JOHN TILTON JONES, born 1877, died 17 OCT 1950, at age 73, in Claxton, Georgia while visiting relatives. He is the youngest son of Martin Eastwood Jones and MARY "Polly” Sumerlin. JOHN TILTON JONES in his earlier years served as a Deputy Sheriff in Bulloch County, Georgia. He moved to West Central Florida and is buried in Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Sidney, Hillsborough County, Florida. When the 1940 UNITED STATES FEDERAL CENSUS was conducted, JOHN TILTON JONES, then 63 years of age, resided in a Farm House he owned with his wife, Alice I. Jones, then age 50, their address was listed as North Of Temple Terrace Road, Hillsborough County, Florida and he told the Census official he had been living in that same house in the year 1935 and he said he was self-employed as a Citrus Grover.
JOHN TILTON JONES’ OBITUARY IN TAMPA MORNING TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1950: John T. Jones, 73, of 1202 Seward Street (Tampa, Florida), died yesterday (Tuesday, October 17, 1950) at Claxton, Georgia. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice I. Jones of Tampa (Florida); two brothers, Daniel Jones and Sam Jones, both of Claxton (Georgia); four sisters, Mrs. Ethel Bowen of Claxton, Georgia, Mrs. Annie Conners of Savannah, Georgia, Mrs. Martha Willoughby of Salinas, California and Alice Jones of New York City.
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JOHN TILTON JONES’ FAMILY:
FATHER: MARTIN EASTWOOD JONES, BORN 27 DEC 1844, in Lumpkin County, Georgia, DIED 05 MAY 1925, in Evans County, Georgia. Interred in Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia. His father, a CSA Veteran and former prisoner of war during the War For Southern Independence, married three times and had a total of eleven children of which eight, including JOHN TILTON JONES, lived to reach adulthood.
(1) His father married 1st Mary ‘Polly’ Sumerlin, on 27 APR 1871. She was Born Circa 1856, d. Unknown (still searching!), she was the daughter of William Asbury Sumerlin, b. 1826, d. 26 APR 1892 (age 66), CSA Veteran, 1st Lt, and Phoebe Ann Nevil, b. 25 OCT 1825, d. 15 JUN 1903. Phoebe Ann Nevil is a younger sibling of Thomas Nevil - 2 children from this marriage are:
(a) WILLIAM ‘BILLY’ JONES, born About 1874, died After 1960. Billy lived his life near Miami, Florida. Uncle William "Billy" Jones, my mother's half-brother, was born about 1874, date of death sometime after 1960. Facts. I've never met Uncle "Billy" Jones, nor any of his family. My Brother, Alfred Jackson Bowen, III, born 05 JUN 1930, told me in 1958, the same year he married; he, his wife, Fannie Myrtle Bradley (my wife, Wealthy's youngest sister), and our mother, Ethel Marguerite Jones Bowen, visited Miami, Florida. They had Uncle 'Billy's" address and they spent the night in Uncle Billy's house (Uncle William "Billy" Jones, mother's oldest sibling, was about 84 years old at that time and was in good health) and continued on to Miami Beach the following day. My sister, Marguerite, told me after she divorced her first husband and while she was living in Miami, Florida, one of Uncle "Billy's" daughters, her first cousin, called her on the telephone because they had a mutual acquaintance. My sister, Marguerite, remembers she introduced herself as "Billie" Jones, probably a nickname, Marguerite said the opportunity to meet her, in person, never occurred. She, Marguerite, remembers, however, that this daughter of Uncle "Billy" told her she was six (6') feet tall and a worked as a Model in California, but was now back in the State of Florida. The mutual acquaintance of their's was Marguerite's Flying Instructor, who had ‘skipped out’ to South America without allowing Marguerite to complete all her "paid for" flying lessons. Marguerite thinks there may have been other children in Uncle "Billy's" family but does not know their names or any specific information for documentation.
(b) JOHN TILTON JONES WAS THE 2ND CHILD BORN TO HIS FATHER AND MOTHER, MARY "POLLY" SUMERLIN.
