The Sibert Family of South Carolina and Alabama

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II.F LOUISE SIBERT (1841 – 1878/9), daughter of George Sibert² (John David¹)

Louise Sibert was born in 1841. [1] She died in 1878 or 1879. [1] She married Lawrence Pembroke "Pem" Guffin in South Carolina. [1] Pem was the son of of Charles B. and Jane Guffin. He was born about 1846 in South Carolina.

Pem was shot in the billiard saloon in the Abbeville courthouse on 27 September 1880. [2] The New York Times called the murder "a premeditated act to remove a fearless and influential opponent from the road to Democratic success." [3] The Anderson, South Carolina Intelligencer said, "he leaves several small children in a destitute condition. Mrs. Guffin died two or three years ago, and their children are orphans indeed." [4] The Abbeville Press and Banner published a transcription of the trial proceedings. The man who shot Pem was acquited on the grounds of self defense. [5]

According to the census, in 1850 Lawrence P., aged four, and Lemuel, aged six, were living with their siblings and parents, Charles B. and Jane Guffin, in Savannah River Regiment, Abbeville. [6]

In 1870 P.L., aged 23, and Louise, aged 25, lived next to Pem's brother Lemuel in Abbeville with their children, Mollie, aged three, and James, aged one. Pem was a city commissioner. He had real estate worth 3,000 dollars and a personal estate of 400 dollars. [6]

On 20 December 1876 Lawrence P. Guffin testified that he owned substantial property in Abbeville and that his grandfather had come there from Ireland. He said he joined the Confederates as an independent scout when he was 13, and they called him "Babe." [7]

Pem was from one of the oldest Abbeville families. He joined the Republican party in 1868 and was elected to the state legislature for one term. He was elected County Commissioner in 1870. He was sheriff from 1872 to 1876. [3][4] In 1876, he left public office and returned to his farm. [4]

Children of Lawrence Pembroke Guffin and Louise Sibert:

II-F-1. Mary "Mollie" Guffin was born on 14 February 1869 in South Carolina. She died on 9 January 1909. Mollie Guffin of Osceola, Mississippi County, Arkansas married Payton Smith Borum of Osceola on 18 March 1890. [8] Payton was the son of Reverend Joseph and Anna (Brooks) Borum. [9][10] He was born on 22 May 1847 or 1848 in Tennessee. He died of tuberculosis on 22 or 23 March 1915 in Blytheville, Mississippi County. [9][10] Mollie and Payton are buried in the Violet Cemetery in Osceola. Their gravestone says: [2]

According to the census, in 1900, Peyton, born in May 1848 in Tennessee, and Mary, born in February 1869 in South Carolina, lived in Monroe, Mississippi County with their children Joseph E., born in April 1891; Alice L., born in August 1893; and Edgar P., born in February 1895. Peyton and Mary had been married ten years. Mary had had three children. They were all born in Arkansas and all were living. Peyton was a liveryman. [6]

According to Payton's obituary, he married Mollie Guffen in 1888. She had died about six years before him. They had had three children, but only one survived him. [9]

Children:

• Joseph E. Borum was born in April 1891 in Arkansas. He died by 26 March 1915.
  
  
• Alice L. Borum was born in August 1893 in Arkanas. She died by 26 March 1915.
  
  
• Edgar Payton Borum was born on 1 February 1895 in Arkansas. [11] He died on 2 February 1967. [2] He married Harriet Greene on 1 July 1917 in Blythdale. [2][12, "Margaret M."] was born on 12 January 1895 and died on 3 May 1986. [2] Edgar and Harriet are buried in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Blytheville. [2]
  
  According to Edgar's delayed birth certificate, he was the son of Peyton Smith Borum and Mary Guffin. [11]
  
  Harriet's Blythedale death notice on 15 May 1986 refers to her as Mrs. Harriet Borum, retired co-owner of Borum Drugstore and widow of Edgar Payton Borum. [13]
  
  Children:
  
  
  • Mary Elizabeth Borum was born on 18 August 1918 and died died on 3 May 1989. [2] She is buried in the Maple Grove Cemetery. [2] She married Philip Spencer Alexander. [2] Philip was born on 25 August 1917 and died on 1 December 1977. [2] He is buried in the New Haven Cemetery in Ridgely, Lake County, Tennessee. [2]

II-F-2. James Rowland Guffin was born about 1869 in South Carolina. He died on 14 June 1931, age 61, in Scott, Mississipi County, Arkansas. [10] He married Anna ___. He is buried in the Louise Chapel Cemetery in Joiner, Mississipi County. [2]

According to his death certificate, James was the son of Pembroke and Lou ("Siboet") Guffin. He was born about 1870 in South Carolina and died from an accidental fall. He was married to Anna J. Guffin. He was a retired carpenter. [10]

II-F-3. Anna Alberta Guffin was born about 1870 in Charleston, South Carolina. She died on 24 November 1935. [2] She is buried in the Violet Cemetery. [2] She married Richmond Edward Fletcher on 12 June 1892. [2] Edward, the son of Richard M. and Alice E. Fletcher, was born on 16 August 1871 in State Line, Mississippi. [10] He died on 13 January 1956 in Osceola. [10]

