J. William Jones
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| Born |
John William Jones September 25, 1836 Louisa County, Virginia |
| Died | March 17, 1909 Columbus, Georgia |
| Education |
University of Virginia Southern Baptist Theological Seminary |
| Occupation | Preacher |
| Title | Reverend |
| Spouse(s) | Judith Page Helm |
| Children |
1.Carter Helm Jones, 2.Edloe Pendleton Jones, 3.Francis William Jones, 4.Meredith Ashby Jones, 5.Howard Lee Jones. |
| Parent(s) | Francis William Jones Ann Pendleton Ashby Jones |
1.Carter Helm Jones, 2.Edloe Pendleton Jones, 3.Francis William Jones,
J. William Jones (25 September 1836 – 17 March 1909) was an American Southern Baptist preacher. He served as a Confederate chaplain during the American Civil War of 1861-1865. Later, he was campus minister at Washington and Lee University, the University of Virginia and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He wrote many books about the Lost Cause and Christianity.
John William Jones was born on September 25, 1836 in Louisa County, Virginia. His father was Francis William Jones and his mother, Ann Pendleton Ashby Jones. He graduated from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia in 1859. He then joined the first class to attend the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Greenville, South Carolina.
Jones became a Baptist minister at Little River Baptist Church in Louisa County, Virginia. During the American Civil War of 1861-1865, he served as a chaplain in the Confederate States Army. In his writings about the wartime chaplaincy, he recalled that Colonels often discouraged religion as they feared it might give soldiers qualms about killing the enemy, but the yeoman soldiers demanded it and saw sermons as their privilege.
After the war, Jones served as Baptist minister in Lexington, Virginia. He then served as campus minister at Washington College, later known as Washington and Lee University, in Lexington, Virginia. He then served as campus minister at his alma mater, the University of Virginia, and at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
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