(2) Next JOHN TILTON JONES' FATHER, married 2nd Sallie E. Lanier, b. 06 AUG 1847, d. 28 JAN 1897, interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia. Five children from this marriage are:
(a) CALLEY D. JONES, b. 18 AUG 1883, d. 25 OCT 1886. She died at age three, interred in the Thomas Nevil Family Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia, aka ‘Nevil-Jones’ Family Cemetery next to her grandparents, William M. Jones and Nancy Hendricks.
(b) NORMAN JONES, b. About 1885, d. Unknown. Currently, his date of death is not known nor whether he was ever married and had children. Burial location unknown (Still searching).
(c) DANIEL WEBSTER JONES, b. 13 SEP 1887, d. 04 MAR 1988 (101 years of age). Interred in the Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia with his wife, Martha Corey, b. 16 AUG 1897, d. 09 SEP 1984. Three children from this marriage are: [1]. Donald Jones, interred in Brewton Cemetery, Hagan, Georgia, [2]. Mildred Elizabeth Jones, b. 21 JAN 1920, d. 18 SEP 2009. Married Henry Pinckney Austin, b. 28 OCT 1921, d. 19 MAR 1997. Both are interred in Garden of Memories Cemetery, 4207 East Lake Avenue, Tampa, Florida. Four Children: Janice Austin, Henry Pinckney Austin Jr., Patricia Austin, and Robert M. Austin, and [3]. Willis R. Jones, b. 24 FEB 1924. Married Niza Lee George, b. 03 SEP 1928 . Two Children: Daniel Franklin Jones, b. 08 AUG 1952 and John Richard Jones, b. 09 JAN 1960.
(d) ANNIE ELIZABETH JONES, b. 01 JUN 1892, d. 30 NOV 1982. Interred in Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery (Section A, Lot #7), Savannah, Georgia next to her 2nd Husband, Julius F. Bentley, also interred in Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery (Section A, Lot #7-1/2), Savannah, Georgia. Married 1st William L. Conner, b. 21 OCT 1878, d. 25 OCT 1918, who died from the ‘Spanish Flu’ Epidemic during World War I. He is interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery - no children from this marriage. Married 2nd Julius F. Bentley, b. 01 DEC 1883, d. 25 OCT 1952, after the death of his first wife - Annie and Julius married late in life and there were no children from their marriage.
(e) MARY ALICE JONES, b. 23 AUG 1889, d. 25 JAN 1926. She married T. G. Peterson. She is interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia. The burial location of her husband, T. G. Peterson, is unknown. No children from this marriage.
(3) His father married 3rd ELLA J. ENNIS, b. 03 FEB 1874, D. 30 APR 1942, from Bryan County, Georgia, interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery. Ella was a widow of Durrence with two minor children, Tom Durrence and Lula Durrence. Martin and Ella had four children together:
(a) Ollie J. Jones, b. 19 AUG 1906, d. 07 JUN 1907, (died as an infant, interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery).
(b) Randford Jones, b. 18 DEC 1901, d. 07 JAN 1902, (died as an infant, interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery),
(c) Samuel Gordon Jones, b. 13 APR 1903, d. 08 JAN 2006. Married Inez Bruner, b. 13 SEP 1910, d. 14 OCT 1987. Both are buried in Ephesus Church Cemetery. One Child from this marriage: John Edwin Jones, b. Unknown, lives in the Waycross, Ware County, Georgia. He and his wife, Betty, have four children, three sons, and a daughter.
(d) Ethel Marguerite Jones, b. 01 NOV 1908, d. 18 MAR 1997 (my mother - married my father, Alfred Jackson ‘A. J.” Bowen, Jr.) - Ethel & A. J. had seven children; James Harold Bowen, Alfred Jackson Bowen, III, Martin Eastwood Bowen, William Kenneth Bowen, Clyde Randford Bowen, Charles Elliott Bowen, & Alice Marguerite Bowen. Both are interred Ephesus Church Cemetery.
