All census reports from 1820 to 1840 suggest he was born at least ten years later around 1805. It turns out that this may not be the real story. The following is from the research of Gerald Jones: "His birth place and date of is given in his Mexican War Pension Application dated. Jones was building a rail fence when he died. Pearl Lewis Lunt was told by her grandmother, Olief A Jones Lewis that Samuel C. Jones, 640 acres he shows his date of immigration was 1840ġ850 – October 9 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texasġ858- February 25 Travis County, Texas, Land Headright Registered and Approved -Withdrawn March 1858 by C A Crosby, District/Class: Court of Claims File Number: 004468 Original Grantee: Jones, Samuel Cġ874-December 19 Bexar County, Texas 160 acre homestead J S Capps & S M Ellison, W D Burnett & Jonathan Mulsburger vouching for him -on the waters of the Saldao Creek a tributary of the San Antonio River: surveyed on the above date with chain carriers of Wm D Burnett and Henry Jeffersġ879- May 1 Medina County, Texas 160 acres on the waters of Black Creek a tributory of the San Miguel, 19 miles SW of Castroville, surveyed chain carriers A L Hector & H D Tomerlinġ889 – May 1 Bexar County, Texas. , 6 month termġ846- November 18 Travis County, Texas – Unconditional Land James and Selina Jeffers were witnesses for Samuel C. 640 acres he shows his date of immigration was 1840)ġ846 – May 25 enlisted in the Mexican War in Austin, TX. Isaac Jones, Andrew Jones also in Countyġ840- Missouri to Texas- (1846 Travis County, Texas – Unconditional Land. Nancy Jones listed above himġ840 – Benton County, Missouri. 1793 – January 7, Greene County, Tennesseeġ824 – September 23, Whitley County, Kentucky to Jane Martinġ830 – Whitley County, Kentucky census.