Mack Wimberly was a native of Georgia, born in Talbot County in the 
year 1808.  Until after the late war, he followed planting exclusively and
subsequently engaged in other business, accumulated great wealth and
became one of the most extensive capitalists in Butler county.  He
moved from his native state to Macon county, Ala., in 1850, and in
1855 became a resident of the county of Conecuh, which was his home
until the close of the Civil war.  In 1867, he changed his residence to
Greenville, Butler county, and lived in that city until his death,
which occurred in 1885.

He was married in Georgia, about the year 1825, to Rocella Lanley, and
had a large family of some eleven children, only three of whom are
living at this time, namely: Mrs. Frances Moorefield, who resides at
Columbus, Ga.; Alice Wimberly, wife of Milton Park of Dallas, Texas,
and Mack Wimberly, whose name is that of his father.  Mr. Wimberly was
a public spirited citizen in all that term implies, a keen and shrewd
business man, and contributed largely toward the material prosperity of
Greenville.  He was highly respected, became one of the wealthiest men
of the place, and his death was felt to be an almost irreparable loss
to the community.  Mrs. Wimberly preceded her husband to the grave,
departing this life in the year, 1862.

Mack Wimberly, the immediate subject of this biography, was born July
1, 1850, in Talbot County, Ga., in the common schools of which he received a
practical English education.  At the age of seventeen, he began
clerking in the mercantile house of  Bear & Gandy, in which firm his
father owned an interest, and with which he remained for a period of
about four years, obtaining a thorough knowledge of the trade, in the
meantime.

He was similarly employed for some time thereafter with other firms
and in 1878 embarked in business for himself in partnership with
Thomas Boyd and William Flowers, under the firm name of Boyd, Wimberly
& Co., which continued about three years, when Mr. Wimberly purchased
the entire stock and has since been one of the leading merchants of
Greenville.  His business has been very successful and he carries a
stock of about $6,000, does trade of from $60,000 to $70,000, and in
addition to his commercial interests is extensively engaged in farming
and stock raising in Butler county.

He has given considerable attention to matters military, and has held
the office of major in the First Alabama regiment, state troops, a
position of honor and responsibility.  As a democrat he has been active 
in political affairs, though never having sought office, and he is prominently 
identified with the K. of P., K. of H., and Odd Fellows fraternities.

Mr. Wimberly was united in marriage in the city of Greenville, in
1878, to Katie Graham, who died in July, 1881, leaving one child, a
daughter, Katie Wimberly, now a Miss of twelve years.  Mr. Wimberly
married his second wife in Opelika, in 1885, Miss Jennie Ware, who has
borne him one child, Werth Wimberly.  Mr. Wimberly is a member of the
Baptist church and is a trustee of the Baptist school at Greenville.
Mrs. Wimberly is a communicant of the Methodist church.