Observations on the Last Hours of the Reverend Charles Colcock Jones, D. D., 1863-1893

Summary

Creator:

Jones family

Date:

1863-1893

Extent:

2 folder(s) (3 items)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Observations on the Last Hours of the Reverend Charles Colcock Jones, D. D., ms 994, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a bound manuscript titled Observations on the Last Hours of the Revd Charles Colcock Jones, D. D., Who Died at Arcadia, Liberty County, Georgia, March 16th, 1863. The manuscript is written by Jones' family, and includes copies of letters, the last entries of Rev. Jones' journal, obituaries and newspaper clippings regarding the deaths of Mrs. Mary Jones, Mrs. Ruth Berrien Jones, and Charles Colcock Jones, Jr. The collection also includes written records of marriages, births, and deaths in the Jones family.

Biographical / historical:

Rev. Charles Colcock Jones, Sr. (1804-1863), a Presbyterian clergyman and planter, married Mary Jones and resided in Liberty County, Georgia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Eulogies.
Scrapbooks.

Names:

Jones family
Jones, Charles Colcock, 1804-1863 -- Death and burial

Preferred citation:

Observations on the Last Hours of the Reverend Charles Colcock Jones, D. D., ms 994, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.