George McDuffie TIPPEN

1838 - 1923  (85 years)

• Name	George McDuffie TIPPEN
  	Son of John Wesley Tippen and Elizabeth Castleberry Tippen. George was born in Cherokee County, Alabama and died at his home in Jackson Parish, Louisiana. George is the grandson of William Tippen and wife Mary Thompson Tippen of South Carolina and William Martin Castleberry and wife Elizabeth Smith Castleberry also of South Carolina. George McDuffie was an ordained minister in the Church of Christ, ordained September 11, 1881 in Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. He founded Tippen Chapel Church and Cemetery in 1902 on his land after receiving a land patent of 159.52 acres from the US government. He served honorably as a Confederate soldier in the Civil War as a 2nd Lt in the 28th La Reg. Co F and as Chief Deputy Forage Master private rank in the 13th Louisiana Battalion Partisan Rangers Co. D. George married three times and is the husband of 1st Louisa Jane Park, married on March 22, 1857 in Sumter County, Alabama and 2nd to Martha Womack married on January 8, 1861 in Jackson Parish, Louisiana and 3rd to Nancy Caroline (Nan) Womack married on August 17, 1875 in Jackson Parish, Louisiana. Wife Louisa is buried in Sumter County, Alabama. Wife Martha is buried near Paris, in Lamar County, Texas. Wife Nancy is buried in the Womack Cemetery next to her parents in Jackson Parish, Louisiana. Louisa is the daughter of Samuel Park and Elizabeth Eskridge Park. Both Martha and Nancy are the daughters of William Mansel Womack and Ellen Goynes Womack. http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/jackson/cemeteries/tippen02.txt
  Born	8 Mar 1838	Cherokee County, AL
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Sep 1923	Jackson Parish, LA
  Person ID	I118	Rosita's Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2014

  
  

  Father	John Wesley TIPPEN,   b. Abt 1800, Anderson, Anderson, SC ,   d. 1857, Brewerse, Sumter, AL  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth CASTLEBERRY,   b. 10 Mar 1812, Anderson County, SC
  Family ID	F527	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Louisa Jane PARK
  Married	22 Mar 1857	Sumter County, AL
  Children	1. William Alexander TIPPEN,   b. Dec 1857, AL
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Martha WOMACK,   b. Abt 1837, Copiah County, MS ,   d. Bef 17 Aug 1875  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Married	8 Jan 1861	Jackson, LA
  Children	1. John William TIPPEN,   b. Abt 1861, Jackson, LA   2. George McDuffie TIPPEN,   b. Abt 1863, Winn Par, LA ,   d. 1924, TX  (Age ~ 61 years)   3. Alvin Jethro TIPPEN,   b. Abt 1866,   d. 1895, Rapides, LA  (Age ~ 29 years)   4. Sarah Ellen TIPPEN,   b. Abt 1867, Jackson, LA ,   d. Bef 1892, Jackson, LA  (Age ~ 25 years)   5. Harry TIPPEN,   b. Abt 1869,   d. 1870  (Age ~ 1 years)   6. Syrus TIPPEN,   b. Abt 1872,   d. 1872  (Age ~ 0 years)   7. Walter DOTY,   b. Abt 1874, Mississippi  [natural]   8. Eliza Letitia TIPPEN,   b. Abt 1874   9. Daniel A DOTY,   b. Apr Abt 1880, Arkansas  [natural]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Nancy WOMACK,   b. 25 Feb 1859, Jackson Parish, LA ,   d. 20 Jun 1951, Jackson Parish, LA  (Age 92 years)
  Married	17 Aug 1875	Jackson, LA
  Children	1. Lydia Josephine TIPPEN,   b. 12 Jul 1881, LA ,   d. 13 Aug 1946, Jackson, LA  (Age 65 years)   2. Walter Clement TIPPEN,   b. 23 Apr 1884, Jackson, LA ,   d. 7 Apr 1923, Oauchita, LA  (Age 38 years)   3. Ollie L. TIPPEN,   b. 1889, LA   4. Willie E. TIPPEN,   b. 1891, LA   5. Hugh Dennis TIPPEN,   b. 18 Sep 1897, Vermillion, LA ,   d. 1 Mar 1993, Oauchita, LA  (Age 95 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2014
  Family ID	F530	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Married - 22 Mar 1857 - Sumter County, AL Married - 8 Jan 1861 - Jackson, LA Married - 17 Aug 1875 - Jackson, LA  = Link to Google Earth