Aaron Lytle Jones (1835 - 1902)

Born 10 Aug 1835 in Shreve, Wayne County, Ohio

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Died 17 Mar 1902 at age 66 in Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana

Biography

Aaron Lytle Jones. ^[1][2][3][4]

A. L. Jones. ^[5] Found multiple versions of name. Using Aaron Lytle Jones.

Born 10 AUG 1835. Shreve, Wayne County, Ohio. ^{[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]}

Died 17 MAR 1902. Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana. ^[16][17]

Buried Maplewood Cemetery, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana. ^[18]

Military Service: Civil War veteran, 7th Indiana Cavalry, held ranks Sgt and Regimental Quartermaster. BET 1863 AND 1866. ^[19]

Occupation: attorney at law. BET 1860 AND 1890. ^[20][21]

Residence Age: 65; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head. 1900 Center, Porter, Indiana, USA. ^[22] 1890 8 Chestnut St., Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana. ^[23] Age: 45; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self. 1880 Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States. ^[24] Age: 25. 1860 Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, United States. ^[25] Age: 45; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Self. 1880 Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana, USA. ^[26]

Event: Moved 1847 Horse Prairie, Boone Township, Porter County, Indiana. ^[27] Aka (Facts Pg). A. L. Jones. ^[28] College BET 1852 AND 1855. "Indiana State University" (now Indiana University) at Bloomington, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts. ^[29] Aka (Facts Pg). W. Lytle Jones at Porter County Death Index on Rootsweb.

Note: #N79.

Marriage Husband Aaron Lytle Jones. Wife Jennie Baugh. Child: Frank Pierce Jones. Child: Kate Jones. Child: Mattie Jones. Child: @I3105@. Child: Carrie Jones. Marriage 06 OCT 1857. ^[30]

Notes

Note N79.

UNION INDIANA VOLUNTEERS. 1

7th Regiment, Indiana Cavalry. 1

Organized at Indianapolis, Ind., and mustered in October 1, 1863. Left State for Union City, Tenn., December 6, 1863. Attached to District of Columbus, Ky. 6th Division, 16th Army Corps, Army of the Tennessee, December, 1863. Waring's Cavalry Brigade, 16th Army Corps, to January, 1864. 1st Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, 16th Army Corps, to June, 1864. 1st Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to November, 1864. 2nd Brigade, Wilson's Cavalry Corps, Military Division Mississippi, to December, 1864. 1st Brigade, Cavalry Division, District of West Tennessee, to June, 1865. Dept. of Texas to February, 1866. 1

SERVICE.-Expedition to Paris, Tenn., December 14-23, 1863. Action at Huntington, Tenn., December 27. Expedition from Union City to Trenton January 22-24, 1864. Bolivar February 6 (Detachment). Smith's Expedition to Okolona, Miss., February 11-26. West Point February 20-21. Okolona February 21-22. Ivey's Hill February 22. Hudsonville February 25. Regiment complimented by Generals Smith and Grierson for soldierly bearing and conduct during the Expedition. Near Raleigh, Tenn., April 3. Wolf River April 8. Near Raleigh April 9 (Detachment). Cypress Swamp April 10. Sturgis' Expedition to Ripley, Miss., April 30-May 9. Sturgis' Expedition to Guntown, Miss., June 1-13. Ripley June 7. Brice's Cross Roads (or Tishamingo Creek), near Guntown, June 10. Ripley June 11. White's Station June 20 and 26. Byhalia Road, near Colliersville, July 2. Action at Port Gibson, Miss., July 17. Grand Gulf July 19. Expedition to Oxford, Miss., August 1-30. Tallahatchie River August 7-9. Hurricane Creek August 9,13-14 and 19. Oxford August 9 and 11. Lamar August 14. Collierville August 28. White Station October 4. Near Memphis October 4 (1 Company). Memphis, Tenn., October 20 and 24. Nonconah Creek October 29 (Co. "F"). March through Arkansas and Missouri in pursuit of Price September-November. Action at Little Blue, Mo., October 21. Independence October 22. Big Blue and State Line October 22. Westport October 23. Mine Creek, Marlas des Cygnes, October 25. At the Marmiton, or Battle of Charlot, October 25. Grierson's Expedition from Memphis to destroy Mobile & 0hio R. R, December 21, 1864, to January 15, 1865. Capture of Verona December 25, 1864. Egypt Station December 28. Lexington January 2, 1865. Duty at Memphis and along Memphis & Charleston R. R. till June, 1865. Expedition from Memphis to Marion, Ark., January 19-22 (Detachment). Expedition from Memphis into Northern Mississippi March 3-11, 1865. Moved to Alexandria. La., June 6-16. Consolidated to 6 Companies July 21. March to Hempstead, Texas, August 5-26. Duty there and at Austin, Texas, till February, 1866. Mustered out at Austin, Texas, February 18, 1866.

