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Louise, who mar. W. H. Thames. (4) Louise, mar. D. Nesbit Harvey of Monticello and their ch. are: Emily Louise (Mrs. Emmett Powell) Drucilla, Mary Ester and Nesbit Harvey, Jr.
Elbert Hutchings, the bro. of Charles and Richard and the son of Robert and Drucilla Hutchings, b. at Fortville 1809. He moved to Clinton, built the home (now owned by Mary Comer) at that time had a porch all around the house and white columns. Elbert mar. Martha Comer 1832 had two ch. Annie Drucilla, 1834 and Mary died young. He mar. 2nd Sarah Paul Johnson and lived in the Plentitude community in a large pink stucco house, he had a grist mill, horses, a lake and was interested in horse racing and cock fights. He grew fine horses and cocks for the fights. When Sherman's army came through they all left the house and left a big sign "Smallpox" on the gate. The Federals galloped by and afterward the food and grain left there helped to feed those starving in the vicinity. The 2nd wife died in 1849. He went out to the gold rush in California. In a year he came back and brought several gold nuggets which he had made into jewelry for his dau. Annie mar. Elbert, a cousin and had one son, Elbert, Jr.
Ellen Hutchings m. 1st William Daniel in 1832. She mar. 2nd Judge LeRoy Singleton in 1845. Their ch. were: Ellen Virginia mar. John Moore Pitts (Jack) in Clinton and their ch. Ellen Viola, m. J. W. Caraker of Milledgeville and their ch. Daniel Hugh, Virginia. Mary Evelyn (Eva) mar. H. S. Meeks, ch. Frederick, etc. LeRoy Singleton, May, mar. A. T. Hicks, John Roberts, J. Peyton, Noel, Claude, Kathleen, (Mrs. John Earl Jenkins, Cordelia Singleton, dau. of Ellen and LeRoy Singleton, mar. James (Jim) Turk, soldier in the C. S. A. of Round Oak, Ga. Their ch. were Nell, who mar. Robert Lee Patterson and Robert Turk, who mar. Marriette Anderson of Hillsboro.
HYSLER
Daniel Hysler m. Mary Mason in Jones Co., Ga. Dec. 27, 1818. Their ch. were: Mary Cole, b. Oct. 31, 1819, Margaret, William, Daniel Jr. Daniel and Mary Hysler are buried in the Fennell Family Cemetery on the Tidd Place. Mary Cole m. Hi-
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ram VanZandt, Nov. 27, 1837 in Jones Co., Ga. Margaret Hys- ler m. James Monroe Edwards, son of Capt. Jack Edwards in Jones Co., Ga. Sept. 12, 1857. Ch. were : Martha, Frank, Mary. Frank Edwards m. Elizabeth Holleman of Jones Co., ch. were : Monroe Frank, James, Ben Holland, Hugh, Carrie, Pearl. Mary Edwards mar. Robert Smith of Jones Co., ch. were : John, Cleveland, Lois, Willie, and Ruby Smith. James Edwards m. Mrs. Maria Johnson of Jones Co., ch. were : Berta, Alec, Pearl, Clifford.
JACKSONS
The first John Jackson came from Va., about 1797-98, and settled in Wilkes Co., Ga. He came from Culpepper Co., Va. John Jackson m. Mary Hammock Aug. 12, 1800. Their ch. were: (1) William in 1803; (2) Thompson, 1805; (3) Edward, 1808; (4) Lucy, 1810; (5) Wilkins, 1812; (6) John II, 1815; (7) Andrew, 1818; and (8) Lewis, 1820. Only Lewis was b. in Jones Co. He bought land on Caney and Hurricane Cr. Old Caney Cr. church was located on some of this property until 1832 when it was moved to its present location. Mary (Polly) Jackson d. 1842 and John I, m. Martha Moye from Sugar Hill. In 1848 he built the home now known as the Middlebrooks place. In 1857 he moved to Monroe Co., near Barnesville, where he died in 1859 and was buried there.
