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==Birth==
<!-- Enter Birth Information Here -->James Edwin Jones, who was born July 8, 1836 to [[Alanson Jones]] (B. Sept 6, 1803, D. Feb 10, 1887) and [[Clarissa C. Partridge]] (B. Jan 25, 1810, D. Dec 3, 1886), was a middle child of eight.<ref name="Bernehistory">Bernehistory.org</ref>  

==Marriage & Children== <!--DELETE THIS LINE IF NOT NEEDED-->
<!-- Add Information on Marriage and Children -->On November 17, 1860 at [[St. Paul's Lutheran Church]] in Berne, James married [[Elmina Gallup]].<ref name="Bernehistory"/>  Elmina was born January 24, 1837 and was the daughter of [[Nathaniel Gallup]] and [[Sarah Walden]].<ref name="Bernehistory"/>  

They had the following children:
*Edwin G. Jones (B. Jan 3, 1862, D. after Mar 1944)<ref name="Bernehistory"/>  
*Asa C. Jones (B. Mar 15, 1865, D. Feb 27, 1941)<ref name="Bernehistory"/>  
*Effie Rebecca Jones (B. Aug 30, 1867, D. Jan 17, 1949)<ref name="Bernehistory"/>  
*Avery L. Jones (B. Apr 26, 1869, D. Aug 17, 1869)<ref name="Bernehistory"/>  
*Clara C. Jones (B. Mar 5, 1872, D. Nov 3, 1933)<ref name="Bernehistory"/>  
*Miner Jones (B. Mar 30, 1874, D. Mar 7, 1875)<ref name="Bernehistory"/>  
*Sabina K. Jones (B. Feb 8, 1877, D. Jan 17, 1969)<ref name="Bernehistory"/>  
*Alonzo J. Jones (B. July 4, 1880, D. after Mar 1944)<ref name="Bernehistory"/>   

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==Military Service==
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|Residence:
|Berne<ref name="Town and City Registers">Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War</ref>
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|Place of Birth:
|Bern N.Y.<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Date of Birth:
|8 July 1837<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Names of Parents:
|Alanson (Jones) and Clarisa Patrage <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Marital Status:
|Married <ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Occupation:
|Farmer<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Term of Enlistment:
|3 years<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Enlistment Date:
|27 September 1861<ref name="AG Report">Annual Report of the Adjutant General or the State of New York </ref>
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|Enlistment Place:
|Albany, NY<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Enlistment Rank:
|Corporal<ref name="AG Report"/>
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|State Served:
|New York
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|Regiment:
|91st Infantry <ref name="AG Report"/>
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|Company:
|Company B<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>Company D<ref name="AG Report"/>
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|Promotion Rank:
|Sargeant <ref name="AG Report"/>
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|Promotion Date:
|20 July 1863<ref name="AG Report"/>
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|Re-Enlistment Date:
|1 Jan 1864<ref name="Town and City Registers"/><ref name="AG Report"/>
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|Promotion Rank:
|First Sergeant<ref name="AG Report"/> 
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|Promotion Date:
|1 January 1865<ref name="AG Report"/>
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|Muster Out Date:
|14 July 1865<ref name="Town and City Registers"/>
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|Muster Out Place:
|Absent with leave at muster out of company<ref name="AG Report"/>
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|}
{| style="color:black;background-color:#ccffff;" cellspacing="1" border="2"
|Additional Remarks: "Promoted to Orderly Sergent 1864. was at the surrender of [[Port Hudson]] July 8th 1863.  Reenlisted Jan.1st 1864.  Discharged July 14, 1865.  P.O. Address East Bern Albany Co N.Y."<ref name="Town and City Registers"/> Enlisted Oct 1861, age 29 as a First Corporal in 91st., Reenlisted Jan 1864

Born in Berne, NY July 8, 1837, Age 26 years, Married, Farmer, Dark eyes, Brown hair, Dark complexion, 5'11" tall.<ref name="Muster Roll Abstracts"> NY Civil War Muster Roll Abstracts, Ancestry.com Military databases</ref>
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|Sources Used: Ancestry.com, US Civil War Soldiers 1861-1865; 1865 census Berne, Albany Co.,NY; Howell, George Rogers, [[History of the County of Albany]], NY from 1609-1886, W. W. Munsell & Co., 1886, page 817; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War; Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War, Annual Report of the Adjutant General of the State of New York.
|}

==Life==
James Edwin Jones was a farmer.  After his service in the Civil War, he and his young family moved from Berne to Melrose, Jackson County, Wisconsin. After living there for a number of years, by 1880, they had moved to Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska where they remained.  

==Death==
<!-- Enter Death & Burial Information Here -->James Edwin Jones died on April 3, 1905 in Dorchester, Saline County, Nebraska.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>  His wife Elmina had previously died on October 25, 1895 in Dorchester.<ref name="Bernehistory"/>  They were buried at the Dorchester Cemetery in lot 410 where many of their children were buried years later.  

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==Additional Media==
===Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War|Town and City Registers of Men Who Served in the Civil War===

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Image:Gold Leaf Star.jpg|<center>Gold Leaf Star</center>
Image:91st.gif|<center>91st Regiment NY volunteers list of officers.</center>
Image:Jones Genealogy.doc|<center>Jones genealogy compiled by Edwin G Jones, March 1944</center>
Image:Gallop Genealogy.doc|<center>Gallop genealogy compiled by Edwin G Jones, March 1944</center>
Image:Edwin Jones.doc|<center>Letter from Edwin G Jones to Myron L Jones accompanying Jones and Gallop genealogies.</center>
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