William Riley Jones

First Name: William

Middle Name(s): Riley

Last Name: Jones

Unit:

Co. G, 41st Alabama Infantry

Residence (County):

Fayette County, AL

Biography:

William Riley Jones (1838-1863) was born in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. At the time of the 1860 Federal Census, Jones was working as a farmer in the Fayette County household of his parents, John Sidney Jones (1811-1873) (b. in Tennessee) and Nancy Dodson Jones (1818-1892) (b. in Alabama). On January 17, 1861 William R. Jones married Mary Francis Parker (1837-1930), and the couple had one son, James William Riley Jones (1861-1931), born in Fayette County on December 23, 1861. William R. Jones enlisted in Co. G, 41st Alabama Infantry in April 3, 1862. He was killed at the Battle of Chickamauga on September 20, 1863.

Authored Letters

Displaying 26 - 46 of 46

ID	Letter	Date	Author	Recipient	From	To
11622	Jones23	January 20, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Tullahoma, TN	AL
11623	Jones24	January 24, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Tullahoma, TN	AL
11626	Jones27	February 7, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Manchester, TN	AL
11627	Jones28	February 9, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Manchester, TN	AL
11628	Jones29	February 16, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Winchester, TN	AL
11630	Jones30	February 18, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Coffee County, TN	AL
11632	Jones32	March 6, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Coffee County, TN	AL
11633	Jones33	March 17, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Coffee County, TN	AL
11634	Jones34	April 19, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones		AL
11635	Jones35	May 27, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	West Point, GA	AL
11637	Jones36	June 3, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Jackson, MS	AL
11638	Jones37	June 13, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Jackson, MS	AL
11639	Jones38	June 20, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones		AL
11640	Jones39	June 23, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Jackson, MS	AL
11641	Jones40	June 29, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Jackson, MS	AL
11643	Jones42	July 5, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Jackson, MS	AL
11644	Jones43	July 17, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Lauderdale Springs, MS	AL
11646	Jones44	July 25, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Lauderdale Springs, MS	AL
11647	Jones45	August 12, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Morton, Scott County, MS	AL
11648	Jones46	August 20, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Morton, MS	AL
11650	Jones47	August 29, 1863	William Riley Jones	Mary Francis Jones	Selma, AL	AL

Received Letters

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ID	Letter	Date	Author	Recipient	From	To
11624	Jones25	January 30, 1863	Thomas M. Parker	William Riley Jones	Tuscaloosa County, AL	AL

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