Regiment lost during service 1 Officer and 47 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 3 Officers and 243 Enlisted men by disease. Total 294.

Predecessor unit: INDIANA VOLUNTEERS, 119th REGIMENT VOLUNTEERS.

(From the Chesterton Tribune, April 29, 1886) "........the liquor agent at Valparaiso, suddenly disappeared from home two weeks ago ....... a principal creditor, has taken possession of the property and is conducting the business. ....... stood high, was supposed to be making lots of money, and was nominated councilman of his ward just before he left. A. L. Jones was afterwards nominated in his place."

A. L. JONES, attorney at law, was born in Wayne County, Ohio,. August 10, 1835 ; the son of William W. and Belinda (Jones) Jones,. natives of Virginia and Pennsylvania, and parents of ten children, all yet living. In about 1839, the family moved from Wayne to Fulton County, Ohio, and thence, in 1847, to Horse Prairie, Boone Township,. this county, purchasing a tract of land.

His widow is yet living, and resides with a daughter in Kansas.

A. L. Jones, after attending thecounty and city schools, entered the State University at Bloomington,In 1852, and graduated in 1855, with the degree of Bachelor of Art-,. having also taken one course in the law department, and studying duringthe interval in the law office of Judge S. I. Anthony. In the winter of 1856, he was admitted to the bar of Porter County, and until November,. 1859, assisted in his father's office as Deputy.

He then opened a lawoffice and began practice, which he has ever since successfully continuedexcept when he was in the army. In the spring of 1862, he entered theQuartermaster's Department of the Army of the Potomac as a citizenclerk ; so remained until May, 1863, and then enlisted in the SeventhIndiana Cavalry. He was made Quartermaster Sergeant, and the Marchfollowing was commissioned Quartermaster of the regiment, being musteredout in April, 1866.

He at present is the senior of the law firm of Jones, De Motte & Jones, his son, Frank P., being the junior member, and Mr. De Motte being the present Member of Congress from the Tenth District.

October 6, 1858, Mr. Jones married Miss Jennie Baugh, of Bloomington,. Ind., who has borne him four children, viz., Frank P., Kate (deceased), Mattie (deceased) and Grace. Mr. Jones is a Democrat ; he is a fluent speaker, and a successful lawyer of soundest integrity.

Mrs. Jones is a member of the Presbyterian Church, and the family are among the first in Valparaiso.

(Source: "Counties of Porter and Lake - Historical and Biographical", Goodspeed and Blanchard, 1882, page 254, City of Valparaiso).

