Joiner Family

This information concerns four generations of the Joiner family.
1700-1900

 • Individuals are listed chronologically, and those in red show my line of descent.
 • Connections of collateral lines to main lines are indicated by linked names.
 • Generations within a family are separated by a series of asterisks.
 • Unknown or unsubstantiated data are marked with blanks or with question marks.

   William born: (April 3, 1759) in Fairfield County, SC
married: Mary Watson (about 1785) in Fairfield County, SC
children: Frances [D. Atterberry], John, William Jr, Watson C., Edmund, Nancy, Mary,
Caleb Conner, Joshua
died: (June 17, 1840) in Noxubee County, MS
buried: Soule's Chapel (Methodist church between Macon and Brooksville) in Noxubee County, MS
census: On the 1800, 1810, and 1820 census, he was in Fairfield County, SC; on the 1830 census, he was likely with his son Caleb Conner Joiner in Fairfield County, SC
note: He was a Baptist minister.

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   Frances born: (November 5, 1787) in Fairfield County, SC
married: David Atterberry (March 1, 1806) in Fairfield County, SC
children: Sarah [J. B. Feemster], Mary, Wiliam J., David, Louisa [H. D. Williams], Charles, Nancy Caroline, James, Jane [J. Lundrum], John W.
died: (December 29, 1862) in Noxubee County, MS
buried: Soules Chapel (Methodist church between Macon and Brooksville) in Noxubee County, MS
census:
note:
   John born: (about 1790) in Fairfield County, SC
married: Sarah Hill ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census:
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   William Jr born: (August 11, 1791) in Fairfield County, SC
married: Elizabeth _?_ ( ) in
children: John W.
died: (June 1, 1850) in Sharon, Madison County, MS
buried:
census:
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   Watson C. born: (about 1793) in Fairfield County, SC
married: (a) Elizabeth _?_ ( ) in
               (b) Julia A. Saunders (February 20, 1848) in Noxubee County, MS
children: (a)
               (b) Josephine D., Mary A., Fannie Z.
died: ( ) in
buried:
census:
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   Edmund born: (January 1, 1797) in Fairfield County, SC
married: Catherine O'Neill (about 1823) in SC
children: John Elliott, Martha Ann, Mary Pamela, Benjamin C., Joseph Watson
died: (August 11, 1878) in Tampico County, MS
buried:
census: On the 1830 census, he was in AL; on the 1840 census he was likely with his wife's son Zachariah O'Neil in Noxubee County, MS; on the 1850 census, in Noxubee County, MS
note: Edmund gave the land upon which was built Soule's Chapel. The property also included the cemetery in which William Joiner Sr and many others of the family are buried. The church is located on the southwest side of Edmund's property.
   Nancy born: (April 24, 1799) in Fairfield County, SC
married: (a) John Owen Foreman (December 17, 1826) in SC
               (b) Tom Foreman ( ) in
children: (a)
               (b)
died: (July 27, 1848) in Noxubee County, MS
buried:
census:
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   Mary W. born: (September 25, 1801) in Fairfield County, SC
married: Samuel Fant (1821) in
children:
died: (July 27, 1847) in Noxubee County, MS
buried: Soules Chapel (Methodist church between Macon and Brooksville) in Noxubee County, MS
census:
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   Caleb Conner born: (about 1802) in Fairfield County, SC
married: (a) Mary Cockrell (about 1827) in Fairfield County, SC
               (b) Lucinthia Henderson Mayes (August 22, 1839) in Noxubee County, MS
               (c) Ruth Williamson (October 28, 1868) in Colorado County, TX
children: (a)
William Nathaniel, Anne E. H., Jonathan J., Burr Edmund, John Mark
               (b) none, but the children of Lucinthia Henderson and Joshua Pritchard Mayes: Ann Elizabeth, James Drury, Lewis Monroe, Mary Ann, Thomas Augustus, and Joshua Pritchard, Jr
               (c) none
died: ( before 1880) in TX
buried:
census: On the 1820 census, he was with his parents in Fairfield County, SC; on the 1830 census, he was with his first wife in Fairfield County, SC; on the 1840 census, he was with his second wife in Noxubee County, MS; on the 1850 census, in Colorado County, TX; on the 1860 census, in Fayette County, TX; on the 1870 census, he was with his third wife in Robertson County, TX
note: His widow, Ruth Williamson Joiner, was listed on the 1880 census in Flatonia, Fayette County, TX; aged 70
   Joshua born: (October 7, 1804) in Fairfield County, SC
married: Mary Ann McDonald ( ) in
children: R. E.
died: ( ) in
buried: Prairie Point Methodist Cemetery in Noxubee County, MS
census: On the 1840 census, he was Noxubee County, MS; on the 1870 census, in Noxubee County, MS
note: According to the 1860 slave schedule of Noxubee County, MS, he owned 51 slaves.

