Uncle Robert married Sadie Jarriell about 1957 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. They had 3 children: Debbie, James E., and Louis Preston.
He was raised primarily in Savannah, GA. As a child, he would ride his bicycle all over Savannah, often going to the home of his Aunt Maude's house, whom he called "Ankie".
He worked mostly in the service station/convenience store field, owning several in his life time. He worked for, and later retired from, GATE Oil Company in Florida from more of an executive position.
He had a very dry sense of humor, much like his father. He was quite a joker! I remember back in the late 60's - early 70's, he owned a gas station/convenience store in Jacksonville. On the weekends, he and his family would go to parks and such to gather large pine cones. They would them bring them back home, bag them in orange net bags (similar to onion bags), place labels on them advertising "GENUINE FLORIDA PINE APPLES!" and sold them for $5.00! That was quite a price back then! He made a fortune and often joked how the "Yankee tourist would buy anything, as long as it had the word Florida on it!"
Uncle Robert married Sadie Jarriell about 1957 in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. They had 3 children: Debbie, James E., and Louis Preston.
He was raised primarily in Savannah, GA. As a child, he would ride his bicycle all over Savannah, often going to the home of his Aunt Maude's house, whom he called "Ankie".
He worked mostly in the service station/convenience store field, owning several in his life time. He worked for, and later retired from, GATE Oil Company in Florida from more of an executive position.
He had a very dry sense of humor, much like his father. He was quite a joker! I remember back in the late 60's - early 70's, he owned a gas station/convenience store in Jacksonville. On the weekends, he and his family would go to parks and such to gather large pine cones. They would them bring them back home, bag them in orange net bags (similar to onion bags), place labels on them advertising "GENUINE FLORIDA PINE APPLES!" and sold them for $5.00! That was quite a price back then! He made a fortune and often joked how the "Yankee tourist would buy anything, as long as it had the word Florida on it!"
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