Chattahoochee County Georgia Bios Dock Solomon Sizemore File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by grmiles1@bellsouth.net John Mallory Land retrofit@flash.net Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/chattaho.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Biography of Dock Solomon SIZEMORE Dock Solomon SIZEMORE was born 11 FEB 1871 in Chattahoochee Co, GA, the son of James Marion and Caroline (PATE) SIZEMORE. He married on 04 OCT 1894 in Chattahoochee Co. to his cousin, Elizabeth Frances (or Ferlinia?) “Lizzie” ROBINSON, born 11 FEB 1878 in (perhaps Dothan) AL, the daughter of Thomas Richard and Adeline Frances (SIZEMORE) ROBINSON. Her parents Thomas and Frances were first cousin to each other and to Dock. This is because Thomas’ mother, Ferlinia (SIZEMORE) ROBINSON (1828-ca.1851), was sister to Frances’ father Richard D. SIZEMORE (1826-1902) and to Dock’s father James Marion SIZEMORE (1836-1907). The following biography was published in Nancy Kate ROGERS’ “History of Chattahoochee Co, Georgia,” (1933), pp. 224-25: “D. S. SIZEMORE Dock Solomon SIZEMORE is grandson of George [Washington] and Rhoda SIZEMORE who settled in Talbot County near Juniper, and nephew of Richard D. SIZEMORE who lived near Cusseta. His father, James Marion SIZEMORE, who was a Confederate veteran [Company B, 6th Regiment., Georgia Militia (Brigade of Phillip, Georgia State Troops)], and his mother, Caroline PATE SIZEMORE, were the parents of twelve children. James Marion died Jan. 17, 1907. Mr. SIZEMORE comes of a long-lived family - his mother’s brother Thomas J. PATE and two sisters Mrs. Eliza FUNDERBURK and Mrs. Mattie JENKINS are now living (1932). He married Elizabeth Frances [perhaps should be Ferlinia] ROBINSON and all their five children except one are living and have profited by the good example and teaching of their parents. Mr. SIZEMORE owns the place where his father settled and resides not for from the site of this old home. He is a progressive man, providing modern conveniences for the comfort and pleasure of his family. He is a prosperous farmer and merchant who has always worked for the best interests of his community. His friends know him to be upright and honorable in all his dealings with people. He has been an official member of Mt. Paran Primitive Baptist Church for many years [serving as a deacon and as church clerk]; was member of the Board of Education for this county for ten years; road commissioner for six years; and has been Justice of Peace for about seven years. He is a man of deep convictions on all moral questions and a strict observer of the doctrinal tenets advocated by his church. Mr. SIZEMORE is a leader in his district and due to his fair dealings and uprightness of character one of the most trusted and highly respected men there. During the days of the [Great D]epression, he has been a tower of strength to those living in his neighborhood, canceling debts and offering renewed credit to some who might otherwise have felt the hardship of the times more keenly but for his generous aid. Mr. T[homas] A. GORDY [Sr.] says [that] throughout the years he has known Mr. SIZEMORE his kindliness of feeling toward others has manifested itself with timely gifts bestowed in an unostentatious manner. Thus Mr. SIZEMORE has become a recognized leader in his community and an outstanding citizen of the county through close application to business and strict adherence to Christian principals in conducting all the affairs of life.” Dock S. SIZEMORE’s property included Lot 32 of Land District 5 in Chattahoochee County. He gave land for the second location of the Mt. Paran Church (a cemetery is still at the site). He operated a General Store on the Buena Vista Road for many years. During the World War II era, when the government extended Ft. Benning to the Buena Vista Road, Dock moved his house to the other side of the road and installed indoor plumbing. Soon after, the reservation took in property all the way to the Talbot and Marion County lines. Dock was not allowed to remove any of the plumbing or other fixtures from the house or the display cases from the store. He also could not take his windmill (which reportedly was moved to the main post). It was said this windmill would draw water when all the other wells in the area ran dry. Dock and Lizzie bought a farm in the community of Box Springs, not far from the Chattahoochee county line. They died not long after, perhaps hastened by the sadness of leaving the old homeplace. Lizzie passed away on 23 MAR 1943 and Dock on 03 DEC 1944. They are buried in the Mt. Paran Cemetery (third location) in Box Springs. Dock and Lizzie (ROBINSON) SIZEMORE were the parents of the following five children: Jefferson Solomon (originally Jeff Daniel?) SIZEMORE (1895-1956), m. 1914 Carrie Lou DALTON (1899-1952) Effie Adeline “Kate” SIZEMORE (1896-1920), m. 1911 Thomas Clark “Tommie” PATE (1896-1959) Ethel Elizabeth SIZEMORE (1902-1966), m. 1920 Archie Mims ADERHOLD (1894-1959) Annie Estelle SIZEMORE (1907-1970), m. 1926 Henry Bartow ADERHOLD, Sr. (1899-1947) Essie Corine SIZEMORE (1914-2002), m. 1936 Ennon Henry “Harry” CULPEPPER, Sr. (1912-1967)