Washington in Hempstead County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Homesite of Dr. Isaac Newton Jones and Elizabeth Littlejohn Jones
Photographed By Jason Armstrong, April 22, 2023
1. Homesite of Dr. Isaac Newton Jones Marker
Home-site of Dr. Isaac Newton Jones and Elizabeth Littlejohn Jones
Benefactors of James Black, maker of the Bowie knife. Parents of Daniel Webster Jones, Arkansas Governor 1897-1901.
Erected 1966 by Arkansas Daughters of American Colonists.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Charity & Public Work. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Colonists series list. A significant historical date for this entry is February 11, 1858.
Location. 33° 46.608′ N, 93° 40.884′ W. Marker is in Washington, Arkansas, in Hempstead County. Marker is on Conway Street east of U.S. 278, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington AR 71862, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Masonic Civil War Memorial (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Capital (about 500 feet away); James Black's Shop (about 500 feet away); The Washington Post Office (about 500 feet away); Hempstead County In The Civil War (approx. half a mile away); Confederate Dead 1861-1865 (approx. 0.6 miles away); William Jefferson Clinton (approx. 9 miles away); "I Still Believe In A Place Called Hope" (approx. 9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Washington.
Also see . . . Dr. Isaac Newton Jones Homesite (The Clio). Suggested citation for this item is:
this page online
Excerpt: Dr. Isaac Newton Jones was born in North Carolina on June 16, 1797. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1818. After marrying Elizabeth Littlejohn in 1828, Jones moved to the Red River region, settling first in Bowie County, Texas. By the 1840s, he moved his family to Washington, Arkansas.(Submitted on April 17, 2024.)
In 1844, the court of Hempstead County asked County Clerk Simon T. Sanders to seek out applicants to care for James Black. By this time, James Black was blind and a pauper. Dr. Isaac Newton Jones took James Black into his home and cared for him and was paid $10 a month by the county. Jones hoped he might be able to help Black with his blindness but finally came to the conclusion that nothing could be done. Local teenagers of town, such as Augustus Garland, remembered visiting with James Black while visiting the children of the Jones family. According to family histories, James Black was especially close to the oldest son of the family, Isaac Jones, who died in 1849 at fourteen years of age.
Dr. Jones suddenly died on February 11, 1858 from a boiler accident. Jones had a reputation for being stubborn and would not listen to the enslaved persons on his farm who told him the boiler to the cotton gin needed to be shut down due to a crack. He disagreed and ordered the fire to be stoked causing the boiler to explode,killing him instantly.Photographed By Jason Armstrong, April 22, 20232. Homesite of Dr. Isaac Newton Jones and Elizabeth Littlejohn Jones
Credits. This page was last revised on April 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2024, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 58 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 15, 2024, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
