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Lundy's Lane. In 1825 he was appointed adjutant general and finally reached the rank of major 

 general. He was a man of strong character and independent nature; aggressive and courageous. 

 IV 11 (M), Mary Ann Mason Page. Fraternity of M: IV 13, Charles Page, a clergyman. IV 15, 

 Richard Lucian Page (born 1807), entered the United States navy in 1824 and served continu- 

 ously until the Civil War, reaching the rank of commander. At the outbreak of the war he 

 joined the Confederate States navy, was promoted to captain, and established an ordnance con- 

 struction depot in North Carolina. Later he had charge of the outer defenses of Mobile Bay, and 

 was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. After the war he was appointed superintendent 

 of the public schools in Norfolk, Virginia. He was actuated by a strong sense of duty and his 

 simple uprightness of life made him greatly beloved. His nephew, the propositus, has many 

 points of similarity with him. IV 16, Alexina Taylor of Norfolk, Virginia. IV 17, Robert E. Lee 

 (1807-1870), the commander in chief of the Confederate army. IV 18, Sidney Smith Lee (1802- 

 1869), was appointed a midshipman in the United States navy and commanded his own vessel 

 in the war with Mexico. He rose to the rank of commodore, having been commandant of the 

 United States Naval Academy at Annapolis and chief of the Bureau of Coast Survey. At the 

 outbreak of the Civil War he offered his services to the Confederate States navy and became 

 chief of orders and details at Richmond. 



V I, Walter Jones, of the United States navy, died 1855. V 3, Meriweather P. Jones, a 

 lieutenant in the United States navy. V 4, Marck C. Jones. Fraternity of Propositus: V 8, 

 Eusebius Jones (1827-1876), in 1852 settled in New York to practice medicine, but in 1873 he 

 removed to California, where he died. During the Civil War he had charge of a large govern- 

 ment hospital on David's Island, near New York City. V 9, William Page Jones, was graduated 

 from West Point among the first of his class. He became a lieutenant and was killed at Fort 

 Henry, near Baltimore. V 10, Walter Jones became a lieutenant in the United States army, 

 but upon the outbreak of the Civil War he joined the Confederate forces. V 11, Charles Lucian 

 Jones, became an officer in the Confederate States navy. After the war he carried on a com- 

 mission business in Georgia. V 12, Thomas Skelton Jones (born 1837), served in the United 

 States navy for three years as clerk to his uncle, Commander R. L. Page. He was admitted to 

 the bar. During the Civil War he became a captain in the Confederate States army and 

 afterwards followed mercantile pursuits in various states. V 13, Winfield Scott Jones, went to 

 California when a mere youth and became vice president of the Security Savings Bank of San 

 Francisco. V 14, Roger Jones, was graduated from West Point and became inspector general in 

 the United States army with the rank of brigadier general. V 15 (Propositus), CATESBY AP ROGER 

 JONES. V 16, Fanny Page. V 17, Captain Whittle, United States navy. V 18, William B. Page, 

 a mining engineer. V 19, Alexina and Edmonia Page. V 20, Walter Page, an analytical chemist 

 who removed to Nebraska. V 21, Thomas S. Page, a physician. 



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