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An honorary detective badge issued to Clarence Jones by Tarrant County District Attorney Howard M. Fender.

The Jones' family home being re-positioned on the land to begin construction in what would later become the first housing development of North Richland Hills.

Clarence Jones home, corner of Grapevine Highway and Glenview Drive, current site of Greater Richland Shopping Center.

A portrait of Clarence Jones accompanied by his business card.

Clarence Jones can been seen here resting after the grand opening of Haltom City State Bank.

Clarence Jones was an early developer in North Richland Hills, a banker, and much more.

Clarence Jones was born in London, Laurel County Kentucky. He was the 13th of 14 children. He came to Fort Worth in the 1910s. His first profession was as an apprentice machinist. He moved to Baltimore for a time before returning to Texas, this time…

Clarence Jones was the Chairman of the Board of the Haltom State Bank. He built a large house for his wife, Ruth Daley Jones, on his farm northwest of Pipeline Road and Grapevine Highway. Part of this farm was later subdivided into 182 lots. The…

Clarence Jones became president of Haltom State Bank in 1952. He would go on to become chairman of the board and chief executive officer. After his death in April of 1966 Ruth Jones became chairwoman of the board of directors, serving in that role…

The home of Clarence & Ruth Jones sat on 12 acres that became the Greater Richland Shopping Center. The house was moved north to 4324 Cummings Drive and later Bricked.