Descendants of William B. Jackson - 2nd Wife

 Children of William and his 2nd wife Frances "Fannie" Esther Colley:

  1. Zettie Jackson (June 7, 1891 - November 30, 1958, buried Douglasville City Cemetery, Douglasville, GA), married Thomas Pierce Hollis and they lived in Douglasville, GA where Tom was born and raised.  For more on Zettie and the descendants of Zettie and Tom Hollis see HERE.


    Zettie Jackson Hollis
    "Mama Zett"
    (Family photo)

    1. Joseph Pierce Hollis (Jan. 3, 1918 - Dec. 7, 1989, buried Dahlonega Memorial Gardens, Dahlonega, GA), married Meryl McGahee and they lived in Atlanta before moving to Dahlonega where they lived for many years.  He worked for North Georgia College and Meryl ran a kindergarten.
      1. Helen Carole Hollis (Mar. 12, 1941 - July 5, 2024) married Robert "Bobby" Randall Justus. One adopted child (Private - Living).
      2. Col. Joseph "Joey" Pierce Hollis, Jr. (Oct 17, 1943 - May 8, 2013, buried Dahlonega Memorial Gardens, Dahlonega, GA) married (Private - Living).  A US Army career soldier.  He served several tours in Vietnam as an Infantry Officer.
        1. (Private - Living)
        2. (Private - Living)
        3. (Private - Living)
    2. Mary Elizabeth Hollis (Mar. 15, 1919 - Jan. 11, 1987, buried Douglasville City Cemetery, Douglasville, GA), married William Louie Long who died in 1968 and she then married a Howland.  William Long was a WWII veteran. Mary had no children.
    3. Thomas Bertrum Hollis (Jan. 25, 1921 - Dec. 6, 1969, buried Douglasville City Cemetery, Douglasville, GA), married Thelma Couch and they remained in Douglasville.  Tom was a WWII veteran who served in Patton's army in the European theater.  Tom had one child, a daughter named Tommie Lou (1941-1992).
    4. William Jackson Hollis (Oct. 16, 1922 - July 15, 1974, buried Decatur City Cemetery, Decatur, GA), married Martha Blair of Franklin County and they lived in Atlanta and Decatur.  He worked in finance and real estate and Martha worked for DeKalb County.  Bill was a WWII veteran serving with the Navy Air Wing in England in the north Atlantic theater.
      1. Janice Ellen Hollis (1950-2017, buried Parham Road Memorial Garden, Richmond,VA), married James Howard Loughrie (1946-2010).
      2. Private (Living)
      3. Private (Living)
      4. Private (Living)
    5. Zebulon Colley Hollis (May 23, 1925 - Sept. 21, 1990, buried Douglasville City Cemetery, Douglasville, GA), married Regis Thurmond and they remained in Douglasville.  Zeb was a Marine in WWII serving in the Pacific theater.  He later served in the Air Force.  Zeb was the local barber in downtown Douglasville.  Zeb was married twice.  He married very young the first time and the name of his 1st wife is not known and he apparently had a son from this marriage.  He and Regis had 3 children:
      1. Private (Living)
      2. Private (Living)
      3. Private (Living)
  2. Vessie Jackson (Oct. 23, 1894 - Nov. 17, 1923, buried Ocoee Cemetery, Ocoee, FL), married Joseph Edward Whitaker and they moved to Orange County, Florida.
    1. Bess Whitaker
    2. Jack Alton Whitaker (1913- died before 1957?)
    3. Francis Rebecca Whitaker (1915-?)
    4. Joseph Edward Whitaker, Jr. (1916-1950)
    5. Florida Whitaker (1918-1919)
  3. Esther Jackson (Oct. 23, 1894-1894, possibly buried in the Ebenezer Methodist Church cemetery, Conyers, GA), infant death, twin of Vessie.
  4. David Walton Jackson (Dec. 29, 1895 - Dec. 16, 1974, buried Ebenezer Methodist Church cemetery, Conyers, GA), married Exer Waldrop and they remained in Conyers. On the 1950 census his occupation is shown to be a farmer.  Dave was probably a World War I veteran but the author could not find any documents proving this.  Dave may have had a son from a previous marriage.


