Descendants of Joshua Jameson
Generation No. 1
1. JOSHUA3 JAMESON (WILLIAM JR2, WILLIAM1) was born December 12, 1822 in Pickens
County, South Carolina, and died December 10, 1906 in Anderson County, South
Carolina. He married MARY BOWEN HUNT December 22, 1846 in Greenville, South
Carolina, daughter of WILLIAM HUNT and ELIZABETH BOWEN. She was born November
24, 1830 in Greenville, South Carolina, and died October 20, 1899.
Notes for JOSHUA JAMESON:
The legal records of Pickens County show that he had property in that county prior to the
War between the States. His war record begins on January 17, 1862 when he was First
Sergeant. He was promoted to Second Lieutenant o n February 1, 1862; to Captain on
May , 1862; and discharged on October 15, 1862 because of poor health.
Leatherwood[josh.FTW]
SCMAR, Vol. XX, Spring 1992, No. 2, p.106 (Pickens District Real Estate Divisions
(Continued from Volume XX, p.44)
South Carolina, Pickens District. Personally appeared Joshua Jameson and Jasper N.
Hawthorn and made oath that the Real Estate of Nathaniel Duncan deceased is not worth
$1000 to the best of their knowledge. Joseph B. McGuffin, E. S. Foster. 4th October
1858. Joshua Jamison, J. N. Hawthorn.
Col. Joshua Jameson is buried in the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery (plot #348) in
Easley, South Carolina (cemetery is on Hwy. 8 just west of the intersection of Hwy. 8
and 88). Headstone = "Asleep in Jesus Blessed Thoughts"
More About JOSHUA JAMESON:
Burial: Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Anderson SC
Notes for MARY BOWEN HUNT:
Mary Bowen Hunt Jameson is buried in the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery (plot
#348) in Easley, South Carolina (cemetery is on Hwy. 8 just west of the intersection of
Hwy. 8 and 88). Headstone = "Asleep in Jesus Blessed Thoughts"
More About MARY BOWEN HUNT:
Burial: Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, Anderson SC
Marriage Notes for JOSHUA JAMESON and MARY HUNT:
SCMAR, Vol. VI, Summer 1978, No. 3, p.179(Marriage and Death Notices from the
Greenville Mountaineer (Continued from Vol. 6, p.127)
Married on Tuesday the 22d ult., by the Rev. J. M. Roberts, Mr. Joshua Jamieson of
Pickens District, to Miss Mary, daughter of Mr. W. M. Hunt, of Greenville, S. C.
(January 1, 1847)
More About JOSHUA JAMESON and MARY HUNT:
Marriage: December 22, 1846, Greenville, South Carolina
Children of JOSHUA JAMESON and MARY HUNT are:
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MARTHA "MATTIE" ANN REBECCAH4 JAMESON, b. August 13, 1849; d. May 20, 1918.
WILLIAM FOSTER JAMESON, b. February 28, 1851; d. September 28, 1901, Hill County,
Texas.
OTHO LANDRUM JAMESON, b. October 31, 1852; d. January 23, 1934, Norcross, DeKalb
County, Georgia.
EDWARD CALDWELL JAMESON, b. November 25, 1854; d. January 1933.
ROBERT PRESTON BROOKS JAMESON, b. February 20, 1857; d. July 17, 1917, Abbeville,
SC.
"MAMIE" MARY JANE JAMESON, b. January 14, 1859; d. 1928.
ELIZABETH "BETTIE" EVALINE JAMESON, b. March 20, 1861; d. 1901.
ANNA CARRIE JAMESON, b. July 30, 1863, September 16, 1867; d. Slabtown, Anderson
County, South Carolina.
Notes for ANNA CARRIE JAMESON:
Anna Jameson died at 4 years old. She is buried in Joshua's and Mary's cemetary plot in
the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery in Easley, South Carolina (cemetary is on Hwy. 8
just west of the intersection of Hwy. 8 and 88). Headstone = (right side) "Another Angel"
marker = "A. J."
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SARAH IDA JAMESON, b. March 4, 1866; d. November 15, 1945; m. E .W. LONG.
