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Sarah E. Lanier was called "Sallie" by her contemporaries, married MARTIN EASTWOOD JONES, a divorced CSA Veteran and farmer who owned a farm in Bulloch County, Georgia. They were married in Tattnall County, Georgia on Monday, July 24, 1882. She lived with her husband, MARTIN, on their farm, First, she and Martin lived in a log cabin type home, constructed from logs which Martin harvested from the land he had cleared for farming, prior to their marriage. By the year 1889, Martin had cleared more trees to increase the land he could till. He used the "heart-lumber" of the best and largest trees to build a new, and much larger farmhouse for their home. Their fourth child, a daughter, Annie, was the first child born (date of birth: 01 JUNE 1892) in their new home. They had the following five children together prior to her death in 1897:
(1) CALLEY D. JONES, b. 18 AUG 1883, d. 26 OCT 1886 (Died at age three, interred in the privately owned Thomas Nevil Cemetery Cemetery next to her grandparents, William M. Jones and Nancy Hendricks - Little Calley D. Jones is the niece of her aunt Mary Jones wife of Thomas Nevil).
(2) NORMAN H. JONES, b. APR 1885, d, (unknown at time of this writing - Still checking).
(3) DANIEL WEBSTER JONES, b. 13 SEP 1887, d. 04 MAR 1988. Interred in the Interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia with his wife. (Married Martha Corey, b. 16 AUG 1897, d. 09 SEP 1984. They had three children:
a. Donald Odel Jones, b. 22 JUN 1916, d. 06 JUN 2005. Donald was a boilermaker by trade. He told me many stories about working inside the hugh boilers used on ships during the Great War (World War II). He lived and worked in Savannah, Georgia. After he retired from his trade, he moved back to the farm and lived the remainder of his life in the farmhouse in which he grew up. He took care of his parents during the autumn of their lives. His father lived a century (100 years). Donald enjoyed the last years of his life, he married a childhood sweetheart during those years and both made the most of life in the country. Donald and his wife are interred in Brewton Cemetery, Hagan, Georgia.
b. Mildred Elizabeth Jones, b. 21 JAN 1920, d. 18 SEP 2009, interred in Garden of Memories Cemetery, 4207 East Lake Avenue, Tampa, Florida. 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.
c. Willis Reuben Jones, birth date unknown, Willis is still living in Statesboro with his wife Niza at the time of this writing. They have two sons, Daniel Franklin Jones of Statesboro, Georgia and John Jones.
(4) ANNIE ELIZABETH JONES, b. 01 JUN 1892, d. 30 NOV 1982. Interred in Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia near her 2nd Husband, Julius F. Bentley, b. 04 DEC 1883, d. 25 OCT 1952, interred Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia Married 1st William L. Conner, b. 21 OCT 1878, d. 25 OCT 1918 - Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia - no children, married 2nd Julius F. Bentley (his 2nd marriage - his 1st marriage was to Catherine ‘Cassie’ Cartee, b. 23 APR 1877, Bulloch County, Georgia; d. 12 APR 1948 - interred Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia; with husband Julius F. Bentley, born 04 DEC 1883, in Bulloch County, Georgia, died 25 OCT 1952, in Savannah, Georgia. who is a first cousin of his 2nd wife, Annie Elizabeth Jones - Annia and Julius have No Children together - All three, Julius F. Bentley, Annie Elizabeth Jones and Cassie Cartee are interred in Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia.)
(5) MARY ALICE JONES, b. 28 AUG 1889, d. 25 JAN 1926, married Peterson and she is interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia - no children.
This biography written by William Kenneth Bowen, grandson of Sarah's husband, Martin Eastwood Jones and updated on Saturday, November 4, 2017.
Sarah E. Lanier was called "Sallie" by her contemporaries, married MARTIN EASTWOOD JONES, a divorced CSA Veteran and farmer who owned a farm in Bulloch County, Georgia. They were married in Tattnall County, Georgia on Monday, July 24, 1882. She lived with her husband, MARTIN, on their farm, First, she and Martin lived in a log cabin type home, constructed from logs which Martin harvested from the land he had cleared for farming, prior to their marriage. By the year 1889, Martin had cleared more trees to increase the land he could till. He used the "heart-lumber" of the best and largest trees to build a new, and much larger farmhouse for their home. Their fourth child, a daughter, Annie, was the first child born (date of birth: 01 JUNE 1892) in their new home. They had the following five children together prior to her death in 1897:
(1) CALLEY D. JONES, b. 18 AUG 1883, d. 26 OCT 1886 (Died at age three, interred in the privately owned Thomas Nevil Cemetery Cemetery next to her grandparents, William M. Jones and Nancy Hendricks - Little Calley D. Jones is the niece of her aunt Mary Jones wife of Thomas Nevil).
(2) NORMAN H. JONES, b. APR 1885, d, (unknown at time of this writing - Still checking).