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   William Nathaniel
(children of Caleb Conner Joiner and Mary Cockrell)
born: (about 1828) in Fairfield County, SC
married: (a) Sarah Jane Black (about 1847) in TX or Hempstead County, AR?
               (b)
Catherine M. (Kate) Farmer (July 1, 1862) in Noxubee County, MS
children: (a) Laura and Leonora
               (b) Beulah,
Lillian, Bady, Blanche, Sidney Johnston (Sid), Leonidas (Lon)
died: (September 20, 1890) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
buried: Bandera Cemetery, Bandera County, TX
census: On the 1830 census, he was with his parents in Fairfield County, SC; on the 1840 census, he was with his father in Noxubee County, MS; on the 1850 census, he was with his first wife in Lavaca County, TX; on the 1860 census, he was with the James Cockrell family in Noxubee County, MS; on the 1870 census, based on the birthplace for several of his children, he was somewhere in MS or en route to Robertson County, TX; on the 1880 census, in Frio County, TX
note: He served for three years as a private in the 6th Mississippi Cavalry (Company A), CSA.
   Anne E. H. born: (about 1830) in Fairfield County, SC
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1830 census, she was with her parents in Fairfield County, SC
note:
   Jonathan J. born: (about 1833) in TN
married: ( ) in
children:
died: ( ) in
buried:
census: On the 1850 census, he was with his parents in Colorado County, TX;
note:
   Burr Edmund born: (about 1835) in MS or TN
married: Myra Z. Carson (March 15, 1868) in Colorado County, TX
children: Grace, Mary Z., Elva A., Cary, Olivia, Joe
died: (after 1880) in TX?
buried:
census: On the 1850 census, he was with his parents in Colorado County, TX; on the 1860 census, in Colorado County, TX;
note: He served in the 8th Texas Cavalry (Company F) as a corporal (1861) and was promoted to 2nd lieutenant (1862).
   John Mark born: (September 16, 1842) in MS
married: Elizabeth Corden (October 6, 1856) in Fayette County, TX
children: Itasca [White]
died: (October 16, 1886) in Bremond, Robertson County, TX
buried: Bremond Cemetery (section 3), Robertson County, TX
census:On the 1850 census, he was with his parents in Colorado County, TX; on the 1860 census, in Fayette County, TX
note: He was the mayor of Bremond according to the 1880 census of Robertson County, TX; his daughter is listed as a music teacher.

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   Beulah
(children of William Nathaniel Joiner and Catherine M. Farmer)
born: (December 1863) in MS
married: William E. Mobley (June 7, 1893) in Medina Couny, TX
children: John Erkel, Stella E. [E. H. Rugh], Blanche [R. L. Martin]
died: (between 1903-1910) in TX
buried:
census: On the 1870 census, she was with her parents, either somewhere in MS or en route to Robertson County, TX; on the 1880 census, she was with her parents in Frio County, TX; on the 1900 census, she was with her husband in Menard County, TX
note: On the 1910 census, her children were in the household of Blanche and Ezra Chipman in Bandera County, TX. Her widower later married (after 1910) Elliot Belle Fortney; on the 1920 census, he was in Los Angeles County, CA.
   Lillian
    (Lillie)
born: (about 1867) in MS
married: Lee Davis Robison (December 27, 1886) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
children:
Chester Lee
died: (before 1892) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
buried:
census: On the 1880 census, she was with her parents in Frio County, TX
note: Her widower married Sarah Jane (Sally) Stapleton Wier in January, 1892, so Lillian likely died in 1890-91.
   Bady born: (February 18, 1869) in Macon, Noxubee County, MS
married: Mark Davenport (May 26, 1892) in Castroville, Medina County, TX
children: James Olin, Aubrey C., Ronald
died: (June 22, 1961) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
buried: Bandera Cemetery, Bandera, Bandera County, TX
census: On the 1870 census, she was with her parents in MS or en route to Robertson County, TX; on the 1880 census, she was with her parents in Frio County, TX; on the 1900 and 1910 census, she was with her husband in Bandera County, TX
note: When she was three years old, she moved with her parents to Bremond, Robertson County, TX.
   Blanche born: (August 17, 1878) in TX
married: Ezra Orson Chipman (January 15, 1896) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
children: Wayne
died: (February 1, 1959) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
buried: Bandera Cemetery, Bandera, Bandera County, TX
census: On the 1880 census, she was with her parents in Frio County, TX; on the 1900 and 1910 census, she was with her husband in Bandera County, TX;
note:
   Sidney Johnston
    (Sid)
born: (May 8, 1877) in TX
married: Emma Annie Regina Eckhart (December 14, 1898) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
children: unnamed, Sidney Vol, William Byron (Mack), Wilbern Horald, Leona Marie, Lorena
died: (October 25, 1957) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
buried: Bandera Cemetery, Bandera, Bandera County, TX
census: On the 1880 census, he was with his parents in Frio County, TX; on the 1900 and 1910 census, with his wife in Bandera County, TX;
note:
   Leonidas
    (Lon)
born: (October 9, 1882) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
married: Emma Gray (June 27, 1910) in Medina County, TX
children: Fleta Juanita [Schladoer], Lee Lois [Pickens]
died: (September 3, 1941) in Bandera, Bandera County, TX
buried: Bandera Cemetery, Bandera, Bandera County, TX
census: On the 1900 and 1910 census, he was with his mother in Bandera County, TX
note:

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