Civil War Records of George Jones

Service

Co. Regiment/Ship From To Residence Occupation Notes
E (Davis Guards) 6th MVI
(3 months)		 Private; enl. April 16, 1861; must. April 22, 1861 must. out Aug. 2, 1861 Acton   age 20
E 6th MVI (9 months) Private; enl. Aug. 25, 1862; must. Aug. 31, 1862 must. out June 3, 1863 Acton farmer age 22

Service Record (select pages from the National Archives): x
Service Ledger (Town of Acton): page  28-29, 34-35 (PDF)

Pension

Co. Regiment Date Filed Type App. No. Cert. No. State Beneficiary/Remarks
E 6th MVI March 12, 1891 Invalid 1 003 317 729 587 Md.  
Dec. 4, 1906 Widow 859 405 646 890 Md. Martha H. Jones

Pension File (select pages from the National Archives):  6 pages  (PDF*)

Grand Army of the Republic

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Death

Date November 11, 1906
Place Port Deposit, Maryland
Age  
Cause  
Obituary  
Funeral  
Burial  
Survived by widow, Martha Hall Jones

Additional Information

Name included on the Acton Memorial Library Soldiers' Tablet, "The Men of Acton Who Fought For The Union."

A 14 year old George Jones is recorded as a resident of Acton in the 1855 Massachusetts State Census for Acton, in household (dwelling no. 249/255) of Samuel and Martha Ann Jones, who were also the parents of Charles Jones  (source:  Massachusetts State Census Transcriptions for 1855 and 1865. In: American Ancestors  [online database].)

There are two George Jones recorded in the 1860 federal census for Acton:  George Jones, age 19, farm laborer, in household of Samuel Jones and Martha Jones (dwelling no. 42); and George Jones, age 19, farmer, in household of Daniel Tuttle (dwelling no. 125).

 

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