FREEMAN W. JONES
Was born in Brunswick county, Virginia, on August 7, 1846. He is a
son of Francis Fitzgerald Jones, who was born in Nottoway county,
Virginia, and who died in Brunswick county, in August, 1865. His
mother died in that county, also, in 1856. She was Sally Green
Thweatt, born in Dinwiddie county. At Lawrenceville, Brunswick
county, October 23, 1872, Revs. J. H. Morrison and O. A. Glazebrook
officiating clergymen, Freeman W. Jones married Harriett Randolph
Morrison, who was born in Lawrenceville. Their children are seven:
Lucia Hackley, Carrie Morrison, Freeman W., jr., Meade Bernard,
Harriett R., Fanny Stewart, Sally Thweatt. Mrs. Jones is the daughter
of Dr. E. A. Morrison, and his wife Lucia Hackley, formerly of Lawrenceville,
both now deceased.
Mr. Jones attended the common schools of his native county for six
years only. He entered the Confederate States Army at the age of
seventeen years, in April, 1864, Company E, 56th Virginia Infantry, a
regiment serving in Hunton's brigade, Pickett's division. He was
wounded near Petersburg, August 24, 1864, was captured March 31,
1865, and held at Point Lookout until June 14, 1865. He farmed for
some three years after the war. At the age of twenty-three years he
was elected sheriff of Brunswick county and in that capacity he served
nine years, by subsequent re-elections. Then he resigned this office, to
accept a position tendered as inspector of tobacco, Center Warehouse,
Petersburg, where he has remained ever since. He is the present city
sergeant of Petersburg, elected in May, 1888.
