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Returning home from the war he practiced law at Homer- ville a while, but in a year or so removed to Blackshear, where he lived until his death. His practice soon became one of large extent and he became one of the most pre-eminent lawyers of the circuit.
He was first married to Miss Mamie Clopton, a daughter of Hon. William Clopton, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. By her he had several children. She died about 1880, and he married Miss Ida Acosta, a very talented lady of Blackshear, who survived him. The marriage oc- curred May Ist, 1882, in Blackshear.
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Colonel Nichols was State Senator 1874-75 and 1876-77, and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1876. He was a leading member of the legislature while senator, and in 1878 was elected to Congress, serving two years. In 1882 he was re-elected, serving through the ses- sion of 1883-84 and 1884-85.
Colonel Nichols was a member of the Baptist Church and served as superintendent of the Baptist Sunday School at Blackshear a few years. His death occurred at his home in Blackshear, December 25th, 1894. It was the occasion of widespread sorrow and regret. In his death the State lost one of its brightest men. His remains were buried in Laurel Grove cemetery in Savannah, where the DuPont family has a vault.
Another son of Simon W. Nichols was Waver J. Nichols. He was a physician by profession, and was born at Clinton, Jones County, in 1831. He graduated at the Charleston (S. C.) Medical College March 5th, 1854. He married Miss Mary B. Hall, of Dublin, Ga., and soon afterwards settled in Clinch County to practice his profession. He lived here the remainder of his life. Dr. and Mrs. Nichols had no children.
Dr. Nichols was for many years the foremost physician of the county. He enjoyed a practice of large extent. To- gether with his brother William M. Nichols they were the owners of a great area of Clinch County land, which they gradually sold off.
Dr. Nichols lived at DuPont. He never sought any polit- ical office or honor. His death occurred about 1890, and he was buried at the North cemetery. His widow died in 1912.
CHAPTER XI. Old Families of Clinch County.
THE NEWBERN FAMILY.
O F the Clinch County Newberns, Thomas Newbern was the progenitor. This old pioneer came to this sec- tion from South Carolina and settled in what is now Ware County, about 1820. He was married twice. By his first marriage he had three children, viz .: John, William C., and Dryden Newbern. By his second marriage he had five children, viz .: George W. Newbern; Cassie, who first mar- ried Martin Nettles and later Chas. A. Griffis; Lucretia, who married Jack Lee ; also a daughter who married James Sweat, and one who married John Sweat. Thomas Newbern was a prominent citizen of his time. He was elected surveyor of Ware County and commmissioned February 11th, 1828. Two years later he was elected a justice of the Inferior Court of Ware County, to which he was commissioned April 28th, 1830. He was also commissioned justice of the peace of the 45 I district of Ware County, April 3d, 1833. He is the fore- father of many of Clinch's prominent citizens.
John Newbern was born April 4th, 1801, and married Mrs. Argent O'Steen, a widow of the Indian wars. By her he had two children, Matilda, who married William John- son, and Vicy, who married Robert G. Dickerson, Sr. This old citizen lived in Ware until Clinch was created. He was elected sheriff of Ware County in 1832 and commissioned July 23, 1832. He served one term. He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church, and is buried at Arabia Church above Homerville. His death occurred November 18, 1863.
William C. Newbern was born about 1805. He was mar- ried and had only one son, Alfred Newbern, who later be- came treasurer of Clinch County. William C. Newbern was a citizen of Lowndes many years, and was elected sheriff of
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that county in 1838. He was commissioned January 15th, 1838, but resigned after a short service of a few months. On January 24th, 1845, he was commissioned a justice of the peace of the 658th district of Lowndes county, and on Feb- ruary 9th, 1850, was commmissioned a justice of the Inferior Court of Lowndes County. It is not known just when he died.
Dryden Newbern was born in Georgia in 1794. He married Elizabeth, a daughter of Josiah and Artie Sirmans. He was one of the first settlers of what is now Clinch County, living and dying here. By his wife, Elizabeth, he had seven children, viz .: Thomas (born 1829), Martha, Ashley, Ber- rien, Jr. (born 1845), Caroline and Sallie, who married W. F. Kirkland. This old man had passed the four-score mark when he died.
