Family Records in the American Bible Collection Browse All Records Jones, Anson (1798-1858) and Mary Smith (1819-1907) Family Record Scanned Pages Description 1851 Bible published by Lippencott, Grambo & Co., Philadelphia, PA. Acquired by Anson and Mary Jones in 1851. Bible 2010.585 Marriages Anson Jones to Mary (Smith) McCrory. Sunday, May 17, 1840. Location: Austin, TX by Judge Smith. Sarah Sophia Jones to Richard Gaston Ashe. August 10, 1865. Location: Harris County, TX. Samuel Edward Jones to Laura Virginia Childress. November 3(?), 1869. Location: Galveston, TX by Reverend J. Elearned. Children and their spouses of Richard G. and Sarah S. Ashe: Myra Gessner Ashe to Clayton Slaughter Scott. June 12, 1907. Location: Houston, TX Charlie E. Ashe to Marion Szabo. Location: Houston, TX. Births Anson Jones. January 20, 1798. Location: Great Barrington, MA. Mary (Smith) Jones. July 24, 1819. Location: Lawrence County, Arkansas. Children and their spouses of Anson and Mary (Smith) Jones: Samuel Edward Jones. February 26, 1841. Location: Austin, TX. Charles Elliot Jones. September 4, 1843. Location: “Farquhar’s” near Washington, TX. Sarah Sophia Jones. January 8, 1845. Location: “General Cook’s Place” near Washington, TX. Cromwell Anson Jones. June 5, 1850. Location: “Barrington” near Washington, TX. Richard G. Ashe (son of John Baptista and Eliza Ashe). December 25, 1841. Location: Haywood County, TN – near Brownsville. Husband of Sarah Sophia Jones. Children and their spouses of Richard G. and Sarah S. (Jones) Ashe: C. E. Ashe. September 17, 1866. Willie G. Ashe. June 7, 1868. Richard G. Ashe. April 10, 1873. Mary Eliza Ashe. November 4, 1880. Myra Gessner Ashe. December 16, 1884. Clayton S. Scott. June 25, 1880. Husband of Myra G. Ashe. Deaths Anson Jones. January 9, 1858. Location: Houston, TX. Mary (Smith) Jones. December 31, 1907. Location: Houston, TX. Children of Anson and Mary (Smith) Jones: Charles Elliot Jones. Exact death date unknown. He was mortally wounded at the battle of Shiloh on April 7, 1862. He was a member of the 2nd Texas Infantry Regiment. Cromwell Anson Jones. January 19, 1888. Location: Houston, TX. Sarah Sophia Jones. July 4, 1919. Children and their spouses of Richard G. and Sarah S. (Jones) Ashe: Willie G. Ashe. January 15, 1893. Richard G. Ashe. November 28, 1874. Mary Eliza Ashe. 1903. Clayton. S. Scott. December 26, 1947. Husband of Myra G. Ashe. Notes (Front of page insert) “Hon. C. Anson Jones, Care, Clerk Supreme Court, Washington, D.C. I wish I could communicate something that would be of interest. But doubting my ability to do so may not be wise(?) at all. God bless my Child, so far away.” (Back of page insert) “March 2, 1836. March 2, 1887.” (Remarks page) “For an account of the Cromwell, Jones, and Strong Kindred, see ‘Memoirs,’ and ‘Records,’ Vol. II.”