William G. Jones Sr., was the son of Joel and Demarius Jones. He was raised in Woodville and attended Woodville Grammar School and Albertville and Scottsboro High School. He taught at Woodville School after receiving his degree at Florence State College. He married Amanda Flanagan of Paint Rock; she is the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. W.H. Flanagan. Mrs. Amanda was a partner in the mercantile business in Woodville.

Amanda and Will were active members of the Woodville Baptist Church. They were very supportive in the building process of the Church.

The property this house is on is the location Dr. Francis Dillard settled on in 1836. He owned 1200 acres and about twenty-five slaves. The Dillard house was torn down and the present house was built in 1915.

Robert J. Thomas owned this property before the 1900’s and his son Ernest became owner of it along with the house from 1915 to 1923.

The house was a dogtrot style. The dogtrot went all the way through to the back porch. It consists of only one bedroom, a side room, living room, kitchen, and dining room.

When Mr. Will and Mrs. Amanda bought the house in 1925 the changes were slowly, but in the early 1940's two bedrooms were added, the side room eliminated, the dog trot closed to became part of the living room and the back porch became part of the hall. Later a den was built on the west side of the house.