Brooks Co. Ga Queries Forum A new message, "JONES FAMILY, QUITMAN, GA," was posted by Faye Jones Yager on Sun, 21 Nov 1999 It is a response to "JONES family - Quitman," posted by Raymer Kelly on Sat, 25 Sep 1999 Surname: JONES, MANNING, SIMS, BROWN, SPILLER, GRANT, DENNIS, SAXON, KING, McGILL --- NAME: Faye Jones Yager EMAIL: mnloon@rea-alp.com DATE: Nov 21 1999 URL: http:// QRYTEXT: Raymer, my JONES Family began in Brooks Co., GA. I don't know if we share the same line or not. My father was Sam Thomas JONES, b. July 15, 1916 in Cherry Lake, Madison Co., FL. He m. 1st, Virginia Grace GRANT on Nov. 2, 1939 in Cherry Lake, Madison Co., FL. They were divorced in Feb. 1971 in West Palm Beach, FL. He d. Jan. 8, 1983 in Tifton, Tift Co., GA. He was predeceased by his 2nd wife, Marion RAYMOND in GA in 1977 and first child, Sue Elizabeth JONES Jan. 4, 1944 in Brooks Co., GA. They are buried in Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery, Cherry Lake, Madison Co., FL. He was survived by his 3rd wife, Ola Lee (MITCHELL) WILLIAMS JONES who still lives in Quitman, Brooks Co., GA. Sam was the 1st of 10 children b. to William Irvin JONES (b. Jan. 9, 1884 per 1900 Census, and d. Oct. 6, 1971 in Quitman, Brooks Co., GA) and Gillie BROWN (b. Aug. 1, 1899 in Madison Co., FL, d. Feb. 19, 1972 in Quitman, Brooks Co., GA). Irvin was the son of John Thomas "Mr. Tom" JONES (b. May 18, 1855 in GA, d. Jan. 14, 1941 in Quitman, Brooks Co., GA), was a carpenter, farmer, blacksmith, and Justice of the Peace in the Empress District (1921-1941), and Jane Elizabeth MANNING (b. Feb. 14, 1858, Brooks Co., GA, d. Feb. 19, 1909). He is buried at Hickory Head Baptist Church Cemetery, Brooks Co., GA. She is buried at Lebanon Cemetery, Pavo, Brooks Co., GA. Gillie was the daughter of William BROWN (b. circa 1856 in GA, d. Dec. 4, 1917 of Spanish influenza) and Alice M. SPILLER (b. circa 1873 per 1910 Census, d. Dec. 8, 1917 of Spanish influenza). William BROWN, Alice M. SPILLER, and William's 1st wife, Lucy SWEAT are buried at Harmony Baptist Church Cem., Madison Co., FL. I have not proven who the parents of John Thomas JONES are, but suspect that it could be the John (Age 53, b. NC) and Emily (Age 32, b. GA) JONES family I found on the 1870 Census, Brooks Co., GA. They had a 12-year-old son, John and 10-year-old son, William. There is also another JONES family on the 1870 Census in Brooks Co., GA. They are: James (40, GA, farmer), Margaret (34, GA, keeping house), Thomas (14, GA, at home), Lavinia (5, GA), and Mary (1, GA). John Thomas JONES m. Jane Elizabeth MANNING in Brooks Co., GA on Jan 2, 1979. Her parents were William MANNING and Amanda SIMS. Her grandparents were Allen Merrill SIMS and Prudence BOWDEN. Are any of these names familiar to you? Faye Jones Yager - Alexandria, MN . <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Brooks>