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(Aug. 31, 1829 - June 11, 1903) A native of Alabama, William Chamberlayne Jones migrated to Texas in 1852 and resided near the Monkstown settlement in northeastern Fannin County. Trained as an attorney, he sold his Red River plantation after the Civil War and began studying medicine in New Orleans. He later served this area as a physician in the Grove Hill and Leonard communities. Jones and his wife Ellen O'Meara (Birmingham) had fifteen children.
Jones, Dr. William Chamberlayne is a historical marker in Leonard, Fannin County, dedicated in 1981. It is one of 109 historical markers documented in Fannin County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 262 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 33.3830, -96.2531 near Leonard. The nearest cataloged historic site is Neale, John Cadwallader (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Leonard Cemetery, First Presbyterian Church of Leonard, and First United Methodist Church of Leonard.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5147008904. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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