The Battle of Brown’s Mill Larry Briggs, February 4, 2011 Ransom was captured at the Battle of Brown’s Mill. This is an interesting web site with other first person stories similar to those of Ransom. The web master has requested permission to publish some of my writings on Ransom. Continue Reading
December 27, 2010: Ransom Jones Family Tree Update Larry Briggs, December 27, 2010December 28, 2010 According to census records, Ransom’s father, Johnson Jones, was born in Tennessee in 1807, but I have not established the county of his birth. Ransom’s mother Sarah Boring, was born in 1810 and was most likely a native of Blount County. Johnson Jones married Sarah in 1830, probably in Blount… Continue Reading