More About SARAH IDA JAMESON:
Residence: Atlanta, Ga
Marriage Notes for SARAH JAMESON and E.W. LONG:
When Ida was very young she fell in love with Ezekiel Long, an attorney of Anderson, SC.
Ida's father Joshua did not approve of the match and forbid Ida to see Ezekiel, Ezekiel
married another woman. After a time her father died and Ezekiel's wife pasted away also.
Ida and Ezekiel married in 1909 when she was 43. He died nine month after their marriage,
however Ida said that he was the only man that she ever loved and to hear her talk you
would have thought they had been married many years. (Taken from the photo album of
Minnie Jameson Orr, story written by Evelyn Orr)
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INFANT DAUGHTER JAMESON, b. June 16, 1868; d. September 16, 1868.
Notes for INFANT DAUGHTER JAMESON:
. INFANT Jameson was not quite 3 months old when she died. She is buried in Joshua's
and Mary's cemetary plot in the Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church Cemetery in Easley, South
Carolina (cemetary is on Hwy. 8 just west of the intersection of Hwy. 8 and 88). Headstone
= (left side) "A Little Bud of Love to Bloom with God Above" marker = " J."
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ETTIE IOLA JAMESON, b. January 16, 1870.
MINNIE LILLIAN ALICIA JAMESON, b. May 9, 1872, Anderson County SC; d. March 5,
1960, Westminster, SC.
Generation No. 2
2. MARTHA "MATTIE" ANN REBECCAH4 JAMESON (JOSHUA3, WILLIAM JR2, WILLIAM1)
was born August 13, 1849, and died May 20, 1918. She married Z.D. BRAMLETT
December 20, 1881 in Anderson Co., South Carolina. He was born in 1848.
More About MARTHA "MATTIE" ANN REBECCAH JAMESON:
Nickname: Mattie
Marriage Notes for MARTHA JAMESON and Z.D. BRAMLETT:
Marriage and Death Notices from Baptist Newspapers of South Carolina, 1866-1887
The Working Christian
Issue of January 5, 1882
page 121
Marriages & Deaths, Baptist Newspapers, SC, 1866-1887
On December 20th, 1881, at the residence of the bride's father, Col. J. Jameson, by Rev.
D. Weston Hiott, Mr. Z. D. Bramlett, of Greenville County, S. C., to Miss Mattie A.
Jameson, of Anderson County, S. C.
More About Z.D. BRAMLETT and MARTHA JAMESON:
Marriage: December 20, 1881, Anderson Co., South Carolina
Children of MARTHA JAMESON and Z.D. BRAMLETT are:
i.
ii.
MARY5 BRAMLETT.
INFANT BRAMLETT, b. February 9, 1883.
Notes for INFANT BRAMLETT:
The son of Z.D. Bramlett and Martha B. Jameson (Mattie) that died as an infant is buried in
Joshua Jameson's and Mary Bowen Hunt Jameson's cemetary plot in the Mt. Pisgah Baptist
Church Cemetery in Easley, Anderson County, South Carolina (cemetary is on Hwy. 8 just
west of the intersection of Hwy. 8 and 88)..
3. WILLIAM FOSTER4 JAMESON (JOSHUA3, WILLIAM JR2, WILLIAM1) was born February
28, 1851, and died September 28, 1901 in Hill County, Texas. He married ELLA M.
KING. She was born September 13, 1859, and died July 9, 1920.
Children of WILLIAM JAMESON and ELLA KING are:
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iii.
iv.
v.
MAMIE5 JAMESON, b. 1876; d. 1947.
LUTHER JAMESON, b. 1880; d. 1956.
EARL JAMESON, b. 1882; d. 1956.
JOSHUA I. JAMESON, b. 1883.
GRACE JAMESON, b. 1888; d. 1973.
4. OTHO LANDRUM4 JAMESON (JOSHUA3, WILLIAM JR2, WILLIAM1) was born October 31,
1852, and died January 23, 1934 in Norcross, DeKalb County, Georgia. He married
SUSAN CAROLINA ALMEDA JOHNSON August 12, 1874. She was born April 22, 1853 in
Decatur, Dekalb County, Georgia, and died February 8, 1921 in Norcross, DeKalb
County, Georgia.