    Atlanta Constitution, Dec. 17, 1974


    Exer Waldrop Jackson, wife of Dave W. Jackson
    According to a church history, Exer's Waldrop family were involved with Ebenezer Methodist Church since the 1830s when he donated the land that the cemetery and present church occupy.
    (Family photo)


    1. John Milton Jackson (Oct. 12, 1933 - Aug. 12, 2021)
  5. Ercie Ellis Jackson (1899 - May 3, 1961, buried Georgia Memorial Park, Marietta, GA), married Flora McBrayer and they lived in Smyrna, GA.  He worked for Georgia Power at the Atkinson Plant (near Vinings).  Ercie and Flora appear to have been childless.  Ercie and his wife died 8 months apart.


    Atlanta Constitution, May 4, 1961

  6. William B. Jackson, Jr. (1899 - 1963, buried Rest Haven Cemetery, Monroe, GA), he was married more than once.  His last wife was Lizzie B. Lee and they lived in the Social Circle/Monroe area.  According to a descendant, he had a son from an earlier marriage that flew for the British during World War II. [1] 

    From the two photos below, i    t is very apparent to the author that William B. Jackson, Jr. and the author's uncle (Zeb Hollis - see above) share a strong facial resemblence.


    William Barnett Jackson Jr. and his wife Lizzie Lee
    (Family photo courtesy Will Jackson)



    William Barnett Jackson Jr. and Lizzie Lee circa 1962
    (Family photo courtesy William Jackson)


    1. Lee Colley Jackson (Nov. 3, 1937- August 7, 2016), married (Private).  Colley was a noted gunsmith in Georgia.
    2. (Private - Still living)
    3. Emily Jackson (1947-2021), married a Dally.


      The following photo is of William's 1st child (William Barnett Jackson III?) by his 1st or 2nd wife (not Lizzie Lee): 



      Which one is William Barnett Jackson III?
      (Family photo courtesy Will Jackson)



      Was William Barnett Jackson, III an RAF Officer in WWII or was he a US Marine?  The man on the right is wearing an RAF officer's uniform; The man on the left is wearing a US Marine uniform.  The author found a listing for a William B. Jackson, Jr. from Georgia on Fold3 born July 10, 1935 enlisted 1939. Among his assignments was Johnston and Palmyra Atoll and Pearl Harbor in 1942.  The author cannot confirm this is the man in the photo.  Note that the aircraft resembles a Hawker Typhoon but the dorsal does not quite match. Note that the engine cowling has been removed so likely it was undergoing maintenance when the photo was taken.
      (Family photo courtesy Will Jackson)


  7. Sarah Elizabeth Jackson (1903 - Nov. 5, 1981, buried Ebenezer Methodist Church cemetery, Conyers, GA), married Percy L. Williams.  She may have remarried (a Garner?) after Percy's death in 1961.  Sarah and Percy had one known child.  Sarah lived in Atlanta near Grant Park.


    Douglas County Sentinel, Aug. 13, 1920

  8. Roddy Jackson (February 22, 1904 - March 12, 1952, buried Ebenezer Methodist Church cemetery, Conyers, GA), married Bonnie (Bamie?) Laster and they remained in Conyers where he was a policeman for the city of Conyers. He may have lived on the farm that his father had previously owned.


    Roddy Jackson (on left)
    (Family photo courtesy Will Jackson)



    Atlanta Journal, Oct. 23, 1932
    Note that this occurred during Prohibition and the Great Depression



    Atlanta Constitution, March 13, 1952
    The author did not find any references to a Green Valley Farm in Conyers but there was one so named near Covington that is only recently closed.  Green Valley is a common name for a farm so likely they are not the same.

     
    1. Bettie Jackson (1928-1969), married William Ozer Hammonds.  (Note: Not sure if she is Roddy's daughter - Bonnie was married previous to marrying Roddy)
    2. Florine Jackson (1937 - ?)
  9. Colley Jackson died at age 6 from an accident.  The 1900 census shows 5 living children of the 7 total children born to Fannie so he likely died before the 1900 census was taken.  Given the birthdates of the children, he was probably born after Zettie and before Vessie & Esther.  Unknown burial location, possibly Ebenezer Methodist Church, Conyers.

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[1] Presumably, the son would likely have been born after 1930 since William and his brother Roddy were both living together in Conyers when the 1930 census was taken.


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