Jacksonville in Telfair County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Cullen Boney Descendants

Photographed by David Seibert, January 27, 2008

1. Cullen Boney Descendants Marker

Inscription. Cullen Boney and his wife, Phoebe Williams migrated from North Carolina and settled in the China Hill community of Telfair County in the eighteen twenties.

He had three children: Mary Jane Boney Cravey, Eliza Boney Reeves and Stephen Boney.

Stephen Boney married Mary Jane Williams and they had the following children:

1. John C. b. 1850 m. Rebecca Wilcox d. 1930
2. William F. b. 1852 m. Molly Mizell d. 1916
3. Joseph J. b. 1853 m. Clara Williams d. 1934
4. Wiley M. b. 1858 d. 1859
5. Rebecca b. 1861, d. 1863
6. Alexander J. b. 1863 m. (1) Rebecca Swain d. 1946
(2) Polly Bloodworth
7. Anna, b. 1865, d. 1880
8. Lucius W. b. 1868 m. Emma Swinney d. 1958
9. Lewis E. b. 1870 d. 1873
10. R.S. b. 1874, d. 1898

Erected 1994 by Descendants of Cullen and Phoebe Boney.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 31° 51.159′ N, 83° 5.087′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Georgia, in Telfair County. It is on Georgia Route 117 at milepost 27, 7 miles west of U.S. 319/441,

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on the right when traveling east. Marker is at China Hill community, seven miles west of Jacksonville. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jacksonville GA 31544, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Courthouse Location (approx. 6.8 miles away); Jacksonville (approx. 6.8 miles away); Ozias Church Bethlehem Church (approx. 10.4 miles away); Battle of Breakfast Branch (approx. 12.6 miles away); In Grateful Appreciation of The Boys of Ben Hill Co. (approx. 13.6 miles away); Ben Hill County (approx. 13.6 miles away); Portable Confinement Cage

Photographed by David Seibert, June 30, 2012

2. Cullen Boney Descendants Marker

Looking west on Georgia Highway 117

(approx. 13.7 miles away); Jefferson Davis Memorial State Park (approx. 13.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Old Coffee Road (was approx. 8.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,019 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on July 13, 2008, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. 2. submitted on July 4, 2012, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. • Kevin W. was the editor who published this page.