This biography written by WILLIAM KENNETH BOWEN, the nephew of JOHN TILTON JONES, the son of his sister, ETHEL MARGUERITE JONES, as of Sunday, April 21, 2013 5:43 PM - Updates to this memorial will be made as research is completed. Last Update: Wednesday, December 20, 2017.
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JOHN TILTON JONES’ OBITUARY IN TAMPA MORNING TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1950: John T. Jones, 73, of 1202 Seward Street (Tampa, Florida), died yesterday (Tuesday, October 17, 1950) at Claxton, Georgia. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice I. Jones of Tampa (Florida); two brothers, Daniel Jones and Sam Jones, both of Claxton (Georgia); four sisters, Mrs. Ethel Bowen of Claxton, Georgia, Mrs. Annie Conners of Savannah, Georgia, Mrs. Martha Willoughby of Salinas, California and Alice Jones of New York City.
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JOHN TILTON JONES’ FAMILY:
FATHER: MARTIN EASTWOOD JONES, BORN 27 DEC 1844, in Lumpkin County, Georgia, DIED 05 MAY 1925, in Evans County, Georgia. Interred in Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia. His father, a CSA Veteran and former prisoner of war during the War For Southern Independence, married three times and had a total of eleven children of which eight, including JOHN TILTON JONES, lived to reach adulthood.
(1) His father married 1st Mary ‘Polly’ Sumerlin, on 27 APR 1871. She was Born Circa 1856, d. Unknown (still searching!), she was the daughter of William Asbury Sumerlin, b. 1826, d. 26 APR 1892 (age 66), CSA Veteran, 1st Lt, and Phoebe Ann Nevil, b. 25 OCT 1825, d. 15 JUN 1903. Phoebe Ann Nevil is a younger sibling of Thomas Nevil - 2 children from this marriage are:
(a) WILLIAM ‘BILLY’ JONES, born About 1874, died After 1960. Billy lived his life near Miami, Florida. Uncle William "Billy" Jones, my mother's half-brother, was born about 1874, date of death sometime after 1960. Facts. I've never met Uncle "Billy" Jones, nor any of his family. My Brother, Alfred Jackson Bowen, III, born 05 JUN 1930, told me in 1958, the same year he married; he, his wife, Fannie Myrtle Bradley (my wife, Wealthy's youngest sister), and our mother, Ethel Marguerite Jones Bowen, visited Miami, Florida. They had Uncle 'Billy's" address and they spent the night in Uncle Billy's house (Uncle William "Billy" Jones, mother's oldest sibling, was about 84 years old at that time and was in good health) and continued on to Miami Beach the following day. My sister, Marguerite, told me after she divorced her first husband and while she was living in Miami, Florida, one of Uncle "Billy's" daughters, her first cousin, called her on the telephone because they had a mutual acquaintance. My sister, Marguerite, remembers she introduced herself as "Billie" Jones, probably a nickname, Marguerite said the opportunity to meet her, in person, never occurred. She, Marguerite, remembers, however, that this daughter of Uncle "Billy" told her she was six (6') feet tall and a worked as a Model in California, but was now back in the State of Florida. The mutual acquaintance of their's was Marguerite's Flying Instructor, who had ‘skipped out’ to South America without allowing Marguerite to complete all her "paid for" flying lessons. Marguerite thinks there may have been other children in Uncle "Billy's" family but does not know their names or any specific information for documentation.
(b) JOHN TILTON JONES WAS THE 2ND CHILD BORN TO HIS FATHER AND MOTHER, MARY "POLLY" SUMERLIN.
(2) Next JOHN TILTON JONES' FATHER, married 2nd Sallie E. Lanier, b. 06 AUG 1847, d. 28 JAN 1897, interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia. Five children from this marriage are:
(a) CALLEY D. JONES, b. 18 AUG 1883, d. 25 OCT 1886. She died at age three, interred in the Thomas Nevil Family Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia, aka ‘Nevil-Jones’ Family Cemetery next to her grandparents, William M. Jones and Nancy Hendricks.
