George Asbury Jones was called "Berry" Jones by all his contemporaries and relatives.
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Son of William M. Jones and Nancy Ann Hendricks. Husband of Jincy Ann Anderson.

Statesboro News
Issue of Thursday, October 13, 1921

Died - G. A. Jones, 70, Tues. at his home in Register. Surviving are his wife and a number of children, among them Henry and Cleve Jones. Internment at Ephesus Church.

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My great uncle "Berry" Jones (George Asbury Jones) had passed away 11 years and almost 8 months when I was born so I never knew him, but I did know his son, Lester, and daughter, Pearl, very good for they both never married and lived just ½ mile North on the same road, where all six of my siblings and I were raised. I heard many stories about great uncle "Berry" Jones because he was my mother's uncle and a younger siblings of her father, my grandfather, Martin Eastwood Jones. He married Jincy Anderson and together they had eleven known children, listed below, in birth order:

(1) Henry Millard Jones, b. 08 SEP 1882, in Bulloch County, Georgia. WW I Record.

*(2) David Cleveland Jones, b. 14 JAN 1884, d. 16 JUN 1940, Ephesus Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia.

(3) Charlie Millard Jones, b. 26 APR 1886. in Bulloch County, Georgia.

(4). Lester Leon Jones, b. 18 JUL 1889, d. 17 JUN 1985, Ephesus Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia. Cousin Lester (never married) and his sister cousin Pearl (also never married) lived just 0.6 miles from my parents where we all were raised in Evans County, Georgia. I had many conversations with both during my formative years, at home.

(5). Mary Janie Jones, b. 20 APR 1891, d. 27 MAR 1983. (Never married). She worked as a school teacher for many years and later became an administrator within the Education System. Interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery, B.ulloch County, Georgia.

(6). Henry Jones, b. 1892 d. ? ?. He was an attorney-at-law, lived his life in the Miami, Florida area. My brother, Alfred, his wife (Myrtle) and mother, Ethel Marguerite Jones Bowen, visited this cousin in the year 1958 in Miami, Florida. At that time he was found to be a very wealthy, retired lawyer, my brother Alfred said. His birth and death date is unknown, as well as the location of his burial site.

(7) Mattie Jones, b. 31 JUL 1893, d. 15 MAR 1958 (married Thomas Potter Brewton, b. 27 OCT 1888, d. 23 OCT 1957 - both interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia).

(8) George W. Jones, b. 17 OCT 1895, d. 14 NOV 1910, Ephesus Church Cemetery, B.ulloch County, Georgia.

(9) George Asbury Jones, Jr., b. 1897, d. ? ? (Source 1910 US FEDERAL CESUS).

(10) Pearl Nancy Jones, b. 03 DEC 1897, d. 04 AUG 1971, Ephesus Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia, (Never married. I knew cousin Pearl and her brother cousin Lester, well as we were neighbors during my childhood.

(11) Lela Jones, b. 1899, d. ? ?. (Source 1910 US FEDERAL CENSUS. In 1920 Lela was 10 years old).
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My Great uncle "Berry" Jones had thirteen siblings, including him. They are listed below, in birth order::

1. *Louise Jones, b. unknown, d. unknown. As of this writing, it has not yet been proven that Louise is a child of this marriage. Nothing has been found to support this. Still checking, stay tuned.

2. Mathew 'Mack' Jones, b. 16 MAY 1835, d. 21 SEP 1904. Married on 06 JUL 1860 to Emily 'Emma' Nevil, daughter of Jacob Nevil Jr. and Elvina Kirkland. 11 children from this marriage.

3. Mary E. Jones, b. 12 JUL 1838, d. 12 DEC 1927. Married 1st Thomas Nevil. 4 children from this marriage. (a) Peter Love Nevil; (b) Simon Lamar Nevil/Neville; ( c) Charles 'Charlie' John Nevil/Neville; and (d) Thomas 'Tom' Butler Nevil. She is interred in Lower Lotts Creek Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia.

4. Amy 'Anna' Jones, b. About 1843, d. Before 1930. Married John Banks. Unable to find where she and her husband is buried. It is known by the family that Amy had a child prior to marrying John Banks and this child, Ezekiel William Jones, b. 01 APR 1861, d. 02 DEC 1930, was raised as her sibling by her parents (See #13 below).

5. Martin Eastwood Jones, (CSA Veteran) b. 27 DEC 1844, in Lumpkin County, GA, d. 05 MAY 1925, in Bulloch County, interred in Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, GA. Married 3 times.

(1) Married 1st Mary 'Polly' Sumerlin on 27 APR 1881. b/ About 1856, d. Unknown. (2 children: William 'Billy' Jones, b. About 1874, d. After 1960 near Miami, Florida. They divorced.

(2) Married 2nd Sally 'Sallie' E. Lanier, b. 06 AUG 1847, d. 28 JAN 1897. 5 children from this marriage. (a) Calley D. Jones, (b) Norman Jones, ( c) Daniel Webster Jones, (d) Annie Elizabeth Jones, and (e) Mary Alice Jones.

(3) Married 3rd Ella J. Ennis, b. 03 FEB 1874, d. 30 APR 1942. Ella was a widow of Durrence with two minor children Tom and Lula Durrence. Martin and Ella had 4 children:

(a) Ollie J. Jones, b. 19 AUG 1906 d. 07 JUN 1907.
(b) Randford Jones, b. 18 DEC 1901, d. 07 JAN 1902.
(c) Samuel Gordon Jones, b. 13 APR 1903, d. 08 JAN 2006, and
(d) Ethel Marguerite Jones, b. 01 NOV 1908, d. 18 MAR 1997 (Married Alfred Jackson Bowen. Seven (7) children from this marriage, six sons and one daughter) .