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S557
2. ↑ Source: #S2169 Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Porter, Indiana; Roll: 398; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1240398 Record for A L Jones
3. ↑ Source: #S2158 Year: 1880; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana; Roll: 305; Family History Film: 1254305; Page: 466D; Enumeration District: 140; Image: 0054 Record for A. L. Jones
4. ↑ Source: #S2161 Year: 1860; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana; Roll: M653_289; Page: 267; Image: 269; Family History Library Film: 803289 Record for Aaron Lytle Jones
5. ↑ Source: #S2158 Year: 1880; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana Record for Frank Jones
6. ↑ Source: #S6
7. ↑ Source: #S813
8. ↑ Source: #S2169 Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Porter, Indiana; Roll: 398; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1240398 Record for A L Jones
9. ↑ Source: #S2169 Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Porter, Indiana; Roll: 398; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1240398 Record for A L Jones
10. ↑ Source: #S2158 Year: 1880; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana; Roll: 305; Family History Film: 1254305; Page: 466D; Enumeration District: 140; Image: 0054 Record for A. L. Jones
11. ↑ Source: #S2158 Year: 1880; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana; Roll: 305; Family History Film: 1254305; Page: 466D; Enumeration District: 140; Image: 0054 Record for A. L. Jones
12. ↑ Source: #S2161 Year: 1860; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana; Roll: M653_289; Page: 267; Image: 269; Family History Library Film: 803289 Record for Aaron Lytle Jones
13. ↑ Source: #S2345 AARON LYTLE JONES, born in Shreve, Wayne County, Ohio. Residence, Valparaiso, Indiana. Educated at Valparaiso Schools. Degrees, B. S. Occupation and position, attorney at law. First Lientenant and Quartermaster, 7th Indiana Cavalry Volunteers.
14. ↑ Source: #S2158 Year: 1880; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana Record for Frank Jones
15. ↑ Source: #S2158 Year: 1880; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana Record for Frank Jones
16. ↑ Source: #S1706
17. ↑ Source: #S813
18. ↑ Source: #S2081
19. ↑ Source: #S1045
20. ↑ Source: #S34
21. ↑ Source: #S622
22. ↑ Source: #S2169 Year: 1900; Census Place: Center, Porter, Indiana; Roll: 398; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1240398 Record for A L Jones
23. ↑ Source: #S622
24. ↑ Source: #S2158 Year: 1880; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana; Roll: 305; Family History Film: 1254305; Page: 466D; Enumeration District: 140; Image: 0054 Record for A. L. Jones
25. ↑ Source: #S2161 Year: 1860; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana; Roll: M653_289; Page: 267; Image: 269; Family History Library Film: 803289 Record for Aaron Lytle Jones
26. ↑ Source: #S2158 Year: 1880; Census Place: Valparaiso, Porter, Indiana Record for Frank Jones
27. ↑ Source: #S557
28. ↑ Source: #S557
29. ↑ Source: #S557
30. ↑ Source: #S11

• Source: S1045 Indiana Civil War website http://civilwarindiana.com/reg_history.html NOTESource Medium: Book

• Source: S1706 Porter County Death Index 1884-1927 found at Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com/~innwigs/portercountydeathindexmainpage.htm

• Source: S2081 Website, Genealogy in Porter County, Indiana

• Source: S2158 Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R8 NOTETenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

• Repository: R8 www.ancestry.com

• Source: S2161 Ancestry.com 1860 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009; Repository: #R8

• Source: S2169 Ancestry.com 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004; Repository: #R8 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900

• Source: S2345 Wylie, Theophilus Adam. 1890. Indiana University, Its History from 1820, when Founded, to 1890. Indianapolis, Indiana: William B. Buford. 472 p

• Source: S34 1860 US. Census, Porter County, Indiana
• Source: S557 Counties of Porter and Lake - Historical and Biographical, Goodspeed and Blanchard 1882
• Source: S6 "Counties of Porter and Lake, Indiana,Historical and Biographical", Goodspeed and Blanchard, 1882 NOTESource Medium: Book

• Source: S622 Directory for Valparaiso, Indiana, 1890

• Source: S813 Gravestone of Aaron Lytle Jones and Jennie Baugh, Maplewood Cemetery, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana

• Source: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Pictorial_and_Biographical_Record_of_La/jxgVAAAAYAAJ? hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Joseph+Jones%22+and+revolutionary+war+and+Ohio&pg=PA436&printsec=frontcover