The Sibert Family of South Carolina and Alabama

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II-E. GEORGE MOORE SIBERT (1839 – 1913), son of George Sibert² (John David¹)

George Moore Sibert was born on 11 December 1839 in Abbeville, South Carolina. He died of heart disease on 11 October 1918, age 78, in Bordeaux, McCormick, South Carolina. [1] He is buried in the McCormick City Cemetery in McCormick. [1] He married Margaret Carson Lyon on 20 February 1866. Margaret was the daughter of Thomas J. Lyon and Margaret C. Wideman. She was born on 29 March 1849 in McCormick. She died on 11 April 1928 in rural McCormick county. Margaret is buried in the McCormick City Cemetery. [2]

George and Margaret's gravestones say: [2]

George, age 20, along with his brother John Henry, enlisted for 12 months as a private in Company C of the Seventh South Carolina Infantry on 15 April 1861 in Abbeville. He shows up on the company's muster roll through February. [3]

According to the census, in 1870, George, aged 29, and Meg, aged 20, were living in Indian Hill, Abbeville County, with their daughter Adeline, aged three, and infant son—presumably William—who had been born in March. George was a farmer with a personal estate of 500 dollars. [4]

In 1880, Geo. M., aged 40, and Margaret, aged 31, lived in Indian Hill with their children M. Ada, aged 13; William W., aged ten; Geo. Miller, aged seven; Thos. Jeff, aged five; and Sarah Lou, aged three. George was a farmer and the the four oldest children attended school. [4]

In 1900, George M., born in December 1839, and Margaret C., born in March 1849, lived in Troy with their children George M, born in August 1871; Thomas J., born in December 1874; Virginia R., born in September 1880; Leon L., born in June 1883; Lou L., born in August 1887; and John L. born in October 1892. A cousin—Henry Morely, single and born in October 1828—also lived with them. George was a farmer; he and Margaret had been married for 34 years; Margaret had had 11 children, and nine were living. George, Jr., Leon, Lou, and John were at school; Thomas was a clerk in a grocery store. The whole family was born in South Carolina. [4]

In 1910, George M., aged 70, and Margaret, aged 61, lived with their daughter Leon L, aged 26, in Bordeaux, Abbeville County. George and Margaret had been married 44 years; Margaret had had 11 children, and nine were living; George was a survivor of the Confederate or Union Army or Navy. [4]

The 16 July 1890 Abbeville Press and Banner (p. 6) describes a suit brought by George in great detail. George sued John F. Wideman for slander and asked 10,000 dollars in damages. He alleged that on 20 December 1889 in Troy, John had stated in the presence of Captain John Lyon and Jim W. Lyon—brothers-in-law of George—that George had stolen 450 dollars from the store of Wideman and Pressley. Much of the testimony involved George's reputation, which was mixed. George deposed that he was 50 years old, had married Miss Lyon in 1866, had eight children, his oldest a daughter born in 1867. The jury found for George, but awarded him only a penny in damages.

On 21 May 1918 William L. Sibert wrote, "I went up to see Cousin Geo. M. Sibert at McCormick, S.C.; he is now 79 years old and lives about 6 miles from the place that our great-grandfather lived."

Children of George Moore Sibert and Margaret Lyon:

II-E-1. Margaret Adaline Sibert was born on 4 May 1867 in South Carolina. She married Edgar Lee Ralls.

II-E-2. Unknown Son Sibert was born on 11 December 1868. He died on 3 January 1869.

II-E-3. William Wesley Sibert was born on 7 March 1870 in McCormick county, South Carolina. [5] He died of locomotor ataxia, said to have resulted from malnutrition that he suffered twenty years before, on 7 July 1944 in Sumter county, South Carolina. [5] He married Burnetta ("Bonnie") St. Clair Brown. Bonnie was born on 12 September 1877 and died on 16 April 1961. William and Bonnie appear to have left no children

William and Bonnie are buried together in the Sumter Cemetery in Sumter. Their gravestone says: [2]

William's death certificate says he was the son of George M. and Margaret (Lyon) Sibert. [5]

William was first in the drugstore business in the mountainous section of Tennessee, then in Chattanooga. He came to Sumter after receiving his pharmacist's license in 1892. He opened Sibert's Drug Store, one of the first Rexall stores. [6]

II-E-4. George Miller Sibert was born on 7 August 1872 in South Carolina. He married Julia Helen Brown.

