Support this site!
Home | Letters | Pictures | Soldiers | Pensions | Obituaries | Newspapers | Union Soldiers | Search
David Crockett Jones

Biography
Born 06/15/1842
Birth Location Russell Co.
Died 1897
Death Location Wise Co., VA
Father James V. Jones
Mother Elizabeth Ramsey
Married 02/08/1863
Spouse Leah J. Fletcher
Military Units
37th Infantry
2nd VSL
22nd Cavalry
CSR, Pension, and Miscellaneous Images
22nd Cavalry
page 1.jpg
page 2.jpg
37th Infantry
page 1.jpg
page 2.jpg
Census Information:

1850: 1577, Age 8
1860: 782, Age 18
1870: Wise Co., 207, Age 28
1880: Wise Co., Gladeville 212, Age 39
1900: DEAD
1910: DEAD
1920: DEAD
1930: DEAD

Miscellaneous Information:

Letter mention: James H. Barrett
Letter mention: Gilmer family

Notes: Shot his trigger finger off "accidentally". Name appears as Daniel C. on RC MG and 1860 Census. Possible confusion with David Jones, 1860CEN, 278.

Military Information:

Compiled Service Record
Card 1
Private, Company I, 37th Virginia Infantry
[Name appears as David H. Jones.]

Appears on a muster roll dated May 31st, 1861

Enrolled for active service on: May 3
Enrolled for active service at: New Garden
Enrolled by: Capt. J. F. McElhenney
Period: 1 year

Age: 24

Company was enrolled for active service at Honaker, Va., on the 3rd day of May, 1861 and travelled then to Abingdon where it arrived on the 30th, 1861, a distance of 34 miles.

Card 2

Appears on a muster roll for July & Aug., 1861 (Dated Aug. 31)

Enlisted:
When: May 2
Where: New Garden
By whom: Capt. S. Hunt
Period: 12 mo

Last paid:
By whom: Capt. Dunbar
To what time: June 30

Present or absent: x
Remarks: Sick at Monterey

x Name appears in Column of Names present

Card 3
Private, Company D, 22nd Virginia Cavalry

Appears on a muster roll for to Oct. 31, 1863 (Dated Oct. 31, 1863)

Enlisted:
When: May 1, 1863
Where: Russell Co., Va
By whom: Capt. Ball
Period: 3 yrs

Last paid:
By whom:
To what time:

Present or absent: Absent
Remarks: Absent sick

Except where indicated all material on this site is copyrighted by Gregory Lepore. © 1997.