John Jackson II was b. Jan. 3, 1815 in Wilkes Co. when four years of age, probably went to old Planters Academy at Way- side. He m. Littie Rowe of Crawford Co. in 1839 and had 13 ch. Joshua was killed at McDowell, Va., May 8, 1862 in the Civil War, 12th Ga. Reg. Co. B. He was the oldest one of the 13. John III was with Lee at the surrender at Appomattox in 1865. He walked most of the way home. He m. Sallie Ham- mock Nov. 22, 1866. In 1878 they moved to Texas where he d. in 1927. They had a large family and the oldest one was John IV, who was killed in a wreck.
John Jackson II, was Tax Collector of Jones Co. in 1840 and later moved to Macon, where he was in the Home Guard. He d. Feb. 11, 1868. He and Littie Rowe had 13 ch. as above, 10 boys and 3 girls. Mary m. Elder J. H. Gresham, Amanda m. Samuel Green, Lucy m. Frank Greene. John, Perry, Joe W. and Tom
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went to Texas, died there leaving families. William Jackson m. Martha Hammock, Nov. 15, 1866. Daniel m. Mira Childs, Joe m. Susie Goolsby, George W. m. Dolly O. King on Jan. 15, 1881, D. F. m. Sallie Childs, and J. G. m. Belle Roby, Perry m. Ella Joyce.
Joe Ben Jackson, s. of William and Martha Jackson was legis- lator for 4 yrs. in 1904 and 2 yrs. in the Senate. Again he served 2 yrs in 1918, and in 1926 and 1932 he was Ga. Senator. He was speaker pro-tem in 1907-8 in the House. He was Judge of city court 1 yr. and Judge of the Superior Court Ocmulgee Circuit for 4 yrs. He was a member of the Board of Regents. He gradu- ated from Mercer with B. S. and B. L. degree in 1902. Joe Ben Jackson m. Mrs. Lillie Pearl Mobley Jan. 10, 1915. Mrs. Mob- ley and 1st husband Aldine Mobley had one son, W. Carlton Mobley, who is now Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Ga. He was elected to fill out the unexpired term of Hon. Sam- uel Rutherford from the 6th Cong. Dis. of Ga. He m. Margaret Elrod in 1934 and has one d. Margaret.
Joe Ben Jackson and wife have two sons, Joe Ben, Jr., May 21, 1921, and Geo. L. Oct. 31, 1923. Both attended Mercer U. Joe Ben, Jr., served in W. W. II, m. Evelyn Williams and their ch. are Joe Ben III, Sandra. George L. has been practicing law with his father for 7 yrs. and has served in the House for 6 yrs, General Assembly.
William P. Jackson lost 4 sons in the Civil War, and John Jackson I was killed at Kennesaw Mt., leaving five dau. and a wife. These five girls never m. and were known as the "Jackson Girls". They ran their own farm, did all of the chores and made good crops. They lived near Round Oak and until they died still spun and wove the cloth they used, made their farm self-sustain- ing and were respected by all.
Joe Ben Jackson's father joined the C. S. A. army when 17 and served in Blount's Battalion throughout the war. There were 8 ch.
George W. Jackson who m. Dolly O. King had the following ch .: George W., Henry, John, Ed. Ernest, Douglas, Eunice, Pearl, Hattie, and Gladys.
(Hon. J. B. Jackson )
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JAMES
John and Polly Jantes came from North Carolina to Jones County settling in the Mountain Springs community. Their son Greeene was killed in the Civil War and Tom of the 12th Ga. Reg., Co. B. was imprisoned for eleven months. Their son Ben- jamin and Drucilla James had six sons in this war; Abel, Wil- liam (Buck), Lemuel, George, Thomas and Frank. Buck died in prison. Benjamin married 2nd. Mary Jones and had several ch. She d. in 1911.
Tom James, the youngest of the James brothers worked for the Ga. r. r. (then the old Macon & Augusta) He helped build the East Tenn., Va. and Ga. (now Southern) from Macon to Atlanta, also from McDonough and others. While living in Jef- ferson Co., Tom mar. Miss Cheatem of Bethany. Lem. Tom and Able took the contract for the Ga. Sou. and Fla. r. r. They also had extensive interests in lumber and sawmilling and helped to build the town of Adrian. Able was nicknamed "Honest Abe", but the name could have been applied all three brothers who were energetic men, good soldiers anl good citizens. When Able was in Lee's army, he couldn't get a pair of shoes large enough for him and was barefoot. As Lee was going into the first Maryland campaign, they gave Able James duties indoors because of the cold weather and his bare feet. Able indignantly refused the proposition, saying that he would stay with his company and go where it went, and so he marched the long distances and did all of the regular duties of a soldier. He was captured and was in prison a long time, but was still a "rebel".
