Louisa M. Jones, Wife of S F Jones,
January 6, 1833 - June 27, 1908
Stephen F. Jones
November 6, 1826 - April 7, 1914
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Stephen Fuqua (Steve) Jones was born at Nashville, Tennessee. His parents were Erasmus Jones II and Christiana Bond. In 1849 while working on a ranch in Alabama for the summer, he met the owner's daughter, Louisa Barber. They soon married and moved to Van Zandt County, Texas, where he became a cattleman.
In 1868 he and his brothers James Columbus Jones and Peyton Smith Jones served in the Civil War and then moved to Colorado and formed the JJ Ranch. They drove a herd of cattle following the trail of Charles Goodnight.
In 1878 Stephen Fuqua moved to Chase County, Kansas to build the Spring Hill Ranch. He bought land there and built a fine house (called the Scottish Castle) and other farm buildings a few miles north of Strong City with stones quarried from the area and had one of the largest cattle ranches. In later years he sold Spring Hill Ranch and moved to Kansas City. His original house and grounds is now the Tall Grass Prairie National Preserve administered by the Unites States Parks Service.
He was president of the Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association. Other business endeavors included heavy interest in the Strong City Bank where he was president for many years, an interest in a lumber business, and an interest in a dry goods store. He had become one of the most important men in Strong City.
Taken from Chase County Historical Sketches, p. 136
Contributor: Margaret Lancaster
Louisa M. Jones, Wife of S F Jones,
January 6, 1833 - June 27, 1908
Stephen F. Jones
November 6, 1826 - April 7, 1914
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Stephen Fuqua (Steve) Jones was born at Nashville, Tennessee. His parents were Erasmus Jones II and Christiana Bond. In 1849 while working on a ranch in Alabama for the summer, he met the owner's daughter, Louisa Barber. They soon married and moved to Van Zandt County, Texas, where he became a cattleman.
In 1868 he and his brothers James Columbus Jones and Peyton Smith Jones served in the Civil War and then moved to Colorado and formed the JJ Ranch. They drove a herd of cattle following the trail of Charles Goodnight.
In 1878 Stephen Fuqua moved to Chase County, Kansas to build the Spring Hill Ranch. He bought land there and built a fine house (called the Scottish Castle) and other farm buildings a few miles north of Strong City with stones quarried from the area and had one of the largest cattle ranches. In later years he sold Spring Hill Ranch and moved to Kansas City. His original house and grounds is now the Tall Grass Prairie National Preserve administered by the Unites States Parks Service.
He was president of the Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association. Other business endeavors included heavy interest in the Strong City Bank where he was president for many years, an interest in a lumber business, and an interest in a dry goods store. He had become one of the most important men in Strong City.
Taken from Chase County Historical Sketches, p. 136
Contributor: Margaret Lancaster
Family Members
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Pvt John Jehu Michael Jones
1825–1908
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Peyton Smith Jones
1829–1913
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Allaoma Jones
1832–1918
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Sarah Marshall Jones Dean
1835–1935
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George Donald Jones
1837–1917
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Amanda Smith Jones Wood
1838–1913
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James Columbus "Jim" Jones
1841–1919
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Christiana Jones
1843 – unknown
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William Dibbrell "Dib" Jones
1845 – unknown
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Margaret Jones
