Frank Jones (Texas Ranger)

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Captain Frank L. Jones (1856–1893) of the Texas Rangers was a frontier lawman.[1][2]

He was killed in the line of duty, while trying to capture a band of outlaws, near El Paso, Texas, on June 30, 1893.[1]

He married Helen, daughter of fellow Texas Ranger George W. Baylor.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Hunter Jan. 1929.
  2. ^ El Paso Times July 1, 1893, p. 7.

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Further reading[edit]

  • Alexander, Bob (2015). Six-shooters and Shifting Sands: The Wild West Life of Texas Ranger Captain Frank Jones. University of North Texas Press.
  • Gillett, James B. (February 6, 1926). ""Injun Fightin'" with the Texas Rangers". The Literary Digest. 88 (6): 41–50.