Gibson County TN Archives Biographies.....Whitson, George N. April 1817 - 1912 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/tn/tnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Janet King JPerdue192@aol.com March 8, 2009, 8:28 pm Author: Goodspeed Bibliographies, 1887, Gibson Co., TN George N. Whitson is one of nine children born to George and Priscilla Vance Whitson both of whom were born in North Carolina and came to Tennessee in 1800. The father was a farmer by occupation and a millwright by trade, and was fairly properous financially. He and his wife were members of the Old Presbyterian Church, and he was living in Coffee County at the time of his death, which occured in 1825. His wife died six months sooner. George N. was born 1817 and when about 8 years of age was left parentless. He lived with an Uncle until he was eleven years of age, when he was taken charge of by the court and bound out for a number of years to serve an appenticeship as a tailor's trade. Three years before his time expired he bought his freedom and began life himself. He at once went to Nashville and was employed as supertendent of the tailoring department of the penitentiary at $50 per month, which position he held for three years. At the expiration of that time he engaged in merchandising at Middleton, Tennessee and continued about one year. He then moved to Bedford County and purchased the Mill and lands at the three forks of Duck River, which he operated for about four years. In 1845, while in the mill business he married Caroline Smart daughter of Frank and Margaret Davidson Smart, she was born in Tennessee in 1826 and became the mother of seven children, one of whom is dead. At the expiration of his milling career he moved to the Flatwoods Country and farmed for one year, then purchased a farm in Maury County on which he lived about seven years. He then sold out and purchased the 700 acres where he now lives. His farm is well improved and in a good state of cultivation although especially adapted for stock raising. In 1861 he was conscripted in the Confederate service and remained twenty days when he was released on account of being over age. His wife died February 1864 and in December of same year he married Margaret P. Neely daughter of J & P (Sandy) Neely. She was born near Nashville in 1835 and bore her husband five children, one son dead. He was a magistrate in Maury County seven years and is a properous and well informed citizen. He and his wife are members of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. He is a Democrat and of Irish descent. Additional Comments: Children of George Newton Whitson by first wife Caroline Smart: William Vance born 5 Nov 1846 married 1)Jennie Chadwick 2)Rebecca Morford 3)Carrie Lee Hancock Margaret E. born ca 1850 married A. J. Gannon Mary P. born ca 1852 married T. R. Brown Frank born ca 1855 Isabell born ca 1856 John Samuel born 19 March 1857 married Lonnie V. Davidson George Prentice born April 1859 married Cynda Lawrence Elizabeth Josephine born ca 1864 married William Wylie Children of George Newton Whitson by second wife Margaret Neely: Callie W. born Sept 1865 married Emmett J. Cawthon Charles G. M. born ca 1868 married Emma McMinn David Vance born ca 1869 married E. V. Dodson Benjamin born ca 1873 married Ava Alford Louis N. born 23 Nov 1875 died 5 Sept 1881 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/tn/gibson/bios/whitson7bs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/tnfiles/ File size: 3.6 Kb