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Capt. Joseph W. Jones has long been a resident of Union County, Ark., but he was born in Bibb County, Ala., April 22, 1835, being the fifth child born to Hugh and Jeanette (Woolley) Jones, a short history of whom is given in the sketch of E. H. Jones, his brother. The paternal grandfather was a soldier in the War of 1812, and served under Gen. Jackson, at New Orleans. Capt. Joseph W. Jones was reared in Alabama, but did not receive the best educational advantages, continued attendance at even the common schools being denied him. When twenty-one years old, he became an overseer, a calling he continued to follow for five years, after which he enlisted in the Confederate army, becoming a private in Company B, Third Arkansas Regiment, but was soon promoted to the rank of first lieutenant for meritorious conduct. In 1862 he was further promoted to the rank of captain of his company, and was serving in this capacity when the war closed. He was at Gettysburg, Fredericksburg, Chickamauga,Wilderness, Seven Pines, besides numerous others of less note, and during his experience as a soldier he had many hand-to-hand encounters, but was never known to show the “white feather,” being particularly well known for his courage and determination. His company, when it joined the regular army, consisted of 114 members, but at the surrender only seven of the original members remained. He has a good farm of 280 acres, sixty being under cultivation, and on this he raises very good crops, all small grain, with the exception of wheat, doing well in this locality. His marriage, which occurred in 1865, was to Miss Lucy A. E. Woolley, a native of Alabama, and a daughter of Minor and Martha (Yeager) Woolley, who were also born in that State, where they continue to reside. To the union of Mr. and Mrs. Jones five children have been born: Jesse M., Maggie O. and Osco L., living, and two deceased. Mr. Jones is a true and tried Democrat, and is a supporter of all worthy public enterprises.