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George Washington Stapleton 1838–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1838

Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia

Death Date: 03 Jul 1924

Death Location: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee

Father: James Stapleton****=

Mother: Nancy Salyer****+\Stapleton

Spouse(s): Rebecca Salyer

Children(s): Martha Stapleton, Sarah Stapleton, Eliza Stapleton, Louisa Stapleton, Henry Stapleton, James Stapleton, George Stapleton, Manuel Stapleton, Mary Stapleton, William Stapleton, John Stapleton, John Stapleton****+, William Stapleton****+, Levis Stapleton****+, Margaret Stapleton****+, Ada Stapleton****+

George Washington Stapleton was born in 1838 in Scott County, Virginia, the child of James Carter Stapleton And Nancy Susan Salyer Stapleton. In 1880, George Washington Stapleton resided in Johnson, Scott, Virginia, USA. George Washington Stapleton married Rebecca Salyer, and had children including Ada C Stapleton, Eliza Stapleton, George Cowan Stapleton, Henry Stapleton, James Stapleton, John H Stapleton, John Harlan Stapleton, Levis Stapleton, Louisa Stapleton, Manuel Stapleton, Margaret Stapleton, Martha Stapleton, Mary Stapleton, Sarah Stapleton, William Stapleton, William Tivis Stapleton. George Washington Stapleton passed away in 1924 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee.

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Biography

  • George Washington Stapleton was born in 1838 in Scott County, Virginia, the child of James Carter Stapleton And Nancy Susan Salyer Stapleton.
  • In 1880, George Washington Stapleton resided in Johnson, Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • George Washington Stapleton married Rebecca Salyer, and had children including Ada C Stapleton, Eliza Stapleton, George Cowan Stapleton, Henry Stapleton, James Stapleton, John H Stapleton, John Harlan Stapleton, Levis Stapleton, Louisa Stapleton, Manuel Stapleton, Margaret Stapleton, Martha Stapleton, Mary Stapleton, Sarah Stapleton, William Stapleton, William Tivis Stapleton.
  • George Washington Stapleton passed away in 1924 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

George Stapleton's Ancestors

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George Stapleton
1838–1924
Birth Place: Scott County, Virginia
Parents
James Carter Stapleton****=
1813–1895
Hancock County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Susan) Salyer****+\Stapleton
1814–1885
Copper Creek, Scott, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (William Stapleton) `
1771–1844
North Carolina, USA
William (Martin) Salyers
1788–1878
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Nancy (Martha "Mattie") Kilgore
1792–1843
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hiram Kilgore
1771–1851
Rebecca Renfro
1781–1863
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Kilgore
1744–1823
Winnie Clayton
1740–1815

George Stapleton's Descendants

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George (Washington) Stapleton (3 Feb 1838–03 Jul 1924) m. Rebecca Salyer (Jun 1842–15 Jun 1920)
  1. 1. Martha Stapleton 1871–1960 m. Samuel (Patton) Wise 1865–1916
    1. 1. John (R Wise) Sr 1902–1977 m. Ethel (Jewel) Reynolds 1903–1986
      1. 1. James (Borman) Wise 1933–2010
      2. 2. Robert (Sydney) Wise 1924–2004
      3. 3. Claude (Samuel) Wise 1925–1971
      4. 4. Marjorie (Jean) Wise 1928–2015
      5. 5. John (Junior) Wise 1941–2004
    2. 2. Nannied Wise 1894–
    3. 3. Connie Wise 1895–
    4. 4. Charles Wise 1897–
    5. 5. Eliza Wise 1899–1973
    6. 6. Scott Wise 1902–1970
    7. 7. Mary Wise 1906–1988
    8. 8. Edna Wise 1909–
    9. 9. Dellie Wise 1890–
    10. 10. Mamie Wise 1892–
    11. 11. Conly Wise 1895–
  2. 2. Sarah Stapleton 1862–
  3. 3. Eliza Stapleton 1864–1905
  4. 4. Louisa Stapleton 1866–1960
  5. 5. Henry Stapleton 1869–1952
  6. 6. James Stapleton 1881–
  7. 7. George (Cowan) Stapleton 1872–1953
  8. 8. Manuel Stapleton 1879–
  9. 9. Mary Stapleton 1883–
  10. 10. William (Tivis) Stapleton 1878–
  11. 11. John (H) Stapleton 1875–
  12. 12. John (Harlan) Stapleton****+ 1863–1937
  13. 13. William Stapleton****+ 1877–
  14. 14. Levis Stapleton****+ 1877–
  15. 15. Margaret Stapleton****+ 1878–
  16. 16. Ada (C) Stapleton****+ 1875–1947

George Stapleton's Timeline

3 Records

1838
3 Feb 1838
Birth of George Washington Stapleton in Scott County, Virginia
Scott County, Virginia
1880
1880
Age 42
George Washington Stapleton resided here in Johnson, Scott, Virginia, USA
Johnson, Scott, Virginia, USA
1924
03 Jul 1924
Age 86
Death of George Washington Stapleton in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1838
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1389; Page: 208B; Enumeration District: 074
    [2] Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 175

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Johnson, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1389; Page: 208B; Enumeration District: 074

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 03 Jul 1924
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee
    Record Source: Tennessee, Death Records, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 175

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