Shandy W. Jones
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| Died | February 4, 1886 | ||
| Nationality | American | ||
| Citizenship | United States of America | ||
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Shandy W. Jones (died February 4, 1886) was a clergyman, photographer, barber, state legislator, and customs inspector in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Born into slavery he was freed as a child, became a barber and prosperous real estate investor. He has 14 children.[1] He was elected to serve in the Alabama House of Representatives in 1868 during the Reconstruction era. He helped establish Hunter's Chapel AME Zion Church in Tuscaloosa after tthe American Civil War. It was the first Methodist church for African Americans in Tuscaloosa and its original rented locations was Bryant-Denny Stadium is now located. [1]
He married Evalina Love. He was documented as being "mulatto".[2] Newspaper publisher Ryland Randolph also represented Tuscaloosa in the legislature and published cartoons threatening the lynching of Jones and others.[2] In 1869, he fled KKK threats to Moundville, Alabama, and eventually settled in Mobile. He was followed by most of family. He is buried in Mobile's Magnolia Cemetery. Family members published Descendants of Shandy Wesley Jones and Evalina Love Jones -- The Story of An African American Family of Tuscaloosa, Alabama in 1993.[2]
Jones was involved in the American Colonization Society and supported efforts to colonize Liberia with African Americans.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Writer, Mark Hughes Cobb Staff. "Tuscaloosa News". www.tuscaloosanews.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 https:///www.tuscaloosanews.com/news/20170129/freedmans-life-after-liberty-shandy-jones-timeline%3ftemplate=ampart
- ↑ "The First African-American Elected Official From Tuscaloosa Was Shandy Wesley Jones". 92.9 WTUG.
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