Person:William Janes (10)

William Jaynes was the son of Buford and Nancy Jaynes. He married Katherine, (or Catherine) and they had 11 children and adopted 3 who were their son WP "Janes" children after he died. Their last name is spelled Janes in the probate records of that time.

Source: Courthouse records at Walhalla, Oconee County, SC. Probate File No. 143--Wm.Janes apptd. guardian of 3 minor children: Marietta, Charles, and Robert Janes--all under 12, their parents, W.P. Jaynes of Evergreen Alabama both dead. Probate File 544--Wm. Janes will. 1/18/1876 mentions wife Katherine, some of their 11 children, & 3 adopted children above. Probate File 533--Catherine Janes, widow of Wm Janes, deceased, applied for tax exemption on homestead and per. property 4/24/1877. Wm. Janes died on 9/29/1876 and owned 150 acres of land in Oconee cty.,SC worth less than $1,000 and household furn. horse, wagon and livestock worth less than $500.

NAME: William (Bill) Jaynes<@Jaynes_Family>

1. ↑ Ancestry Family Trees. (Name: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Originaldata: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;;)
   Ancestry Family Trees.

   http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=25824533&pid=421

2. ↑ William Janes. Courthouse Probate Records. (Name: Name: Location: Walhalla, Oconee County, SC; Date: 1876;;;)
   Probate File # 544, Wm. Janes will 1/18/1876.

   mentions wife Katherine, some of their 11 children, and 3 adoptedchildren. Also, Probate File # 533, Catherine Janes, widow of Wm. Janes, deceased, applied for tax exemption on homestead and per. property 4/24/1877. Wm. Janes died on 9/29/1876 and owned 150 acres of land in Oconee Cty., SC worth less than $1,000 and hosehold furn. horse, wagon and livestock worth less than $500.