Joiner of Stewart County
The Joiner family was found in Halifax and Nash Counties, North Carolina. Joshua Joyner was born ca 1724 and died 1770 in Halifax County. He was married to Parience Lane (died 1785) of Halifax County. Issue: Joshua, Mary and John.
John Joiner, son of Joshua, was born ca 1754 in Nash County, North Carolina where he died in 1811. He married his first cousin, Elizabeth, daughter of William and Sealey Joyner. Issue:
- Jesse Joiner died 1850 Laurens County, Georgia.
- John Joiner.
- Elizabeth Joiner.
- Curtis Joiner, born 1784 in Nash County, North Carolina. He was married to Sabra Shepard. Issue:
- Asa Joiner, born 30 Nov 1806 in Nash County, North Carolina, died 2 Dec 1896 in Georgia. (see below)
- John Larkin Joiner, born 28 June 1809 in Nash County, North Carolina, died 14 Nov 1880 in Pulaski County, Georgia.
- Burrell Joiner.
- Orean Joiner (son).
- Edmond Joiner.
- Curtis Joiner, born 1819 in Nash County, North Carolina, died 14 Oct 1864 in Dooly County, Georgia, buried in the Wallace Cemetery.
- William David Joiner, born 20 May 1825 in Camilla, Mitchell County, Georgia, died 2 Oct 1902 in Pittsview, Alabama.
- Martha A. Joiner, born in Camilla, Mitchell County, Georgia.
Asa Joiner (1806-1896) was married to Celia Hilliard, born 1810 in Pulaski County, Georgia, died 21 Apr 1864 in Camilla, Mitchell County, Georgia. She was the daughter of William Hilliard and his wife, Polly Daniel Hilliard. Asa was a pioneer settler to Omaha, Georgia, in Stewart County, having migrated from Nash County, North Carolina. Asa was active in the affairs of the Summerhill Baptist Church and was elected Marshal of the church Camp Ground in 1843, 1844 and 1845. In 1852, Asa sold his land in Stewart County and followed his eldest son, Alfred, to East Baker County and settled there in the Pine Cliff Community (southwest of Camilla and six miles from Newton). There they joined the first Grand Jury in Mitchell County (1858) after Mitchell was created from Baker County. They were charter members of the Evergreen Baptist Church when it was organized in 1857. Issue:
- Lafayette Joiner, born and died 1830 in Pulaski County, Georgia.
- Mary Anne Joiner, born 1833 in Stewart County, Georgia.
- Martha Mahali Joiner, born 1835 in Stewart County, Georgia, died 1893.
- Joseph Newton Joiner, born 1837 in Stewart County, Georgia.
- Matilda Joiner, born 1839 in Stewart County, Georgia.
- Elizabeth Joiner, born 1843 in Camilla, Mitchell County, Georgia.
- Andrew Jackson Joiner, born 1844 in Camilla, Mitchell County, Georgia, died 1865.
- William Euphemius Joiner, born 1847 in Camilla, Mitchell County, Georgia.
- Hilliard Asa Joiner, born 1850 in Camilla, Mitchell County, Georgia, died 29 May 1900.
- Candice Joiner, born 1855 in Camilla, Mitchell County, Georgia, died 1864.
- Alfred Jefferson Joiner was born 14 October 1827 in Pulaski County, Georgia, died 25 Oct 1904 in Decatur, DeKalb County, Georgia, buried in Camilla, Mitchell County. He was first married on 20 Nov 1847 to Priscilla Frances Collins (born 14 April 1830, died 26 Apr 1879)on 20 November 1847. He was married second on 18 Jan 1883 in Stewart County to Josephine Draffin.
Issue:
- Martha Ann Celia Joiner, born 18 Sep 1848 in Stewart County, died 14 Sep 1893, married George Cleveland Smith.
- Mary Elizabeth Wright Joiner, born 22 Oct 1850 in Stewart county, died 20 May 1907.
- Asa Bryant Joiner, born 23 Jun 1853 in Stewart County.
- Priscilla Pharibe Joiner, born 23 Jan 1856 in Stewart County.
- Alfred Glover Joiner, born 12 Oct 1859 in Stewart County.
- Charlie Black Joiner, born 1 Sep 1861 in Stewart County, died 8 May 1937.
- Emma Frances Joiner, born 25 Oct 1865 in Stewart County, died 4 Sep 1950.
- Madison Lafayette Joiner, born 1 Nov 1868 in Stewart County, died 24 Jul 1901.
- Claude Joiner, born 30 Dec 1871 in Stewart County, died 11 Dec 1950.

Alfred Jefferson Joiner.

L-R sitting: Martha Ann Celia Joiner Smith, George Cleveland Smith Sr.
L-R standing: Priscilla Smith, George C. Smith Jr., Eva Browning Smith.
Sources: Georgia Bible Records by Jeannette Holland Austin, (1985), Genealogical Publishing Co., pp. 249; History of Stewart County; 1850-1880 Stewart County Census; 1850 Mitchell County Census.