Wiley B. Jones Family Cemetery #1
This cemetery served as the family plot of
the Wiley B. Jones family from the 1840's until 1880 at which
time the family relocated to property just north of LaGrange,
Tennessee. Wiley B. Jones was one of the more successful
plantation owners and businessmen in the area. He and his family
contributed greatly to the history of the Ames Plantation land
base.
Established in the 1840's, the cemetery contains the graves of
three individuals. Two of the graves represent the final resting
place for Thomas B. and Lucy F. Jones, children of Wiley and
Mary Jones. A third grave for which the original marker, if ever
present, is lost possibly represents the burial site of Thomas
E. Jones, another of Wiley and Mary's children (born August 1,
1849 - died August 29, 1859).
The cemetery is located inside a split rail fence just east of
the intersection of Mount Comfort Road and Buckle Way.
Approximately 200 yards to the north is the home occupied by
Wiley and his family. Designated state historic site number
40FY363 by the Tennessee Division of Archaeology, the cemetery
can be found at U.T.M. coordinate E299614 N3889360 which is on
the USGS Hickory Valley, TN 7.5' quadrangle map.
In 1990, as part of the Ames Plantation's ongoing restoration
program, the Wiley B. Jones Cemetery was restored in an effort
to preserve this important historical site. Funding for the
restoration project was provided by Mr. Russ A. Pritchard Jr.,
descendant of John Walker Jones, Wiley B's brother, and
Trustees, Hobart Ames Foundation.
Click here for details of
restoration efforts.
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Lucy F. Daughter of W.B. & O.M. Jones Born April 2nd 1840 Died Oct 2nd 1847 Aged 7 years & 6 mo's |
| Tho's B. son of W.B. & O.M. Jones Born July 22nd 1843 Died Sept 10th 1846 Aged 3 years 1 mo & 18 days |
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