Green Hill Jones (December 24, 1842 - November 12, 1924) was a state legislator and Baptist minister in Arkansas.[1] He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives for Chicot County in 1885 and 1889,[2] and he was a Republican.[3]
1885 House of Representatives composite photo of the Twenty-Fifth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas
Jones was born in Tennessee and was enslaved on Kenneth Rayner's plantation in Chicot County, Arkansas.[1] During the American Civil War he served in a "Colored" unit in the Union Army.[1] He studied at Hillsdale College in Michigan from 1870 until 1873.[2]
^ abc"Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
^ ab"Southeast Arkansas's African-American Legislators, 1868-1893". The Lakeport Plantation. February 17, 2016.
^"Voice of the voter - Chicot County section". Arkansas Democrat. 8 September 1884. p. 1. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^Plantation, Blake Wintory on behalf of Lakeport (2015). Chicot County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 28. ISBN978-1-4671-1405-9. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
^"JONES, GREEN HILL, REV - Chicot County, Arkansas | GREEN HILL, REV JONES - Arkansas Gravestone Photos". arkansasgravestones.org. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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The book Plantation, Blake Wintory on behalf of Lakeport (2015). Chicot County. Arcadia Publishing. p. 28. ISBN978-1-4671-1405-9. Retrieved 13 February 2021. contains a photograph of him.
January 01, 1970
green, hill, jones, december, 1842, november, 1924, state, legislator, baptist, minister, arkansas, served, arkansas, house, representatives, chicot, county, 1885, 1889, republican, arkansas, house, representativesin, office, 1885, 1885arkansas, house, represe. Green Hill Jones December 24 1842 November 12 1924 was a state legislator and Baptist minister in Arkansas 1 He served in the Arkansas House of Representatives for Chicot County in 1885 and 1889 2 and he was a Republican 3 Green Hill JonesArkansas House of RepresentativesIn office 1885 1885Arkansas House of RepresentativesIn office 1889 1889Personal detailsBornDecember 24 1842TennesseeDiedNovember 24 1924 1924 11 24 aged 81 Resting placeMason African American Cemetery in Chicot CountyPolitical partyRepublicanEducationHillsdale CollegeMilitary serviceAllegiance United StatesBranch serviceUnion ArmyBattles warsAmerican Civil War 1885 House of Representatives composite photo of the Twenty Fifth General Assembly of the State of Arkansas Jones was born in Tennessee and was enslaved on Kenneth Rayner s plantation in Chicot County Arkansas 1 During the American Civil War he served in a Colored unit in the Union Army 1 He studied at Hillsdale College in Michigan from 1870 until 1873 2 He also served as Chicot County treasurer from 1874 to 1876 4 He died November 12 1924 and is buried at Mason African American Cemetery in Chicot County 5 See also editAfrican American officeholders during and following the Reconstruction eraReferences edit a b c Encyclopedia of Arkansas Encyclopedia of Arkansas a b Southeast Arkansas s African American Legislators 1868 1893 The Lakeport Plantation February 17 2016 Voice of the voter Chicot County section Arkansas Democrat 8 September 1884 p 1 Retrieved 13 February 2021 Plantation Blake Wintory on behalf of Lakeport 2015 Chicot County Arcadia Publishing p 28 ISBN 978 1 4671 1405 9 Retrieved 13 February 2021 JONES GREEN HILL REV Chicot County Arkansas GREEN HILL REV JONES Arkansas Gravestone Photos arkansasgravestones org Retrieved 13 February 2021 External links editThe book Plantation Blake Wintory on behalf of Lakeport 2015 Chicot County Arcadia Publishing p 28 ISBN 978 1 4671 1405 9 Retrieved 13 February 2021 contains a photograph of him Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Green Hill Jones amp oldid 1190981662, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
