| Birth: | Oct. 21, 1819
Lawrence County
Alabama, USA | | Death: | Apr. 18, 1880
Fayette County
Alabama, USA | 
He was a school teacher and later a lawyer and judge. He served in the Alabama State Senate from 1850 to 1860 and was a member of the Constitutional Convention from Alabama in 1861 and again in 1865. He voted against the adoption of the Secession ordinance and refused to sign it. Jones County, Alabama was named after him, but was later changed to the name of Sanford County and more recently to Lamar County. He married Lucinda Jane Page. He may have died on 15 April 1880 instead from another source other than the cemetery record.
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Parents:
Benjamin Elliott Jones (1790 - 1863)
Viney Wallace Jones (1792 - 1840)
Spouse:
Lucinda Jane Page Jones (1828 - 1921)*
Children:
James Benjamin Jones (1850 - 1921)*
Mattie Ophelia Jones (1853 - 1945)*
Mary Alice Jones (1858 - 1861)*
*Calculated relationship
Inscription:
Elliott P. Jones
Born
Oct 21, 1819
Died
Apr 18, 1880
| | | Burial:
Fayette City Cemetery
Fayette
Fayette County
Alabama, USA
Plot: 201/03 |
Created by: Diane Gravlee
Record added: Oct 16, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 43174406 |
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