(b) NORMAN JONES, b. About 1885, d. Unknown. Currently, his date of death is not known nor whether he was ever married and had children. Burial location unknown (Still searching).
(c) DANIEL WEBSTER JONES, b. 13 SEP 1887, d. 04 MAR 1988 (101 years of age). Interred in the Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia with his wife, Martha Corey, b. 16 AUG 1897, d. 09 SEP 1984. Three children from this marriage are: [1]. Donald Jones, interred in Brewton Cemetery, Hagan, Georgia, [2]. Mildred Elizabeth Jones, b. 21 JAN 1920, d. 18 SEP 2009. Married Henry Pinckney Austin, b. 28 OCT 1921, d. 19 MAR 1997. Both are interred in Garden of Memories Cemetery, 4207 East Lake Avenue, Tampa, Florida. Four Children: Janice Austin, Henry Pinckney Austin Jr., Patricia Austin, and Robert M. Austin, and [3]. Willis R. Jones, b. 24 FEB 1924. Married Niza Lee George, b. 03 SEP 1928 . Two Children: Daniel Franklin Jones, b. 08 AUG 1952 and John Richard Jones, b. 09 JAN 1960.
(d) ANNIE ELIZABETH JONES, b. 01 JUN 1892, d. 30 NOV 1982. Interred in Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery (Section A, Lot #7), Savannah, Georgia next to her 2nd Husband, Julius F. Bentley, also interred in Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery (Section A, Lot #7-1/2), Savannah, Georgia. Married 1st William L. Conner, b. 21 OCT 1878, d. 25 OCT 1918, who died from the ‘Spanish Flu’ Epidemic during World War I. He is interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery - no children from this marriage. Married 2nd Julius F. Bentley, b. 01 DEC 1883, d. 25 OCT 1952, after the death of his first wife - Annie and Julius married late in life and there were no children from their marriage.
(e) MARY ALICE JONES, b. 23 AUG 1889, d. 25 JAN 1926. She married T. G. Peterson. She is interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia. The burial location of her husband, T. G. Peterson, is unknown. No children from this marriage.
(3) His father married 3rd ELLA J. ENNIS, b. 03 FEB 1874, D. 30 APR 1942, from Bryan County, Georgia, interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery. Ella was a widow of Durrence with two minor children, Tom Durrence and Lula Durrence. Martin and Ella had four children together:
(a) Ollie J. Jones, b. 19 AUG 1906, d. 07 JUN 1907, (died as an infant, interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery).
(b) Randford Jones, b. 18 DEC 1901, d. 07 JAN 1902, (died as an infant, interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery),
(c) Samuel Gordon Jones, b. 13 APR 1903, d. 08 JAN 2006. Married Inez Bruner, b. 13 SEP 1910, d. 14 OCT 1987. Both are buried in Ephesus Church Cemetery. One Child from this marriage: John Edwin Jones, b. Unknown, lives in the Waycross, Ware County, Georgia. He and his wife, Betty, have four children, three sons, and a daughter.
(d) Ethel Marguerite Jones, b. 01 NOV 1908, d. 18 MAR 1997 (my mother - married my father, Alfred Jackson ‘A. J.” Bowen, Jr.) - Ethel & A. J. had seven children; James Harold Bowen, Alfred Jackson Bowen, III, Martin Eastwood Bowen, William Kenneth Bowen, Clyde Randford Bowen, Charles Elliott Bowen, & Alice Marguerite Bowen. Both are interred Ephesus Church Cemetery.
This biography written by WILLIAM KENNETH BOWEN, the nephew of JOHN TILTON JONES, the son of his sister, ETHEL MARGUERITE JONES, as of Sunday, April 21, 2013 5:43 PM - Updates to this memorial will be made as research is completed. Last Update: Wednesday, December 20, 2017.
