George Washington Sitton

3 May 1857–27 April 1930 (Age 72)
Lindale, Smith, Texas, United States

The Life Summary of George Washington

When George Washington Sitton was born on 3 May 1857, in Lindale, Smith, Texas, United States, his father, Samuel Benjamin Sitton, was 42 and his mother, Martha A. Henegar, was 25. He married Frances Etta Mc Cameron on 13 November 1877, in Lindale, Smith, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Texas, United States in 1870 and Justice Precinct 6, Mitchell, Texas, United States for about 50 years. He died on 27 April 1930, at the age of 72, and was buried in Sitton Cemetery, Lindale, Smith, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Sitton
1857–1930
Frances Etta Mc Cameron
1859–1925
Marriage: 13 November 1877
Daisie Zula Sitton
1878–1965
Samuel Benjamin Sitton
1880–1966
John Powell Sitton
1881–1979
Earl Mc Cameron Sitton
1886–1922
Allen Dean Sitton
1888–1920
Jennie Frances Sitton
1889–1986
O Z Sitton
1892–1970
B. C. Sitton
1894–1896
R. C. Sitton
1894–1896
George Denzil Sitton Sr
1896–1991

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    13 November 1877Lindale, Smith, Texas, United States
    • Children

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (7)

    +2 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States
    Age 4
    On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.
    1863
    Age 6
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1881 · Construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway
    Age 24
    Grenville M. Dodge oversaw the construction of the Fort Worth & Denver Railway. Work began at Hodge Junction, and eventually extended to the New Mexico border by 1888. Service began on April 1, 1888, with trains travelling between Fort Worth and Denver.

    Name Meaning

    English (London): possibly a variant of Seaton .Jewish (from the Ottoman Empire): variant of Sutton .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Seaton

    Sources (13)

    • George Sutton in household of Samuel Sutton, "United States Census, 1870"
    • George Sitton in entry for Allen Dean Sitton, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
    • George Sitton, "United States Census, 1880"

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