Son, J. L. JONES writes about Dr. John Miller JONES – 2 letters.
Civil War. National Wagonstock Co. Manufacturers of Bent Rims and Other Wagon Material. F. L. Mitchell, President, H. M. Kinney, Vice-President, Jas. L. Jones, Sec and Treas., B.A. Keopple, Superintendent
Little Rock, Ark., Feby 27th 1908
Col.V.Y.Cook, Elmo,Ark., Dear Col:-
It is with pleasure that I acknowledge receipt of your very kind letter of the 24th inst., which was forwarded to me here from Newport and which came to my hands this morning. I desire to thank you for the kind expressions of friendship and sympathy in being bereft of both Father and Mother so recently. I greatly appreciate your kind offer in volunteering to write “THE CONFEDERATE VETERAN” a sketch of his life and I assure you that there is no one I would rather have write it than yourself. Below, I give you the information asked for which, I believe, covers the case. I will forward this letter to my brother (Dr.O.E. JONES) at Newport with the request that he look over it and make any necessary corrections as to dates and etc. and add anything he might think of that I have overlooked.
My Father was born and reared on a farm in Weekly County, Tennessee. His father and mother were named Darling and Margaret JONES. He was born on the 3rd day of July 1846 and his full name was John Miller JONES. When the Civil War broke out, he enlisted in “Co. H” Forrest Cavalry, Commanded by Capt. D.C. KELLY, who is now a noted Methodist Minister He served under this Captain until the surrender and his discharge (or PAROLE) was dated at Ganesville, Ala., on May 11th 1865 which was the date that Forrests Command surrendered.
After the surrender, he took up the study of Medacine and graduated with high honors form the [“State Medical University of” was lined out and “Med. Dept. of Univ. of Nashville of Nashville” written in] Tennessee, after which he moved to Arkansas, Jackson (but now Woodruff) County. He returned to his old home in Tennessee and was married to the sweetheart of his boy-hood days, Miss Callie PATTERSON, on February 29th 1872. He moved to Newport Ark. in the Fall of 1877 and continued to practice medacine up to the time of his death, which occurred on the 13th day of February1908. His age was 61 yrs. 7 mo. and 10 days. He survived his wife, who was an invalid for about ten years from rheumatism, only five days; her death having occurred on the 8th day of the same month and year. Five children survive him as follows:- Mrs. Wm. Yerger Lake Villege Ark, Jas.L.Jones Little Rock, Mrs. N.Lacy Tilghman, Dr. O.E.Jones Newport, Miss Hazel Jones. We would be very glad to have his picture inserted in the Veteran and I hand you herewith check for $2.00 to cover that charge as per your advice.
We request that this picture (which I am sending you by this mail under separate cover) be returned to me just as soon as it has served its purpose and a cut has been made from it. Please request that the cut which is to be made from this Photo. is also returned to us, and order one dozen (12) copies of the Confederate Veteran in which this article appears, mailed to me at Little Rock C/O National Wagonstock Co., together with a statement of the amount due for same.
The first time you or any of your family come to this City, my wife and I would be very glad to have you notify us upon your arrival and we will take great pleasure in making their stay while here as pleasant as possible. We are boarding at the present time, but we are always just as glad to see our friends. We hope to be keeping again in the very near future, in which event we can better entertain our friends and make it all the more pleasant for them. Kindly remember Mrs. JONES and myself to the members of your family. With best wishes for your continued good health and prosperity and assuring you of my continued friendship, believe me, Sincerely Yours, Jas. L. JONES
2nd letter – National Wagonstock Co. Manufacturers of Bent Rims and Other Wagon Material. F. L. Mitchell, President, H. M. Kinney, Vice-President, Jas. L. Jones, Sec and Treas., B.A. Keopple, Superintendent
Little Rock, Ark., March 6th, 1908
Col.V.Y.Cook, Batesville, Arkansas.
Dear Sir:-
I have your favor of the 3rd inst. And carefully note it’s contents. I am sorry you have not as yet received the photo of my father which I mailed you on the 3rd inst. at Elmo, Ark. I inferred from your previous letter that you were at that place and would be there for some time, so I addressed both the letter and photo there. If you instruct it forwarded to you at Batesville, you can describe is as being wrapped in white fools cap paper and tied with a cotton string and has one of the National Wagonstock envelopes addressed to you, pasted on face of package. The envelope above referred to is of the same style as the one in which you receive this letter. Hoping that this will be sufficient description on which to have same forwarded and that you will receive it without further delay, I am, Sincerely your friend, Jas. L. Jones. Submitted by Linda Matthews
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