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JOHN TILTON JONES, born 1877, died 17 OCT 1950, at age 73, in Claxton, Georgia while visiting relatives. He is the youngest son of Martin Eastwood Jones and MARY "Polly” Sumerlin. JOHN TILTON JONES in his earlier years served as a Deputy Sheriff in Bulloch County, Georgia. He moved to West Central Florida and is buried in Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Sidney, Hillsborough County, Florida. When the 1940 UNITED STATES FEDERAL CENSUS was conducted, JOHN TILTON JONES, then 63 years of age, resided in a Farm House he owned with his wife, Alice I. Jones, then age 50, their address was listed as North Of Temple Terrace Road, Hillsborough County, Florida and he told the Census official he had been living in that same house in the year 1935 and he said he was self-employed as a Citrus Grover.
JOHN TILTON JONES’ OBITUARY IN TAMPA MORNING TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1950: John T. Jones, 73, of 1202 Seward Street (Tampa, Florida), died yesterday (Tuesday, October 17, 1950) at Claxton, Georgia. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice I. Jones of Tampa (Florida); two brothers, Daniel Jones and Sam Jones, both of Claxton (Georgia); four sisters, Mrs. Ethel Bowen of Claxton, Georgia, Mrs. Annie Conners of Savannah, Georgia, Mrs. Martha Willoughby of Salinas, California and Alice Jones of New York City.
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JOHN TILTON JONES’ FAMILY:
FATHER: MARTIN EASTWOOD JONES, BORN 27 DEC 1844, in Lumpkin County, Georgia, DIED 05 MAY 1925, in Evans County, Georgia. Interred in Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia. His father, a CSA Veteran and former prisoner of war during the War For Southern Independence, married three times and had a total of eleven children of which eight, including JOHN TILTON JONES, lived to reach adulthood.
(1) His father married 1st Mary ‘Polly’ Sumerlin, on 27 APR 1871. She was Born Circa 1856, d. Unknown (still searching!), she was the daughter of William Asbury Sumerlin, b. 1826, d. 26 APR 1892 (age 66), CSA Veteran, 1st Lt, and Phoebe Ann Nevil, b. 25 OCT 1825, d. 15 JUN 1903. Phoebe Ann Nevil is a younger sibling of Thomas Nevil - 2 children from this marriage are:
(a) WILLIAM ‘BILLY’ JONES, born About 1874, died After 1960. Billy lived his life near Miami, Florida. Uncle William "Billy" Jones, my mother's half-brother, was born about 1874, date of death sometime after 1960. Facts. I've never met Uncle "Billy" Jones, nor any of his family. My Brother, Alfred Jackson Bowen, III, born 05 JUN 1930, told me in 1958, the same year he married; he, his wife, Fannie Myrtle Bradley (my wife, Wealthy's youngest sister), and our mother, Ethel Marguerite Jones Bowen, visited Miami, Florida. They had Uncle 'Billy's" address and they spent the night in Uncle Billy's house (Uncle William "Billy" Jones, mother's oldest sibling, was about 84 years old at that time and was in good health) and continued on to Miami Beach the following day. My sister, Marguerite, told me after she divorced her first husband and while she was living in Miami, Florida, one of Uncle "Billy's" daughters, her first cousin, called her on the telephone because they had a mutual acquaintance. My sister, Marguerite, remembers she introduced herself as "Billie" Jones, probably a nickname, Marguerite said the opportunity to meet her, in person, never occurred. She, Marguerite, remembers, however, that this daughter of Uncle "Billy" told her she was six (6') feet tall and a worked as a Model in California, but was now back in the State of Florida. The mutual acquaintance of their's was Marguerite's Flying Instructor, who had ‘skipped out’ to South America without allowing Marguerite to complete all her "paid for" flying lessons. Marguerite thinks there may have been other children in Uncle "Billy's" family but does not know their names or any specific information for documentation.
(b) JOHN TILTON JONES WAS THE 2ND CHILD BORN TO HIS FATHER AND MOTHER, MARY "POLLY" SUMERLIN.