(3) DANIEL WEBSTER JONES, b. 13 SEP 1887, d. 04 MAR 1988. Interred in the Interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia with his wife. (Married Martha Corey, b. 16 AUG 1897, d. 09 SEP 1984. They had three children:
a. Donald Odel Jones, b. 22 JUN 1916, d. 06 JUN 2005. Donald was a boilermaker by trade. He told me many stories about working inside the hugh boilers used on ships during the Great War (World War II). He lived and worked in Savannah, Georgia. After he retired from his trade, he moved back to the farm and lived the remainder of his life in the farmhouse in which he grew up. He took care of his parents during the autumn of their lives. His father lived a century (100 years). Donald enjoyed the last years of his life, he married a childhood sweetheart during those years and both made the most of life in the country. Donald and his wife are interred in Brewton Cemetery, Hagan, Georgia.
b. Mildred Elizabeth Jones, b. 21 JAN 1920, d. 18 SEP 2009, interred in Garden of Memories Cemetery, 4207 East Lake Avenue, Tampa, Florida. 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.
c. Willis Reuben Jones, birth date unknown, Willis is still living in Statesboro with his wife Niza at the time of this writing. They have two sons, Daniel Franklin Jones of Statesboro, Georgia and John Jones.
(4) ANNIE ELIZABETH JONES, b. 01 JUN 1892, d. 30 NOV 1982. Interred in Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia near her 2nd Husband, Julius F. Bentley, b. 04 DEC 1883, d. 25 OCT 1952, interred Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia Married 1st William L. Conner, b. 21 OCT 1878, d. 25 OCT 1918 - Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia - no children, married 2nd Julius F. Bentley (his 2nd marriage - his 1st marriage was to Catherine ‘Cassie’ Cartee, b. 23 APR 1877, Bulloch County, Georgia; d. 12 APR 1948 - interred Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia; with husband Julius F. Bentley, born 04 DEC 1883, in Bulloch County, Georgia, died 25 OCT 1952, in Savannah, Georgia. who is a first cousin of his 2nd wife, Annie Elizabeth Jones - Annia and Julius have No Children together - All three, Julius F. Bentley, Annie Elizabeth Jones and Cassie Cartee are interred in Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia.)
(5) MARY ALICE JONES, b. 28 AUG 1889, d. 25 JAN 1926, married Peterson and she is interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia - no children.
This biography written by William Kenneth Bowen, grandson of Sarah's husband, Martin Eastwood Jones and updated on Saturday, November 4, 2017.
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Sarah E. Lanier was called "Sallie" by her contemporaries, married MARTIN EASTWOOD JONES, a divorced CSA Veteran and farmer who owned a farm in Bulloch County, Georgia. They were married in Tattnall County, Georgia on Monday, July 24, 1882. She lived with her husband, MARTIN, on their farm, First, she and Martin lived in a log cabin type home, constructed from logs which Martin harvested from the land he had cleared for farming, prior to their marriage. By the year 1889, Martin had cleared more trees to increase the land he could till. He used the "heart-lumber" of the best and largest trees to build a new, and much larger farmhouse for their home. Their fourth child, a daughter, Annie, was the first child born (date of birth: 01 JUNE 1892) in their new home. They had the following five children together prior to her death in 1897:
(1) CALLEY D. JONES, b. 18 AUG 1883, d. 26 OCT 1886 (Died at age three, interred in the privately owned Thomas Nevil Cemetery Cemetery next to her grandparents, William M. Jones and Nancy Hendricks - Little Calley D. Jones is the niece of her aunt Mary Jones wife of Thomas Nevil).
(2) NORMAN H. JONES, b. APR 1885, d, (unknown at time of this writing - Still checking).
(3) DANIEL WEBSTER JONES, b. 13 SEP 1887, d. 04 MAR 1988. Interred in the Interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia with his wife. (Married Martha Corey, b. 16 AUG 1897, d. 09 SEP 1984. They had three children:
a. Donald Odel Jones, b. 22 JUN 1916, d. 06 JUN 2005. Donald was a boilermaker by trade. He told me many stories about working inside the hugh boilers used on ships during the Great War (World War II). He lived and worked in Savannah, Georgia. After he retired from his trade, he moved back to the farm and lived the remainder of his life in the farmhouse in which he grew up. He took care of his parents during the autumn of their lives. His father lived a century (100 years). Donald enjoyed the last years of his life, he married a childhood sweetheart during those years and both made the most of life in the country. Donald and his wife are interred in Brewton Cemetery, Hagan, Georgia.
b. Mildred Elizabeth Jones, b. 21 JAN 1920, d. 18 SEP 2009, interred in Garden of Memories Cemetery, 4207 East Lake Avenue, Tampa, Florida. 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.
c. Willis Reuben Jones, birth date unknown, Willis is still living in Statesboro with his wife Niza at the time of this writing. They have two sons, Daniel Franklin Jones of Statesboro, Georgia and John Jones.
