Sale of John Jones · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington · Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington

event name: Sale of John Jones
location: Residence of Columbus Alexander
Identifier: EV_0155
first name: John
last name: Jones
age: Child
event type: Sale
notes: Born after purchase of Eliza Jones
source: National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 217.6.5 [Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of Treasury, 1775-1978]. 1862. "Bill of Sale for Eliza (Lucy, John) Jones between Estate of Unidentified Relative and Columbus Alexander, circa 1850: Petition of Columbus Alexander (Petition No. 893), 11 July 1862." District of Columbia, U.S., Slave Owner Petitions, 1862. Accessed October 27, 2024. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2159/images/31556_217989-00464. Courtesy of Ancestry.com.
participant: John Jones
enslaver: Columbus Alexander