The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1916-07-01
HONORED Citizen
PASSES AWAY

noon, June 20, aged ~ years. Baria
took place In the family plot In thu
cemetery at Jackson, Sunday morning
The burial services were conducted b,
the Masons and with the solemn ser
vice Of the Baptist Church, Rev +. |.
Stoyall officiating as chaplain and Dr
A. T. Barrow of Bayou Sara LodEs
No II rs marshal Mr.. Guy Toni
acted AS w NJ. assisted by Dr T. l..
Mills Of Plains Ledge No. 1876. who led
hi the ceremony al the grave, The
lodges represented we're Kellertown
Lodge No igl of Wilson. Plains Lodge
No 81 ~ Clinton, 81 James Lodge
No ~ of Iiaton Rouge, aud Felieiana
Lodge No 81 Of ilayua Sara.
nr Jones VAS born In South Carolina
in 1925 Tie Ii descendant Of reyoIlt
tinuary ancestors, both Of his grand
fathers having fought under General
Francis Marion. lie came 10 Louisiana
In tsis and graduated In medicine from
the Medical Department of the unlver.
sity of Louisiana New Orleans, In
1852 lie quickly established a large
and lucrative practice In the parishes
Of East Peliciana and East Baton
Rouge, and engaged actively In the
yellow fever epidemic Of 1853. 1855
and 1851, At the beginning of the
Civil War he raised a company 1.-THE
Plains Cavalry Of one hundred and
fifteen men wh0 elected him captain
lie was In active service as such until
after the hattie Of baton Rouge. In
1865 be- was one 0f the victims of
steamboat boiler explosion ON the Tom.
hlgbee river. and 0f 20 men he alone
escaped instant death. but received IN.
juries from which he did not recover
for more than two years.
The close Of the war found him re-
duocd in fortune and broken In health
o failure In eyesighl caused by the
boiler explosion barred him from the
active practice Of medicine. but with
mistaken fortitude he embarked In the
drug business, In 1869 he resumed the
practice 0f hIs profession and was con.
tinually engaged therein until 1874.
when he was elected superintendent
Of thu Insane Asylum of Louisiana.
When he took charge of the asylum,
Dr Jones found the place in a democrat.
lzed condition. The Institution was In
debt, II could get NO credit, and the
inmates were In pltiable circumstances.
Dr Jones set to work 20 improve the
place. He took all the able bodied
patients and organized farm and
garden squad which helped Go make
the expenses Of the institution less and
assured full supply Of wholesome
food The money 20 get things into
shape vas furnished by DIR. Jones out
of his own pocket,
Az that time the asylum was very
small. having room for only ioe pa.
tients. The Ialls throughout the state
were crowded with insane persens.
Dr. Jones conceived plan TO get rev
buildings for the institution so as to-
get all of the states Insane into proper
quarters. He established brick yard
on the asylum ground and made three
million bricks. Then he applied 10 the
general assembly for funds to put up
additional buildings The assembly
authorized one building. and later ON
during his administration four others
we're added This increased the Ga.
paeity Of the Institution to 500. The
insane persons were sent In from all
over the state II IL sald that 1870 were
sent In from New Orleans In one day.
nr Jones remained az the asylum for
IA years aud then retired. leaving the
Institution In a lourishIng condition.
After leaving the asylum he managed
hts estate near Jackson
IN the death Of nr. Jones the town
of jackson has lost one Of its oldest
and most henored citizens man who
has been closely identified with the
best interests nj the town. aud who has
heen leading member of the local
baptist Church during bis long and
useful life He had almost reached
the ninctlcih milestone. enjoying until
recently very good health, but for
several months his health steadily de.
clined, until he peacefully passed away.
Devoted attentions Of children, grand.
children and friends attended his last
days. aud his funeral was one OF the
largest In the history of the town.
Dr Jones VAS married 10 Amaryntha
Huff Of Mississippi who died In 1888