George was born in 1842 in Alabama, the son of unknown parents.
He died on 26 Jul 1937 in Kaufman County, Texas.
His wife was Lucy Angeline Wheeler, who he married on 2 JUL 1870 in Limestone County, Alabama. They had no known children.
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| Death | 26 JUL 1937 |
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Note 1
Terrell Tribune, Tuesday, July 27, 1937
George Washington Pipes, Confederate Veteran, died Monday. Burial in White Rose Cemetery at Wills Point today. He was born in Limestone County, Alabama, May 1, 1841. He joined the Confederate army in 1861 and fought throughout the war. He came to Texas in 1892, locating first in Van Zandt County, coming to Terrell in 1929. He is survived by one son, J. J. Pipes of Wichita Falls; twelve grandchildren, among them are Miss Ida Hendrix and Leon Hendrix, Terrell; T. H. Holland, Rockwall and Mrs. A. G. Wilcoxson, Kaufman. He was a member of the Baptist Church.
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George Washington Pipes was a son of Phillip Pipes and Margaret "Peggy" Hill.
George enlisted in the 26th (Coltart's) Regiment, Alabama Infantry, CSA, along with his brother (John Pipes, #30764619), in 1861. The 26th was renamed the 50th Alabama Infantry in 1863; and unit was engaged in the major battles at Shiloh, Murfreesboro, and Chickamauga (where George was reportedly wounded). The 50th was also active in the defense of Atlanta during union General Sherman's assault.
After the war, George returned to Alabama; and he subsequently married Angeline McGuire (a widow with several children) on July 2, 1870, in Limestone County, Alabama; and that marriage was blessed with three children (U S Census of 1880):
Martha Iona (born about 1871 - 1913)
James Johnson (1872 - 1957)
Un-Named female ( born & died about 1880)
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Biographical footnotes:
George Pipes was a brother of Samuel S Pipes (#41937852); and, following the death of his wife, George was enumerated as widowed in Samuel's Johnson Co, Texas, household during the U S Census of 1910.
While the obituary and a D/C indicate that burial was to take place in White Rose Cemetery, George Pipes does not appear in the published inventory; therefore, his resting place in White Rose may be unmarked.
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