GEORGE W HOLZENDORF-Born Nov 10-1823-Died 6/20/1876
Married ELLEN MAE KING-Born c. 1834-Died 1856

GEORGE WASHINGTON HOLZENDORF SR died in Thomson-McDuffie Co Ga 6/19/1876-He was educated in County Schools-and enlisted as Private in Decatur Georgia in Company C 29th Battalion GGeorgia-Cav-7/29-1863 in Confederate Army. He was discharged 10/20/1865-Disability.
He was Luthern by Religion and was a Democrat by Politics and a Tin Smith by Trade. He was the son of WILLIAM HOLZENDORF and MAHALY ARMSTRONG.
GEORGE WASHINGTON HOLZENDORF was twice married
1st wife-ELLEN KING-they had 4 children
2nd wife-ANNA E DARSEY-they had 3 children

Children of the above:
JOHN LEWIS KING HOLZENDORF born 7/27/1848
WILLIAM B HOLZENDORF born 11/5/1850
EUGENE HOLZENDORF born 1852 Twin
FRANCIS HOLZENDORF born 1852 Twin

JOHN LEWIS KING HOLZENDORF was Mayor of Thomson-McDuffie Co Georgia 1889-1895. He was married-5/22/1871 1st-to ELLA HAMMOCK of Crawfordville, Georgia--2nd-LILLY LATIMER of Warren Co Ga

WILL of GEORGE W HOLZENDORF-1/7/1876-6/26/1876
Wife: ELIZABETH and 3 minor children
MARY ESTELLA--GEORGE W and EMILY HOLZENDORF
Wife-Executrix
ROBERT H PEARCE-My Friend to be my Trustee
Witness: JAMES D WADDELL--JOHN E BENTON--WILLIAM JOHNSTON

Memoirs Of Georgia-Page 494-McDuffie Co Sketches-Lists JOHN L HOLZENDORF, Merchant-Thomson, McDuffie Co Ga-was born on the Plantation of Mrs WILLIAM CASEY(Adeline King Casey), Camden County Georgia July 27-1848. He went to School in St Marys Georgia-until he was 10 years of age(This is when his Mother Ellen King HOLZENDORF died) and then went to live with his Grandmother(Maria Teresea Woodland King) at Kings Ferry Florida-where he remained until 1860(Maria died 1860)He then went to Thomson and went to School until 1862. In the latter part of 1864(He would be 16 years of age) he enlisted in a Company organized at Augusta Georgia-a part of the 20th Georgia Battalion, which Command was assigned to General Wade Hamptons Corps of Virginia.
While in the Service he was an active participant in every Battle in which his command was engaged--was never off duty or suffered a days sickness. AS evidence of the high appreciation in which this brave and meritorious young "Soldier Boy" was held,his commander told him that, for the fact of his youth-he would be honored by promotion-as an expression of the estimation in which he was held by his comrades, the corps presented him with a new overcoat-and an entire suit of Confederate Gray.
In 1865 he was sent to Georgia for a horse and when at Augusta was pressed into Service by General Fry and placed under the command of Kolb at Macon Georgia. From there he was sent to Montezuma, Georgia-but without arms-and the surrender occurred before he could be supplied. After that he walked from Montezuma to his home.
Engaging with his Father -he clerked with him until 1869-when he went into business for himself. He built a large and eminently prosperous business, and was one of the most successful and popular citizens of Thomson. He was a member of the Council for 3 years-and then-immediately succeding that service-was elected Mayor. So satisfactory to the people-and so beneficial to the City was his Administration-that he was credited with being the best Mayor-Thomson had ever had-and was successfully re-elected 5 times. He was an ethusiastic Mason and was exalted to the Roval Arch Degree. His Religious views tend to Universalism

1870 Census Columbia County Georgia-Town Thomson
JOHN L HOLZENDORF age 22
IDA HOLZENDORF wife age 20

1870 Columbia County Gerogia Census-Town of Thomson
GEORGE W HOLZENDORF age 45
ELIZABETH A HOLZENDORF age 45
WILLIAM B HOLZENDORF
MARY E HOLZENDORF
GEORGE W HOLZENDORF
EMILY HOLZENDORF