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]Sources
[edit]- 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
[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.