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  James Jones, 1905 History of Crawford County Kansas, p. 428-432
James Jones was reared on the old homestead, and in his boyhood the pioneer conditions had not yet disappeared from Trumbull county, for he attended a log-cabin school, where all the furnishings and educational equipments were indeed rude and primitive.
Jones was in the army for three years and four months altogether, and experienced many of the roughest phases of war and rebellion, acquitting himself most creditably in the cause of his country.
Jones is a Republican in politics, a member of the Grand Army of the Republic, and his wife is a member of the Methodist church.
skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/archives/crawford/history/1905/jones_james.html   (1145 words)

  
 James Jones - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Jones (basketball coach), current men's basketball head coach at Yale University
James Jones (astronomer), astronomer at University of Western Ontario
James Jones (Georgia), Congressman, namesake of Jones County, Georgia
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 James B. Jones
JAMES B. For almost a half century Dr. James B. Jones has been in the active practice of his noble profession in Anderson County, Kansas, and while widely known and universally appreciated in other honorable capacities, it is as the skilled and experienced physician and surgeon that his people love him most.
Doctor Jones was born October 21, 1847, in Randolph County, Indiana, in one of the picturesque little pioneer cabins that have long since given way in that section to the march of progress, but the memory of which still lingers along with childhood's recollections.
James B. Jones remained at home and worked on his father's farm until 1862, but probably had cherished while attending the district schools in boyhood plans for another industrial field, for he managed to learn the printer's trade and a printer's composing rule accompanied him through his years of soldiering.
skyways.lib.ks.us /genweb/archives/1918ks/bioj/jonesjb2.html   (889 words)

  
 James Jones Papers, Biographical Sketch
James Ramon Jones was born to Ramon and Ada Blessing Jones on November 6, 1921.
Transferred to a military hospital in Memphis for extended treatment, James Jones received an honorable discharge from the army in 1944 and returned to Illinois to live with Lowney Handy and her husband Harry.
Jones began to pursue a literary career, moving to New York in early 1945 to attend New York University.
www.hrc.utexas.edu /research/fa/jones.james.bio.html   (560 words)

  
 James Parnell Jones and the 7th Maine Infantry
James Jones was a member of a prominent Quaker family who lived in the village of China, Maine.
James and his 18 year old kid brother were present at the rally, and when all those who were willing to volunteer were asked to raise their hands, the boy impulsively raised his.
James was wounded at Antietam and in the Battle of the Wilderness.
www.state.me.us /sos/arc/archives/military/civilwar/jones.htm   (357 words)

  
 Player Bio: James Jones :: Men's Basketball
Jones was named Yale's 22nd head coach on Apr. 27, 1999, and he immediately put his stamp on the program as the Bulldogs more than doubled their Division I win total from the previous season and improved to fifth place in the Ivy League.
Jones graduated from Albany in 1986 with a bachelor's degree in communications and in 1995 earned his master's in educational administration.
Jones is an active member of several organizations, including the National Association of Basketball Coaches, the New York State Basketball Coaches Association and the Black Coaches Association.
yalebulldogs.cstv.com /sports/m-baskbl/mtt/jones_james00.html   (1047 words)

  
 James Jones (author) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
James Jones (November 6, 1921 – May 9, 1977) is an American author most famous for his explorations of World War II and its aftermath.
Jones was born in 1921 in Robinson, Illinois.
He served in the US 25th Infantry Division during World War II, and was injured in the Battle of Guadalcanal.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/James_Jones_(author)   (236 words)

  
 JIM JONES
James Jones was the founder and charismatic leader of Peoples Temple.
Jones claimed that he was a highly evoked fl soul incarnated in a white body, and felt that only he could identify with the problems of the African Americans.
Jim Jones was the patriarch of a dysfunctional family because no one wanted to acknowledge the mental illness of their beloved and idealized Dad.
www.conncoll.edu /academics/departments/relstudies/290/newage/jimjones.html   (458 words)

  
 Kennedy Center: Biographical information for James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones possesses one of the most instantly recognizable voices in entertainment history: a commanding basso profundo with a built-in echo chamber that is the very sound of authority.
Jones' resonant voice is capable of moving in seconds from boyish ingenuousness to near-biblical rage and somehow suggesting all the gradations in between."
In the 1960s, Jones was one of the first African American actors to appear regularly in daytime soap operas (playing a doctor in both "The Guiding Light" and "As the World Turns"), and he made his film debut in '64 in Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove.
www.kennedy-center.org /calendar/index.cfm?fuseaction=showIndividual&entitY_id=3747&source_type=A   (687 words)

