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Descendants of Esther ?

Generation No. 4

6. AMANDA LANIER⁴ MERRITT (OREGON³ SLOAN, NANCY² LANIER, ESTHER¹ ?) was born August 23, 1874 in Mascotte, Lake Co., FL, and died May 13, 1955 in Gadsden Co., FL. She married WOODSON MELCO JOYNER Abt. 1890 in Mascotte, Lake Co, FL (not confirmed), son of WILLIAM JOYNER and MARY KISER. He was born June 01, 1864 in Alabama, and died September 02, 1927 in Bradenton, Manatee Co., FL.

Notes for AMANDA LANIER MERRITT:
Amanda lived at 1132 9th St., Bradenton until 1954. She died in Gadsden County in 1955 and was buried in Manatee County, FL.

After Woodson died in 1927, Amanda raised her children (youngest boy, John, age 5) with help from the oldest children and by becoming a Dress Maker. Women came from all over just to say, Amanda made their dresses!

Until Amanda became ill in 1952, there was a big picture in an oval frame of Woodson in his Cavalry Uniform hanging in the living room. The night she had the stroke, Woodson's picture fell off the wall. The picture itself could not be saved, it crumbled into countless pieces.

During WWII, I remember 27 blue stars (representing family members in the Armed Services) in her front window. Gold stars represented a member killed in action. There were no gold stars in her window at the end of the war.

More About AMANDA LANIER MERRITT:
Burial: May 14, 1955, Manatee Co, FL
Census: 1880, Amanda was 6

More About WOODSON MELCO JOYNER:
Military service: 1918, WWI, Cavalry
Occupation: 1927, Furnature maker (on Death Cert. by son "Bill"

Children of AMANDA MERRITT and WOODSON JOYNER are:

7.	i.	NANCY ELIZABETH⁵ JOYNER, b. March 07, 1891, Mascotte, Lake, FL; d. April 03, 1973, Sanford, Seminole, FL.
8.	ii.	NETTIE JOYNER, b. October 1893, Bradenton, Manatee Co., FL; d. Abt. 1946, Bradenton, Manatee Co., FL.
	iii.	WOODSON PLENNY JOYNER, b. July 12, 1895, Manatee Co, FL; d. Abt. 1936, Manatee Co, FL.

Notes for WOODSON PLENNY JOYNER:
Woodson may have been his name but everyone called him Bill. He was well known and liked. Bill and brother Stewart signed up with the Civilian Draft Record 1917 - 1918 with father Woodson. They were all in the Cavalry. I have a sharp shooters medal and his dog Rastus' name tag (found together).

Bill died about 1936. Bill's bird dog, Rastus was stolen and someone told him where he was. Bill went to get him and his car was run off the road and he was killed. Uncle Bill was the one in the family that planned family events. One reunion in Bradenton had more than 150 relatives, about 1935. One time, about 1936, we went to a wooded area and camped a few days. There was a long line of cars and many people.

More About WOODSON PLENNY JOYNER:
Military service: Bet. 1917 - 1918, WWI, Cavalry, enlisted with father

9.	iv.		GLADYS JOYNER, b. February 1899, Bradenton, Manatee Co., FL; d. January 1982, Pensacola, Escambia, FL.
	v.		EVELYN JOYNER, b. 1904, Bradenton, Manatee Co, FL; d. Abt. 1924, New Yord City, NY.

Notes for EVELYN JOYNER:
Evelyn was in Zigfield Follies. The story is she always said she would not live to see 21. While she was in NYC, a hurricane happened and while she was sleeping on the couch a window broke and she was drenched. Probably died of pneumonia about age 20. Need research on storm date, NYC. from 1918-1926.

More About EVELYN JOYNER:
Census: 1910, Age 6
Occupation: Abt. 1922, Zig Field Follies, NYC, NY

vi.

STEWART J. JOYNER, b. 1906, Bradenton, Manatee Co., FL; m. IDELL; b. January 11, 1913; d. November 05, 1995, Tampa, Hillsborough Co., FL..

Notes for STEWART J. JOYNER:
Stewart was in the Cavalry during WWI and WWII. Married Idell and had one child.

More About STEWART J. JOYNER:
Census: 1910, Age 4
Military service: 1918, WWI, Cavalry

vii.

OLLIE R. JOYNER, b. 1908, Bradenton, Manatee Co., FL.

Notes for OLLIE R. JOYNER:
Ollie was in the Navy during WWII. Ollie was a boxer and boxed in Madison Square Garden. While in the Navy they assigned him to Special Services and he did exhibition fight from ship to ship. He contacted Malaria in the Pacific.

More About OLLIE R. JOYNER:
Census: 1910, Age 2
Military service: Abt. 1941, WWII, Navy Special Services
Occupation: Abt. 1935, Heavy Weight Boxer, Boxed in Madison Square Garden

viii.

JOHN T. JOYNER, b. May 15, 1922, Bradenton, Manatee Co., FL; d. April 1978, Jacksonville, Duval, FL; m. ELDIS.

More About JOHN T. JOYNER:
Fact 1: Bef. 1951, SS# 264-18-2251
Military service: Bet. 1938 - 1941, Merchant Marines, age 16 (lied about his age).

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