George Washington Deitzler
Born: November 30, 1826
Birthplace: Pine Grove, Pennsylvania
Father: Jacob L. Deitzler 1800 – 1891
Mother: Maria Mennig 1802 – 1850
Wife: Anna Mary “Annie” Neill 1838 – 1901
(Buried: San Francisco Columbarium, San Francisco, California)
Children:
Mary Macey Deitzler 1865 – 1952
(Buried: San Francisco Columbarium, San Francisco, California)
Philip Deitzler 1866 – 1872
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas)
Douglas Deitzler 1867 – 1867
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas)
Stephen Neill Deitzler 1870 – 1870
(Buried: Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas)
Georgie Dalton Deitzler Toohy 1874 – 1919
(Buried: San Francisco Columbarium, San Francisco, California)
Occupation before War:
Farmer and Real Estate Businessman in Kansas
Leader in the free-state government movement in Kansas
1857 – 1860: Member of Kansas Free-State Territorial legislature
Speaker of Kansas House of Representatives
Kansas State Senator
Mayor of Lawrence Kansas and Trustee of University of Kansas
Civil War Career:
1861 – 1862: Colonel of 1st Kansas Infantry Regiment
1861: Wounded at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek
1862 – 1863: Brigadier General of Union Army, Volunteers
1863: Brigade Commander during the Vicksburg Campaign
1863: Resigned from the Union Army on August 12th
1864: Major General of Kansas State Militia
1864: Commander of 10,000 Kansas State Militia against Price
Occupation after War:
Railroad Promoter
Died: April 11, 1884
Place of Death: Tucson, Arizona
Cause of Death: His neck was broken close to his shoulders in a buggy accident
Age at time of Death: 57 years old
Burial Place: Oak Hill Cemetery, Lawrence, Kansas
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