  
 James Earl Jones   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
James Earl Jones, the legendary actor and Bell Atlantic spokesperson, delighted children at the GW Carver and Bruce Street Schools when he visited to read to students from the classic children's book, Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice Sendak.
Today, Jones welcomes directory assistance callers to Bell Atlantic; his image is visible on Bell Atlantic phone cards, and he meets hundreds of advertisers, customers and community groups each year on behalf of the company.
Jones also appeared with Dana Carvey in the MGM comedy, Clean Slate, and starred with Harrison Ford in Clear and Present Danger, the third in a highly popular group of Paramount films based on the best-selling books by Tom Clancy.
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 James Earl Jones - MSN Encarta
James Earl Jones, born in 1931, American stage and motion-picture actor, noted for his particularly deep voice.
Raised in Michigan by his maternal grandparents, Jones overcame a stutter while in high school and won a scholarship at the University of Michigan, where he eventually studied drama.
He moved to New York City in 1955 to pursue a stage career, and was united with his father, actor Robert Earl Jones, who had left the family before his birth.
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 James Jones
James Jones was born in Robinson, Illinois, as the son of a dentist, Ramon Jones and Ada Blessing Jones.
Jones was at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked; on Guadalcanal he was injured in a combat, and received the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart.
Jones was very sensitive to criticism about his work and worked for seven years before his second book, SOME CAME RUNNING (1957), was published.
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 James Earl Jones
Jones filled his speech with ancedotes illustrating how art is integral in everyone's life.
Jones congratulated the university for its efforts on encouraging wider awareness of the arts through the events of the Year of the Arts and then ended his speech as he began, with Star Wars.
James Dodding, a professor of theatre and the co-chairman of the Year of the Arts Organizing Committee, said Jones's speech was particularly appropriate for the Year of the Arts.
ogb.wfu.edu /back_issues/1997_Spring/02-27-97/News/n.JamesEarlJones.html   (800 words)

  
 BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION ABOUT JAMES JONES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
This is a portait of Jones from spring of 1955.
Jones receiving the keys for his 1952 Chrysler Imperial in the summer of 1951.
James Jones in uniform behind his home in Robinson, Ilinois, fall 1943.
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 SHAPE Biographies: SACEUR General James L. Jones
During August 1990, General Jones was assigned as the Commanding Officer, 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Lejeune, N.C. During his tour with the 24th MEU, he participated in Operation Provide Comfort in Northern Iraq and Turkey.
General Jones was assigned to duties as Deputy Director, J-3, U.S. European Command, Stuttgart, Germany, on July 15, 1992.
General Jones assumed duties as the Commander of U.S. European Command on 16 January 2003 and Supreme Allied Commander Europe on 17 January 2003.
www.nato.int /shape/bios/saceur/jones.htm   (757 words)

  
 James Earl Jones Bio - James Earl Jones Biography - James Earl Jones Stories
James Earl Jones was born in 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA.
Jones: (On the terrible stutter he suffered from as a young man) One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.
Jones is widely believed to be politically conservative, since he voiced his support for the Iraq war in October 2002, and also said he had supported the first Gulf War and the Kosovo War.
www.tv.com /james-earl-jones/person/3381/biography.html   (972 words)

  
 James Earl Jones - MovieActors.com
James Earl Jones was born on January 17, 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi.
Jones has beome famous for his deep and authoritative voice, used most famously for impressive roles as leaders like Darth Vader in the STAR WARS TRILOGY and Mufasa in THE LION KING (1994) Jones was a dominant actor on Broadway throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
James "death" was announced during a live broadcast of an NBA playoff game in April of 1998; the deceased was actually James Earl Ray, who was the convicted assassin of Martin Luther King.
www.movieactors.com /actors/jamesearljones.htm   (381 words)

  
 : : James Edwin Jones Homepage : :
James Edwin Jones was given a guitar for his 12th birthday.
When James was 19 years old, he played his first professional concert.
James considers it a great honor to use his musical talent to write songs that are an honest look at life.
www.jamesedwinjones.com   (385 words)

