The Sibert Family of South Carolina and Alabama

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II-E-4. GEORGE MILLER SIBERT (1874 – 1960), son of George Moore Sibert³ (George², John David¹)

George Miller Sibert was born on 7 August 1872. He died on 2 January 1934 in Beaufort, South Carolina. [1] He married Helen Brown, the daughter of Reverend C.C. Brown on 30 June 1904 in the First Baptist Church in Sumter, South Carolina. [2] Helen was born on 16 July 1876. She died on 26 April 1906, apparently of complications from childbirth.

George and Helen are buried in the Sumter Cemetery in Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina. The inscriptions on their gravestones say: [3]

George Miller Sibert / August 7, 1872 / January 2, 1934

Helen Brown Sibert / July 16, 1876 / April 26, 1906.

According to his obituary: [1]

[George] passed away suddenly while attending a friend's funeral in Beaufort yesterday. He apparently was in the best of health when he entered the church ... but he slumped in his pew when the services were about half over and died of a heart attack.

According to the census, on 25 June 1900, George M., born in August 1872, lived in Troy, Greenwood County, South Carolina with his parents. He attended school. [4]

George's obituary says he was the son of the late George Sibert of Troy. For many years he was in the drug business with his brother Will. He was survived by one son, George Brown Sibert of Sumter; five sisters, Mrs. A.S. Rawls of San Antonio; Mrs. J.Z. Sexton of Seattle; Mrs. G.C. Patterson and Mrs. M.T. Taylor of McCormick; and Mrs. Sarah Holland of Ninety Six; and three brothers, Will and John Sibert of Sumter and T. Jeff Sibert of Troy. His wife was a daughter of Reverend C.C. Brown, a widely known Baptist minister. [1]

Children of George Miller Sibert and Helen Brown:

II-E-4-a. George Brown Sibert was born on 31 March 1906 in Florence, South Carolina. He died on 12 April 2000 in Sumter. He married Martha Sutherland on 28 October 1934 in Anderson, Anderson County, South Carolina. [5] Martha, the daughter of William Lawrence and Catherine Cox Sutherland was born on 6 April 1906 in Anderson County. She died on 31 January 1995.

George and Martha are buried together in the Sumter Cemetery. Their geneologist-friendly gravestone says: [3]

George Brown Sibert Born Florence, S.C. March 31, 1906 April 12, 2000 Son of George Miller and Helen Brown Sibert	Martha Sutherland Sibert Born Anderson Co., S.C. Apr. 6, 1906 January 31, 1995 Daughter of William Lawrence and Catherine Cox Sutherland
Married Oct. 28, 1934

George's mother died right after his birth and his father did not remarry.

According to George's obituary, he died on 12 April 2000 in Sumter, aged 94, the widower of Martha Sutherland Sibert and the son of George Miller and Helen (Brown) Sibert. He was brought up by his grandfather, Dr. C.C. Brown, and his aunt, Bonnie Brown Sibert [the wife of his uncle William Wesley Sibert]. He was a former owner and operator of Sibert's Drug Store. He was preceded in death by his son Dr. G. Brown Sibert, and survived the three grandchildren and a great-grandchild. [6]

Children of George Brown Sibert and Mary Sutherland:

i. Doctor George Brown Sibert, M.D. was born on 3 February 1937 in Sumter. He died "after a lengthy illness" aged 35, on 29 June 1972 at the home of his parents. [7]

George is buried in the Sumter Cemetery. He has two stones. They say: [3]

George B. Sibert Jr. / Lieutenant (MC) U.S.N.R. / USS Midway / Vietnam / Feb. 3, 1937 June 29, 1972

George Brown Sibert, Jr. M.D. / Born Sumter, S.C. / Feb. 3, 1937 – Jun. 29, 1972 / Son of / George B. and Martha Sibert

George served aboard the U.S.S. Midway as a Navy flight surgeon during the Vietnam War. [7]

George left a wife and two children. [7]

Children of Doctor George Brown Sibert:

Frances Dean Sibert was born 6 August 1969 in Columbia Richland County, South Carolina and died there two days later. She is buried in the Sumter Cemetery. Her gravestone says [3]

Frances Dean Sibert / Aug. 6, 1969 / Aug. 8, 1969 / Dau. of Mr. & Mrs. G.B. Sibert

Frances's death certificate says she is the daughter of Dr. George Brown Sibert and Frances Johnson. [8]

Footnotes:

1. "G. Miller Sibert," Greenville News, 4 January 1934, p. 12.

2. Notice, Watchman and Southron (Sumter, South Carolina), 6 July 1904, p. 5.

3. Find a Grave, database with images, FindaGrave (accessed 8 June2024), pages citing Sumter Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina for:

George Miller Sibert (7 Aug 1872–2 Jan 1934), Find a Grave ID 132107064, Helen Brown Sibert (16 Jul 1876–26 Apr 1906), Find a Grave ID 132107075; Maintained by Remember me (contributor 47418257).

George Brown Sibert Sr. (31 Mar 1906–12 Apr 2000), Find a Grave ID 131548667, Martha Jane Sutherland Sibert (6 Apr 1906–31 Jan 1995), Find a Grave ID 131548775, Dr George Brown Sibert Jr. (3 Feb 1937–29 Jun 1972), Find a Grave ID 131548992, , Frances Dean Sibert (6 Aug 1969–8 Aug 1969), Find a Grave ID 131548864; Maintained by Christine Jones Price (contributor 47422538).

4. "U.S. Federal Census Collection," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/usfedcen) >1900 > SC > Greenwood > Troy > District 77, image 33, lines 11–20, entry for George M. Sibert

5. "South Carolina, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1907-2000," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61450), entry for George Brown Sibert.

6. "George B. Sibert, Jr.," The Item (Sumter, South Carolina), 13 April 2000, p. 17.

7. "Sumter Doctor Dies After Long Illness," The State (Columbia, South Carolina), 29 June 1972, p. 27.

8. "South Carolina, U.S., Death Records, 1821–1971," database with images, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8741), entry for Frances Dean Sibert.

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