Bethena Elizabeth SINGLETON b. 5 Apr 1827 Monroe Co., GA d. 10 Feb 1912 BIbb County, GA: Johnson & Hanson

1827 - 1912 (84 years)

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Name	Bethena Elizabeth SINGLETON
Birth	5 Apr 1827	Monroe Co., GA
Gender	Female
Death	10 Feb 1912	BIbb County, GA
Burial	Woodson Cemetery, Lizella, Bibb County, GA
	Woodson Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Bibb County and was an Indian burial ground before Lizella (originally Warrior) became a white settlement in 1821. There The cemetery is located in the woods on a hill about 300 yards to the left(west) of the road going to Arrowhead Park, Lake Tobesofkee. It's about 0.2 mile south of the entrance to Arrowhead.
Notes	Obituary for Mrs. Elizabeth Jones The Macon Daily Telegraph Sunday Morning, February ll, 1912 MRS. ELIZABETH JONES SUCCUMBS AT LIZELLA Mrs. Elizabeth Jones, widow of the late Laurance Jones of Bibb County, died at 3:30 o'clock yesterday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. G.W. Burnette of Lizella. She was 85 years of age and for forty years had been a devout member of the Methodist Church. No particular ailments being reported for Mrs. Jones death, it being quiet and unexpected. Her children are left to mourn her departure. They are M.A. and Maxine Jones ofTexas, J.W. Jones of Bibb Co.., and Messers Burnette, M.A. Tharpe and M.F. Herrington, also of Bibb Co. No arrangements had been made for the funeral and interment last night, but it will probably be late today. ============================================================ From: William Bartlett Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 9:26 PM To: GA-CEMETERIES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Woodson Cemetery - Lizella (Bibb County) The 2 acres comprising Woodson Cemetery along with the 110 acres surrounding it has been sold to settle an estate. Your help is needed to preserve and maintain the Woodson Cemetery. Woodson Cemetery is one of the oldest cemeteries in Bibb County and was an Indian burial ground before Lizella (originally Warrior) became a white settlement in 1821. There are three known Indian Mounds in the cemetery. The cemetery was situated between the Bartlett and Pender family homesites (south of what is now Lake Arrowhead Park) and most of the burials I am aware of consist of those families (mostly my ancestors). The last burial was in 1912 and the grave marker (only one in the cemetery except for field stone markings) shows Bethena Elizabeth Singleton Jones. The cemetery is located in the woods on a hill about 300 yards to the left of the road going to Arrowhead Lake Park - about a city block before reaching the Park entrance gate. (turn off Columbus Road about a mile before reaching Lizella.) Others buried there include: William Bartlett (1865), Jesse Bartlett (1863), Pency Ann Stokes Bartlett (1890), Thomas Jefferson Bartlett, Rachel Renfrow Bartlett, Josiah Pender (1872), Celia Wyche Pender, Nancy Bartlett Pender and Jeremiah Willis Pender. The will of the last owner of the land and cemetery (Bobby Stokes) indicated that the cemetery should be preserved and maintained. The contract for the sale of the land supposedly said the same thing. A Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission decision was postponed from the hearing in early November until December 1, 2004. There will be no oral arguments allowed at the next hearing so the Commission needs to receive letters soonest. Target for letters is: Mr Vernon Ryle, III, Executive Director, Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission, 682 Cherry street, Macon, Georgia 31201. Also, please contact your US Senators and US Representative plus the Creek Indian Council. Anything you can do to get the word out and cause letters to be written to save the cemetery will be deeply appreciated. Even if people do not have ancestors buried in this cemetery, it should be preserved because of it?s historical significance to Bibb County, GA. ============================================================ 1880 Census, Monroe County, GA Name: Bethena E. Jones Sex: Female Age: 53 Event Date: 1880 Event Place: District 474, Monroe, Georgia, United States Event Place (Original): District 474, ED 92, Monroe, GA, United States Event Type: Census Birth Year (Estimated): 1827 Birthplace: Georgia, United States Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Relationship to Head of Household: Mother Relationship Code: Mother Father's Birthplace: Virginia, United States Mother's Birthplace: Georgia, United States Household Identifier: 12682239 Person Number: 2 Sheet Letter: A Sheet Number: 97 Sheet Number and Letter: 97A Volume: 2 Affiliate Film Number: 0158 Affiliate Line Number: 00014 Affiliate Publication Number: T9 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Thomas H. Jones Son M 36 Georgia, United States Sarah Jones Daughter F 26 Georgia, United States Netta Jones Daughter F 26 Georgia, United States Martin A. Jones Son M 20 Georgia, United States Samuel H. Jones Son M 14 Georgia, United States Martha E. Jones F 23 Georgia, United States Charles Harris M 16 Georgia, United States Robin Barrow M 16 Georgia, United States Digital Folder Number: 005157377 Microfilm Number: 1254158 Image Number: 00609 Citing this Record "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GN-2HR : 13 January 2022), Bethena E. Jones in household of Thomas H. Jones, District 474, Monroe, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
Person ID	I2528	Johnson & Hanson
Last Modified	3 Mar 2023

Father	Henry SINGLETON, b. 26 Sep 1798, VA d. 2 Apr 1869, Monroe Co., GA (Age 70 years)
Mother	Eunitia Nicia FOREMAN, b. 11 Nov 1799, Greene County, GA d. 30 Aug 1866, Monroe Co., GA (Age 66 years)
Marriage	23 Jun 1820	Putnam Co., GA
Family ID	F980	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Laurence Alexander JONES, b. 10 Mar 1813, South Carolina d. 1879, Warrior District, Lizella, GA (Age 65 years)

Marriage 3 Jan 1843 Monroe Co., GA

Children

+	1. Thomas Henry JONES, b. 23 Apr 1844, BIbb County, GA d. 16 Oct 1907, BIbb County, GA (Age 63 years)
+	2. William Russell JONES, b. 1846, Monroe Co., GA d. BEF. 1900 (Age < 54 years)
+	3. Mary Frances JONES, b. 1849
+	4. Martha A. JONES, b. 24 Jan 1851, BIbb County, GA d. 6 Mar 1927, BIbb County, GA (Age 76 years)
+	5. Sara Unit JONES, b. 17 Oct 1853, BIbb County, GA d. 14 Mar 1941, BIbb County, GA (Age 87 years)
+	6. John William JONES, b. 29 Jul 1856, GA d. 27 May 1940, Bibb County, Georgia (Age 83 years)
	7. Martin Alexander JONES, b. 12 Jun 1860, BIbb County, GA
	8. Joseph JONES, b. 1862, Bibb County, Georgia
	9. Samuel H. JONES, b. Jan 1866, Bibb County, Georgia

Family ID F978 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 8 Apr 2012

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Burial - - Woodson Cemetery, Lizella, Bibb County, GA

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