Jones, who attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania in the 1840s, was a druggist in Mecklenburg County, VA when he enlisted as a private on May 14, 1861 in the Boydton Cavalry, Co. A of the 3rd VA Cavalry. He was promoted to captain on September 15, 1861.He resigned on October 21, 1862 due to illness, chronic bronchitis and tonsilitis.
After the war, he remained in Mecklenburg County, where he farmed and practiced medicine. In the 1870s, he is listed in several advertisements for the waters of Buffalo Lithia Springs as the "resident physician." he is listed in the 1880 census as a physician.
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