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devoted to his profasion. His wife, before her January, 1870, and then, in order to plaoe better ,

marriage, was Miss Naomi Robertson, a daughter 1 facilities before hi^ children in the way of social, i

of Col. Charles Hohertson, of North Carolina, i educational and religions matters, he moved to 1
who commanded a regiment nuder Qen. Jackson Pine Bluff, and in 187'2 formed a partnership with
at the battle of New Orleans. Met L. Jones passed Judge William M. Harrison. Two rears later the I
his boyhood days on a farm and remained with his latter gentleman was elected to the supreme bench,
parents until seventeen years old. He then at- which necessitated a dissolution of the firm. I n 1
tended Woodland Academy, a select institution 1874 he entered into partnership with Judge David
founded by Prof.Gwynn, lrnd from there he went to W. Carroll, which continued until 1878, when the i

Andrews College at Trenton, Tenn., and remained : latter was elected to the office of state chancellor, 1

1 until his nineteenth year. Upon leaving college s ~ n ewe hich time Mr. Toneshas practiced alone. He 1
h e went to Savannah, Tenn., and studied law for ha8 always b.r in h t rank of his profession,
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i two years under the supervision of Judge Elijah and has in every instance relied upon his own
Walker and C. S. Robertson, the latter an uncle, judgment in every case he has handled, and in-
He next located at Hampton, Calhouu Connty, stead of committing his clients to other lawyers,
Ark., where he practiced his profession from May, has followed their cases up to the Supreme bench
,1860, to May, 1861, the date of the State's seces. in person. In all complicated matters he has
aion. and from there went to Wilcox County, striven to adjust differences without having re-
IAla., where he remained until joining the Fourth course to the c o d . and has settled a great many
Alabama Regiment, and then hurried on to the ; important cases with serious detriment to his own
battle of Manassas. He continued with the army pnrse temporarily. He has never had an opposing
in Virginia until the surrender, with the excep- ' connsel to ask his indnlgeuce in a ease but what

1 tion of four months spent in the Trans-Mia- he has granted it, unless seriously conflicting with
sissippi department, taking part in the battles at his client's interests, While making law his prin.

;' Bull Run, Manassas, at the capitulation of H a r cipal business, Mr. Jones has paid some attention
per's Ferry, Seven Pines, Mechanicsville, White to farming, and owns several large tracts of land,
IOak Swamp, Chickahominy, Malvern Hill, Sharps- : rendering him, financially, one of the most solid
burg and Gettysburg, and at the second battle of men of the State. I n politics he is a Democrat and
Manassas he was wounded in the head by a minie a leader among his party. He was a presidential
ball which has left a permanent indenture in the elector for Seymour, and a delegate at large from
skull He was again wounded at the battIe of Arkansas to the National Democratic Convention

Malvern Hill by a bullet in the thigh which yet at St. Lollis in 1876, as also at every State conven-
remains in his body. Mr. Jones first entered the tion since the war. I n 1866-67 he served as a

army as a private, but his gallant actions in battle member of the House of Representatives, but it is
won for him the rank of first lieutenant of Com- against his nature to seek public office, being de-

!pany C, Fourth Alabama Regiment, then major voted to his law library and the quiet of domestio

of his regiment and later on lieutenant-colonel, , life. Mr. Jones was married near Camden on

, !a afterward being appointed to staf duty in the August 27, 1860, to Miss Rebecca Roberta, of
department of Henrico, V a While at Malvem Wilcox County, Ala., a daughter of Alfred Rob-
Hill he commanded a squadron, and at Gettys- erts, one of the largest planters of that State,

burg his service was strictly that of a soldier in Mrs. Jones is a member of the Presbyterian
the Army of Northern Virginia. After the war ' Church, and an earnest, devoted Christian, while

was over he returned to Hampton and resumed her husband, although not a member of any par-
his practice in Calhoun and the adjoining coun- ticular church, is a believer in the Bible and its

ties, hia clientage being one of the largest in j teachings. Four children have been bom to their
that section of Arkansas. He remained here until I union: William, Stella, Nona and Met L., in

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