George W. Newbern, a half-brother of the above three, was born in Georgia, January Ist, 1825. He was married about 1845 to Miss Rebecca Thomas, a daughter of Absalom Thomas, who was one of the first justices of the Inferior Court of Ware County. They had eight children, viz .: Ab- salom T. Newbern (born 1849), who was later a deputy sheriff of Clinch County; Matilda, who first married Martin Joyce, and later H. D. O'Quin; Vicy, who first married A. E. Smith, Jr., later E. J. Benton, Jr., and still later H. D. O'Quin ; Belle, who married C. H. North; William C. New- bern, Jr .; Jackson Newbern; George W. Newbern, Jr., and Argent, who married A. B. Findley. Mr. Newbern, Sr., held several offices of trust and honor in Clinch County, and was the second clerk of the Superior Court. He was an able min- ister of the Baptist Church. He died in Homerville, July 10th, 1892, and is buried at the North cemetery, near Du- Pont. A more detailed sketch .of his life will be found else- where in this book.
Cassie Newbern was born about 1820. She was first mar- ried to Martin Nettles, and by him had seven children, viz .: Martin Nettles, Jr., Elizabeth, who married John C. Kirk- land; Martha, who married Warren Douglas; Thomas Net-
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tles, James Nettles, Mary Ann, who married Jordan Boyt, Berry Nettles, Julia Ann, who married Hampton Bennett. Her second husband was Charles A. Griffis, who she mar- ried in 1854. To them were born two sons, John G., and Wil- liam D. Griffis. The latter moved to Pierce County in 1875, and in 1912 was elected ordinary of that county. Mrs. Griffis died in 1883.
Lucretia Newbern, who married Jack Lee, lived and died in Clinch County. She had several children. The other two daughters were Elizabeth and Mary Ann Newbern. Eliza- beth married James Sweat and after her death he married her sister, Mary Ann, who was a widow of his brother, John Sweat. James Sweat and John Sweat were residents of Ware County.
THE SIRMANS FAMILY.
The Sirmans family, as has been stated before in this book, was one of the first to settle in what is now Clinch County. They came here in 1822 from Emanuel County and settled on the place where J. B. Strickland now lives in the Mud Creek district. Those who came were Josiah Sirmans, Sr., and his family, including his sons, Benjamin, Joseph, Jona- than, and Abner Sirmans. To-day their descendants are quite numerous in Clinch and Berrien Counties.
Josiah Sirmans, Sr., was born in 1767, and married Miss Artie Hardeman, a daughter of Thomas Hardeman, Sr. To them were born Benjamin Sirmans, Sr., Joseph Sirmans, Jon- athan Sirmans, Abner Sirmans, Sr., Rachel, who married Eustice Studstill; Bettie Sirmans, who married Dryden New- bern, and Sarah Ann, who married an Adams, of Florida. At the time Josiah Sirmans, Sr., settled here, it was then Irwin County, later Lowndes County. He did not live to see the Indian wars of 1836-38. He died January 6th, 1830, and is buried at the Fender graveyard on the Allapaha River, in this county. His grave is probably the oldest marked grave in the county.
HON S. C. TOWNSEND Former Representative from Clinch County. Elected State Senator from Fourth District, 1916.
SHERMAN L. DRAWDY A former Representative and Judge of County Court. Resigned the latter in 1916.
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Benjamin Sirmans was born in Emanuel County, Febru- ary 6th, 1792. When thirty years of age he came with his father to this section. His wife was Miss Martha Johnson, a daughter of David Johnson, Sr., and a sister to Gen. David Johnson. Their children were: David J. Sirmans, Josiah Sir- mans, Jr., Ezekiel J. Sirmans, Cassie, who married John Smith; Lavinia, who married Aaron Tomlinson; Martha, who married Elihu Morgan; Lucretia, who married Charles Strickland; Benjamin E. Sirmans, Lyman A. Sirmans, and Levi J. Sirmans. Benjamin Sirmans represented Lowndes County in the legislature several years and served one term as State senator from Clinch County. He was also a dele- gate to the secession convention in Milledgeville in 1861. He died May Ist, 1863, and is buried at the Fender grave- yard. His wife preceded him to the grave by about seven years.
