Read about the lengendary exploits and hombres, banditos and renegades that crossed the paths of a century of lawmen in the frontier family of Texas Ranger Captain Frank Jones of Company D in 19th century Texas. Relive their adventures as they mingle, march and fight with villains and great characters of the Old West such as John Wesley Hardin, Jorobado the Hunchback, Sam Houston and the great Texas Ranger captains of the century. Learn about the calamitous fate of Captain Jones who was killed on Pirate Island by the Olguin gang. Frank's six brothers embodied Texas Ranger companies in the era of the Frontier Forces and Frontier Battalion. These intrepid men scouted and protected southwest Texas from Indians, Mexican banditos and cattle rustlers along the Rio Grande border. Gonzales Sheriff W. E. Jones had a run-in with one of the most dangerous outlaws in Texas history - John Wesley Hardin. A.H. "Gus" Jones birthed the idea of the linear water park in San Antonio as Mayor of the historic city. Allie Jones, an Honorary Texas Ranger, married E. E. Townsend - Texas Ranger, Sheriff, and Father of the Big Bend. "Keeping up with the Jones'" takes on a whole new meaning as this family played a part in just about everything in the taming of the remote lands of Texas. These paragons of the Old West have faded into history, leaving behind their legendary tales.
