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Name |
Jones, Nat B. "Kiowa" |
Othernames |
Nat B. "Kiowa" Jones |
Born |
1871 |
Birthplace |
Athens, Texas |
Notes |
Nat B. Jones, a native of Athens, was a famous Texas Ranger who died in March of 1928, and was buried at Athens, Texas. Mr. Jones, also known as "Kiowa" Jones, was stationed in Kerrville in the late 1920s and had responsibility for law enforcement in southwest Texas and along the Mexican border. Kiowa Jones was credited with sinqle-handedly breaking up and dismantling a Mexican goat rustling operation along the border. For this he was recognized by the Texas Rangers and cited for his significant accomplishment. Nat Jones enlisted in the Texas Rangers in 1915 and served in Captain William "Bill" McDonald's (1852-1918) Company "B," as well as in Companies "C" and "E." For a time he acted as an inspector for the Sheep and Goat Association. He left the Rangers in 1927. |
Occupation |
Texas Ranger 1890s-1920s Special Ranger |
Spouse |
never married |
Deceased |
1928 |
Deceased where |
Athens, Texas |
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