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Sims
Middle Ga. Argus - Week of September 7, 1882
Submitted by Don Bankston <[email protected]>

Sims

It is with the profoundest sadness that we are called upon this week to chronicle the death of
the above name gentleman, which occurred at his home four miles from Jackson, at 1 o’clock on
last Sunday night, after a most painful illness of only one week. Mr. Sims was too well known
to most of our people to require a lengthy sketch of his life at our hands. He was born and
raised in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, and educated at Athens. Just after the late war he cast
his lot with the people of this county and settled in a large landed estate that had been willed
to him by his father, consisting of more than a thousand acres of original forest. A great deal
of this land has been cleared and on them today is several of the finest farms that there is in
this whole county. In the year 1867 Mr. Sims was married to Miss Rebecca Benton, daughter of
Mr. John Benton, now of Alabama, and niece of Mr. H. O. Benton, of this place. To them was born
eight children, all but two of which are still living. Mr. Sims was a consistent member of
the Methodist church here, and lived the life of a devoted Christian, being one of the few
men to keep up family prayer. He was also a beloved member of the Masonic fraternity and was
buried the honors of that ancient and noted body. His funeral was preached by Rev. Mr. N. Z.
Glenn, pastor of the Methodist church here. His funeral cortege was the largest that we have
ever witnessed in this county, all with bowed heads and sad hearts! and we heard many express
the sad thought that a good man and a worthy citizen was gone. Tis sad indeed to think upon
for a man in the vigor of manhood and in the prime of life to be snatched from the cares of
a devoted wife and loving children. Surely “in the midst of life we are in death” but “will
not the Lord of all the world do right”.

Had Mr. Sims lived four more days he would have been forty three years old. We extend to the
bereaved family and friends our deepest sympathy.