Joseph Sirmans was born in Emanuel County, May 16th, 1808, and his wife's name was Miss Rebecca Smith, a daugh- ter of Rev. William Smith. He lived in the Mud Creek dis- trict and served one term as representative from Clinch County after the Civil War. His children were: Artie, Mary, John, Nancy, Matilda and Lucretia Sirmans. These were by his first marriage, and by his second marriage, to Mrs. Sallie Howell, he had a son, Isaac Sirmans. His first wife died in 1856, and his second wife died in 1887. He died October 7th, 1888, and was buried at the Fender graveyard.
Jonathan Sirmans was born about 1800. He lived in what is now Clinch County a short while and removed to what is now Berrien County. Here his descendants are quite numer- cus. He married Miss Martha Rouse, and they had several children. He died about 1875.
Abner Sirmans, Sr., was born about 1793 and married Miss Bettie Kirkland, a sister of Timothy Kirkland. To them were born : Hester, Jinsie, Benjamin, Roxie, John, Tally and Abner Sirmans, Jr. The elder Sirmans was commis- sioned a justice of the peace of the 664th district of Lowndes
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County January 20th, 1829, and served four years. Subse- quently he removed to Early County, where he died in 1837. His son, Abner Sirmans, Jr., is now living at the age of 82.
Rachel Sirmans was born in 1794, and married Eustice Studstill. Their children were: Manning, Jonathan, Rachel, Sarah and John Studstill. Eustice Studstill removed to Ala- bama, where he died in Russell County in 1837. His widow died in 1878 and is buried at the Fender graveyard.
Bettie Sirmans, who married Dryden Newbern, was born in 1795, and their children were: Thomas, Martha, Ashley, Berrien, Dryden, Jr., Caroline and Sallie Newbern,-the latter married W. F. Kirkland.
Notes on grand-children of Josiah Sirmans, Sr .:
David J. Sirmans, a son of Benjamin Sirmans, was born March Ist, 1819, and married Eliza Wilkerson, a daughter of John Wilkerson, of South Carolina. To them was born : Lewis, who married Rachel Lightsey; Alice, Tully, Lucius, who married Eliza Fiveash, and Josiah, who married Fannie L. Lott, and Ezekiel S. Sirmans, who married Martha Reg- ister, and Benjamin, who married Ida Crum. Josiah Sirmans, 3d, was postmaster at Homerville several years and died in 1881. His son, W. E. Sirmans, of Waycross, is a prominent real estate dealer of that city.
Josiah Sirmans, 2d, was born March 25th, 1817. He mar- ried Mary Roberts, a daughter of John T. Roberts, and their children were : Roena, who married Thomas Ridgall; Phoebe, who married Lewis Holtzendorf, Benjamin J. Sirmans, who married Elizabeth Thane, David Sirmans, Malinda, who married David Dickerson first, and later Elias L. Roberts, Lucretia, who married Frank L. Allen ; Martha, who married W. L. Courson. The elder Sirmans was commissioned justice of the peace of the 664th district of Lowndes County, October 15th, 1838, when he was just twenty-one years old. He died February 20th, 1880, and is buried at the Fender graveyard.
Ezekiel J. Sirmans was born February 28th, 1824. He had three children by his wife, who was Eliza Bennett, viz .:
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Franklin B. Sirmans, Manassas Sirmans and Caroline Stal- vey. He was the first tax collector of Clinch County. He died April 28th, 1900, and is buried at the Fender graveyard. Franklin B. Sirmans was state senator from the fifth district three terms.
Cassie Sirmans, who married John Smith, son of William Smith, was born about 1810. Their children were: Martha, William S., Lavinia, Rachel, John W., Sirmans S., Charlton H., Nancy, General J., Herschel B., and David J. Smith. Mrs. Smith died about 1900.
Lavinia Sirmans, who married Aaron Tomlinson, was born in 1822. Their children were Elizabeth, Lucretia, Nancy, Candacy, Melvina, Lorena, Josiah, Aaron and Charlotte Tomlinson.
