AMMOND DAVIS JONES
5th TENNESSEE CAVALRY
USA
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born: 28 February 1828 in White County, TN
Died: 25 July 1901 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Boiling Springs Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents:
Married: Elizabeth T. Grimes on 11 October 1849 in Dekalb County, TN
Born: 12 November 1830 in Adair County, KY
Died: 9 June 1899 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Boiling Springs Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: John Harvey and Margaret Louisa (Smith) Grimes
Children:
- Margaret Ellen Jones
- Joel Jones
- William J. Jones
- John G. Jones
- Adison M. Jones
- Mary E. Jones
- Martha J. Jones
- Selvina C. Jones
- Almeda Jones
- Omelia Jones
RELATIVES WHO SERVED
- Brother-in-law: Thomas J. Edwards - 1st Tennessee Mounted Infantry - USA
MILITARY INFORMATION
5th Tennessee Cavalry
Company G
ABSTRACT:
- Entered the service as a Private and left the service as a Private
- 27 Sep 1862: Mustered In at Nashville
- Age: 35
- Oct 3 - 31, 1862: Present
- Nov & Dec 1862: Transferred to Company A 1 Nov 1862
- Nov & Dec 1862: Absent Transferred from Company G; Order No 15 Hd Trs 1st MI Cav 1 Dec 1862 to Hospital 20 Dec 1862
- Jan & Feb 1863: Not Stated
- Mar & Apr 1863: Absent sick in Hospital at Nashville, TN since 20 Dec 1862
- May & Jun 1863: Absent sick in Gallatin, TN since 20 May 1863
- 28 Feb - 30 Jun 1863: Transferred
- 2 Sep 1863: Present
- Jul & Aug 1863: Transferred to Company G
- Sep & Dec 1863: Absent without leave since 1 Oct 1863
- Jan & Feb 1864: Absent without leave since 1 Oct 1863
- 30 Apr 1864: Present; returned from absent without leave
- Mar - Aug 1864: Present
- 30 Jun - 31 Oct 1864: Absent on detached service since 10 Jun 1864
- Sep & Oct 1864: Present
- Nov & Dec 1864: Absent without leave since 28 Nov 1864
- Nov & Dec 1864: Absent without leave since 31 Oct 1864
- Jan & Feb 1865: Present
- Mar & Apr 1865: Absent on detached service since 4 Apr 1865
- May & Jun 1865: Present
- Dec 1862: Absent sick at Hospital in Nashville since 9 Nov 1862
- Feb 1863: Absent sick at Hospital
- May 1863: Absent sick at Hospital since 18 May 1863
- Nov & Dec 1864: Absent without leave since 28 Nov 1864
- May 1865: Absent on detached service
- May & June 1863: Hospital #2 USA General Hospital
- Age: 35
- Height: 5'6"
- Complexion: Fair
- Eyes: Hazel
- Hair: Black
- Born: White County, TN
- Occupation: Farmer
- Mustered Out: 14 Aug 1865 at Pulaski, TN
- Enlistment Papers Included
US PENSION APPLICATION
- Invalid Pension Application Filed on 27 February 1883; Invalid - 473801; Certificate - 285,916
- Click Here to Download a Copy
CENSUS DATA
- 1850 Census: DeKalb County, TN, Page 45 (Amon B. Jones)
- 1860 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 48 (A. D. Jones)
- 1870 Census: County, TN, Page
- 1880 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 192A (A. D. Jones)
- 1900 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 94A
ADDITIONAL DATA
- Ammond Jones served as Postmaster of Window Cliffs beginning 27 November 1876. (See NARA - Page 6)
PHOTO
Ammond Davis and Elizabeth (Grimes) Jones
Photo Source: Stray Leaves from Putnam County, Tennessee, Page 175