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Descendants of ROBERT JONES

Generation No. 2

2. HENRY WHITE² JONES (ROBERT¹) was born September 23, 1847 in BALDWIN Co., ALABAMA, ALABAMA, and died May 29, 1937 in FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA. He married MARY ELIZABETH WHITMIRE, daughter of EDMUND WHITMIRE and MARY JAMESON. She was born December 1845 in FLORIDA.

Children of HENRY JONES and MARY WHITMIRE are:

4.	i.	ROBERT EDMUND³ JONES, b. 1869, FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA; d. May 05, 1951, Ferry Pass Escambia Co. Fl.
	ii.	WHITMIRE JONES, b. 1871, FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA.
	iii.	CLAUDIE JONES, b. 1872, FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA.
	iv.	BARLOW JONES, b. 1874, FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA.
	v.	JOSEPH JONES, b. 1876, FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA.
	vi.	STEPHEN A JONES, b. 1878, FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA.
	vii.	MINNIE JONES, b. August 1881, FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA.
	viii.	MARSHIE JONES, b. March 1885, FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA.

3. ZACKERY TAYLOR² JONES (ROBERT¹) was born March 30, 1850 in Stockton, BALDWIN Co., ALABAMA, and died September 12, 1904 in FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA. He married VASHTI ALLIE "GRANNY BASH" WHITMIRE 1868, daughter of STEPHEN WHITMIRE and MARY GIBSON. She was born March 01, 1846 in SANTA ROSA Co., FLORIDA, and died June 14, 1912 in PENSACOLA, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA.

Notes for ZACKERY TAYLOR JONES:
ZACKERY TAYLOR JONES
Born: Mar. 30, 1850 BAldwin Co., Alabama
Married 1868 to VASHTI ALLIE WHITMIRE
Died: Nov. 09, 1904 Ferry Pass, Escambia Co., Florida
Buried Nov. 11, 1904 Whitmire Cem. Ferry Pass
Father: ROBERT JONES
Mother: CLARRISA BARLOW or SNIDER
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NOTES ON ZACKERY TAYLOR JONES' LIFE
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ZACKERY TAYLOR JONES life is hard to trace. He can be found in the 1860 census living with
his mother CLARRISA JONES in the home of a S.W. Foster family. There are three Jones boys
Henry W.,13, Jacob,12, and Zacky,10. It is assumed that these three were brothers. Some time
between 1860 and 1870 Zackery came to Escambia Co.,Fl. with his half-brother and "Mother
Jones",Clarrisa This is according to a family story. This story also tells that "Mother Jones" went
to work as a housekeeper for a Richard Dean. The 1880 census tends to prove this to be true as
living next door to both Zackery and Henry W. Jones is a Richard Dean with his wife named
Clarrisa. Clarrisa's maiden name was possibly BARLOW, This fact is not known for sure. Clarrisa
Jones with her husband Robert appears on the will of Aron Barlow as a heir. Her relationship to
Aron Barlow is not stated while the other heirs are. The Baldwin County records indicates that her
name prior to marring Robert Jones was Snider which adds to the puzzle. Their marrige is listed
as Dec. 15 1846. Robert Jones died some time between 1850, the birth year of Zackery and
Clarrisa marriage to Joshua Bryars in 1856. Clarrisa is listed as a widow. Its not clear what
happened to Joshua Bryars as Clarrisa is listed in the 1870 living with Joseph R. Dean along with
her son Joseph J. Bryars in Escambia Co. Fl. No record of the marriage of Joseph Richard Dean
and Clarrisa can be found. Clarrisa is buried in Whitmire Cemetery Escambia Co. as Clarrisa L.
Dean. She was born Sep 1829 and died Feb 21 1882.
In the 1870 census Zackery Taylor Jones cannot be found even though he had been married for
two years. He had married Vashti Aille Whitmire, daughter of Stephen W. & Mary Pauline "Polly"
Gibson Whitmire of Santa Rosa Co., Fl. Zackery's brother Henry W. Jones was living in
Escambia Co. and it is assumed that Zackery also was living in Escambia Co.
Vashti Allie Whitmire Jones' name is something of a puzzle. Her name on her headstone is
VASHTI A., but she was known by her grandchildren as "GRANNY BASH". At first it would appear
that this was from a mispronouncing of VASHTI, but her name on the 1880 census was listed as
B.A. In the earliest census that she can be found (1850) , her name is listed as BASHEBA and in
the 1860 census her name is BASHABY. It appears that her name may have meant to be
BATHSHEBA from the Bible, but no one knew how to spell it. The name could have been
BARSHIBA, which was the name of her father,s sister,BARSHIBA DIXON WHITMIRE. Vashti was
the name she went by in her later years as this is what appears on some land deed records. The
"A" in her name is assumed to be ALLIE because some of her grand children have ALLIE in their
names.

