Covington County AlArchives Biographies.....Simmons, George L. 1856 - living in 1893
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Author: Brant & Fuller (1893)
    GEORGE L. SIMMONS, of the firm of Lindsey, Simmons & Bro., timber
manufacturers of Covington county, was born in Coffee county, Ala., in 1856. He
is a son of Edward and Mary (Smith) Simmons, the former born in Georgia in
April, 1836, and the latter in April, 1838. They came to Alabama after reaching
maturity, and married in Coffee county. Mr. Simmons died in 1862, during the
war, at Mobile, being a private soldier in the Confederate army, and she in
October, 1891. He was the only one of the family who ever came to Coffee county,
and was a prosperous farmer. She was a daughter of Ferdinand Smith, who came to
Coffee county from Georgia, and died in Coffee county during the war, she dying
since the war. He was a carpenter and a farmer. He was with Gen. Jackson when he
made his march through the wilderness of Alabama to Pensacola, and assisted to
cut the old Three Notch road. He reared a large family, and three of his sons
were in the late war, viz.: James and Levi, who died in the service, and Henry ,
who served as did they, in the western army and died soon after the war, George
L. Simmons was the oldest of two sons and one daughter, the other children being
Martha E; wife of L. Lindsey, the partner in the firm mentioned in the beginning
of this sketch, William and Ferdinand, all three of whom were raised in Coffee
county, by their widowed mother, and with but meager educational advantages, as
their assistance was required in the support of the family. The subject remained
at home until he was twenty-two years old, and then went to Escambia county and
worked as a hand in the timber business a short time, and in 1888 came to
Covington county and formed the present firm of Lindsey, Simmons & Bro. The firm
then purchased the mill they now run on the Conecuh river, and in 1890 the one
they own near Pea river, both of which are doing a good business. They ship
their timber to Pensacola. This firm is one of the strongest in the county. They
employ about twenty-two men and eight teams, and beside their timber business
they run a general store. They now own nearly 6,000 acres in Covington county
and about 1,000 acres near the Pea river mill. At the Conecuh river mill they
have a ditch six miles long for floating logs to the mill, which costs about
$500 per mile. Mr. Simmons was married the first time in July, 1878, to Sina
Graves, who was born in Barbour county, Ala., and died September 12, 1887,
leaving three children. He was then married, a second time, to Mary, daughter of
Thomas D and Mary T. Moore, April 12, 1888. Mr. and Mrs. Moore were natives of
Georgia, were married in Butler county, Ala., and now live in Escambia county,
Ala. Mr. Moore was in the late war, serving in the cavalry on the coast. Mrs.
Simmons was born in Escambia county. While Mr. Simmons is not a politician, yet
he always liberally supports his party. He is a member of Andalusia lodge, No.
434, F. & A. M., and is junior deacon of the lodge. He is a public-spirited
citizen and is highly esteemed for his many excellent qualities.



Additional Comments:
from "Memorial Record of Alabama", Vol. I, p. 761-762
Published by
Brant & Fuller (1893)
Madison, WI

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