According to a 25 November 1935 article in the Osceola Times (p. 1), Anna [and presumably her brothers and sisters] went to Osceola with an aunt,  Mrs. George Dillahunty, after she was orphaned. [2]

According to the census, in 1910, Richard E., aged 39, and Albert, aged 37, lived in Monroe township with their children Eric, aged 16; Richard M., aged 14; Alice E., aged 12; Robert, aged 10; James W., aged two; and newborn Mary L. and Richard's parents Richard M. and Alice E. Richard was an insurance agent. He and Alberta had been married 16 years. Alberta had had six children, all born in Arkansas, and six were living. [6]

In 1920, Richard E., aged 47, and Alberta, aged 46, lived in Monroe township with their children Eric, aged 26; Alice, aged 23; Richard M., aged 22; Robert E., aged 20, James, aged 12; and Mary L., aged ten. Richard E. was an insurance agent; Eric and Richard M. were automobile salesmen; Alice was a bookkeeper in a hardware store; and Robert E. was a garage mechanic. In 1930 Richard E., aged 58, and Anna A., aged 56, lived in Osceola with their daughter Mary L, aged 21. Richard was an insurance agent. [6]

Richmond was an insurance agent. He was survived by two daughters, Mrs. Dean Hatcher and Mrs. Steve Ralph, and a son Bob Fletcher. [14]

Children:

• Eric Fletcher was born on 22 March 1894 in Arkansas. [10] He died of heart disease on 20 November 1953 in Memphis, Tennessee. [10] He was married at the time. [10]
  
  Eric was a salesman. [10]
  
  
• Richard Mercer Fletcher was born on 21 January 1896 in Osceola. [11][15] He died of a heart attack on 11 December 1948, age 52, in Memphis. [15] He married Georgia Williams by a license of 3 October 1922. [16]
  
  Richard's (delayed) birth certificated is dated 14 February 1942. It says his parents were Richmond Edward and Anna Alberta (Guffin) Fletcher. His father was an insurance agent, born in State Line, and his mother, born in Charleston, South Carolina, was deceased. He was his parents' second child. [11] Richard's death certificate says that he was an automobile salesman, he had a wife Georgia, and he was a veteran of World War I. The informant was his brother-in-law Priestly M. Williams. [15]
  
  
• Alice Elizabeth Fletcher was born on 27 October 1897 in Osceola. [11]
  
  
• Robert Eugene Fletcher was born on 10 December 1899 in Osceola. [11][17] He died of heart disease on 17 May 1965 in Norfolk, Virginia. [17] He married Catherine Kinney. [17]
  
  
• James W. Fletcher was born about 1908 in Arkansas. He died by 13 January 1956.
  
  
• Mary Louise Fletcher was on 31 March 1909 in Arkansas. [2] She died on 23 January 1997. [2][18] She married Steve Ralph. [2][18] Steve was born on 10 December 1898. He died on 18 September 1952. [2] Mary and Steve are buried in the Ermen Cemetery in Osceola. [2]

II-F-4. Charles Bingley Guffin was born on 27 February 1873 in Abbeville. [2] He died on 12 February 1934 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee. [2] He is buried in the Louise Chapel Cemetery. [2]

According to a 16 February 1934 article in the Oceola Times (p. 8), Charles died following an appendix operation. He was survived by a sister and several nieces and nephews. [2]

II-F-5. Willie Guffin [1] was born say 1875.

Endnotes:

1. J. Luther Beeson, The Sibert Family of South Carolina and Alabama (n.p.: the author, 1928).

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

3. "The Latest Southern Murder," New York Times, 4 October 1880.

4. "The Abbeville Tragedy," The Intelligencer (Anderson, SC), 7 October 1880, p. 1.

5. "The Interesting Case," Abbeville Press and Banner (Abbeville, SC), 27 October 1880, pp. 2–3.

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

7. U.S. Senate, Miscellaneous Documents for the Second Session of the [44th] Congress (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1877), 270.

8. "Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837–1957," database, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2548), entry for Mollie G Griffin.

9. "Peyton S. Borum," The Osceola Times, 26 March 1915, p. 1.

10. "Arkansas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1914–1969," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61777), entry for Payton S. Bornum, Richmond Edward Fletcher, Eric Peyton Fletcher, James Rowland Guffin.

11. "Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914–1922," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61774), entries for Edgar Peyton Borum, Richard Mercer FLetcher, and Alice Elizabeth Fletcher, Robert Eugene Fletcher.

12. "Borum-Greene," Presbyterian of the South (Atlanta, GA), 18 July 1917, p. 16.

13. "Mid-South Deaths," Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), 15 May 1986, p. 18.

14. "R.E. Fletcher Services Held," Courier News (Blytheville, AK), 20 January 1956, p. 24.

15. "Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908–1965," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2376), entry for Richmond E. Fletcher.

16. "Arkansas, Marriage Certificates, 1917–1972," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61775), entry for Richard Mercer Fletcher.

17. "Virginia, U.S., Divorce Records, 1918–2014," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/9280), entry for Robert Eugene Fletcher.

18. Obituary, Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN), 25 January 1997, p. 7.

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