Arthur Francis Simril Sr. married Susan Bowling Brooks 13 Aug 1872. They had the following children:
Susan Ellen Corinne Simril (b. 1866)
Milos Brooks Simril
Arthur Francis Simril Jr.
Mary Malinda Simril (b. 1895) m. Ernest Cadesman Goodwyn.
Their grandchildren include: Susan Brooks Goodwyn (b. 1917) and Francis Simril Goodwyn (b. 1919).
Moved to Newnan, Georgia in the summer of 1853 at the age of 7. He recalled often the move in the "morning in 1853 when the train , the line having been complete to Newnan but a short time, came to stop at the foot of West Washington Street - the terminus- and how as they climbed the hill to the Doughterty Hotel (site of Carnegie Library), the children amused themselves with the shadows cast by the sun, which was appearing above the horizon."
"Early in the War Between the States, at the age of sixteen, Arthur Francis Simril enlisted in the infantry, afterward in, Company F Phillips' Legion, Young's Brigade, Wade Hampton's Division, General J. E. B. Stuart's Corps, was taken prisoner by Union troops, but escaped to follow the fortunes of this command until its surrender at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865."
"After the war he taught school, first at Heard County, Ga., later near Hot Springs, Arkansas. Returning to Newnan entered the firm of J.J. Goodrum & Company, as a partner, but dissolving his partnership about 1885, he engaged in the real estate business to the time of his death...."
"A man of deep convictions, unusual strength of character, ever reguarding with contempt and deceit and shams wherever found, there was within his nature, a rare undercurrent of sentiment - a strong, tender and enduring affection for family and friends. These words of the Prophet Micah found a responsive chord in his heart, and seem particularily applicable to his life: "And what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with the God?"
Source "Coweta Co. Chronicles". Page 113 dicusses his boyhood. Compiled by Mary Gibson and Lily Reynolds.
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Ellen J Simril
United States Census, 1860
Name Ellen J Simril
Event Type Census
Event Date 1860
Event Place Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, United States
Gender Female
Age 45
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1815
Birthplace S. C.
Page 16
Value of Real Estate $1000
Value of Personal $200
Household
Ellen J Simril F 45 S. C.
Robert Simril M 17 S. C. App Tin? shop
Frank Simril M 14 S. C. attended school
Mary E Simril F 13 S. C. attended school
G L Dickinson F 36 Pa.
George A Dickinson M 10 Tennes
Mary D Dickinson F 6 Tennes
Emily Dickinson F Ga
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Arthur Francis Simril Sr. married Susan Bowling Brooks 13 Aug 1872. They had the following children:
Susan Ellen Corinne Simril (b. 1866)
Milos Brooks Simril
Arthur Francis Simril Jr.
Mary Malinda Simril (b. 1895) m. Ernest Cadesman Goodwyn.
Their grandchildren include: Susan Brooks Goodwyn (b. 1917) and Francis Simril Goodwyn (b. 1919).
Moved to Newnan, Georgia in the summer of 1853 at the age of 7. He recalled often the move in the "morning in 1853 when the train , the line having been complete to Newnan but a short time, came to stop at the foot of West Washington Street - the terminus- and how as they climbed the hill to the Doughterty Hotel (site of Carnegie Library), the children amused themselves with the shadows cast by the sun, which was appearing above the horizon."
"Early in the War Between the States, at the age of sixteen, Arthur Francis Simril enlisted in the infantry, afterward in, Company F Phillips' Legion, Young's Brigade, Wade Hampton's Division, General J. E. B. Stuart's Corps, was taken prisoner by Union troops, but escaped to follow the fortunes of this command until its surrender at Greensboro, North Carolina, April 26, 1865."
"After the war he taught school, first at Heard County, Ga., later near Hot Springs, Arkansas. Returning to Newnan entered the firm of J.J. Goodrum & Company, as a partner, but dissolving his partnership about 1885, he engaged in the real estate business to the time of his death...."
"A man of deep convictions, unusual strength of character, ever reguarding with contempt and deceit and shams wherever found, there was within his nature, a rare undercurrent of sentiment - a strong, tender and enduring affection for family and friends. These words of the Prophet Micah found a responsive chord in his heart, and seem particularily applicable to his life: "And what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with the God?"
Source "Coweta Co. Chronicles". Page 113 dicusses his boyhood. Compiled by Mary Gibson and Lily Reynolds.
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Ellen J Simril
United States Census, 1860
Name Ellen J Simril
Event Type Census
Event Date 1860
Event Place Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, United States
Gender Female
Age 45
Race White
Birth Year (Estimated) 1815
Birthplace S. C.
Page 16
Value of Real Estate $1000
Value of Personal $200
Household
Ellen J Simril F 45 S. C.
Robert Simril M 17 S. C. App Tin? shop
Frank Simril M 14 S. C. attended school
Mary E Simril F 13 S. C. attended school
G L Dickinson F 36 Pa.
George A Dickinson M 10 Tennes
Mary D Dickinson F 6 Tennes
Emily Dickinson F Ga
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Inscription
Arthur Francis Simril
son of
Milos Garrison &
Ellen Love Simril
Born in Chester, S.C.
Sept. 8, 1845
Died in Newnan, Ga.
Feb. 12, 1915
Gravesite Details
Buried beside his wife Susan Brooks Simril
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