(4) ANNIE ELIZABETH JONES, b. 01 JUN 1892, d. 30 NOV 1982. Interred in Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia near her 2nd Husband, Julius F. Bentley, b. 04 DEC 1883, d. 25 OCT 1952, interred Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia Married 1st William L. Conner, b. 21 OCT 1878, d. 25 OCT 1918 - Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia - no children, married 2nd Julius F. Bentley (his 2nd marriage - his 1st marriage was to Catherine ‘Cassie’ Cartee, b. 23 APR 1877, Bulloch County, Georgia; d. 12 APR 1948 - interred Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia; with husband Julius F. Bentley, born 04 DEC 1883, in Bulloch County, Georgia, died 25 OCT 1952, in Savannah, Georgia. who is a first cousin of his 2nd wife, Annie Elizabeth Jones - Annia and Julius have No Children together - All three, Julius F. Bentley, Annie Elizabeth Jones and Cassie Cartee are interred in Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia.)
(5) MARY ALICE JONES, b. 28 AUG 1889, d. 25 JAN 1926, married Peterson and she is interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia - no children.
This biography written by William Kenneth Bowen, grandson of Sarah's husband, Martin Eastwood Jones and updated on Saturday, November 4, 2017.
Sarah E. Lanier was called "Sallie" by her contemporaries, married MARTIN EASTWOOD JONES, a divorced CSA Veteran and farmer who owned a farm in Bulloch County, Georgia. They were married in Tattnall County, Georgia on Monday, July 24, 1882. She lived with her husband, MARTIN, on their farm, First, she and Martin lived in a log cabin type home, constructed from logs which Martin harvested from the land he had cleared for farming, prior to their marriage. By the year 1889, Martin had cleared more trees to increase the land he could till. He used the "heart-lumber" of the best and largest trees to build a new, and much larger farmhouse for their home. Their fourth child, a daughter, Annie, was the first child born (date of birth: 01 JUNE 1892) in their new home. They had the following five children together prior to her death in 1897:
(1) CALLEY D. JONES, b. 18 AUG 1883, d. 26 OCT 1886 (Died at age three, interred in the privately owned Thomas Nevil Cemetery Cemetery next to her grandparents, William M. Jones and Nancy Hendricks - Little Calley D. Jones is the niece of her aunt Mary Jones wife of Thomas Nevil).
(2) NORMAN H. JONES, b. APR 1885, d, (unknown at time of this writing - Still checking).
(3) DANIEL WEBSTER JONES, b. 13 SEP 1887, d. 04 MAR 1988. Interred in the Interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia with his wife. (Married Martha Corey, b. 16 AUG 1897, d. 09 SEP 1984. They had three children:
a. Donald Odel Jones, b. 22 JUN 1916, d. 06 JUN 2005. Donald was a boilermaker by trade. He told me many stories about working inside the hugh boilers used on ships during the Great War (World War II). He lived and worked in Savannah, Georgia. After he retired from his trade, he moved back to the farm and lived the remainder of his life in the farmhouse in which he grew up. He took care of his parents during the autumn of their lives. His father lived a century (100 years). Donald enjoyed the last years of his life, he married a childhood sweetheart during those years and both made the most of life in the country. Donald and his wife are interred in Brewton Cemetery, Hagan, Georgia.
b. Mildred Elizabeth Jones, b. 21 JAN 1920, d. 18 SEP 2009, interred in Garden of Memories Cemetery, 4207 East Lake Avenue, Tampa, Florida. 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.
c. Willis Reuben Jones, birth date unknown, Willis is still living in Statesboro with his wife Niza at the time of this writing. They have two sons, Daniel Franklin Jones of Statesboro, Georgia and John Jones.
(4) ANNIE ELIZABETH JONES, b. 01 JUN 1892, d. 30 NOV 1982. Interred in Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia near her 2nd Husband, Julius F. Bentley, b. 04 DEC 1883, d. 25 OCT 1952, interred Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia Married 1st William L. Conner, b. 21 OCT 1878, d. 25 OCT 1918 - Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia - no children, married 2nd Julius F. Bentley (his 2nd marriage - his 1st marriage was to Catherine ‘Cassie’ Cartee, b. 23 APR 1877, Bulloch County, Georgia; d. 12 APR 1948 - interred Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia; with husband Julius F. Bentley, born 04 DEC 1883, in Bulloch County, Georgia, died 25 OCT 1952, in Savannah, Georgia. who is a first cousin of his 2nd wife, Annie Elizabeth Jones - Annia and Julius have No Children together - All three, Julius F. Bentley, Annie Elizabeth Jones and Cassie Cartee are interred in Hillcrest Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia.)
(5) MARY ALICE JONES, b. 28 AUG 1889, d. 25 JAN 1926, married Peterson and she is interred in Ephesus Baptist Church Cemetery, Bulloch County, Georgia - no children.
This biography written by William Kenneth Bowen, grandson of Sarah's husband, Martin Eastwood Jones and updated on Saturday, November 4, 2017.
Inscription
JONES, SALLIE E.
WIFE OF
M. E. JONES
BORN AUG 6, 1847
DIED JAN 28, 1897
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