The 1880 census finds Zackery T. Jones in Escambia Co. along with his wife, Vashti, two sons,
Kirby & Stephen, and daughter Allie. Zackery's occupation was listed as laborer.
In 1886 Henry W. Jones bought forty(40) acres in Ferry Pass near the location of the ferry
across the mouth of Escambia Bay. This property was later(1895) bought from Henry W. Jones
by Zackery Taylor Jones. This property remained the home site of the Jones family including
Kirby's, Zackery's eldest son. The property was sold to E.J. Roberts in 1923 upon the death of
Kirby. The description of the property is as follows "NORTH HALF OF LOT 2, SECTION 18,
TOWNSHIP 1, SOUTH, RANGE 30W ". The location of the property is near the intersection of
Davis Hwy. & Olive Rd. and now is the location of the West Florida Hospital Complex.
Family members say that Zackery provided for his family by building houses in the Ferry Pass
area as well as in Pensacola.
Zackery Taylor Jones died at the age of 54 on Nov.9, 1904 and was buried in the Whitmire
Cemetery, near his home in Ferry Pass, on Nov.11, 1904.
Vashti Allie Whitmire Jones,66, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs J.H. Hoyt, 518 E. Jackson
St. Pensacola, Escambia Co., Florida. at 10:45 pm Friday, June 14, 1912. She was buried the
next day along side her husband in Whitmire Cemetery.
Zackery and Vashti had three children:
1.Kirby Ledbetter b/May 18, 1869 m/Mary E. Hoyt
2.Stephen Judge b/Mar.13, 1873 m/Lela G. Nobles
3.Allie May b/ 1876 m/John H. Hoyt
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Written by Jerry Hattaway Feb.20, 1991

Notes for VASHTI ALLIE "GRANNY BASH" WHITMIRE:
THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL SATURDAY JUNE 15, 1912
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AN AGED LADY PASSES AWAY

Death of Mrs. V.A. JONES occurred at a late hour last night at the residence of her daughter on
East Jackson St. funeral today.
Mrs. V.A. JONES sixty-six years of age, passed away last night @ 10:45 o'clock at the residence
of her daughter, Mrs. J.H. HOYT 518 East Jackson St.
Funeral services will be conducted this afternoon at 4 o'clock at Whitmire Cemetery near Ferry
Pass. The funeral cortege leaving the residence at 2 o'clock. Rev. Wm. T. TRACEY will preform
the sad rites.
Mrs. JONES was the mother of three children; K.L. JONES, S.J. JONES, and Mrs. J.H. HOYT of
this city.
She was an estimable woman and had scores of friends throughout the city and county who will
learn with much regret of her demise.

More About VASHTI ALLIE "GRANNY BASH" WHITMIRE:
Burial: June 15, 1912, WHITMIRE Cem., FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FL

Children of ZACKERY JONES and VASHTI WHITMIRE are:

5.	i.		KIRBY LEDBETTER³ JONES, b. May 18, 1869, FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA; d. November 09, 1923, PENSACOLA, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA.
	ii.		STEPHEN JUDGE JONES, b. March 13, 1873, FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA; d. July 09, 1957, PENSACOLA, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA; m. LELA GERTRUDE NOBLES, January 08, 1899, PENSACOLA, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA.

More About STEPHEN JUDGE JONES:
Burial: ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA

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ALLIE MAY JONES, b. December 16, 1875, FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA; d. December 28, 1914, FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA; m. (1) JOHN HENRY HOYT; b. 1868, ALABAMA; m. (2) JOHN HENRY HOYT, September 12, 1896, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA; b. November 16, 1867, ESCAMBIA Co., ALABAMA; d. March 11, 1931, PENSACOLA, ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA.

More About ALLIE MAY JONES:
Burial: December 1914, WHITMIRE Cem., ESCAMBIA Co., FLORIDA

More About JOHN HENRY HOYT:
Burial: November 13, 1931, WHITMIRE Cem., FERRY PASS, ESCAMBIA Co., FL.

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