Martha Sirmans, who married Elihu Morgan, lived in Echols County. Their children were Benjamin, Joseph and Viola Morgan.
Lucretia Sirmans, who married Charles Strickland, was born in 1827. Their children were: Martha, who married Elias L. Moore; Mary Ann, who married Daniel Dickerson ; Louis Strickland, B. F. Strickland, Colquitt or Colly Strick- land, Isabelle Roberts, Allen J. Strickland, Lucinda, Joseph B., and Amanda, who married F. B. Sirmans; Lyman J. Strickland, and Kizzie Strickland.
Benjamin E. Sirmans was born July 14th, 1831, the son of Benjamin Sirmans. He married Francenia E. Carroll, a native of North Carolina. To them were born David C., Maggie, Jesse, Joseph, William, Charlie, Martha, and Min- nie Sirmans. The elder Sirmans died November 22d, 1877, and was buried at the Fender graveyard.
Levi Johnson Sirmans was born February 24th, 1837, the. son of Benjamin Sirmans. He married Victoria O. Mattox, daughter of Hon. Elijah Mattox, and to them were born Cicero M., Helen, Ulysses, Julia, Octavius, John L., and Cornelia Sirmans. Mr. Sirmans for some time prior to his death lived in Lowndes County above Naylor, where he died
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May 6th, 1915, the last member of the famous coterie of children of Benjamin and Martha Sirmans.
Lyman A. Sirmans was born April Ist, 1838, the son of Benjamin Sirmans. He was admitted to the bar and prac- ticed law in Homerville for several years. He married Miss Mollie Griffin, daughter of Rev. W. W. Griffin. To them was born two children, Noble A. Sirmans and a daughter, who married Frank A. Smith. Colonel Sirmans died April 22d, 1910, at his home in DuPont. He is buried at the North cemetery.
THE HARGREAVES FAMILY!
The Hargreaves, of Lancashire, were an ancient Saxon family at the time of the conquest by William the Norman, in the year 1052. Through all the vicissitudes of time and change for more than a thousand years they have been a powerful and distinguished family in their native land.
The Hargreaves, of Georgia, are descendants from John Hargreaves, of Heir's House, Colne, Lancashine, England, who died about 1820. His three sons, Abraham, Thomas and John, came to this country about 1825, and were first in South Carolina, but soon afterwards came to Georgia, set- tling in what is now the County of Coffee.
Abraham Hargreaves married Rhoda, daughter of John Carver, and was the father of a large family. He died about 1872 and is buried at the old Hargreaves homestead, near Millwood, Ga.
His son, John C. Hargreaves, was born June 5th, 1838, and died September 13th, 1876. He was a corporal in Co. "I" 4th Georgia Cavalry, organized at Homerville, January Ist, 1863. While on leave of absence from the army he was married to Parthenia, daughter of Thomas and Jane (Moody) Morgan, of Tom's Creek, Echols County, on Feb- ruary 5th, 1864. He was a brave and efficient soldier and fought until discharged at the close of the war.
After the surrender, he settled in southern Clinch, near
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Wiregrass post office, and reared a family of five children. In 1876 he moved to southern Florida and settled on Tsala Apopka Lake, where the town of Inverness now stands. He died there in a few months and was buried in old Fort Cooper cemetery. After his death his family lived in Georgia.
His children were : Linnie, first wife of George M. Dame; Abraham, who married Georgia Bazemore; Mary, who mar- ried Judson Taylor, of Tampa, Fla .; Bettie, who married Jesse W. Pennington, of Jasper, Fla., and Georgia, who mar- ried William Collier, and is now living in Valdosta, Ga.
John Hargreaves was a man of ideal character and of un- usual intelligence, and is said to have been one of the best read men of his day. Sidney Hargreaves, late of Ware County, was a brother of John C. Hargreaves.
Susan Hargreaves, a sister of John C. Hargreaves, mar- ried Jonathan L. Morgan, of Clinch County, and became the mother of A. H. Morgan, Mrs. Frank C. Folks, of Way- cross, and Mrs. Linnie Taylor. Mrs. Morgan died June 28, 1916, and was the oldest living member of the family. She was 82 years old. Linnie, another sister of John C. Har- greaves, married George Moody, son of Jacob Moody.