(2) Next JOHN TILTON JONES' FATHER, married 2nd Sallie E. Lanier, b. 06 AUG 1847, d. 28 JAN 1897, interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia. Five children from this marriage are:
(a) CALLEY D. JONES, b. 18 AUG 1883, d. 25 OCT 1886. She died at age three, interred in the Thomas Nevil Family Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia, aka ‘Nevil-Jones’ Family Cemetery next to her grandparents, William M. Jones and Nancy Hendricks.
(b) NORMAN JONES, b. About 1885, d. Unknown. Currently, his date of death is not known nor whether he was ever married and had children. Burial location unknown (Still searching).
(c) DANIEL WEBSTER JONES, b. 13 SEP 1887, d. 04 MAR 1988 (101 years of age). Interred in the Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia with his wife, Martha Corey, b. 16 AUG 1897, d. 09 SEP 1984. Three children from this marriage are: [1]. Donald Jones, interred in Brewton Cemetery, Hagan, Georgia, [2]. Mildred Elizabeth Jones, b. 21 JAN 1920, d. 18 SEP 2009. Married Henry Pinckney Austin, b. 28 OCT 1921, d. 19 MAR 1997. Both are interred in Garden of Memories Cemetery, 4207 East Lake Avenue, Tampa, Florida. Four Children: Janice Austin, Henry Pinckney Austin Jr., Patricia Austin, and Robert M. Austin, and [3]. Willis R. Jones, b. 24 FEB 1924. Married Niza Lee George, b. 03 SEP 1928 . Two Children: Daniel Franklin Jones, b. 08 AUG 1952 and John Richard Jones, b. 09 JAN 1960.
(d) ANNIE ELIZABETH JONES, b. 01 JUN 1892, d. 30 NOV 1982. Interred in Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery (Section A, Lot #7), Savannah, Georgia next to her 2nd Husband, Julius F. Bentley, also interred in Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery (Section A, Lot #7-1/2), Savannah, Georgia. Married 1st William L. Conner, b. 21 OCT 1878, d. 25 OCT 1918, who died from the ‘Spanish Flu’ Epidemic during World War I. He is interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery - no children from this marriage. Married 2nd Julius F. Bentley, b. 01 DEC 1883, d. 25 OCT 1952, after the death of his first wife - Annie and Julius married late in life and there were no children from their marriage.
(e) MARY ALICE JONES, b. 23 AUG 1889, d. 25 JAN 1926. She married T. G. Peterson. She is interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia. The burial location of her husband, T. G. Peterson, is unknown. No children from this marriage.
(3) His father married 3rd ELLA J. ENNIS, b. 03 FEB 1874, D. 30 APR 1942, from Bryan County, Georgia, interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery. Ella was a widow of Durrence with two minor children, Tom Durrence and Lula Durrence. Martin and Ella had four children together:
(a) Ollie J. Jones, b. 19 AUG 1906, d. 07 JUN 1907, (died as an infant, interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery).
(b) Randford Jones, b. 18 DEC 1901, d. 07 JAN 1902, (died as an infant, interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery),
(c) Samuel Gordon Jones, b. 13 APR 1903, d. 08 JAN 2006. Married Inez Bruner, b. 13 SEP 1910, d. 14 OCT 1987. Both are buried in Ephesus Church Cemetery. One Child from this marriage: John Edwin Jones, b. Unknown, lives in the Waycross, Ware County, Georgia. He and his wife, Betty, have four children, three sons, and a daughter.
(d) Ethel Marguerite Jones, b. 01 NOV 1908, d. 18 MAR 1997 (my mother - married my father, Alfred Jackson ‘A. J.” Bowen, Jr.) - Ethel & A. J. had seven children; James Harold Bowen, Alfred Jackson Bowen, III, Martin Eastwood Bowen, William Kenneth Bowen, Clyde Randford Bowen, Charles Elliott Bowen, & Alice Marguerite Bowen. Both are interred Ephesus Church Cemetery.
