She was the daughter of Samuel Neil Williams Sr. and Eliza Smith. Her father was one of the early stockholders in the Floridan Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad (the present Seaboard Coastline). Her father was born in 1814 in North Carolina, son of a Welsh immigrant and her mother was born in 1823 in Darien, Georgia.
She was the fourth of ten children born to Samuel and Eliza:
1. Henry Clay, born in 1839 in Darien, died in 1840 in Darien.
2. John Jasper, born in 1843 in Darien, died in 1843 in Darien.
3. Florida, born 1841 in Darien.
4. Samuel Neil, Jr. was born in 1848 in Darien. His first wife was Victoria Thompson, widow of James E. Barber. His second marriage was to Florida Virginia Harvey, daughter of Captain John and Mary Ann Johnson Harvey. Sam was buried in Pinkston Cemetery north of Whitehouse.
5. Martha Ann, born 1850, married Sam A. Bryan. She lived, and was buried at Starke.
6. Eliza Rebecca, born 1853 in Jacksonville, died in infancy.
7. Roland W., born in Jacksonville in 1855. He worked for the Jacksonville Fire Department, and died as a result of an accident while rushing to a fire. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville.
8. Georgia M., born in 1857 in Jacksonville. Her husband was James Lorenzo Wolfe of Georgia. The Wolfes lived in MacClenny, and are buried in Woodlawn (Mae and Rosa Wolfe, daughters of Georgia, lived in MacClenny on South College Street).
9. Isabella Daniel, born in Jacksonville in 1859, buried in Old City Cemetery. Her married names were Roberts, Anderson, and Quinn.
10. Richard D. was born in 1862 at Cedar Creek. His wife was Eliza, daughter of John and Sarah Rowe Alford. He was buried in Woodlawn. Contributor Valerie Harriss contends that Richard's wife Eliza was the daughter of Meredith Alford (not John Alford) and Sarah Ellen Rowe
Her father moved his family to Jacksonville in 1850 where he was buying virgin timber land for the railroad. In 1862, an epidemic of scarlet fever in Jacksonville forced the family to move to Cedar Creek north of Sanderson. After the Civil War, they moved back to Jacksonville where her father built a two-story home just south of the railroad on the east bank of the Little St. Marys River. He named the house "Williamsburg" and moved his family into it just before 1870.
She married Robert W. Cone of Olustee. He was a son of Aaron Cone of Bulloch County, Georgia. In 1870, they were living near Sanderson, Baker County, Florida. The household included: R. W. Cone, age 32, a railroad hand with $100 in assets, born in Georgia; Florida, age 27, born in Georgia; A. E., age 7, born in Florida; John, age 6, born in Florida; and Joseph, age 8/12, born in Florida.
Her father died in 1881 in Olustee and he was buried in Old City Cemetery in Jacksonville. Her mother died in 1889 at the home of Florida's youngest brother, Richard, in MacClenny, Florida.
She was the fourth of ten children born to Samuel and Eliza:
1. Henry Clay, born in 1839 in Darien, died in 1840 in Darien.
2. John Jasper, born in 1843 in Darien, died in 1843 in Darien.
3. Florida, born 1841 in Darien.
4. Samuel Neil, Jr. was born in 1848 in Darien. His first wife was Victoria Thompson, widow of James E. Barber. His second marriage was to Florida Virginia Harvey, daughter of Captain John and Mary Ann Johnson Harvey. Sam was buried in Pinkston Cemetery north of Whitehouse.
5. Martha Ann, born 1850, married Sam A. Bryan. She lived, and was buried at Starke.
6. Eliza Rebecca, born 1853 in Jacksonville, died in infancy.
7. Roland W., born in Jacksonville in 1855. He worked for the Jacksonville Fire Department, and died as a result of an accident while rushing to a fire. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville.
8. Georgia M., born in 1857 in Jacksonville. Her husband was James Lorenzo Wolfe of Georgia. The Wolfes lived in MacClenny, and are buried in Woodlawn (Mae and Rosa Wolfe, daughters of Georgia, lived in MacClenny on South College Street).
9. Isabella Daniel, born in Jacksonville in 1859, buried in Old City Cemetery. Her married names were Roberts, Anderson, and Quinn.
10. Richard D. was born in 1862 at Cedar Creek. His wife was Eliza, daughter of John and Sarah Rowe Alford. He was buried in Woodlawn. Contributor Valerie Harriss contends that Richard's wife Eliza was the daughter of Meredith Alford (not John Alford) and Sarah Ellen Rowe
Her father moved his family to Jacksonville in 1850 where he was buying virgin timber land for the railroad. In 1862, an epidemic of scarlet fever in Jacksonville forced the family to move to Cedar Creek north of Sanderson. After the Civil War, they moved back to Jacksonville where her father built a two-story home just south of the railroad on the east bank of the Little St. Marys River. He named the house "Williamsburg" and moved his family into it just before 1870.
She married Robert W. Cone of Olustee. He was a son of Aaron Cone of Bulloch County, Georgia. In 1870, they were living near Sanderson, Baker County, Florida. The household included: R. W. Cone, age 32, a railroad hand with $100 in assets, born in Georgia; Florida, age 27, born in Georgia; A. E., age 7, born in Florida; John, age 6, born in Florida; and Joseph, age 8/12, born in Florida.
Her father died in 1881 in Olustee and he was buried in Old City Cemetery in Jacksonville. Her mother died in 1889 at the home of Florida's youngest brother, Richard, in MacClenny, Florida.
