Ancestors of Loyd Scantling Jones (Family Tree Maker) Larry Briggs, August 8, 2017 Here is an ancestral report using Loyd Jones, the oldest child of Dexter and Lottie Jones as the primary individual. Keep in mind that this is a work in progress that may contain errors. Much of the material is believed to be accurate, but some may not be sourced. I… Continue Reading
52nd Annual Descendants of Ransom Jones reunion Larry Briggs, June 2, 2017August 7, 2017 Dear Joneses: I finally pulled the trigger on scheduling our 52nd Annual Descendants of Ransom Jones Reunion. Like I said in my last email, I did not act in a timely fashion to secure the Sequoyah facility, so we will be meeting at the NorthPoint United Pentecostal Church in Sperry… Continue Reading
A Ransom Jones Report Larry Briggs, April 10, 2013April 10, 2013 This is the same report I sent you guys in December of 2010, but in a different format. Ransom Jones Report Also, below is a link to the story of a soldier who was captured and sent to Andersonville the same day as was Ransom. http://www.battleofbrownsmill.org/POW.html Continue Reading
Good reunion Larry Briggs, August 22, 2011 Thanks to all of you who could break loose and spend the day Saturday at Sequoyah State Park. We had a great turnout (about 70) and the air conditioning was “mahvelous”. The surrounding park was beautiful, and while driving through the pines to the facility, I spotted about a dozen… Continue Reading
The 45th Annual Descendants of Ransom Jones Reunion Larry Briggs, June 21, 2011June 22, 2011 Lutherhoma out….Sequoyah State Park in. Dear Joneses: Yesterday I received the new contract from Lutherhoma and was shocked to find rate increases that I feel to be unaffordable. Camp Director John Busch had assured me that the rate increases would be very modest, but I guess his superiors overruled him…. Continue Reading