Clisby Riggs “Tibb” Jones (1808-1890)

Clisby Riggs “Tibb” Jones Veteran

Birth

19 Feb 1808

Jefferson County, Tennessee, USA

Death

2 Jan 1890 (aged 81)

Angelina County, Texas, USA

Burial

Jonesville Cemetery

Huntington, Angelina County, Texas, USA Show Map

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Clisby volunteered for service in CSA and served with Greens Brigade COD 7th Texas Cavalry. He had six sons and one or more son in laws to serve in the Civil War. Two sons came back from service.

Tib lived at Jones Prairie in Polk County Texas in 1846, then moved back to Magnolia Arkansas area for several years before settleing in Angelina Co Texas in 1857.

Credit: The Path of the Jones' by Rupie Lee Jones Johnson, daughter of Beverly Hezekiah Jones.

Parents:
Martin William (Gobbler) Jones (1784 - 1879)
Rhoda Hodges Jones (1791 - 1861)

Spouse:
Malinda VanWinkle Jones (1814 - 1899)

Children:
Mary Elizabeth Jones (1831 - 1863)
William Tim Jones (1833 - 1863)
Crawford Franklin Jones (1835 - 1863)
Enoch C Jones (1836 - 1863)
Martin Jones (1838 - 1863)
John Hodges Jones (1842 - 1916)
Sarah Jane Jones (1843 - 1875)
Albert Champion Jones (1846 - 1918)
Beverly Augustus Jones (1849 - 1949)
Francis Josephine Jones (1855 - 1928)
Georgia Ann Jones (1856 - 1928)

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9 Generations of Texas Jones' beginning
Jonesville, Angelina County, Texas.

GGGG GRdad Martin William (Gobbler)
GGG GRdad Clisby Riggs
GG GRdad John Hodges
G GRdad Beverly Hezekiah
GRdad Floyd Sherman
My Dad L B
ME
My Children
My GR Children
no G GR Children yet ;)

Check out these link to see how it all began.

Texas State Historical Association (Texas Online)
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/hvj17

Texas Escapes
http://www.texasescapes.com/EastTexasTowns/Jonesville-Texas-Angelina.htm

Descendents of Martin William (Gobbler) Jones
by Belinda Kay Pierce (old version)
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/i/e/Belinda-K-Pierce/GENE40-0001.html

Descendents of Martin William (Gobbler) Jones
by Belinda Kay Pierce (new version)
http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/p/i/e/Belinda-K-Pierce/PDFGENE40.pdf#page=56

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