CRAWFORD COUNTY, GA - Bios James H. Joyner

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James H. Joyner

James H. Joyner was a farmer and merchant in Pine Level, Crawford County, Georgia. Son of James and Jane (Renfroe) Joyner and was born in Crawford County in 1839. His paternal grandparents were Ebenezer and Rachel Joyner. Ebenezer was born in South Carolina and settled in Crawford County in 1818. He was a shoemaker, and worked at his trade many years after he came to Crawford County where he ended his days. Jane Renfroe Joyner was the daughter of Enoch and Mary Renfroe. Enoch was born in South Carolina, came to Georgia and settled in Washington County, where he afterward moved to Crawford County and reared his family. He was a soldier in the war of 1812.

James H. was reared on the farm, and the meager schooling he received was obtained at the old-time log school house. In 1861, he enlisted in Company F, Captain Fowler, Fifty-seventh Georgia Regiment. He participated in the battle of Baker's Creek, and was captured at Vicksburg and paroled. He afterward returned to the Army and remained in the service until the surrender - was in the last battle at Bentonville, NC. Coming home from the war he started anew in life without a dollar in his pocket. In 1866, he bought 100 acres of land to which he added as he made money, until this time he had a large farm and a comfortable home in which to spend the decline of his life. He has been a justice of the peace ten years - a tribute to his impartiality and local popularity. Mr. Joyner's prosperity had been such that he supplemented his farming interests with a general merchandise store. In 1860, Mr. Joyner was married to Miss. Elizabeth Aultman, born in 1839, in Bibb County, Georgia, daughter of William and Mary (Rowland) Aultman. William was born in South Carolina and moved to Georgia early in life and settled in Bibb County, where he reared his family. Seven of the children born to this union were: Randolph, Anna, William, Charles, Oscar, Lulu, and John. William and Mary were members of the Congregational Church.

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