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Jones, William Moore, 1841 - 1936

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

William M. Jones Civil War papers

 Collection
Identifier: 1978-0299M
Scope and Contents

A diary and narrative describing Jones' service in the 50th Regiment Georgia Volunteers and his subsequent imprisonment in Point Lookout Prison. Correspondence with Nannie (Nancy O.) Foy, who later married him, and newspaper clippings of United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) - Waycross meetings where Jones' diary was featured are also included.

Dates: 1840 - 1978 and n.d.

William M. Jones, Ordinary, Record of Indigent and Disabled Soldiers and Their Widows

 Collection
Identifier: 1979-0335M
Scope and Contents

This Thomas County, Georgia, record lists money paid to poor and physically disabled Civil War veterans and their widows. Information includes age, residence, occupation, regiment and service, type of injury, and money disbursed.

Dates: 1903 - 1907