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George Smith Patton 1856 – 1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Sep 1856

Birth Location: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 Jun 1927

Death Location: San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA

Father: Brig Patton

Mother: Susan Patton

Spouse(s): Ruth Wilson

Children(s): Gen. Jr,, Anne Patton

George Smith Patton was born in 1856 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA, the child of Brig Gen George Smith Patton and Susan G Thornton Patton. George Smith Patton married Ruth Wilson, and had children including Gen. George Smith Patton Jr,, Anne Wilson "Nita" Patton. George Smith Patton passed away in 1927 in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Biography

  • George Smith Patton was born in 1856 in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA, the child of Brig Gen George Smith Patton and Susan G Thornton Patton.
  • George Smith Patton married Ruth Wilson, and had children including Gen. George Smith Patton Jr,, Anne Wilson "Nita" Patton.
  • George Smith Patton passed away in 1927 in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA.

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Children(s)

George Patton's Ancestors

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George Patton
1856 – 1927
Birth Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Brig Gen George Smith Patton
1833 – 1864
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Susan (G Thornton) Patton
1835 – 1883
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John (Mercer) Patton,
1797 – 1858
Fredericksburg, Spotsylvania, Virginia, USA
Margaret ("Peggy" French) Williams
1806 – 1873
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Robert Patton
1750 – 1828
Anne Mercer
1765 – 1832
Isaac Williams,
1780 – 1830
Lucy Slaughter
1780 – 1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col Patton
1692 – 1755
Eleanor Gordon
1725 – 1767
Brigadier M.D.
1725 – 1777
Isabella Gordon
1740 – 1791
Major Williams
1752 – 1830
Eleanor Hite
1750 – 1785
Capt Slaughter,
1758 – 1849
Margaret Strother
1758 – 1835

George Patton's Descendants

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George (Smith) Patton (30 Sep 1856 – 10 Jun 1927) m. Ruth Wilson (28 Apr 1861 – 06 Oct 1928)
  1. 1. Gen. (George Smith Patton) Jr, (11 Nov 1885 – 21 Dec 1945) m. Beatrice (Banning Ayer) Patton (12 Jan 1886 – 30 Sep 1953)
    1. 1. Beatrice (Ayer Patton) Waters (19 Mar 1911 – 23 Oct 1952) m. John (Knight) Waters (20 Dec 1906 – 9 Jan 1989)
    2. 2. Ruth (Ellen "Nell" Patton) Totten (28 Feb 1915 – 25 Nov 1993)
    3. 3. Gen (George Smith) Patton (24 Dec 1923 – 27 Jun 2004)
  2. 2. Anne (Wilson "Nita") Patton (24 Aug 1887 – 14 Mar 1971)

George Patton's Timeline

2 Records

1856
30 Sep 1856
Birth of George Smith Patton in Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
1927
10 Jun 1927
Age 71
Death of George Smith Patton in San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Sep 1856
    Event Place: Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1927
    Event Place: San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Gabriel, Los Angeles County, California, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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