George W. Searcy, one of the most successful agriculturists of Butler
county, is the son of William M. Searcy and Martha Searcy, and was
born in Milledgeville, Baldwin county, Ga., on the 6th day of June,
1851.  William M. Searcy was also a native of Georgia, born in the year
1817, and followed planting during his life, in which he was quite
successful.  He married, about the year 1837, Martha Woodall of
Georgia, and resided in that state until 1859, at which time, he
emigrated to Alabama and settled in the southern part of Butler
county, where he lived until after the war, when he removed to the
place now owned by his son, the subject of this sketch, where his
death occurred in 1866. His  wife died in 1860.

William M. and Martha Searcy were the parents of nine children:  
Andrew Searcy, deceased; Riley Searcy; Henrietta Searcy, wife of Elisha
Parker; Francis Marion Searcy; Daniel Searcy, deceased in infancy;  
George W. Searcy; Luther Searcy; William Searcy; and Ella Searcy, 
wife of  William Rogers.

George W. Searcy was eight years of age when his parents moved to
Alabama, and on reaching his fifteenth year was thrown upon his own
resources by the death of his father.  He first found employment as a
farm laborer with his brother, Riley Searcy, for whom he worked two
years and then for one year attended school, his previous educational
training having been sadly neglected.  On quitting school, he leased a
piece of land and after clearing and farming the same four years,
purchased a place of his own, which he has added to at different times.
He now owns a tract of 2,200 acres, 600 acres of which are under
cultivation, being one of the largest and most valuable plantations in
Butler county.  He has on this fine farm a steam-gin, a saw and grist
mill, and a store in which is kept an assortment of merchandise to
meet the demands of the general trade of the community.  The production
of his cotton field represents about 265 bales a year, besides which,
he pays considerable attention to other crops and also to livestock.

Mr. Searcy is a self-made man, his present possessions being the
result of his own unaided exertions.  He is enterprising and
progressive, enjoys a most excellent reputation among his fellow
 citizens, and is a fine specimen of the thrifty and intelligent
southern gentleman.  In personal appearance, he is large and commanding,
has a vigorous constitution, and, being in the very prime of life, his
future is replete with much that is promising.

Mr. Searcy and Inez, daughter of Joseph McComb and Emma McComb,
entered into the marriage relation in Montgomery, Ala., July 29, 1885,
and their union has resulted in the birth of three children: Ralph C.
Searcy, Norman J. Searcy and William D. Searcy.

Mr. and Mrs. Searcy are members of the Episcopal church, and Mr. Searcy
belongs to the orders of K. of H. and K. of P., and votes in
conformity with the dictates of the Democratic party.