his father's name and birth place John Jones of Illinois

Obituary Colorado Springs Gazette Dec 7, 1918 p.12

"Capt. Robert J. Jones, a Civil War veteran, who, with his wife, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on the Fourth of July, died yesterday at his home, 3429 West Colorado Avenue. He is survived by his wife and 11 children. Captain Jones was a member of W. J. Palmer post No. 9, G. A. R. and this year was quartermaster of the organization. He was formerly postmaster at Saguache, Colo. Funeral arrangements will be made later."

FHL 1880 Soundex for Saguache, Colorado, Robert was 36 years old and Grace was 27.

Robert Henry Jones 36 IL KY OH

Grace E. 27 Pa Eng DE

Robert C 13 Ia

Martha U 11 Il

Julia 9 Co

Emma I 7 "

Mary S 6 "

Minnie A 4 "

Flora J 2 "

Laura 2/12 "

1885 Census Saguache, Saguache, Colorado p.4

Robert Jones 41 IL KY OH

Grace 37 PA England DE

Robert 17 IA IL PA

Martha 16 IL IL PA

Julia 14 CO

Mary 13 CO

Emma 10 CO

Whuin f 9 CO

Clara 6 CO

Layra 5 CO

Clara 3 CO

Fanny 11/12 CO

1900 Census District 6 Precinct 13 Salida, Chaffee, CO 19 June 1900

R W Jones Apr 1844 56 m. 33y IL KY OH

Anna 1851 49 PA UN UN

James 1889 11 CO IL PA

several boarders are living with them

FHL 1910 Census Colorado Springs, El Paso, CO film 1374131 #136 #20

Robert H. Jones 66 m. 44y blacksmith

Grace E. 58

James C. 21 laborer

(Charles and Belle Shaw, and their children, were living two or three doors away.)

Flo's book

Captain in Co. B Downer Quards of the Colorado Infantry, Volunteer Militia

was enlisted 13th Feb 1878 at Saguache for a period of 2 years, discharged 19th Nov. 1880 at Saguache (Co. F)

Flo's book letter dated 10 Mar 1954 from Wm. E. Bergin, Major-General

Robert H. Jones enrolled 29 Oct 1861 at Carrollton, Illinois

mustered in 5 Feb 1862 as a Private Co. G 61st Regt., Illinois Infantry

discharged 31 Jan 1864 to enable him to reenlist as a veteran vounteer

reenlisted 1 Feb 1864 at Little Rock, Arksansas in the same organization

honorably discharged 30 May 1865 at Springfield, Illinois

captured at Murfreesboro, Tenn. 15 Dec 1854, confined at Parole, Maryland

15 May 1865, reported at Benton Barracks, Missouri 24 May 1865

Death certificate

age at death 74y 7m 24d b. Iowa father: John Jones mother: Julia Adams

both b. Illinois cause of death: diabetes

informant: Mrs. Grace e. Jones

bur Evergreen Cem.

Declaration for an Original Invalid Pension

6' dark complexion black hair grey eyes Andersonville Prison, Georgia winter of 64 or 65 he contracted disease of bowels and general debility from hardship and exposure and inhuman treatment as a prisoner of war and has never recovered therefrom. He was at one time a blacksmith apprentice

Source: LaVaughn Wheeler

Residences: Carrollton, IL, Clinton, Iowa, Saguache, Canon City, Florence, Colorado City, Colorado Springs

Baptist, Christian Scientist

Colorado National Guard

Blacksmith, judge, lawyer

Robert is shown in the land records of 1893 as a resident of Saguache, in 94 Grace Emma is shown in Canon City. [June 2002]

[June 2002] RC Jones in 1892 started the Saguache Herald which was discontinued after a few years.

Saguache Crescent May 18, 2006

Thomas Mountfield was a postmaster until Jan 23, 1872, when Robert H Jones was appointed on Oct 11, 1872. On Dec 31, 1883 Robert H. Jones was again given the office of post master until Dec 15, 1885.

WELL-KNOWN PIONEERS MARRIED FIFTY YEARS

Captain and Mrs. Robert H. Jones of Colorado City

Celebrate Golden Wedding on July 4, 1916

With many of their children and grandchildren present to wish them more years of health and happiness, Captain and Mrs. Robert H. Jones of 136 Manitou Avenue, Colorado City, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary last Tuesday, July 4. They were married in Morrison, Illinois, July 4, 1866, less than a year after Captain Jones had been mustered out of the Union Army at Springfield. The young soldier and his bride, who was Miss Grace E. Hitchen, made their home in Clinton, Iowa, for a number of years, later moving to Carlton, Illinois, the bridegroom’s birth place.