James, Ga. was started and named for Lemuel Photo James, Sr., who constructed bridges for the Ga. r. r. He mar. Mary E. Chadwick of Forsyth Co. They had ten ch. and the five who lived were : Will, Ross, Elizabeth, Lemuel and Libbie. Lemuel Sr. gave land for a school and a colored church and built up the town he founded.
Descendants of John and Polly James were : (1) Jimmy, mar. Nancy Johnson, (2) William, mar. Malissa Davis. (3) Frances, mar. Jim Wells. (4) Martha mar. Josh Harrell. (5) Betsy mar. Jim Lyles. (6) Benjamin b. Dec. 28, 1813, d. Sept. 11, 1861, mar. Drucilla Lyles. (7) John, m. Minerva Bargineur. (8) Greene, d. in the war. (9) Wiley m. Kizzie Kent.
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Benjamin and Drucilla Lyles' children were: (1) Sara, m. Newitt Drew. (2) Abel, b. 1839 mar. Elizabeth Smith, their ch. were: Lee, Johnie, Helen, Ruth, Clark, Tom J., Lois, Bessie, Bynie, McArthur, Marie, Annie, and three died. (3) William, (Buck) 1841-1864 d in war. (4) Lemuel Photo b. 1842 d. 1899, m. 1868 Mary E. Chadwick. (5) George W. James, m. Amanda Young. (6) Thomas J. b. 1846 m. Alice Cheatem. (7) Frank b. 1848 m. Mary Cranford.
Benjamin m. 2nd Mary Jones from Clinton, Ga. (b. Oct. 31, 1823, d. Apr. 29, 1910) mar. July 22, 1951. Their ch. were : (1) Henry B. 1852, m. Sallie Crosby. (2) Mary A. D., 1853, m. Jim James. (3) Martha A. G., 1855, m. John Jarrell. (4) Wiley, 1858, m. Ada Thomas of Jones Co. (5) Charlie, 1859, m. 1st Maggie Toye, 2nd. Fannie B. Morgan. (6) Je- mima, d. young.
Lemuel Photo James, son of Benjamin and 1st wife Drucilla, b. Dec. 11, 1842, d. Apr. 1899 m. Mary E. Chadwick b. Aug. 9, 1850, d. July 1917, mar. July 8, 1868 at Trenton, Ga. Their ch. were: (1) Freddie, d. young. (2) Frank. (3) William E. mar. Annie Dru. Chiles of Clinton. (4) Tellie, 1875-1877. (5) Rosa, May 3, 1877, m. Luther Calyer Morton. (6) Cecil, 1880-1886. (7) Eugene, 1882-1899. (8) Elizabeth, m. Marvin Carter, Johnson Co., (9) Lemuel b. Oct. 14, 1886-Mar. 14, 1941, m. Idalee Hatfield, had one son, Lemuel III, Dr., m. Ila Walker, one ch. Ellene. (10) Libbie Chadwick, m. T. W. Duffie, Jr.
Rosa James, m. in 1897 Luther Calyer Morton, b. Jan. 16, 1875. and their ch. were: (1) Lucile, 1898, m. Roy Ethridge. (2) Thelma, 1900, m. Howard Chalker. (3) Ruby. (4) Mary James, m. George Wallace, Their son, Dr. George Wallace, Jr.
Frank James, son of Benj. and 1st wife Drucilla, b. 1848- 1900. m. Mary Cranford in 1884. Their ch. were: (1) Hattie, b. 1876. (3) Alice, 1892 (3) Annie, 1882-1908, mar. Jobe Green, had ch. Paul Franklin Green, 1906, m. Nora Malum, had one ch. Mary Alice Green. The 2nd ch. Blanche Edeilwiess, d. 1908. (4) Tellie, d. youn. 1879-1881.