6. Jane Jones, b. 17 JUN 1849, Dahlonega, GA (Lumpkin County, GA), d. 27 JUN 1925, Candler County, GA. Married William Cartee. Her husband is interred in Kimbrell Cemetery (a private Cemetery), Candler County, GA and Jane is interred in Lake Church Cemetery, Candler County, GA. Nine (9) children from this marriage.

7. James Wesley Jones, b. 07 JAN 1850, d. 12 MAR 1912. He married Susan Callaway. Six children from this marriage. Both are interred in Old Anderson Baptist Church Cemetery, Tattnall County, Georgia.

8. Martha Jones, b. 08 JAN 1852, Lumpkin County, GA, d. 08 DEC 1944, Candler County, GA. Married Farrer 'Dock' Cartee - nine children from this marriage. Both interred in Lake Church Cemetery, Candler County, GA.

9. George Asbury 'Berry' Jones, b. 11 MAR 1854, d. 11 OCT 1921. Married Jincy Ann Anderson. 9 children from this marriage. Both are interred in Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia.

10. Nancy Luvicy Jones, b. 15 MAR 1856, d. 13 FEB 1947. Married Rev. David Levi Callaway. 8 children from this marriage. Both are interred in Old Anderson Church Cemetery, near Collins, in Tattnall County, GA.

11. Isabelle F. Jones, b. 04 FEB 1858, d. 07 AUG 1937. Married William Shelton Anderson. 11 children from this marriage. Both are interred in Ephesus Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, GA.

12. Missouri Ann Virginia Jones, b. 10 MAY 1860, d. 18 JUL 1934. Married Colonel 'Kernie' Harrison Anderson. Both are interred in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia. There are ten (10) children from this marriage:
(1) Colonel Erastus Anderson, b. 23 APR 1883.
(2) William Roscoe Anderson, b. 24 APR 1885, d. 05 NOV 1964, d. 05 NOV 1964, married Fannie (Maiden name unknown - Still Searching), b. 07 NOV 1888, d. 23 JUN 1984. Both are interred in Ephesus Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia.
(3) Elinder Lucious Anderson, b. 23 DEC 1886.
(4) Genie Anderson, b. 02 JAN 1889.
(5) Troy H. Anderson, b. 13 DEC 1890.
(6) Leroy R. Anderson, b. 21 DEC 1892, d. 19 JUL 1962. Married Salina Rushing, b. 26 DEC 1891, d. 25 JUL 1991 (age 99). There were four children from this marriage. Both Leroy and Salina are interred in Union Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia.
(7) Dessie Anderson DeLoach, b. JAN 1895. Married William A. DeLoach (1893-1953). Both are interred in Evergreen Cemetery, Beaufort County, South Carolina.
(8) Ethel Queen Anderson Gerald b. MAY 1898, d. 05 APR 1981. She married Harry Clarkson Gerald, b. 13 MAY 1900, d. 31 MAY 1949. She and her husband are interred, side-by-side, in Montlawn Memorial Park, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
(9) Arnold Bremen Anderson, b. 25 SEP 1900.
(10) Vennie Mae Anderson Blitch, b. 21 MAY 1904, d. 10 MAR 1962. Married Thomas N. Blitch, Jr.. born in Statesboro, Georgia, Bulloch County, on 05 APR 1904, d. 14 APR 1957.

13. *Ezekiel William Jones, b. 01 APR 1861, d. 02 DEC 1930. Married Sarah Ann Callaway, sister of Susan Callaway who married James Wesley Jones. Seven children from this marriage. Both are interred in Old Anderson Church Cemetery, near Collins, Tattnall County, Georgia. They had seven children;

(1) Milton Lee Jones b. 22 AUG 1885, d. 05 SEP 1969. Editor's Note: My father's youngest sister Lilly Bowen married Milledge C. Jones son of Milton Lee Jones - therefore my siblings and I are cousin to their children through my mother, Ethel Marguerite Jones, and my father, Alfred Jackson Bowen, Jr.).
(2) Maxie Emma Jones (Byrd), b. 18 OCT 1887, d. 14 MAY 1986. Married Montique Byrd (1885-1975).
(3) Raleigh R. Jones (An attorney for the Railroad, he moved to Dawson Georgia as a young man),
(4) Lula Jones (Married Henry Lindsey), b. 17 SEP 1892, d. 15 MAR 1960,
(5) Mary Addie Jones, b. 16 OCT 1894, d. (alive when Judge Harry DeLoach's book about the DeLoach Family was published in 1975),
(6) Walter ELMORE Jones, 27 NOV 1897, d. 07 AUG 1988 (married Annie Betty Hodges, b. 29 NOV 1903, d. 17 MAY 1989.
(7) Loren Wright Jones (died, age 13, as a minor - b. Dec 25, 1900, d. Dec 28, 1913).

This biography written, June 2, 2012, by William Kenneth Bowen, Grand Nephew of George Asbury "Berry" Jones and grandson of Martin Eastwood Jones, Son of Ethel Marguerite Bowen. Biography last updated on Sunday, June 12, 2016 at 5:50 PM. This biography is a WORK IN PROGRESS and will be updated from time to time as new information is found and corrections make, if required.

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