George W. L. Ridgeway

b. circa 1825
  • George W. L. Ridgeway was born circa 1825 in South Carolina.
  • He married Dorcas Ann Long on 27 September 1846 in Montgomery County, Texas.
  • George W. L. Ridgeway and Dorcas Ann Long appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery County, Texas. Other members of the household included Green M. Ridgeway. Also in the household were Missouri Enoch (age 13) and Aquilla (10) Long, likely Dorcas' siblings, and 4-year-old Luisa Elkins, not yet recorded.
  • He was a farmer, according to the 1850 census.
  • On Sunday, 27 February 1853, Green Wood recorded in his plantation daily account book: "Loaded the first flat Boat with 66 Bales cotton, got everything ready for a start tomorrow morning -- Wm B. Wood Master, Jonathan Ridgeway, George Ridgeway, Mr Trimble, -- Warnica & Stephen hands."
         On 8 March, "Billy Returned home from the Boat." Then on the 22nd, "Loaded the three Boats, finished about sun set. . . . Billy & Stephen went down to the first Boat," and on 2 April, "Stephen got home from Lynch burg this evening."
  • Last Edited: 6 Feb 2013

Family: Dorcas Ann Long b. 31 March 1831, d. 14 January 1884