Benj. James D., Sara m. Newitt Drew, ch. Bennett who m. Sabina Smith, Mary died, Bennett and Sabina's ch. were: Tom, Josie, Helen, Newitt, Alstine and Fannie. Benjamin James' son
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Thomas J. m. Alice Cheatham, their ch. were : Thomas J., 1882- 1943, Alice, 1884-1918, Arthur Lemuel, 1886-88, Frank, 1888-1942, Albert 1891-06, Annie May 1896. Benjamin's son Wiley James, m. Ada Thomas and their ch. were : Ethel, Alice, Thomas C., Carrie Mae, Ada, Minnie, Benjamin, Benj. Jame's son, Henry m. Sally Crosby, their ch. was William. Lemuel James Sr.'s son William E. James, m. Annie Dru Chiles and had William E. Jr., Annie Dru, Louise. Lemuel James' d. Elizabeth, m. Marvin Carter and had ch. Charles, Marian, Edith, John.
(Data from Lucile Morton Ethridge. )
JARRELLS
Copied from "The Circle", by Eugene Anderson
Home on the Ocmulgee- When Dr. Gus Nunnally presided over Mercer, a farmer boy named Benjamin Richard Jarrell (better known as Dick) from five miles south of Juliette on the river road registered at Mercer University. He was the son of John Jarrell, gentleman from Virginia.
"Dick" Jarrell made a good record at Mercer and came home to marry and build his home on a hill on the river road. He did this himself in the days when nails ,chains and all tools had to be made by the country blacksmith. Jarrell made his own tools, nails, etc. He was a machinist and a carpenter by nature. He had his own sawmill plant, grist mill, shingle mill, cotton gin, wagon works and cotton press. He made his own water system, had hot and cold water, made huge fireplaces for each room, which rooms were 20x20x18. His father John Jarrell was living after the Civil War when there was a terrible shortage of salt. John Jarrell made buckets and pots and moved his teams and furnaces down to Savannah to distill ocean water and extract the salt. Within a few weeks he had a merchantable supply of salt, and the farmers and housewives of Jones County have never since had to be rationed on salt. The ocean water yielded an abundance to people who had skill enough to reduce the brine to steam, and then evaporated steam down to salt. Richard or Dick taught school for a few years before he began his own farm and has independently operated it ever since. He married the daughter of H. Z. Vanzandt of Bibb County.
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JARRELL
The name Jarrell at one time was Fitzgerald. Early records in Jones Co. show that they wrote F. Jarrell and Fitz Jarrell. Blake Fitzgerald moved his family from North Carolina to Jones Co., Ga., in 1820-21. He was a farmer and slave owner. He settled on lands about two miles from the Ocmulgee river in Towles District. He built a substantial dwelling with hand hewn framing and mortised and pinnned framing. The old stage road ran by the house. Blake and Zilpha Fitzgerald's children were: John, Mary, Elizabeth, Nancy, Sarah, Thomas, Missouri Ann, Lavinia and LeRoy. Blake died Jan. 5, 1850. His wife Zilpha, d. Apr. 21 1860. Blake was born in Va. 1784. Zilpha was b. in N. C. in 1784.
LEROY FITZ JARRELL
At one time LeRoy Fitz Jarrell was in Macon, Ga. He was ill and sent for Dr. Ambrose Baber. Dr. Baber gave him a pre- scription which he had filled at George Payne's Druge Store. The clerk, Alex Menard sent a message with the prescription saying not to take it until he had seen the doctor. The following ac- count of what followed the next day is from Miss Mary Baber- Blackshear's statement published in the Macon Telegraph, May 8, 1932. She is a granddaughter of Dr. Baber. "Dr. Baber's pa- tient LeRoy F. Jarrell states that on the arrival of the doctor on March 8, 1846 at S a. m. LeRoy showed Dr. Baber the medi- cine and told him that Alex Menard had written him not to take the medicine until he had seen the doctor. Dr. Baber was greatly surprised, knowing that he had made no mistake and to reassure his patient and allay his fears, poured into a glass a dose, as pre- scribed and drank it without hesitation. The doctor then asked in a faint voice for some sugar or cough syrup, that Mr. Jarrell had used. Dr. Ambrose arose and moved toward the door at- tempting to remove or loosen his cravat, then he seemed sudden- ly paralyzed and began falling. The nurse and Mr. Jarrell caught him and laid him on a couch. Jarrell called H. L. Cook and asked him to bring Dr. Green or some other physician as soon as possible. Mr. Brown and Mr. Harris came in, and soon after, Dr. Brown and Dr. Lamar, but within fifteen minutes, Dr.
