 George Washington Tipsword, son of Ashby Tipsword and Sarah Jane Powell.Born Dec 1849 at , Effingham, Illinois, died Dec 21, 1925 at ,, Illinois, 75 or 76 years Married 1872 at , Effingham, Illinois (52 or 53 years married) to:  Mary Ellen Hotz, daughter of J. W. Sr. Holtz and Lovina Jane Knox.Born Jan 14, 1853 at , Wayne, Ohio, died Aug 15, 1943 at ,, Illinois, 90 years Children: 1. Lillian Alnora TipswordBorn Dec 12, 1873 at , Effingham, Illinois, died Jan 19, 1958, 84 years 2. Sedalia May TipswordBorn Nov 27, 1876 at , Effingham, Illinois, died Dec 1, 1966 at Of Lawrenceville, Lawrenceville, Illinois, 90 years 5. Ashby Wendel TipswordBorn Dec 23, 1888 at , Effingham, Illinois, died Jan 9, 1902 at , Effingham, Illinois, 13 years 6. George C. TipswordBorn Jan 14, 1887 at , Effingham, Illinois, died at Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois 7. Benton Eugene TipswordBorn Nov 1889 at , Effingham, Illinois, died Jun 27, 1971 at Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, 81 years | |||