An old single-barrel shot-gun or rifle, of the kind used a hundred years ago, is now in the possession of Mr. John H. Smith, of Clinch County. This gun was brought to America by Abraham Hargreaves when he emigrated to this country.
THE GRIFFIS FAMILY.
The Griffis family is an old family of Clinch County, and like the Smiths, there are several branches of it. The ances- tor of one branch who settled in Clinch was Juniper Griffis, while Samuel Griffis, Sr., was the ancestor of another branch. Charles A. Griffis, with his uncle, Joel Griffis, was still an- other branch.
Juniper Griffis and his descendants :
Juniper Griffis was born in Appling County, February 4th, 1808. He died in 1905, age 97 years, being the oldest
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man in the county at the time of his death. He married Miss Viney Sears, sister of Hiram Sears, and by her had five sons and five daughters. His sons were Elias Griffis, F. M. Griffis, William and Charles Griffis, Rhoda Griffis, a sister of Juniper Griffis, married William Corbitt (see Corbitts).
Elias Griffis married Catherine Bailey, and their children were: Wilburn, Richmond, Juniper, Elias L., Viola, who married J. Walter James; Marietta, Matilda, who married L. H. Lockliear; and Lavina, who married A. J. Lockliear. Mr. Griffis served in the Civil War in Co. "I" 4th Georgia Cavalry. He became very wealthy, owning much land. He died about 1895.
Francis Marion Griffis married Victoria Cowart, and their children were : Mary, Viney and John Griffis. He died January 28th, 1898.
William Griffis was born in 1841, and married Olive Sears, a daughter of Hiram Sears, and their children were: Laura, Harriet, Berta, William and Charles Griffis. Mr. Griffis served one term as tax collector of Clinch County. He died in 1915, at his home in Ware County at Millwood.
Charles Griffis was born about 1835, and married Sallie Roberts, a daughter of John T. Roberts. Their children were : F. M. Griffis, Jr., Rebecca and Sarah Ann Griffis. He served in the Confederate Army, and died during the war at a hospital in Savannah. His widow later married George W. Delk, and to them were born seven children.
Samuel Griffis was born in this State in 1807, and married Miss Naomi Kirkland, and by her had eight children. Among their children were Nancy, Rebecca, Sealy, Martha, and Joel G. Griffis. Samuel Griffis died April 27th, 1884.
Joel G. Griffis was born in 1846 and married Nancy, a daughter of John S. Henderson, December 23d, 1869. They had several children. Mr. Griffis was for several years a jus- tice of the peace of the 1141st District.
Charles Griffis was an early settler of Appling County. He was a native of South Carolina, where he was born about
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1795. He lived and died in Appling County. His brothers were John, Joel, Richard and Berry Griffis. Of these broth- ers, two lived in Clinch County, Joel and Berry. Charles A. Griffis, a son of Charles Griffis, was born in Appling County October 30th, 1826. He married Mrs. Cassie Nettles, widow of Martin Nettles, and daughter of Thomas Newbern. To them two sons were born, John G., and W. D. Griffis. Charles A. Griffis served for about fifteen years as justice of the peace of the 106Ist district. He died in Pierce County March 1 1th, 1914, at the home of his son, W. D. Griffis.
Joel Griffis, an uncle of Chas. A. Griffis, was born in this State in 1803, and died about 1870. Among his children were John, born 1851; Elizabeth, born 1849; Noah, born, 1855, and Joel Griffis, Jr.
Berry Griffis, a brother of Joel Griffis, was born in 1808, and died about 1880. Among his children were Sarah, born 1842; Berry, Jr., born 1845; Matilda, born 1846; James R., born 1848; Abraham, born 1850, and John Griffis, born 1852.
Joel Griffis, Jr., was born October 9th, 1831. He lived many years where J. L. Morgan subsequently lived in the 1 14Ist district, but later moved to where the town of Withers now is. He died February 9th, 1879. He had several chil- dren by his wife, Sarah, among them being Mitchell, born 1852; Samuel B., born 1855 ; A. R. G., born 1857; Rhoda, born 1860; Harriet, born 1862; Candacy, born 1864, and P. W. Griffis, born 1869.