Notes for OTHO LANDRUM JAMESON:
Nickname: Landy
Lived in Norcross, Atlanta, Ga.
More About OTHO LANDRUM JAMESON:
Burial: Chamblee First Baptist Church Cemetery
More About SUSAN CAROLINA ALMEDA JOHNSON:
Burial: Chamblee First Baptist Church Cemetery
More About OTHO JAMESON and SUSAN JOHNSON:
Marriage: August 12, 1874
Children of OTHO JAMESON and SUSAN JOHNSON are:
i.
CLAUD JULIAS5 JAMESON, b. June 22, 1875, Sandy Springs, Fulton County, Georgia; d.
June 5, 1920, Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia; m. O LLIE MAY GANTT, June 25, 1903;
b. September 10, 1878, Cobb County, Georgia; d. April 5, 1961, Chamblee, DeKalb
County, Georgia.
More About CLAUD JAMESON and OLLIE GANTT:
Marriage: June 25, 1903
ii.
WILLIAM PLESS JAMESON, b. September 24, 1878, Sandy Springs, Fulton County, Georgia;
d. April 20, 1959, Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia; m. G EORGIA MAE ELLIOT, September
9, 1917; b. June 10, 1883; d. November 11, 1984, Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia.
More About WILLIAM JAMESON and GEORGIA ELLIOT:
Marriage: September 9, 1917
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MARY CHLOE JAMESON, b. January 6, 1879, Sandy Springs, Fulton County, Georgia; d.
November 25, 1973, Chamblee, DeKalb County, Georgia; m. N EWTON D. MILLER; b. 1876;
d. 1956.
5. EDWARD CALDWELL4 JAMESON (JOSHUA3, WILLIAM JR2, WILLIAM1) was born
November 25, 1854, and died January 1933. He married FRANCES FRYE. She was born
1861, and died 1946.
Notes for EDWARD CALDWELL JAMESON:
Obituary - Tugaloo Tribune, Westminster SC June 19, 1933
Edward Caldwell Jameson, 79, dies at the home of a daughter near Welcome Church in
Greenville SC, Mrs. Rupert Scruggs. Father was Colonel Joshua Jameson of Anderson.
Wife Frances Frye Jameson. Daughters:
Mrs Rupert Scruggs of Greenville
Mrs. John Terrell of Waynesville, NC
Miss Sally Jameson of Columbia, SC
Son:
F.J. Jameson of Greenville, SC
Sisters:
Mrs. Rufus Orr of Westminster, SC
Mrs. Ida Long of Westminster, SC
Brother:
Landy Jameson of Atlanta, GA
Burial in Springwood Cemetary in Greenville
More About EDWARD CALDWELL JAMESON:
Burial: Springwood Cemetary, Greenville,SC
Children of EDWARD JAMESON and FRANCES FRYE are:
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iv.
v.
MAUDE5 JAMESON.
JOE JAMESON.
SALLIE JAMESON.
MAE JAMESON.
EDDIE JAMESON.
6. ROBERT PRESTON BROOKS4 JAMESON (JOSHUA3, WILLIAM JR2, WILLIAM1) was born
February 20, 1857, and died July 17, 1917 in Abbeville, SC. He married CORNELIA
AMANDA MATTISON May 10, 1888. She was born 1864, and died 1950.
More About ROBERT PRESTON BROOKS JAMESON:
Residence: Honea Path, SC
More About ROBERT JAMESON and CORNELIA MATTISON:
Marriage: May 10, 1888
Children of ROBERT JAMESON and CORNELIA MATTISON are:
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ii.
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iv.
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WILLIAM MATTISON5 JAMESON, b. 1889; d. 1939.
JOSHUA BOWEN JAMESON, b. 1890; d. 1968.
ANNA VIVIAN JAMESON, b. 1892; d. 1953.
ROBERT STEPHEN JAMESON, b. 1894; d. 1919.