This biography written by WILLIAM KENNETH BOWEN, the nephew of JOHN TILTON JONES, the son of his sister, ETHEL MARGUERITE JONES, as of Sunday, April 21, 2013 5:43 PM - Updates to this memorial will be made as research is completed. Last Update: Wednesday, December 20, 2017.
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JOHN TILTON JONES’ OBITUARY IN TAMPA MORNING TRIBUNE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1950: John T. Jones, 73, of 1202 Seward Street (Tampa, Florida), died yesterday (Tuesday, October 17, 1950) at Claxton, Georgia. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Alice I. Jones of Tampa (Florida); two brothers, Daniel Jones and Sam Jones, both of Claxton (Georgia); four sisters, Mrs. Ethel Bowen of Claxton, Georgia, Mrs. Annie Conners of Savannah, Georgia, Mrs. Martha Willoughby of Salinas, California and Alice Jones of New York City.
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JOHN TILTON JONES’ FAMILY:
FATHER: MARTIN EASTWOOD JONES, BORN 27 DEC 1844, in Lumpkin County, Georgia, DIED 05 MAY 1925, in Evans County, Georgia. Interred in Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia. His father, a CSA Veteran and former prisoner of war during the War For Southern Independence, married three times and had a total of eleven children of which eight, including JOHN TILTON JONES, lived to reach adulthood.
(1) His father married 1st Mary ‘Polly’ Sumerlin, on 27 APR 1871. She was Born Circa 1856, d. Unknown (still searching!), she was the daughter of William Asbury Sumerlin, b. 1826, d. 26 APR 1892 (age 66), CSA Veteran, 1st Lt, and Phoebe Ann Nevil, b. 25 OCT 1825, d. 15 JUN 1903. Phoebe Ann Nevil is a younger sibling of Thomas Nevil - 2 children from this marriage are:
(a) WILLIAM ‘BILLY’ JONES, born About 1874, died After 1960. Billy lived his life near Miami, Florida. Uncle William "Billy" Jones, my mother's half-brother, was born about 1874, date of death sometime after 1960. Facts. I've never met Uncle "Billy" Jones, nor any of his family. My Brother, Alfred Jackson Bowen, III, born 05 JUN 1930, told me in 1958, the same year he married; he, his wife, Fannie Myrtle Bradley (my wife, Wealthy's youngest sister), and our mother, Ethel Marguerite Jones Bowen, visited Miami, Florida. They had Uncle 'Billy's" address and they spent the night in Uncle Billy's house (Uncle William "Billy" Jones, mother's oldest sibling, was about 84 years old at that time and was in good health) and continued on to Miami Beach the following day. My sister, Marguerite, told me after she divorced her first husband and while she was living in Miami, Florida, one of Uncle "Billy's" daughters, her first cousin, called her on the telephone because they had a mutual acquaintance. My sister, Marguerite, remembers she introduced herself as "Billie" Jones, probably a nickname, Marguerite said the opportunity to meet her, in person, never occurred. She, Marguerite, remembers, however, that this daughter of Uncle "Billy" told her she was six (6') feet tall and a worked as a Model in California, but was now back in the State of Florida. The mutual acquaintance of their's was Marguerite's Flying Instructor, who had ‘skipped out’ to South America without allowing Marguerite to complete all her "paid for" flying lessons. Marguerite thinks there may have been other children in Uncle "Billy's" family but does not know their names or any specific information for documentation.
(b) JOHN TILTON JONES WAS THE 2ND CHILD BORN TO HIS FATHER AND MOTHER, MARY "POLLY" SUMERLIN.
(2) Next JOHN TILTON JONES' FATHER, married 2nd Sallie E. Lanier, b. 06 AUG 1847, d. 28 JAN 1897, interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia. Five children from this marriage are:
(a) CALLEY D. JONES, b. 18 AUG 1883, d. 25 OCT 1886. She died at age three, interred in the Thomas Nevil Family Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia, aka ‘Nevil-Jones’ Family Cemetery next to her grandparents, William M. Jones and Nancy Hendricks.
