William Henry GEORGE, 3
rd child
of
Richard and
Prudence George, born 26 February
1841 on a farm in Bath County, Kentucky, married
Virginia
Morton "Motie" HAWKINS 15 February 1866 in Hillsboro, Fleming
County, Kentucky.
Virginia, daughter of _____ and _____
HAWKINS, nee _____, was born 29 January 1846 in
Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky.
Virginia and William Henry were schoolmate
sweethearts, and she waited for him during his four years of
service in the Civil War according to his son Everett from his
second marriage.
Barbara Willard Lennie Snow George.
Virginia died 11 May 1879 in Tollesboro, Lewis County,
Kentucky and is buried in New Hope Cemetery, Hillsboro, Fleming
County, Kentucky.
Their Children:
|
Date of Birth
|
Date of Death
|
1.
Annie
2.
Callie
3.
Ollie
4.
Charlie
5.
Lulie
6.
Lennie
7.
Leonard 1
7.
Lenna 1
|
18
8
23
14
7
4
4
4
|
February
August
September
May
November
June
June
June
|
1867
1868
1870
1873
1877
1878
1878
1878
|
5
22
24
4
2
16
5
5
|
May
October
June
March
January
February
June
June
|
1927
1902
1934
1893
1967
1945
1878
1878
|
Note 1:
There is some confusion about the sex of the twin of Lennie
George; some records indicate that the child was a female named
Lenna as indicated, but family tradition says the child
was a male named Leonard. Accordingly, we have submitted it
both ways to make sure the sealing is proper.
Information from the records of Barbara Willard Lennie Snow George.
2nd marriage: next page
V-3-0-0-0.2
|
HENRY, PRUDENCE
|
WILLIAM
|
William married
George Ann HAWKINS 8 September
1880 in Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky.
George Ann,
daughter of _____ and _____
HAWKINS, nee ______, was
born 15 February 1864 in Hillsboro, Fleming County, Kentucky.
Their Children:
|
Date of Birth
|
Date of Death
|
8.
Harvey
9.
Everett
10.
Nettie
|
12
15
18
|
September
September
May
|
1884
1886
1890
|
22
20
24
|
February
May
November
|
1956
1968
1954
|
George Ann died 26 December 1907 in Salt Lake City, Salt
lake, Utah and is buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Salt Lake City,
Salt Lake, Utah.
William died 17 May 1933 at the Old Soldiers Home, Retsill,
Kilsap County, Washington and is buried in ____ Cemetery, ____
County, ____ City, ____ State.
After the death of his parents William made his home with his
uncle, Wilmington B. H. Razor, and attended school. At the onset
of the Civil War he enlisted and was assigned to the twenty fourth
regiment Kentucky Volunteers on 8 October 1861 under the command of
Colonel Grigby. He mustered in 31 December 1861 in Lexington,
Kentucky for a three year enlistment in "B" company. he was soon
promoted to Sergeant. he was wounded in the Battle of Resaca in
Georgia 14 may 1864. On October 20, 1864, he was promoted to
Quarter Master Sergeant of the entire regiment. it can Be presumed
that his wound was severe enough to prevent him from active
fighting. Probably, it was his desire to remain with his unit and
it was a custom to be promote to the rank of Quarter master
Sergeant, thus enabling him to remain in service. He was mustered
out when the regiment was dissolved on January 31, 1865 in
Covington, Kentucky.
Information from the records of Walter Razor.
William was always immaculate and a stylish dresser. When he enlisted
in the Civil War on 8 Oct 1861 he was age 20, 5 feet 7 inches tall with
blue eyes and auburn hair according to the company descriptive book of
Company B, 24th Regiment Kentucky Infantry. He enlisted from Bath Co.,
Ky where he was a farmer. He enlisted at Camp Gill with Captain Cary
for a term of 3 years. His future wife waited for him to return from
the war. He was promoted on the 20th of April, 1863 from Corporal to
Sergeant. He was severely wounded in the Battle of Resaca, Georgia May
14th, 1864---a bullet wound in the left hip. He was mustered out 31
Jan 1865 at Covington, KY. In September of 1864 he was transferred to
Quartermaster Sergeant of the 24th Ky Volunteer Infantry.
Notes and pictures from Barbara Willard Lennie Snow George.
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