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Baber expired as if falling asleep. LeRoy Jarrell says that, "In the death of Dr. Ambrose Baber, I had not only lost a physician in whom I had every confidence, but a father and a friend."
The prescription that killed Dr. Baber contained a mistake, but it was not his mistake. Immediately after his death, the Medical Society of Ga., which published his memoirs, made an exhaustive investigation and proved that the same prescription given by other doctors had caused three deaths, but it was not ascertained what caused them when they occurred. The prescrip- tion was compounded by Majendie's recipe as published in the seventh edition of Ellis' formula which had been published under the sanction of the Medical College of Philadelphia and in which there was a terrible typographical error. As soon as Dr. Baber's doctor friends of Macon came to his office they discovered this volume containing this prescription and turned it over to the Medical Society which investigated every circumstance and inter- viewed every person connected with the tragedy. As soon as the publishers of Ellis' Fomulary learned that their own typograph- ical error was responsible, and to avoid law suits, sent their se- cret agents all over the United States to obtain in any way pos- sible every one of those volumes in existence, but the U. S. Gov- ernment was ahead of them and had recalled that whole edition and all other volumes belonging to physicians and had them all burned.
LeRoy F. Jarrell died many years later and is buried in Jones County, at New Hope Church, his grave is unmarked.
Elizabeth L. Jarrell, dau. of Blake and Zilpha Jarrell, mar. John C. Bohannon in Jones Co., Ga., Jan. 17, 1833. John C. Bo- hannon d. Jan 9, 1852 and Elizabeth mar 2nd Francis Marion Adams, Oct. 8, 1858. Elizabeth d. Feb. 6, 1860, then Adams mar. Elizabeth Jarrell, dau. of John and Eliz. Middlebrooks Jarrell in Jones Co., May 23, 1861. Their one child Ella Jane died at two. Francis M. Adams served in Co. E., 28th (Bo- naud's ) Battalion Siege Artillery, in the Civil War.
John F. Jarrell (July 25, 1810-Aug. 4, 1884) was an expert wheel wright and carpenter, farmer blacksmith, weaver and tanner. He built screw-presses for baling cotton. He invented a shuttle for his looms called "the flying shuttle" with which he
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could weave twenty yards of cloth a day. He believed in edu- cation strongly and not only boarded the teacher, but paid most of the tuition. John F. Jarrell mar. Eliz. Middlebrooks in Jones Co., Oct. 4, 1832. Their ch. were: Levi. Williamson Jarrell, b. May 22, 1834, John Randolph, b. Mar. 30, 1836, Thos., b. 1838, Anderson Joseph b. Mar. 28, 1840, Elizabeth, b. Apr. 6, 1844, Mary Jane, b. July 9, 1846, Susan L. b. Feb. 7, 1850.
When Sherman's army came through Ga., the Yankees burned John Jarrell's gin-house, over 300 bu. wheat, poured the syrup out on the ground and carried off all the horses and mules. Be- cause the Yankees could not find the meat which was hidden, they hanged a slave named Prince Clark out of the barn window by his thumbs and left him there until he fainted. After the Yankees left, the Jarrells took him down. Typhoid fever took the life of his wife and many slaves died with it Oct. 23, 1864, two daughters, Elizabeth and Susan died with them. John Jarrell mar. Mrs. Nancy Ann James (widow of Wm. Jackson James ) Dec. 25, 1864. Their ch. were: Samantha Ellen and James Thomas. Nancy Ann James, the mother was the dau. of Thomas Liles and Sarah Barfield Burden in Jones Co., b. Oct. 24, 1834.
