I was born in Marengo Co. Alabama April 26, 1843 near a little place called Jefferson. 
My father and mother were born and raised in North Carolina coming to Alabama when they were 
young.  They were married January 14, 1841.  My mother died Nov. 6, 1846.  Father married the 
second time my Mother's sister Elizabeth Westbrook Aug. 3, 1847.  She died May 16, 1849.  He 
then married Miss Martha Jane Smith, June 12, 1850.  

    Jesse Jones, Sr. died Feb. 15, 1883.  Martha Jane Jones wife of Jesse Jones Sr. died Jan. 22,
1905.  

    We moved to Texas in 1854.  Settled in Coryell Co. near Eagle Springs.  My mother only had 
two children myself and a daughter who died in infancy.  My first step mother had none.  My 
second step mother had seven, of which five are living.  Frances Ida, William Frederick, Jesse 
Croom, James Herbert, Susan Alabama.

    I was going to school at Baylor University in Washington County when the Civil War broke out.  
I went home and enlisted in the army in Company E 26th Texas Cavalry.  Served four years came 
home and married Miss Georgia S. Strickland Nov. 13, 1870.  She was raised in Mississippi Oct. 
10, 1849.  There were born to us 8 children all of whom are living except Samuel Westbrook 
who died at the age of 15 months.  I have many things to be thankful for in my old age.  
1st for 7 children who have never given me any trouble.  They have always been dutiful and 
obedient.  2nd for good health and strength.  I have never had a case in the courts of my 
country nor neither has any of my children.  Showing that we have been a law abiding family.

					               Flavius Marcellus Jones

I omitted saying that mother had two sisters they both married one man, James Aldridge.  Two 
men married the four girls.  Mother had 3 brothers John Ivy, Charges and George.  John Ivy was 
a Baptist preacher.  My father had two brothers David and Frederick.  I had an Uncle Allen 
Westbrook also a brother of my mother.  He lived in Mississippi.  When we left Alabama we lived 
4 miles from Demopolis, which is on the Tom Bigby river.

Presented by great-great granddaughter Rhonda McAllen

Copyright 1998,99, 2000, 2001 by Rhonda McAllen andBobbie Ross