George W Fetterman1

#21709, (circa 1829 - 13 October 1867)
Father*Washington Wilfrid Fetterman Jr.1 (1802 - 1838)
Mother*Sarah De Bulan1 (c 1798 - 1862)
Birth*circa 1829He was born circa 1829 at PennsylvaniaG.1 
1 July 1837He was named as a minor child in the will of Washington Wilfrid Fetterman Jr.; (codicil added 27 Jun 1838.)2 
19 August 1850He appeared on the census of 19 August 1850 in the household of Sarah De Bulan at 1st Ward, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PennsylvaniaG, age 21, b. PA, agriculturalist.3 
Death*13 October 1867He died on 13 October 1867 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PennsylvaniaG.4 

Citations

  1. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S1666] Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, index and images, online Ancestry.com, Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) Register of Wills, Will Books Vol. 5, pp. 79-80, imgs. 330-331/579. Last will of Washington Wilfred Fetterman of Pittsburgh, 1 Jul 1837. Names wife Sarah as executrix and heir to all real and personal property; names Sarah as Guardian of children Gilbert, George, Gertrude, Wilfred [sic] and Francis [sic]; bequeaths to "my trusty and tryed friend" William Sheehy five shares of stock in the "hope that he will assist my executrix;" devises to his [unnamed] mother $1000 "as a testimony of respect for one whom I dearly love." Codicil 27 Jun 1838, to William Sheehy $500 in lieu of stock, and $500 to Belinda Pennington. Witnesses H MacShane and George W Holdship. Recorded 5 Feb 1839. Copies of the will also recorded in Taylor and Harrison Counties, VA (now WV), and Madison Co., OH; citations available on request. Note: W.P.A. typed abstract omits child Wilfred.
  3. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Sarah B (48), b. PA, real estate value $200,000.
  4. [S1943] Letters and their enclosures received by the Commission Branch of the Adjutant General's Office, 1863-70, Publication M1064, Record Group 94, NARA, online Fold3.com, File H1103, Late Capt. Geo. W. Fetterman (46 images). Letter of 16 Nov 1867, from Capt. Henry Haymond to the Adjutant General, informing him that Brevet Major George W Fetterman, Capt. 15th US Infantry, d. at the res. of his bro., Gilbert Fetterman, in Philadelphia PA, 13 Oct 1867, of chronic diarrhea; he was bur. 16 Oct 1867 at the Catholic Cemetery "near the City," attended by several officers. Viewed online at Fold3.com.