RICHARD WARD JAMESON, b. 1900; d. 1953.
7. "MAMIE" MARY JANE4 JAMESON (JOSHUA3, WILLIAM JR2, WILLIAM1) was born
January 14, 1859, and died 1928. She married JOHN MOSLEY.
More About "MAMIE" MARY JANE JAMESON:
Nickname: Mamie
Residence: Anderson County SC
Children of "MAMIE" JAMESON and JOHN MOSLEY are:
i.
ii.
CLEO5 MOSLEY, m. UNKNOWN COX.
ROBBIE MOSLEY, m. UNKNOWN RAMSEY.
iii.
iv.
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"L.J." LEWIS JOSHUA MOSLEY, m. MAMIE LOLA WINGO;
MARY MOSLEY, m. UNKNOWN HAMILTON.
ZEPH MOSLEY.
b. 1882.
8. ELIZABETH "BETTIE" EVALINE4 JAMESON (JOSHUA3, WILLIAM JR2, WILLIAM1) was
born March 20, 1861, and died 1901. She married J.O. WINGO February 27, 1881 in
Anderson Co., South Carolina. He was born 1855, and died May 1922 in Greenville, SC.
Notes for ELIZABETH "BETTIE" EVALINE JAMESON:
Notes for J.O. WINGO:
Obituary posted in the May 22, 1922 edition of the Tugaloo tribune, Westminster SC.
Marriage Notes for ELIZABETH JAMESON and J.O. WINGO:
Marriage and Death Notices from Baptist Newspapers of South Carolina, 1866-1887
The Working Christian
Issue of February 17, 1881
page 121
Marriages & Deaths, Baptist Newspapers, SC, 1866-1887
On the 1st February, at the residence of Col. J. Jameson, the bride's father, by Rev. D.
Weston Hiott, Mr. O. Wingo, of Gowensville, Greenville, S. C., and Miss Bettie E.
Jameson, of Piercetown, Anderson County.
More About J.O. WINGO and ELIZABETH JAMESON:
Marriage: February 27, 1881, Anderson Co., South Carolina
Children of ELIZABETH JAMESON and J.O. WINGO are:
i.
ii.
iii.
IDA MAUDE5 WINGO, b. 1882; d. 1901.
MAMIE LOLA WINGO, b. 1882; m. "L.J." LEWIS JOSHUA MOSLEY.
LILLIAN WINGO, b. 1887; d. 1968; m. T HOMAS B. JACKSON.
9. ETTIE IOLA4 JAMESON (JOSHUA3, WILLIAM JR2, WILLIAM1) was born January 16,
1870. She married AARON "JOHN" SMITH. He was born 1864, and died 1927.
Children of ETTIE JAMESON and AARON SMITH are:
i.
ii.
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vii.
viii.
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GRADY5 SMITH, b. 1889.
RUBY SMITH, b. 1891.
PAUL SMITH, b. 1893.
INFANT SON SMITH, b. 1896.
MILDRED SMITH, b. 1898.
MADELINE CLYDE SMITH, b. 1900.
AARON JOSHUA SMITH, b. 1903.
JOHN BALUS SMITH, b. 1906.
THELMA SMITH, b. 1908.
THOMAS E. SMITH, b. 1910.
10. MINNIE LILLIAN ALICIA4 JAMESON (JOSHUA3, WILLIAM JR2, WILLIAM1) was born
May 9, 1872 in Anderson County SC, and died March 5, 1960 in Westminster, SC. She
married JOHN RUFUS ORR April 8, 1896, son of JOHN ORR and MARTHA MULLIKIN. He
was born January 17, 1873 in Brushy Creek Township, Anderson Co., South Carolina,
and died February 23, 1960 in Westminster, SC.
More About MINNIE LILLIAN ALICIA JAMESON:
Burial: Westminster East View, Oconee Co., SC
Notes for JOHN RUFUS ORR:
John Rufus Orr active in public life of Oconee County for many years, having served a
term in the S.C. House of Representatives (1919-1920) from Oconee County, and also as
chairman on the Oconee County Democratic committee for 12 years.
