1817 - 1900
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1816
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| Birthplace |
Leesburg, Virginia
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| Died |
1900
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| Place of Death |
Elmira, New York
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| Buried |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA
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| Occupation |
Activist
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John W. Jones (June 21, 1817 – December 26, 1900), was born on a plantation in Leesburg, Virginia, he was enslaved by the Ellzey family. Jones is buried in Woodlawn National Cemetery, not far from Mark Twain. He was married to Rachel Jones (née Swails) in 1856, with whom he had three sons and one daughter. On June 3, 1844, fearing he would be sold to another plantation, as his enslaver grew old and near death, Jones and four others fled north. They survived a 300-mile trip and arrived in Elmira, New York in July 1844. In Elmira, Jones was an active agent in the Underground Railroad.
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