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Jones married Judith Page Helm in Nelson County, Virginia on
December 20, 1860. They had five children: Carter Helm Jones, Edloe Pendleton Jones, Francis William Jones, Meredith Ashby Jones, and Howard Lee Jones. Four of their sons became Baptist ministers.
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