More About JOHN RUFUS ORR:
Burial: Westminster East View, Oconee Co., SC
Education: Attended common schools and Davis Military School, LaGrange, NC 18891890
Occupation: Farmer and Real Estate Dealer
Marriage Notes for MINNIE JAMESON and JOHN ORR:
See 50th Anniversary Newspaper Article
More About JOHN ORR and MINNIE JAMESON:
Marriage: April 8, 1896
Children of MINNIE JAMESON and JOHN ORR are:
i.
SARAH AGNES5 ORR, b. November 26, 1897, Oconee County, SC; d. June 14,
1973, Oconee County, SC; m. PAUL WALTERMARE MAYER, June 2, 1929; b. Chicago,
Illinois; d. September 11, 1945, Oconee County, SC.
"AGNES"
More About "AGNES" SARAH AGNES ORR:
Burial: Eastview Cemetery, Westminster, SC
More About PAUL WALTERMARE MAYER:
Burial: Eastview Cemetery, Westminster, SC
More About PAUL MAYER and "AGNES" ORR:
Marriage: June 2, 1929
ii.
JOSHUA BUFORD ORR, b. February 27, 1901; d. December 21, 1977, Augusta, Ga.; m. (1)
NETTIEMAE TILLEY, November 27, 1928; b. November 10, 1904, Oconee County SC; d.
August 13, 1975, Darlington SC; m. (2) I VA KATHALEENE MCKINNEY, March 8, 1935; m.
(3) ESSIE LOUISE CHEEKS, October 6, 1951; b. May 21, 1907; d. December 12, 1970,
Augusta, Ga..
Family Bible of Martha Mullikin Orr - Name listed as Joshua Bluford Orr, Bible in
possession of Jean Orr Belcher
More About JOSHUA BUFORD ORR:
Burial: Pine Grove Baptist Church, Bath SC
More About NETTIEMAE TILLEY:
Burial: Forest Lawn Cemetary, Anderson, SC
More About JOSHUA ORR and NETTIEMAE TILLEY:
2nd Divorce: 1934
Divorce: 1930
Marriage: November 27, 1928
Remarried: 1930
More About JOSHUA ORR and IVA MCKINNEY:
Marriage: March 8, 1935
More About ESSIE LOUISE CHEEKS:
Burial: Pine Grove Baptist Church, Bath SC
More About JOSHUA ORR and ESSIE CHEEKS:
Marriage: October 6, 1951
iii.
WARREN HERBERT ORR, b. July 12, 1903, South Carolina; d. September 30, 1979,
Spartanburg, SC; m. ESTHER KATHLEEN BURGESS, April 2, 1928; b. July 8, 1903,
Spartanburg, SC; d. June 6, 2002, Barnwell, South Carolina.
More About WARREN HERBERT ORR:
Burial: Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Inman, SC
More About WARREN ORR and ESTHER BURGESS:
Marriage: April 2, 1928
iv.
"ISABELLE" ISABELLE FLORA ORR, b. March 16, 1906; d. January 18, 1948, Charlotte NC;
m. ARTHUR ANDERSON TARRANT, August 15, 1930; b. January 24, 1902; d. January 15,
1997, Charlotte NC.
Notes for "ISABELLE" ISABELLE FLORA ORR:
Died as a result of auto accident.
More About "ISABELLE" ISABELLE FLORA ORR:
Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Greenwood, SC
More About ARTHUR TARRANT and "ISABELLE" ORR:
Marriage: August 15, 1930
v.
"EVELYN" FLORENCCE EVELYN ORR, b. April 23, 1910; d. March 1986, Seneca,
AUBREY GALLIMORE, March 2, 1976; b. October 3, 1909; d. January 20, 1993.
More About "EVELYN" FLORENCCE EVELYN ORR:
Burial: Oconee Memorial Park, Oconee County, SC
More About J. GALLIMORE and "EVELYN" ORR:
Marriage: March 2, 1976
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INFANT ORR, b. January 17, 1915; d. January 17, 1915.
SC; m. J .