The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-20
G. O. JONES DEAD.
He Was Savannah's First War Mayor.
A Sketch of His Life.

A Sketch of His Life.
Charles ColcocA Jones, Jr., was born in
this city on Oct. 3s, 1881. He came of old
English stock his great grandfather,
John Jones, having removed from England
TO Charleston, S. c., over two centuries
ago. His father, the Rev. Charles G.
Jones, was distinguished Presbyterian
preacher, as well as being wealthy and
successful planter. The Rev. Mr. Jones
was for number of years pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, in this city,
and at another time was member of tho
faculty of the Columbia Is. c. Theolog-
ical Seminary. The year after the birth
of the subject of this sketch his
father moved with his family
to his plantations in Liberty county,
Ga, where young Jones' boyhood
was spent, and where his early education
was prosecuted under the guidance Of
private tutors. Later, in 1913, he at
tended the South Carolina College at Co
lumbia, and afterwards attended Prince
ton University, whence he was graduated
with distinction in 1852. He then studied
law at Harvard from which institution
he received the degree of LII. B. in 1855
Returning to Savannah, he entered tho
law Office of Ward & Owens, and was ad-
mitted to the bars of the state and fed
eral courts. During the second year Of
his professional life he was admitted to
membership in the firm. When Mr..
Ward Of the firm went abroad as minister
of the United States to China, Mr.. Henry
Il. jackson, late United States minister
to Austria, was admitted to the firm,
which continued under the firm name Of
Ward Jackson & Jones until Mr..
Jackson went on the Confederate district
court bench The business of the firm
was large and lucrative. Mr.. Jones was
twice married, and each time his wife
was niece of the Hon. John Mop Ber-
ricn, attorney general under President
jackson. The first Mrs Jones was Miss
Ruth Berrien Whitehead, of Burke
county, Ca, and the second was Miss
Eva Berrien Eve, of Augusta. MIR. Jones'
political career began in 1853, when he
was elected an alderman of Savannah,
and it ended after one year as an alder
man and one term as mayor. He was
Savannah's first war mayor. his term in-
Guiding the years 1860 and 1851 He
joined the Chatham Artillery, and
in July, 1861 was mustered into the
Confederate service with that company,
but obtained leave of absence until the
expiration of his term as mayor of the
city. In the fall of 1862 Mr. Jones was
promoted to the rank of lieutenant-
colonel of artillery, and was assigned to
duty as chief of artillery for the district
of Georgia, with headquarters at Savan-
nan. ne was CHlel Ol dfJlllGEy uuflHg bn6
stegeof Savannah in December,
1854, which event he has
graphically described in histori-
cal work After the fall of Savannah he
became chiefof artillery on Gen. Hardees
staff and was surrendered with Gen. j.
r.. Johnston's army near Greensboro, N.
c., in April, 1856. In December, 1865,
Col Jones removed with his family 10
New York city, where he resumed and
continued the practice Of law until 1877,
when he returned to Georgia and settled
at Augusta. He devoted much time, in
the midst Of professional work, to histori-
cal research, and Is the author Of numer-
GUS volumes on the history Of his native
state, Of the people who formerly inhab-
tied it, and of several Georgia cities and
towns For his historical and literary
works he received the degree of L L. D.,
from the University of New York in 1880
and from Oxford (Ga.) Universityin 1882.
For years he was president of the Con-
federate Survivors Association at Angus
Ia Col. Jones' principal publications,
with their dates and places of publication,
are as follows: Monumental Remains of
Georgia. Savannah, 1861 Historical
Sketch Of the Chatham Artillery During
the Confederate Struggle for Independ-
ence," ALBANY, n Y, 1867; Historical
Sketch Of Tomo-chi-chi, Mico
of the Yamacraws.p QS6S)
"Reminiscences of the Last
Days of Cen Henry Lee" (1S70) An
tiquities of the Southern Indians" New
York, 1879 Siege of Savannah in 1779'
ALBANY, N. Y, 1S74) Life of Commo-
dore Josiah Tatnall'' Savannah, 1873;
Dead Towns of Georgia" 187S) Her
nando de Soto and His March Through
Georgia" q8S0) Memoirs of Jean Pierre
Purry' augusta, 1880; History of
Georgia" q vols, Boston and New York,
1888 Life Labors and Neglected
Grave of Richard Henry Wilden (lSS5);
Nine Annual Addresses Before the Con-
federate Survivors, augusta, 1SS7)
History of the City of Savannah From
its Settlement to the Close of the
Eighteenth Century," Syracuse, n. Y,
$500. Besides these works he edited and
published manuscripts written by his faith
er and others. Col. Jones was probably
Georgia's most prolific author.