Dixon Griffis, son of Berry Griffis, was born January Ist, 1844. He married Nancy, daughter of David D. Johnson, by whom he had a son, Lucius C. Griffis, and several daugh- ters. He was a mail carrier on the Homerville-Lyken route a few years prior to his death, July 6th, 1910.
THE SMITH FAMILY.
Lawrence Smith was probably one of the most prominent members of the older Smiths of Clinch County. He was a
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native of South Carolina, but came to Georgia in early life. He was one of the earliest settlers of this county, settling here about 1825, on lot 424, in the 7th district. Later he removed and settled on lot 529, in the 12th district. He was married twice, first to Miss Nancy Smith, and after her death, to Miss Mary A. E. Braswell. His second marriage occurred October 19th, 1856. He died October 19th, 1859, and is buried at his old home place. Mr. Smith was burned out by the Indians at the place where he subsequently died.
The children of this pioneer were John Smith, James C. Smith, Katie, who married Peter Smith; William E. Smith, David D. Smith, E. M. T. Smith, Sallie, who married Hiram Kight, and Nancy, who married Elias Williams. By his sec- ond marriage two children were born, Laura and Frank Smith, who with their mother removed to Florida. Mr. Smith's widow later married Daniel Milton, of Columbia County, Florida.
John Smith, named above, was born in South Carolina, June 2Ist, 1810, and came with his father to Georgia in his youth. On account of another citizen of the county having the same name, Mr. Smith was more familiarly known as John "Highead" Smith. He married Elizabeth Studstill about 1841, and to them was born seven children : Benjamin, Mary, who married E. D. Allen, Martha, who married James R. Dickerson ; Lyman, John F., Elizabeth, who mar- ried Berrien Mills, and Emanuel Smith. He was a farmer and lived northeast of Homreville. His death occurred June 14th, 1879, and he was buried at the Fender graveyard. His wife died February 24th, 1905.
James C. Smith, named above, was born in South Caro- lina, March 23d, 1813. He married in 1840 Miss Margaret Strickland, of what is now Pierce County. His wife having died in 1879, he married Miss Emma Mclendon. By his first marriage he had the following children : Allen N. Smith, William T. Smith, Seward Smith, Ansel Smith, Martha, who married A. J. Caswell; Sarah, who married M. M. Caswell;
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Ellen D., who married Eli W. O'Quin first, and later John C. Jones; Miriam Lumpkin, who married William S. Mat- tox; Bettie, who married C. C. Drawdy; Mary, who married H. A. O'Quin ; Kate, who married R. M. Mclaughlin, and Elpha, who married Isaac T. Mclendon. By the last mar- riage the following children were born: Lawrence C. Smith, Benny, Leila V., Lonnie Smith, John Devoy Smith and Min- nie Smith. James C. Smith, as stated elsewhere in this book, was among the first to engage in hauling and carrying pro- duce to Darien and other trade centers. He acquired much property. At first he lived on Cane Creek, not far from where Homerville now is, but later in the Magnolia district, where Harris Tomlinson now lives. He sold this during the war and moved to near Homerville, about four miles south. His death occurred October 20th, 1894, age 81 years. He was buried at the Homerville cemetery.
Katie Smith, named above, married Peter Smith, and was born in South Carolina in 1819. They lived on what is now the Peter Smith place in Magnolia district, for many years. They had the following children: Willie, Harrison, Law- rence, Nancy, Rowan, Eason, James M., Riley, and Bryant Smith. Mrs. Smith died about 1875, survived by her hus- band.
William E. Smith, named above, was born in this State in November 27th, 1820. He was raised up in what is now Clinch County, and lived here until his death. He was first married to a Miss Wester, later he married a sister of W. J. Strickland, and still later Miss Martha Jernigan. He had several children, among whom were John Smith, Nicholas J. Smith, Lucretia, who married J. R. Booth, and Miranda, who married Ivy Davis. Mr. Smith first lived on the place now owned by J. F. Turner, but subsequently removed and settled on lot 457 in the 12th district, where he died. He died October 2d, 1894, and was buried at Antioch Church.
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