Captain and Mrs. Jones are Colorado pioneers, coming west and settling at Granite Lake county, in 1870, where Jones engaged in engineering and mining. Later he was apprenticed by the government to a post at the Indian Agency at Las Peinos. In the early 70s they moved to a new location, now the town of Saguache, where Captain Jones was one of the company which laid out the town and county seat of that county.

Thirty Years In Saguache.

Saguache was their home for 30 years, and it was there that nine of their 11 children were born and reared. Jones engaged in the business of wagon manufacturing and blacksmithing, but ill health caused him to engage subsequently in the mercantile business. In Saguache he was postmaster from 1872-1886, under the Grant and Cleveland administration, and for many years served as the police magistrate, justice of the peace and county judge. It was while serving his second term as postmaster that Captain Jones was elected county judge, and he resigned the former position to take the bench.

Captain Jones and his oldest son published a newspaper in Saguache for a number of years, and when the family moved to Florence in 1894 they continued in the business of newspaper making. From Florence the family went to Canon City, where they resided until about 12 years ago, when failing health caused Captain Jones to move to the Pikes Peak region.

Joined Illinois Volunteers.

Captain Jones enlisted in Company G, Sixty-first Illinois volunteer infantry, at the beginning of the Civil War, being but 17 years old, and was mustered out

August 15, 1865, at Springfield. He was captured at Murfreesboro, Tenn., in December, 1864, and was held in Andersonville prison from that time until the declaration of peace opened the prison gates several months later.

More than 10,000 Union soldiers were confined in the 20 acres enclosure at Andersonville during the period of Captain Jones’ imprisonment, hundreds dying because of the impure water they were forced to drink. But for the fact that a spring of drinkable water broke through the hillside enclosed by the triple stockade of Andersonville prison, hundreds of others would have died, said Captain Jones. Lincoln’s proclamation freeing the slaves was at first opposed by thousands of the Union troops, said Captain Jones, although it was only a short time before practically everyone was with the president. Jones was one of the few in his regiment to stand by the proclamation from the beginning. He was offered an officer’s commission if he would organize colored troops, but declined.

Organized Home Guard.

When Captain Jones came to Saguache the Utes were restless and troublesome, and he formed the first home guard to protect the white residents. Late the state National Guard was organized and Jones was elected first lieutenant of Company F, First regiment, C. N. C. He was lieutenant for two years and was then elected captain, serving in that capacity for four years. He saw much active service because of the Indian disturbances, labor troubles and the controversy over the Grand Canyon between two rival railroad

companies.

“Both Mrs. Jones and I are hale and hearty,” said Captain Jones yesterday. “And we can both testify that our 50 years of married life have been delightful ones. We have been happy and my health is better today than ever before.”

Eleven Children Living.

Eleven children were born to Captain and Mrs. Jones: Robert C., Martha U., Julia A., Emma J., Mary C., Allie U., Laura C., Flora J., Clara, Fannie B. and James P. All are living and eight are married. The married daughters are Mrs. C. A. Potts, Villa Grove, Colo.; Mrs. C. P. Shaw, Colorado City; Mrs. C. S. Shaw, San Diego, Cal.; Mrs. Ray Walker, Colorado City; Mrs. C. A. Welsh, Salida, Colo,; and Mrs. M. Gibson, Colorado.

Seven children and 15 grandchildren were present at the golden wedding Tuesday.

Captain Jones is a member of W. J. Palmer post No 19, G. A. R. of Colorado City, being a post quartermaster. He is serving his fourth term in that capacity.

CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING

Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Jones, former residents of Saguache, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home in Colorado Springs July 4th. The children present at the celebration were Mrs. C. C. Ware of Ogden, Utah, Mrs. Charles Shaw of Colorado City, Mrs. C. Welch of Salida, Mrs. Ray Walker of Colorado City, Mrs. Guy Gipson of Colorado Springs, Mrs. C. A. Potts of Villa Grove and James Jones of Manitou. Four children, Clint Jones of Boise, Idaho, Miss Fannie Jones of Santa Fe, N. M., Mrs. Clyde Shaw of San Diego, Calif. and Miss Flora Jones of Long Beach, Calif., were unable to attend.

Mr. and Mrs. Jones were the recipients of several handsome presents. Delicious refreshments were served and those present spent a very enjoyable day together.

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