II-E-5. Thomas Jefferson Sibert was born on 12 December 1874 in South Carolina. He died on 4 July 1960. He married Mary Alice Corley.

II-E-6. Sara Lee Sibert was born on 4 May 1877. She died on 5 May 1964. She married George Ernest Holland.

II-E-7. Mary Carson Sibert was born on 12 April 1879. She died on 22 September 1879.

II-E-8. Virginia Reid Sibert was born on 4 September 1880 in South Carolina. She died on 15 July 1971 in Washington. She married Joseph Z. Sexton.

II-E-9. Leon Lyon Sibert was born on 12 June 1883 in rural McCormick county. She died on 21 February 1971 in South Carolina. She married Moses Tolmon Traylor. Moses, the son of Oliver Alexander and Mamie Frances (Patterson) Traylor, was born on 21 December 1881. He died of pneumonia on 5 February 1930 in Augusta. Moses and Leon are buried in the McCormick Cemetery in McCormick. [2] Leon and Moses apparently left no children.

Leon's gravestone says: [2]

Leon Lyon's delayed birth certificate—issued after a clerk inspected the family bible—says that she was born on 12 June 1883 in rural McCormick County. Her parents were George Moore, who died at age 80 in rural McCormick County, and Margaret Carson Lyon, who died at age 79 in rural McCormick County. [7]

Moses was a merchant and farmer. [7]

According to the census, on 10 April 1940 and 19 April 1950, Leon lived with her sister Louise's family in McCormick. She was a fire insurance agent. [4]

II-E-10. Louise Solomon Sibert was born on 6 August 1887 in South Carolina. She died on 11 October 1975. She married George Clarence Patterson.

II-E-11. John Lyon Sibert was born on 2 October 1892 in Troy, South Carolina. He died on 19 June 1954 at the home of his sister Mrs. G.C. Patterson in McCormick, McCormick county. [8] He married Lucia Pearle Smith. She was born on 26 April 1898 and died on 25 March 1932. [8] John and Lucia are buried in the McCormick Cemetery.[2] They apparently left no children.

John and Lucia's gravestones say: [2]

John's death certificate says that he was the son of George Moore and Margaret (Lyon) Sibert, born in Troy. He died of heart failure on 20 October 1892, age 61, in McCormick. His wife's name was Lucia Smith. He was a retail clothing merchant. He had been a soldier in World War I. [5]

According to the census, on 19 April 1950, John L. lived with his sister Louise's family in McCormick. He was a clerk at a men's clothing store. [4]

According to his obituary, John went to Sumter as a young man and was a druggist with Sibert's Drug Store. He served as a lieutenant in World War I. He was associated with the Patterson Clothing Company in McCormick for may years. He was survived by five sisters, Mrs. A.S. Ralls, Mrs. George Holland, Mrs. J.Z. Sexton, Mrs. Leon S. Traylor, and Mrs. Patterson. He was also survived by his brother T.J. Sibert. [8]

Endnotes:

1. "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861–1985," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2375), entry for George M Sibert.

2. Find a Grave, database with images, FindaGrave (accessed 6 April 2024), memorial pages for

3. "U.S., Civil War Service Records (CMSR) - Confederate - South Carolina," database with images, Fold3 (www.fold3.com), entry for George M. Sibert.

4. "U.S. Federal Census Collection," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/usfedcen) >

5. "South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821–1971," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8741), entries for William W. and John Lyon Sibert.

6. "Sibert's Drugstore Was One of First Rexall Agencies Established," The Item, Sumter, SC, 19 March 1943, p. 15.

7. "South Carolina, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1766-1900 and City of Charleston, South Carolina, U.S., Birth Records, 1877–1901," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1239), entry for Leon Lyon Sibert.

8. "John Lyon Sibert of McCormick Dies at Home," The Index-Journal (Greenwood, SC), p. 12, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-index-journal/144892873).

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