  
 WSO CLassics Series: James Jones - Clarinet
Jones holds the WSO record of longevity in a principal wind position and has performed with resident conductors James Robertson, Francois Huybrechts, Michael Palmer, Zuohuang Chen, Andrew Sewell and numerous guest conductors such as Leonard Slatkin and Keith Lockhart.
Jones is a founding member of Wichita State’s Wiedemann Trio, which performed its east coast debut at the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC.
Jones is also a founder of the Harvey Music Festival, just completing its tenth year of summer parlor music in the historic Warkentin House and other venues in Newton, Kansas.
www.wso.org /performances/jones.html   (360 words)

  
 James Jones, 2nd U.S. Infantry
James P. Jones was born April 21, 1865 in Lawrence, Massachusetts to Irish immigrant parents.
Jones also participated in the military adventures that launched the United States to becoming a world power and its involvement in the Pacific - the Spanish-American War and the Philippine American War.
James P. Jones died December 11, 1938 in San Antonio, Texas and is buried at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.
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James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is a well-known African-American actor who was born Todd Jones in Arkabutla, Mississippi and raised in Dublin, Michigan.
He has appeared in many roles since, but is probably best known as the sonorous voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars films, Mufasa in The Lion King, a Disney animated feature, and CNN tagline, "This is CNN".
He won Tony awards in 1959 in The Great White Hope and in 1987 in Fences.
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 NPR : National Press Club -- Gen. James L. Jones
James L. Jones is the 32nd Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Jones has spent 35 years as a Marine, during which time he has earned the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, a Silver Star Medal, a Legion of Merit with three gold stars, a Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V" and the Combat Action Ribbon.
In his 35-year Marine career, Gen. Jones has served as Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Policies and Operations at the Marine Corps headquarters in Washington, D.C.; director of the Expeditionary Warfare Division at the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; and Commanding General, 2nd Marine Division, Marine Forces Atlantic.
www.npr.org /programs/npc/2003/030108.jjones.html   (362 words)

  
 James Jones : USAToday.com - James Jones Biography from USAToday.com
James Jones had 11 points and 10 rebounds in Wednesday's finale against Portland.
Jones finished eighth on the Suns roster in scoring (9.3 PPG).
James Jones had 20 points, 10 boards, five assists and two threes on a night that saw the Suns hit a season-high 20 three-pointers.
fantasybasketball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=NBA&id=975   (209 words)

  
 James Jones
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 James Jones: ZoomInfo Business People Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
James Jones's summary was automatically generated using 1 reference found on the Internet.
Jones found the transition so traumatic he developed a stutter and stopped speaking until he was a student at Brethren High School.
After graduating in 1949, Jones went on to the University of Michigan, where he was drawn to the theater.
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 James Earl Jones Biography -- Academy of Achievement
James Earl Jones was born in Arkabutla Township, Mississippi.
Jones found inspiration in the citrus fruit the federal government had distributed in the area to relieve wartime shortages.
Jones entered the University of Michigan planning to study medicine, but found himself drawn to the theater.
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 Capt James Jones
Your grandfather, James Jones, married a Miss Walton and had five or six children, among whom was your father, William Jones, James S and Thomas W Jones, and two or three daughters.
The first James Jones of a long succession of that name in our midst, was a member of the governor’s council and was in such a position as to make his wishes felt in the legislature of that time.
There is another James Jones of Pitch Landing who I have also been told we descend from that died about 1784 who was married when he died to Sarah Bridgers widow of James Cotten and mother to Mary Jones the wife of Robert Montgomery.
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 *GENERAL JAMES L. JONES, USMC   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
*GENERAL JAMES L. General James L. Jones, 32nd Commandant of the Marine Corps, was born on 19 December 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri.
In August 1987, LtCol Jones returned to Headquarters, Marine Corps, and served as Senior Aide to the Commandant of the Marine Corps.
MajGen Jones next served as Director, Expeditionary Warfare Division (N85), Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, during 1996, then as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Policies and Operations, Headquarters Marine Corps, Washington, DC.
www.mclm.com /tohonor/jljones.html   (639 words)

  
 National Press Club -- James Jones
Jones spent thirty-two years as a Marine, during which time he earned the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, a Silver Star Medal and a Legion of Merit with three gold stars.
In his first few months as Commandant, Jones has tried to emphasize that although military service is tough, it's OK to have fun in the Marine Corps.
Jones spent thirty-two years in the Corps himself, and was awarded the prestigious Silver Star Medal for his service during the Vietnam War.
www.npr.org /programs/npc/1999/991029.jjones.html   (135 words)

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