George Washington Self (1802 - 1867)

Born 1802 in Chester County, South Carolina, USA

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Died 2 Mar 1867 at about age 65 in New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA

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Biography

George Washington Self was born in 1802 in Chester County, South Carolina, USA. He married Mary Atterberry, b: in 1804 in Kentucky. They were married about 1822 in Kentucky. The couple had 3 children:

1. Green McClelland Self, b: 1823 in Kentucky
2. John B. Self, b: 1829 in Kentucky
3. Virginia Self, b: 1832 in Kentucky

Mary (Atterberry) Self died in 1842 in Hart County, Kentucky. Her husband survived her passing. He remarried shortly after her death to Mary Davis, b: ca. 1812 in Kentucky. They had 6 children:

1. George Washington C. Self, b: ca. 1843
2. Joshua (Littleberry) Self, b: ca. 1845
3. Ira W. Scott Self, b: ca. 1847
4. Mary Eldridge Self, b: ca. 1849
5. Benjamin Self, b: ca. 1852
6. Davis Self, b: 1853

On the June 1, 1850 US Census, George W. Self, a Farmer, born ca. 1802 in South Carolina, was reported living in Hart County, Kentucky, USA: ^[1]

NAME......Role.......Sex.....Age......Birth State......Occupation:

George W Self, Head, M, 48, South Carolina, Farmer

Mary [Davis] Self, Wife, F, 36, Kentucky, Keeping House

John Self, Son, M 21, Kentucky, Farmer

George W C Self, Son, M, 7, Kentucky

Joshua S Self, Son, M, 5, Kentucky

Ira W Scott Self, Son, M, 3, Kentucky

Mary Eldridge Self, Daughter, F, 1, Kentucky

Virginia Self, Daughter, F, 18, Kentucky

Ten years later, the 1860 US Census reported that he and his family had moved to New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA: ^[2]

NAME......Role.......Sex.....Age......Birth State......Occupation:

George W Self, Head, M, 56, South Carolina, House Carpenter

Mary Self, Wife, F, 48, Kentucky, "Tayloress" (Seamstress)

Geo W C Self, Son, M, 17, Kentucky, Clerk

Littlebery [Joshua], Self, Son, M, 15, Kentucky, In School

Benjamin, Self, Son, M, 8, Indiana

Davis A Self, Son, M, 3, Indiana

Isaac Davis, Brother-in-Law, M, 27, Tennessee, Cordwainer (Shoemaker)

By the ages of their 2 youngest sons, they must have moved to Floyd County, Indiana, around 1851. Their older children moved with them.

George Washington Self died at 65 years old on March 2, 1867, in New Albany Township, Floyd County, Indiana, USA. He was buried at the Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA: Plot - Plat 6, Range 7, Lot 4, Grave 1. ^[3] His wife survived his passing for 2 more years. Mary Self died on Feb. 1, 1869 and was buried next to her husband at the Fairview Cemetery, New Albany, Floyd County, Indiana, USA: Plot - Plat 6, Range 7, Lot 4, Grave 2. ^[4]

Obituary for George W. Self: ^[5]

DIED. In this city, on the evening of the 2d inst., GEO. W. C. SELF, aged 65 years. The funeral will take place at the residence on Lower Main street, near Tenth, on Tuesday, the 5th inst., at 10 o'clock, A.M. The friends of the family are invited to attend.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65W-XHZ : 12 April 2016), George W Self, Hart county, Hart, Kentucky, United States; citing family 20, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N2-3Y8 : 13 December 2017), Geo W Self, 1860.
3. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #117868076 retrieved 20 Dec 2018 George W Self.
4. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #117868162 retrieved 20 Dec 2018 Mary Self
5. ↑ New Albany Daily Ledger: 4 March 1867, pg. 2, col. 5.

• Unsourced family tree handed down to Tawny (McCoy) Wilcox.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65W-XHZ : 12 April 2016), George W Self, Hart county, Hart, Kentucky, United States; citing family 20, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Self-172 was created through the import of WILLIAMS 2011.GED on Jun 22, 2011 by Ted Williams. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Ted and others.