Jones is married to Sandra P. Byrd, Ed.D., who serves as a professor and director of the Asheville Graduate Center at the University of North Carolina – Asheville. Their son, Jones P. Byrd, Jr., practices law in Winston-Salem, NC, and their daughter, Julia I. Byrd, is a biologist and environmental scientist with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources in Charleston. Jones’ hobbies include bird hunting, fly fishing, cycling, and hiking. He likes to travel both near and far to participate in these activities.

Community Involvement

• All Souls Cathedral
  • Past Member, Endowment Committee
  • Former vestry member and Senior Warden
• Asheville-Buncombe Community Christian Ministries
• Blue Ridge Bicycle Club
• Buncombe County Board of Elections
  • Chairperson, 2006-2007
• Leadership Asheville
• Metropolitan Board of Directors
• Pisgah Legal Services
• Wake Forest University
  • School of Law Alumni Council, 2005-present
• YMCA of Buncombe County
  • Chairperson, Central Services Board of Directors
  • Member, Metropolitan Board of Directors
• Zeb Vance Debating Society