CSN Jones, Catesby ap Roger Jones Sr.

Catesby ap Roger Jones Sr.​

Born: April 15, 1821

Birthplace: Fairfield, Virginia

Father: Major Roger ap Catesby Jones 1788 – 1852

(Buried: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

Mother: Mary Ann Mason Page 1800 – 1872

(Buried: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.)​

Wife: Gertrude Thomas Tarrt 1842 – 1926

(Buried: Live Oak Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama)​

Children:

Roger ap Catesby Jones Jr. 1867 – 1945​

(Buried: New Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama)​

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Tartt Catesby Jones 1870 – 1879​

(Buried: Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama)​

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Dr. Catesby ap Catesby Jones 1870 – 1947​

(Buried: New Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama)

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Gertrude Letitia Jones Melvin 1872 – 1937​

(Buried: New Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama)​

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Mary Page Jones Thompson 1874 – 1944​

(Buried: Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama)​

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Mattie Jones Haralson 1877 – 1980​

(Buried: Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama)​

Occupation before War:

1836 – 1849: Midshipman in the United States Navy​

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1849 – 1861: Lt. in the United States Navy​

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Worked in the development of navy weapons and as ordnance officer​

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Served on the U.S.S. Merrimack Frigate in the United States Navy​

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Civil War Career:

1861: Resigned from the United States Navy after Virginia Secession​

1861: Member of Virginia State Navy​

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1861 – 1863: Lt. in the Confederate States Navy​

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Helped to convert the CSS Merrimack into an Ironclad for Navy​

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Executive Officer of CSS Virginia in the Confederate Navy​

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1862: Temporary commander during the Battle of Hampton Roads​

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1862: Commander of shore battery at Drewry's Bluff, Virginia​

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Commander on the James River Squadron​

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Commander of CSS Chattahoochee while under construction Savannah​

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1863 – 1865: Commander in the Confederate States Navy​

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1863 – 1865: Commander of ordnance works in Selma, Alabama​

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1863 – 1865: Supervisor of manufacture of heavy guns​

Occupation after War:

Businessman in South America, and Selma, Alabama​

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Murdered in Selma, Alabama while attempting to defuse a quarrel, and defend his son.​

Died: June 20, 1877

Place of Death: Selma, Alabama

Age at time of Death: 56 years old

Cause of Death: Gun Shot Wound

Burial Place: Live Oak Cemetery, Selma, Alabama

 

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