She was the daughter of Samuel Neil Williams Sr. and Eliza Smith. Her father was one of the early stockholders in the Floridan Atlantic and Gulf Central Railroad (the present Seaboard Coastline). Her father was born in 1814 in North Carolina, son of a Welsh immigrant and her mother was born in 1823 in Darien, Georgia.
She was the fourth of ten children born to Samuel and Eliza:
1. Henry Clay, born in 1839 in Darien, died in 1840 in Darien.
2. John Jasper, born in 1843 in Darien, died in 1843 in Darien.
3. Florida, born 1841 in Darien.
4. Samuel Neil, Jr. was born in 1848 in Darien. His first wife was Victoria Thompson, widow of James E. Barber. His second marriage was to Florida Virginia Harvey, daughter of Captain John and Mary Ann Johnson Harvey. Sam was buried in Pinkston Cemetery north of Whitehouse.
5. Martha Ann, born 1850, married Sam A. Bryan. She lived, and was buried at Starke.
6. Eliza Rebecca, born 1853 in Jacksonville, died in infancy.
7. Roland W., born in Jacksonville in 1855. He worked for the Jacksonville Fire Department, and died as a result of an accident while rushing to a fire. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville.
8. Georgia M., born in 1857 in Jacksonville. Her husband was James Lorenzo Wolfe of Georgia. The Wolfes lived in MacClenny, and are buried in Woodlawn (Mae and Rosa Wolfe, daughters of Georgia, lived in MacClenny on South College Street).
9. Isabella Daniel, born in Jacksonville in 1859, buried in Old City Cemetery. Her married names were Roberts, Anderson, and Quinn.
10. Richard D. was born in 1862 at Cedar Creek. His wife was Eliza, daughter of John and Sarah Rowe Alford. He was buried in Woodlawn. Contributor Valerie Harriss contends that Richard's wife Eliza was the daughter of Meredith Alford (not John Alford) and Sarah Ellen Rowe
Her father moved his family to Jacksonville in 1850 where he was buying virgin timber land for the railroad. In 1862, an epidemic of scarlet fever in Jacksonville forced the family to move to Cedar Creek north of Sanderson. After the Civil War, they moved back to Jacksonville where her father built a two-story home just south of the railroad on the east bank of the Little St. Marys River. He named the house "Williamsburg" and moved his family into it just before 1870.
She married Robert W. Cone of Olustee. He was a son of Aaron Cone of Bulloch County, Georgia. In 1870, they were living near Sanderson, Baker County, Florida. The household included: R. W. Cone, age 32, a railroad hand with $100 in assets, born in Georgia; Florida, age 27, born in Georgia; A. E., age 7, born in Florida; John, age 6, born in Florida; and Joseph, age 8/12, born in Florida.
Her father died in 1881 in Olustee and he was buried in Old City Cemetery in Jacksonville. Her mother died in 1889 at the home of Florida's youngest brother, Richard, in MacClenny, Florida.
She was the fourth of ten children born to Samuel and Eliza:
1. Henry Clay, born in 1839 in Darien, died in 1840 in Darien.
2. John Jasper, born in 1843 in Darien, died in 1843 in Darien.
3. Florida, born 1841 in Darien.
4. Samuel Neil, Jr. was born in 1848 in Darien. His first wife was Victoria Thompson, widow of James E. Barber. His second marriage was to Florida Virginia Harvey, daughter of Captain John and Mary Ann Johnson Harvey. Sam was buried in Pinkston Cemetery north of Whitehouse.
5. Martha Ann, born 1850, married Sam A. Bryan. She lived, and was buried at Starke.
6. Eliza Rebecca, born 1853 in Jacksonville, died in infancy.
7. Roland W., born in Jacksonville in 1855. He worked for the Jacksonville Fire Department, and died as a result of an accident while rushing to a fire. He was buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Jacksonville.
8. Georgia M., born in 1857 in Jacksonville. Her husband was James Lorenzo Wolfe of Georgia. The Wolfes lived in MacClenny, and are buried in Woodlawn (Mae and Rosa Wolfe, daughters of Georgia, lived in MacClenny on South College Street).
9. Isabella Daniel, born in Jacksonville in 1859, buried in Old City Cemetery. Her married names were Roberts, Anderson, and Quinn.
10. Richard D. was born in 1862 at Cedar Creek. His wife was Eliza, daughter of John and Sarah Rowe Alford. He was buried in Woodlawn. Contributor Valerie Harriss contends that Richard's wife Eliza was the daughter of Meredith Alford (not John Alford) and Sarah Ellen Rowe
Her father moved his family to Jacksonville in 1850 where he was buying virgin timber land for the railroad. In 1862, an epidemic of scarlet fever in Jacksonville forced the family to move to Cedar Creek north of Sanderson. After the Civil War, they moved back to Jacksonville where her father built a two-story home just south of the railroad on the east bank of the Little St. Marys River. He named the house "Williamsburg" and moved his family into it just before 1870.
She married Robert W. Cone of Olustee. He was a son of Aaron Cone of Bulloch County, Georgia. In 1870, they were living near Sanderson, Baker County, Florida. The household included: R. W. Cone, age 32, a railroad hand with $100 in assets, born in Georgia; Florida, age 27, born in Georgia; A. E., age 7, born in Florida; John, age 6, born in Florida; and Joseph, age 8/12, born in Florida.
Her father died in 1881 in Olustee and he was buried in Old City Cemetery in Jacksonville. Her mother died in 1889 at the home of Florida's youngest brother, Richard, in MacClenny, Florida.
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