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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1916 edition. Excerpt: ...Jesse, Joseph, William, Charlie, Martha, and Minnie Sirmans. The elder Sirmans died November 22d, 1877, and was buried at the Tender 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 lCicero 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 May 6th, 1915, the last member of the famous coterie of children of Benjamin and Martha Sirmans. Lyman A. Sirmans was born April 1st, 1838, the son of Benjamin Sirmans. He was admitted to the bar and practiced 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 2 2d, 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, settling 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...