CLINE, George Washington

  General Notes:

Family says that the George W. stands for George Washington, but the only records I've found list his name as G.W., George or George W.
I've not been able to find him on the 1850 census, there are several George or George W. Clines listed, but I haven't been able to find him. George B. Cline, author of "The Cline Families of North Carolina: 1750-1860" believes George W. Cline is listed as Dactor Cline, age 21 on the 1850 census for Murry Co., GA p. 256 living in the household of his uncle Leonard Cline. George W.'s father and mother are also listed in Murray Co, GA, they are living with their son David A. Cline and his family, page 185.(Possibly Dactor Cline, should have been written Docter Cline, the generations of this Cline family that we have personally known, all had nicknames, one of which was a grandson of George & Narcissa Cline's, named Guy Lester, but all the family called him "Doc". He was not a doctor, and I do not know how he got the nickname, but possibly it was given to him by his father, David Anthony "Antny", the 2nd oldest son of George W. Cline.

These three documented census track George & Narcissa's married life, even though the ages vary some, they are fairly consistent, taking in consideration the time of year for the census varied. We do not know what year they came to Texas, but Molly their daughter is living with her family on the 1880 GA census, and then married in Georgia in 1882. She and her family are found on the 1900 census in Smith County, Texas. In July of 1889, their son Robert married in Bosque County, Texas. With this information, I'm assuming they came to Texas between 1882 and 1889.

After the war, the Clines, Newtons, Daniels, Burtons along with other families moved to Hill County, Texas area. Here they settled and farmed in the Steiner Valley near Whitney, Texas. (Whitney is in Bosque County, and at the Court house in Bosque County is where Robert, George's son & Ida Daniel married, so I assume they may have lived in Bosque County also).

In 1895, the government took over the Steiner Valley and used it as a Prison farm, so the families scattered. George, having died in 1894, was buried in Steiner Valley. (Our cousin Ernest Cline said he saw the Civil War marker on George's grave, but no one inquired as to what cemetery, and to date after searching many cemeteries in the area, we have been unable to find his grave).

  Research Notes:

  Noted events in his life were:

• 11 Nov 1850 census in Murray County, Georgia, USA he appeared as Doctor Cline, age 21, farmer, born in North Carolina (some believe this is his brother George W. Cline). ¹ His parents, David A. and Mary Cline are living in the household of their son and George W.'s brother and sister-in-law, David A. & Eda E. Cline, who are also living in Murray County, Georgia. The census enumarator was the same, Absalom Holcombe and was dated 18 Sep 1850.

• 20 Jul 1860 census in Webster, Jackson, North Carolina, USA he appeared as G. W. Cline, age 32, HOH, Value of Real Estate $100 and Value of Personal Property $75, born in North Carolina. ² 1860 Webster PO, Jackson County, North Carolina Census pg 309 Dwelling and Family 422
G. W. Cline, age 32, HOH, Value of Real Estate $100 and Value of Personal Property $75; b-NC
N (Narcissa) Cline, age 25, female (wife), born in North Carolina
D.W. (Daniel), son, age 8, born in North Carolina
D.A. (David Anthony, aka Antny), age 6, born in North Carolina
M.M.L. (Mollie), daughter, age 3, born in North Carolina

• Abt 1861-1863, Military: George W. Cline, Civil War. ³ According to records that were published by the North Carolina Division of Archives and History: "16th NC Infantry Company A April 1861-October 1862", George W. Cline, age 38 is listed with the Noncommissioned Officers and Privates as serving with the Thomas Legion Regiment and disignated Company A of that Unit. Later the company was transferred to the 39th Regiment, NC Troops, and designated Company K. Records show that two companies mixed together as one regiment, Thomas' Legion and Walker's Battalion. "Record of Events for William Holland Thomas' Legion, Walker's Battalion, Levi's Battery Light Artillery, North Carolina Troops, April 1862-1864" states these volunteers were mustered in for local defense of the Carolinas, East Tennessee, Southwestern Virginia, and the Cumberland Mountains in Kentucky.
Source: Ancestry Plus (2 records)- American Civil War Soldiers
Name: George W. Cline
Residence: Jackson County, North Carolina
Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
State Served: North Carolina
Unit Numbers: 148
Service Record: Enlisted as a Private
Transferred Company 1st A, Thomas Legion Infantry
Regiment North Carolina on 30 November 1862
Transferred in Company K, 39th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 30 November 1862
Sick on 22 September 1863 at Hospital (No further record)

Name: George W. Cline
Jackson County, North Carolina
27 April 1861
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
North Carolina
126 126
Enlisted as a Private on 27 April 1861 at the age of 38
Enlisted in Company A, 16th Infantry Regiment North Carolina on 27 April 1861
Transferred in Company A, Thomas Legion Regiment North Carolina on 05 October 1862.

• 20 Jun 1870 census in Webster, Jackson, North Carolina, USA he appeared as George W. Cline, age 47, HOH, Farmer, Value of Real Estate just has a check on it. Value of Personal Property $150 born abt 1823 in Georgia. ⁴

• 10 Jun 1880 census in Cassville, Bartow, Georgia, USA he appeared as George age 60, father, born in GA. His son, David A. Cline is listed as HOH. ⁵

• Tombstone: Application for Civil War Headstone, 10 Feb 1936, Mt. Calm, Hill County, Texas. George W. Cline, Private
CompanyA, 16th Regiment, North Carolina
Date of Death: August 18, 1894
Name of Cemetery: Steiner Valley
Location: near Whitney, Texas
To be shipped to: G. W. Cline at Mt. Calm, Texas

George married Narcissa NEWTON, daughter of Solomon NEWTON and Kizziah FARLEY, on 4 Feb 1852 in Haywood County, North Carolina. (Narcissa NEWTON was born about 1836 in , Macon County, North Carolina, USA and died in 1900 in Farmersville, Collin County, Texas USA ⁶.)

  Marriage Notes:

Married by Samuel Gibson. Record in bond book in NC Archives.