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William Francis George was born March 11, 1854, in Izard County, Arkansas, the son of James Sevier George and Margaret J. Stewart. He was called "Frank".
William married Mary Ann Shipman about 1873, in Arkansas.
Mary Ann Shipman was born May 23, 1852, in Kentucky, the daughter of Matthew Shipman and Dorthena M. E. "Thina" Thompson. Thina's second husband was Newton Anderson Cypert, son of John William Cypert and Nancy Anderson. John Cypert was the son of Francis Cypert, Jr. and Abigail Johnson and the grandson of Francis Scypeart and Charity Townsend.
William and Mary Ann had two sons. They divorced June 25, 1879.
Mary Ann and her two sons were living with her mother and step-father, Anderson and Thina Cypert, in Stone County at the time of the 1880 census. The census shows Mary A. Shipman, 28, step-daughter, divorced; Francis M. George, 6, step-grandson and Anderson N. George, 4, step-grandson.
William married Mary Ellen Rebecca Taylor on February 12, 1885, in Stone County, Arkansas. Mary Ellen Taylor was born January 15, 1868, in Randolph County, Arkansas, the daughter of George Washington Taylor and Sarah Emaline Cypert.
About 1896, William and Mary Ellen moved their family to Indian Territory.
The 1900 census shows the family living in Township 8 North, Range 27 East, in the Choctaw Nation of the Indian Territory. The census shows William F. George, 45, married 15 years; Mary E., wife, 32, had given birth to 7 children, 6 children still living; Little B., son, 14; William A., son, 9; Clinton H., son, 8; Lovie A., daughter, 5; Eula A., daughter, 3, and Ella L., daughter, 6 months old.
The 1910 census shows the family living in Antlers Township of Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. The census shows William George, 56, married 3 times, a farmer who rented his farm; Mary, wife, 42, married 1 time, had given birth to 7 children, 6 children still living; Clinton, son, 18, a farm hand; Lovie, daughter, 15; Eulah, daughter, 12 and Ella, daughter, 10 years old.
William died May 19, 1916, at Zoe, in LeFlore County, Oklahoma. Mary Ellen died July 4, 1953, at Tulsa, in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. She is buried at Tulsa.
Children of William George and Mary Ann Shipman
1. Francis Marion George, b. Dec 1874, Stone Co, AR; d. Oct 1953, Stone Co; bur. Flatwoods Cem, Stone Co; m. Mary Jane Farris on July 8, 1891, in Stone Co. Mary was b. Mar 1874, in Stone Co; d. Oct 1954, Stone Co; bur. Flatwoods Cem. (Mary was a sister to Amanda Farris who m. Francis' brother Nathan.) The family settled in Stone Co. where their children were born. Children included: (1) Effie A. George, b. Apr 1897; (2) Girtha M. George, b. May 1900; (3) Bertha George, b. 1903; (4) Atha George, b. 1905; (5) Sanford George, b. 1907 and (6) Dona Vanita George, b. 1913.
2. Anderson Nathaniel George, b. Oct 1875, Stone Co, AR; d. Mar 1958, Stone Co; bur. Timbo Cem, Stone Co; m. Amanda Catherine Farris on Mar 11, 1900, in Stone Co. Amanda was b. Sept 1878, in Stone Co; d. Feb 1962, Stone Co; bur. Timbo Cem. (Amanda was a sister to Mary Jane Farris, who m. Nathan's brother, Francis Marion.) The family settled in Stone Co. where their children were born. Children included: (1) Claud George, b. 1901; (2) Alberta George, b. 1903; (3) Merlina George, b. 1906; (4) Ulis George, b. 1910 and (5) Carlos George, b. 1913.
Children of William George and Mary Ellen Taylor
3. Littleberry George, b. Mar 17, 1886, AR; d. Mar 19, 1967, Tulsa, OK
4. Lilborn William George, b. Aug 6, 1888, AR; d. July 9, 1891, AR
5. James William Albert George, b. Sept 13, 1890, AR; d. Feb 9, 1980, Sand Springs, OK
6. Clinton Hall George, b. Feb 4, 1892, AR; d. Nov 12, 1977, Sand Springs, OK
7. Lovie Beatrice George, b. Nov 1894
8. Eula Agnes George, b. May 14, 1897, Cully Cha Ha, Indian Territory, d. Sept 29, 1972, Nowata, OK; m. Dick Coody
9. Ella Leona George, b. Nov 9, 1899, Cully Cha Ha, Indian Territory, d. Sept 1994, Nowata, OK