(b) NORMAN JONES, b. About 1885, d. Unknown. Currently, his date of death is not known nor whether he was ever married and had children. Burial location unknown (Still searching).
(c) DANIEL WEBSTER JONES, b. 13 SEP 1887, d. 04 MAR 1988 (101 years of age). Interred in the Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia with his wife, Martha Corey, b. 16 AUG 1897, d. 09 SEP 1984. Three children from this marriage are: [1]. Donald Jones, interred in Brewton Cemetery, Hagan, Georgia, [2]. Mildred Elizabeth Jones, b. 21 JAN 1920, d. 18 SEP 2009. Married Henry Pinckney Austin, b. 28 OCT 1921, d. 19 MAR 1997. Both are interred in Garden of Memories Cemetery, 4207 East Lake Avenue, Tampa, Florida. Four Children: Janice Austin, Henry Pinckney Austin Jr., Patricia Austin, and Robert M. Austin, and [3]. Willis R. Jones, b. 24 FEB 1924. Married Niza Lee George, b. 03 SEP 1928 . Two Children: Daniel Franklin Jones, b. 08 AUG 1952 and John Richard Jones, b. 09 JAN 1960.
(d) ANNIE ELIZABETH JONES, b. 01 JUN 1892, d. 30 NOV 1982. Interred in Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery (Section A, Lot #7), Savannah, Georgia next to her 2nd Husband, Julius F. Bentley, also interred in Hillcrest Abbey East Cemetery (Section A, Lot #7-1/2), Savannah, Georgia. Married 1st William L. Conner, b. 21 OCT 1878, d. 25 OCT 1918, who died from the ‘Spanish Flu’ Epidemic during World War I. He is interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery - no children from this marriage. Married 2nd Julius F. Bentley, b. 01 DEC 1883, d. 25 OCT 1952, after the death of his first wife - Annie and Julius married late in life and there were no children from their marriage.
(e) MARY ALICE JONES, b. 23 AUG 1889, d. 25 JAN 1926. She married T. G. Peterson. She is interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia. The burial location of her husband, T. G. Peterson, is unknown. No children from this marriage.
(3) His father married 3rd ELLA J. ENNIS, b. 03 FEB 1874, D. 30 APR 1942, from Bryan County, Georgia, interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery. Ella was a widow of Durrence with two minor children, Tom Durrence and Lula Durrence. Martin and Ella had four children together:
(a) Ollie J. Jones, b. 19 AUG 1906, d. 07 JUN 1907, (died as an infant, interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery).
(b) Randford Jones, b. 18 DEC 1901, d. 07 JAN 1902, (died as an infant, interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery),
(c) Samuel Gordon Jones, b. 13 APR 1903, d. 08 JAN 2006. Married Inez Bruner, b. 13 SEP 1910, d. 14 OCT 1987. Both are buried in Ephesus Church Cemetery. One Child from this marriage: John Edwin Jones, b. Unknown, lives in the Waycross, Ware County, Georgia. He and his wife, Betty, have four children, three sons, and a daughter.
(d) Ethel Marguerite Jones, b. 01 NOV 1908, d. 18 MAR 1997 (my mother - married my father, Alfred Jackson ‘A. J.” Bowen, Jr.) - Ethel & A. J. had seven children; James Harold Bowen, Alfred Jackson Bowen, III, Martin Eastwood Bowen, William Kenneth Bowen, Clyde Randford Bowen, Charles Elliott Bowen, & Alice Marguerite Bowen. Both are interred Ephesus Church Cemetery.
This biography written by WILLIAM KENNETH BOWEN, the nephew of JOHN TILTON JONES, the son of his sister, ETHEL MARGUERITE JONES, as of Sunday, April 21, 2013 5:43 PM - Updates to this memorial will be made as research is completed. Last Update: Wednesday, December 20, 2017.
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