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Thomas Walter Jones

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Thomas Walter Jones

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23 Jul 1853 (aged 25–26)
Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
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Alamo, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA
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The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican War in 1848 and designated the main channel of the Rio Grande as the Boundry between the United States and Mexico. Major William Emory led the border survey (1849-53). Young Washington D.C. surveyor Thomas W. Jones joined Emory's survey effort at El Paso in 1850. While serving as assistant surveyor of the lower Rio Grande survey party, Jones drowned near Alamo, Texas on July 23, 1853 and was buried on Dr. Eli T. Merriman's ranch. His gravesite was recorded by the Texas Historical Commission in 1994. Source: Texas Historical Commission.
The treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican War in 1848 and designated the main channel of the Rio Grande as the Boundry between the United States and Mexico. Major William Emory led the border survey (1849-53). Young Washington D.C. surveyor Thomas W. Jones joined Emory's survey effort at El Paso in 1850. While serving as assistant surveyor of the lower Rio Grande survey party, Jones drowned near Alamo, Texas on July 23, 1853 and was buried on Dr. Eli T. Merriman's ranch. His gravesite was recorded by the Texas Historical Commission in 1994. Source: Texas Historical Commission.

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