Ch. of John and Nancy Ann James Jarrell were : Jesaro, d. in infancy, Benjamin b. Jan. 3, 1867, Sallie b. Nov. 14, 1870, Rob- ert Lee, b. Oct. 31, 1868, Martha b. Mar. 14, 1873, Chapman Burden, b. Apr. 18, 1875, Stephen, b. Oct. 5 1877, Nancy Ann, b. Apr. 30, 1880.
John Jarrell was a preacher in the Primitive Baptist church, he died Aug. 4, 1884, wife Nancy Ann d. Sept. 13, 1811. Both buried in the Jarrell cemetery in Jones Co.
Oldest son, Levi Williamson Jarrell was a Methodist min- ister, mar. Mary Camila Harris of Fort Valley, Ga., Dec. 23, 1856. Their ch. were : Lula Alberta, Wm. Oscar, Arthur Blake. After Levi's death, Mary mar. 2nd. Dr. Thomas from Monroe, Ga.
Arthur Blake Jarrell mar. Jessie Thomas 1883, their ch. were : Gray Thomas, Mary Kate, Wales Harris, Robert Lee, Jessie, Lois, Arthur Blake, Jr.
John Randolph Jarrell, sec. son of John and Eliz. Jarrell mar. Emily J. Williamson. He was a Confederate soldier, moved to Texas.
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Anderson Joseph Jarrell, son of John and Eliz. Jarrell, a Methodist minister, served in the Civil War, mar. Eliz. Ann Smith of Oxford, Ga., their ch. were: Joseph, Susan H., Eliz., Charles C., William W.
Joseph Gilman Jarrell, a physician and surgeon and served during the Spanish-American War., mar. Iris Bradfield of La- Grange, Ga., left a dau. Iris B. Joseph mar. 2nd. Lorraine Brad- ley of Miss. Their ch. were : Joseph G., Jr., Hampton McNealy, Lorraine B.
Iris B. Jarrell, dau. of Joseph and 1st wife, mar. Ralph W. Morris of Atlanta, ch. were : three. Joseph G. Jarrell, Jr., mar. has one ch. He is consulting engineer for General Electric Co. Hampton McNealy Jarrell is Prof. of English at Winthrop Col- lege, S. C., Rock Rill.
Susan Howard Jarrell, dau. of A. J. and Eliz. Jarrell, mar. Henry Turner of Quitman, Ga. Lorraine B. Jarrell, mar. Gulk- erson of Boston, Mass.
Eliz. Jarrell, dau. of A. J. and Eliz. Smith Jarrell mar. Walter J. McClenny of St. Louis, Mo., their ch. were : Walter Robert J., Mary Eliz.
Chas. Crawford Jarrell, a Methodist minister, mar. Margaret Moore of Oxford, Ga., one ch., Martha Moore.
William Williamson Jarrell, a physician and surgeon in Thom- asville, Ga. Saidee Luff of Nashville, Ten., 1905, their ch. were : Evelyn Luff, Anne Gilman, Wm. Williamson, Jr., Rembert Luff, John Anderson. Dr. Wm. Jarrell, the father, served in World War I.
Mary Jane Jarrell, dau. of John and Eliz., M. Jarrell, mar. John Floyd Middlebrooks in Jones Co., Ga., Nov. 18, 1865. and moved to Texas. Settled in Jack Co. Their ch were: Joseph A., John Randolph, Emily Eliz., Thomas Lee, Atticus Floyd, Ahas. Eugene, Georgia, Mary Jane.
Benjamin Richard Jarrel,1 b. Jan. 3, 1867, son of John and Nancy Ann Burden Jarrell, attended Mercer U., 1887-1891. Taught school in Jones Co., 1895-1905 and at other places in Ga. B. R. Jarrell mar. Mamie Eliz. Vanzandt in Jones Co., Ga., Dec. 23. 1891. She was the dau. of Hiram Garrett and Nancy Eliz. Edwards Vanzandt, b. in Towles Dis. Jones Co., Aug. 13,
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1872, a teacher in Jones Co. schools. Their ch. were : Benjamin Richard, Jr., b. May 27, 1893, Willie Lee, b. Feb. 6, 1895, John Milton, b. Feb. 14, 1897, Hiram Vanzandt, Feb. 6, 1899, Mary Allene, b. Feb. 13, 1901, infant, b. 1903, d. 1904, Chas. Frank- lin, b. Apr. 24, 1905, Nancy Eliz. b. July 25, 1907, Stephen Blakely, Aug. 25, 1908, Sarah Julia, Oct. 15, 1909, Martha Bea- trice, April 2, 1912, Mildred Winifred, Aug. 14, 1916.
