Joseph T. Jones

Joseph T. Jones
Joseph T. Jones (circa 1900)
Born
Joseph Thomas Jones

(1842-06-11)June 11, 1842
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 6, 1916(1916-12-06) (aged 74)
Buffalo, New York
Resting placeForest Lawn Cemetery
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse
Melodia E. Blackmarr
(m. 1876)
Children2
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Joseph Thomas Jones (June 11, 1842 – December 6, 1916) was an American entrepreneur who built his fortune as an oil producer. He funded construction of the Gulf and Ship Island Railroad in Mississippi, co-founded the City of Gulfport and developed its seaport.