"The Grove, " Halifax, N.C.
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Identifier: 129.20.b.5
Postcard of the large, wooded home of "Wiley Jones [i.e. Willie Jones], revolutionary patriot and statesman, seized by Cornwallis for headquarters during campaign through North Carolina 1781." Historical note on front of card. Date approximated.more...
     
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Postcard of the large, wooded home of "Wiley Jones [i.e. Willie Jones], revolutionary patriot and statesman, seized by Cornwallis for headquarters during campaign through North Carolina 1781." Historical note on front of card. Date approximated.
Date
1900 - 1920
Call Number
129.20.b.5
Additional Resources
Collection(s)
Architecture

Subject(s)
Historic buildings--North Carolina--Halifax
Jones, Willie, ca. 1741-1801--Homes and haunts
Grove (Halifax, N.C.)
Finding Aid
Fountain, Richard Tillman, Papers

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Location (spatial)
United States--North Carolina--Halifax County (N.C.)--Halifax (N.C.)
Type
still image
Medium
postcards
Physical Description
140mm x 89mm
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Comments
2
 Sun Jun 10 04:04 PM  by William Moore

Hello cousin, Willie Jones is my 6th Great Grandfather.
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 Sat Mar 3 11:17 PM  by DONNA

Wylie Jones was my 8th great grandfather, his son Joshua Jones is buried on the property of the Biltmore Mansion (this land 1st belonged to the Jones family) Joshua had a son named Ressel Jones who married Sara Hayes daughter of Col. Joseph Hayes whom was killed durring the revolutionary war. Russel Jones lived and died in Del Rio Tn. which is located in Cocke Co. but during this time was still North Carolina
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