Marriages of B. R. and Mamie Eliz. ch .: Benjamin R. Jr., mar. Mary Wynn, one ch. James Burden Jarrell, Willie Lee, unmar., John Milton m. Martha F. Mitchell, Hiram V., m. Mrs. Grace Miller, Mary A., unmar. Chas. F. mar. Salomie Ann Green, 2 ch., Chas. B. and Emma Eliz. Sarah J., unmar. Martha B. Bittaker's ch. Lawson O, Martha P. Lindler V., Sarah J., Mildred W. Jarrell mar. Baker Warren Haynes, 2 ch. Kenneth and Phillip. Nancy Eliz. Jarrell d. Oct. 28, 1922, Stephen Blake- ly d. August 10, 1908.
Robert Lee Jarrell bro. of Benjamin R. and Mattie Jarrell, mar. Lula Smith, 5 ch. Cynthia, Robert E., Ida B., Annie Flor- ence J., Willie M. Jarrell.
JOHNSON FAMILY
The first of whom we find any record was William Johnson, a planter of St. Paul's Parish, married Hannah Beck. They both died in July 1771. William Johnson's daughter Susannah John- son married Col. Francis Yonge, a member of the Gov. Council of the Province of South Carolina and who administered their estates.
Besides his daughter, Susannah, William Johnson left two sons, William and Richard Johnson, who lived first on Wadmala Is- land and later in Prince William's Parish. The tradition is that they were raised in Charleston in the home of Mr. O. Hair.
William Johnson II was born in 1761 and died Feb. 22, 1808 in Barnwell District ( Charleston Courier, Mar. 2, 1808). In a deed lated Nov. 3, 1796 (M.C.O.R. 6, p. 500) he called himself William Johnson, planter, Wadmalaw Island, St. John's Parish, Colleton County. He married Catherine M. Rhodes. Will dated Feb. 9, 1808 and recorded in Will Book A, page 82, Barnwell County Records. Besides his brother Richard Johnson and his
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nephew, William Johnson, it mentions his wife Catherine, and his children, who were to be educated in Charleston as follows- Elijah Johnson, Harriet Yonge Johnson. She was born on Wad- malaw Island, April 12, 1792, died July 2, 1865 in Greenville, Married Lewis Scott Hay Sept. 7, 1808 and was the mother of Susan Emily Hay, who married Dr. W. D. Ellis of Atlanta, Ga., the grandparents of Frampton E. Ellis, also of Atlanta, who pre- pared this sketch.
3. Hannah Beck Johnson, 4, Catherine Rhodes Johnson, 5. Sarah Rhodes Johnson, 6. Susannah Johnson, 7. Eveline Rebecca Johnson. Several of these married into the Juhan and Sneed families. Richard Johnson (son of William and Hannah John- son) born about 1760 and died in Barnwell Dis. in Feb. 1825. He married Mrs. Sarah Stanyarnee, formerly Seabrook of Beck- ett. Will of Richard Johnson dated August 17, 1824 and record- ed March 1, 1825. The will of his wife Sarah dated May 10, 1844. The names of the following children and descendants- James B. Johnson, dau. Sarah and Catherine. William Stanyar- nee Johnson who mar. Sarah. dau. of Needham Green and left several sons including Alexander Wickliff, Benjamin and James F., and his dau. Mary who mar. James Ingram. Sarah mar. 1st a Lee and then Jos. Walker. Catherine mar. Samuel Dunbar. Her dau. Sarah Dunbar mar. Geo. W. Morrell and was the mother of Mrs. Peter A. Erwin of Atlanta.
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