George W Easterling

Brief Life History of George W

When George W Easterling was born in 1835, in Marlboro, South Carolina, United States, his father, Bennett Easterling, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Adams, was 18. He married Martha A Morgan on 8 February 1857, in Butler, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Election Precinct 7 Spring Hill, Butler, Alabama, United States in 1860 and Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States in 1940. He registered for military service in 1862. He died in 1870, in South Carolina, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

George W Easterling
1835–1870
Martha A Morgan
1837–
Marriage: 8 February 1857
Thomas B Easterling
1858–1916
Mary Elizabeth Easterling
1859–1894
Joseph F Easterling Sr
1859–1901
Joel F Easterling
1861–
Francis M Easterling
1863–

Sources (5)

  • G W Easterling, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Elija Easterling in entry for Benet Easterling, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974"
  • George W Easterling, "Alabama Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865"

World Events (8)

1835 · Treaty of New Echota

A minority group of Cherokees including John Ridge, Major Ridge, Elias Boudinot, and Stand Waite, signed the Treaty of New Echota which ceded all Cherokee territory east of the Mississippi in exchange for five million dollars. The majority of Cherokees did not agree and 16,000 Cherokee signatures were gathered to protest the treaty. Boudinot and both Ridges were killed several years later by angry Cherokees for signing the treaty.

1835 · Angry Mob Seizes U-S Mail

On August 31, 1835, in Charleston, South Carolina an angry mob takes control over the U-S mail and burns it in public.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Americanized form of North German Oesterling or Dutch Oosterling (see Osterling ), cognates of 2 below.

English: from Middle English ester(n) ‘pertaining to the east, eastern’ + the suffix -ling. The name was originally used to denote someone from eastern Germany or the Baltic coasts and was in use in England as early as 1253.

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

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