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Gideon Johnston Pillow Sr. (1774 - 1830)

Gideon Johnston Pillow Sr.
Born in Guilford, North Carolinamap
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Brother of , , , , , and
Husband of — married 23 Jan 1803 in Davidson, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Father of , , , , and
Died at age 55 in Maury, Tennessee, United Statesmap
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Biography

Gideon Pillow was born 30 Sep 1774 in Guilford County, NC. He was the son of John Pillow and Ursula Johnson. Gideon Pillow lived on Little Bigby three miles south of Columbia. It was several years after that before he settled the Pillow place in Giles at Wales Station. Not only did they become wealthy, but Gideon and Anne Payne Pillow, who are buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, TN, were parents to one of the most controversial American military commanders of the era -- Gideon Johnson Pillow Jr., who served as a major general in the Mexican-American War and brigadier general for the Confederacy. Gideon J. Pillow served as Attorney-General for Maury County, TN, at one time. [1]

Gideon married Anne Payne, who was a descendant of Dr. John Woodson. She was born on 20 Feb 1777. She died on 10 Apr 1864, and is buried in Maury County, TN. Gideon died 20 Feb 1830 in Columbia, Maury County, TN. They are both buried at Rose Hill Cemetery.

Marriage

Husband: Gideon Pillow Sr (b.30 Sep 1774- d.20 Feb 1830)
Wife: Anne Payne
Marriage Date: Jan 22, 1803
Marriage Place:
Children:[2]
  1. Gideon Pillow Jr. (General) (b.8 Jul 1806-Williamson County,TN d.8 Oct 1878-Mound Plantation,Phillips County,AK)
  2. Maj. Granville A. Pillow (b.1805-Columbia,TN d.Aug 1868-Clifton,TN)
  3. Jerome Bonaparte Pillow (b.12 May 1809-Tennessee d.16 Sep 1891-Mt. Pleasant,TN)
  4. Cynthia Holland Pillow (b.1810-Tennessee d.1892-Tennessee) married GOV. Aaron V. BROWN
  5. Narcissa Pillow (b.17 Jan 1811-Tennessee d.28 Apr 1883-Tennessee) married George Washington MARTIN
  6. Amanda Payne Pillow (b.1818-Tennessee d.1872-Tennessee) married Judge West Hugh HUMPHREYS

Marriage

Gideon married Anne Payne, who was a descendant of Dr. John Woodson. She was born on 20 Feb 1777. She died on 10 Apr 1864, and is buried in Maury County, TN. Gideon died 20 Feb 1830 in Columbia, Maury County, TN. They are both buried at Rose Hill Cemetery. [1]

Gideon and Anne Payne Pillow’s immediate descendants were:
Children:
  1. Gideon Johnson Pillow (1806 - 1878)*
  2. Jerome Bonaparte Pillow (1809 - 1891)*
  3. Cynthia Holland Pillow Saunders Brown (1810 - 1892)*
  4. Margaret Pillow (1834 - 1835)

Death

Death Date: February 20, 1830 [1]
Death Place: Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee
Burial:
Rose Hill Cemetery [3]
Columbia, Maury County. Tennessee, USA

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Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Our Southern Cousins: Gideon Pillow Sr
  2. ↑ Descendants of Jasper Pillow: Gideon Pillow
  3. ↑ FindAGrave: Gideon Pillow: Memorial ID: 8213012 Last accessed Aug 24, 2106. Created by: kimshockey (reb) Record added: Dec 27, 2003.
  4. ↑ Profile created by Virgil Owens through the import of Bartholomew Owen Descendants.ged on Oct 29, 2019. This comment and citation should be deleted after a short biography has been added and primary sources have been cited.




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