Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1919-07-02
JUDGE ARTHUR sIMKINs.
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10 Nancy Lowe, LHo 1ots III 'ae
village of Edgefeld, on one of which
she now resides" Property was left
to two granddaughters, Winnie and
a name unintelligible in the will, and
to Jesse, a grandson, and a grand
daughter, Elinor McWhorter. To the
Youngest son, Eldred, all the remain
der of the property was left. John
and Eldred were the Executors. The
will was made in 1920. The son, Will
liam is not mentioned in the will and
must have died before his father, as
some of the children are made lega-
tees. One daughter of William, Lu-
cretia Simkins, married Mr.. John
Mobley of Red Bank, now in Saluda
County. From this union are descend
ed most of the Sheppard family Of
Edgefeld: Ex-Governor j. G.. Shep-.
pard, Hon. Orlando Sheppard, the
Daniel family and all the Mobley
family and descendants, among them
Mrs. Manly Timmons. Nancy Lowe,
mentioned in the will, was the third
child and only daughter of Judge
Simkins. She married first, George
Youngblood who was the grandfather
of Misses Cottie, Tillie and Eliza
Youngblood and Mrs. Mamie Griffin,
and the late Capt. Erasmus Young
blood and Lewis Youngblood. Nancy
or Ann Youngblood was the mother
of Patience who married first, Stan
more Butler and was the ancestor of
General Milledge Bonham here pres
ent to-day, her granddaughter. Pa
tience Ann being the wife of Govern
or Bonham. Patience married second,
Capt. Allen Addison, whose daughter,
Emeline married DR.. E. j. Minis, who
lived at the place now occupied. by
Mr. Belts Cantelou, and they were
the grandparents of Messrs. E. j.,
J. L., and j. E. Minis. BY second mar
riage of Nancy or Ann Simkins to
Henry Lowe there were two daugh-
tiers; one, Theresa, became the wife
of DR.. Richard Tutt Minis. DR.. Minis
and family lived in the present home
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. D. Holstein. Cen
eral Bonham's great grandmother,
Patience, resided where Mr.. A. E.
Padgett now lives. A grand daughter
of Mrs. Patience Addison married
Gen. VIM. C. Moragne and one son
Of DR.. VIM. B. Johnson. The fourth
and youngest child of Arthur Simkins
was Eldred. He was born in Edgefeld
August 80, 1779, married at Milford,
Ca. Hannah Eliza Smith, April z,
1907, she being descendant of Gen,
Elijah Clarke, of Georgia. Col, SIM
kins lived many years at Edgefield,
the records say, in the house owned
by Mrs. Kate Lynch which was burn
ed. He lived at Cedar Fields at the
time of his death. His Children were
Margaret Eliza, who married Govern
or Francis Wilkinson Pickens whose
daughters were, Mrs. James N. Lips
comb, Mrs Calbraith Butler, Mrs. j.
Stricker Coles and Mrs. John E. Ba-
con. The second daughter of Eldred
Simkins married Judge Andrew Pick
ems Butler; his third daughter, Mari
ah Edgeworth, married James Ed
ward Calhoun, at one time an officer
in the British navy, and who lived for
many years and died in Abbeville
County.
Sons of Eldred: Arthur, who grad
uated from the South Carolina Uni
versity in 1886, for many years Com
missioner in Equity for Edgefield
County and Editor of the Edgefield
Advertiser, the oldes, county paper
in the State, and now ably edited by
our distinguish ed friend, Hon. j. L.
Minis. Arthur Simkins was a singer
and fine musician and leader in
the church choirs. He was said to
have been the life of every gathering.
He died in 1868. Second son, Elijah
Clark Simkins, who married first,
Elizabeth Mays, daughter of DR.. Ry-
don Mays of Florida, of whom | have
heard my mother say that she was
the most beautiful woman she ever
beheld. His second wife was Elizabeth
Call, sister of Governor and United
States Senator Call of the same state.
Third son, my father, John c.
sSimkins, who at the age of eighteen,
volunteered as a private in Co., D,
Palmetto Regiment, commanded by
Capt. Brooks. He was transferred and