George Sessums

b. circa 1838
  • George Sessums was born circa 1838 in Tennessee.
  • Richard H. Sessums appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Walker County, Texas. Other members of the household included George Sessums, Blount D. Sessums, Peter Thomas Sessums and William Sessums.
  • On Saturday, 28 August 1858, Green Wood recorded in his plantation daily account book: "Sent off by Robert Wood 7 Bales of cotton No. 16 to 22. Sent off by George Sessums 5 Bales of cotton No. 23 to 27."
  • Richard H. Sessums and Parmelia A. Sheppard appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery PO, Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included George Sessums, Augustus Sessums. Also in the household was grocer H. C. Thompson, age 25.
  • He was a gentleman, according the 1860 census.
  • He served in Company G, 7th Texas Cavalry Regiment, CSA. This unit saw action in the bloody New Mexico campaign before being assigned to Tom Green's Trans-Mississippi Brigade.
  • Last Edited: 13 May 2013