H. T. JONES
Was born in James City county, Virginia, on April 10, 1842. He
attended a private school in Williamsburg, and then took a collegiate
course at William and Mary College. On his nineteenth birthday, April
10, 1861, he entered military service, in a company which later became
Company C, 32d Virginia Infantry. He was promoted sergeant in 1862,
second lieutenant in 1863, and served until the surrender at Appomattox,
taking part in battles of Seven Pines, the seven days fighting
around Richmond, Harpers Ferry, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Cold
Harbor, Howlett Line, Sailor's Creek and others. Returning home he
engaged in farming until 1872, then established himself in his present
business, druggist. He has held public office as member of the city
council, justice of the peace and school trustee. The parents of Mr.
Jones were H. T. Jones, sr., who was born in James City county, in
1814, and died May 12, 1872, and Mary A. H. Jones, died in January,
1881. The father was a son of Allan Jones, of York county, Virginia,
whose father was Daniel Jones, of James City county, Virginia.
The subject of this sketch married in Williamsburg, June 10, 1867,
Mary Southall, of Williamsburg. Their children are two sons, Marion
Ambler and Hugh W. Mrs. Jones is the daughter of Albert G. Southall,
who died August, 1862. Her mother, whose maiden name was Virginia
F. Travis, died in August, 1880. Her family are of English descent,
early settlers in Tidewater Virginia.
