Captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...
Frank L. Jones (1856–1893) of the
Texas Rangers was a frontier lawman.
[Hunter Jan. 1929.][''El Paso Times'' July 1, 1893, p. 7.]
He was killed in the line of duty, while trying to capture a band of outlaws, near El Paso, Texas, on June 30, 1893.
He married Helen, daughter of fellow Texas Ranger
George W. Baylor
George Wythe Baylor (August 24, 1832 – March 24, 1916) was a Confederate cavalry officer from Texas, and a veteran of many battles of the American Civil War. He was also a noted lawman and frontiersman with the Texas Rangers.
Born at Fo ...
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References
Sources
* Hunter, J. Marvin (January 1929)
"The Killing Of Captain Frank Jones" ''Frontier Times'', Vol. 6 No. 04. pp. 1ff.
"Another Foul Murder by the Notorious Bosque Gang / Captain Frank L. Jones" ''El Paso Times''. July 1, 1893. p. 7.
Further reading
* Alexander, Bob (2015). ''Six-shooters and Shifting Sands: The Wild West Life of Texas Ranger Captain Frank Jones''. University of North Texas Press.
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1856 births
1893 deaths
Members of the Texas Ranger Division