George Washington Kidd, Sr. was the son of George and Maria J. (Hogg) Kidd of Maryland. He graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Northampton County, PA.
His first wife was Mary Jane Carson. They were married on 1/10/1844 in Maryland. They had 3 sons together. She died at age 27. (He did not have any children with his second wife).
According to his long obituary, George then moved to St. Louis, New Orleans, and then to Texas. He helped organize the Cotton Exchange.
He was a 33rd Degree Mason, which is the highest rank a man can obtain. Few reached it back then. It was an honor which was conferred and may not be sought.
George was also an active member of the Texas Horticultural and Pomological Association, the National Cotton Planters Association, and the Caledonian Society.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church all his life. George served as a teacher in Bible classes at the Sunday School. He was at this post the Sunday before he took ill.
George's obituary stated there was no man better known or more respected than George Kidd. During the 34 years of his residence in Houston, he was identified with nearly every movement inaugurated for its upbuilding and took a lively interest in the advancement of Texas as a whole.
His obituary continued by saying George was a citizen of a kind which no community can have too many. He was devoted to the welfare of his town and state.
His first wife was Mary Jane Carson. They were married on 1/10/1844 in Maryland. They had 3 sons together. She died at age 27. (He did not have any children with his second wife).
According to his long obituary, George then moved to St. Louis, New Orleans, and then to Texas. He helped organize the Cotton Exchange.
He was a 33rd Degree Mason, which is the highest rank a man can obtain. Few reached it back then. It was an honor which was conferred and may not be sought.
George was also an active member of the Texas Horticultural and Pomological Association, the National Cotton Planters Association, and the Caledonian Society.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church all his life. George served as a teacher in Bible classes at the Sunday School. He was at this post the Sunday before he took ill.
George's obituary stated there was no man better known or more respected than George Kidd. During the 34 years of his residence in Houston, he was identified with nearly every movement inaugurated for its upbuilding and took a lively interest in the advancement of Texas as a whole.
His obituary continued by saying George was a citizen of a kind which no community can have too many. He was devoted to the welfare of his town and state.
George Washington Kidd, Sr. was the son of George and Maria J. (Hogg) Kidd of Maryland. He graduated from Lafayette College in Easton, Northampton County, PA.
His first wife was Mary Jane Carson. They were married on 1/10/1844 in Maryland. They had 3 sons together. She died at age 27. (He did not have any children with his second wife).
According to his long obituary, George then moved to St. Louis, New Orleans, and then to Texas. He helped organize the Cotton Exchange.
He was a 33rd Degree Mason, which is the highest rank a man can obtain. Few reached it back then. It was an honor which was conferred and may not be sought.
George was also an active member of the Texas Horticultural and Pomological Association, the National Cotton Planters Association, and the Caledonian Society.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church all his life. George served as a teacher in Bible classes at the Sunday School. He was at this post the Sunday before he took ill.
George's obituary stated there was no man better known or more respected than George Kidd. During the 34 years of his residence in Houston, he was identified with nearly every movement inaugurated for its upbuilding and took a lively interest in the advancement of Texas as a whole.
His obituary continued by saying George was a citizen of a kind which no community can have too many. He was devoted to the welfare of his town and state.
His first wife was Mary Jane Carson. They were married on 1/10/1844 in Maryland. They had 3 sons together. She died at age 27. (He did not have any children with his second wife).
According to his long obituary, George then moved to St. Louis, New Orleans, and then to Texas. He helped organize the Cotton Exchange.
He was a 33rd Degree Mason, which is the highest rank a man can obtain. Few reached it back then. It was an honor which was conferred and may not be sought.
George was also an active member of the Texas Horticultural and Pomological Association, the National Cotton Planters Association, and the Caledonian Society.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church all his life. George served as a teacher in Bible classes at the Sunday School. He was at this post the Sunday before he took ill.
George's obituary stated there was no man better known or more respected than George Kidd. During the 34 years of his residence in Houston, he was identified with nearly every movement inaugurated for its upbuilding and took a lively interest in the advancement of Texas as a whole.
His obituary continued by saying George was a citizen of a kind which no community can have too many. He was devoted to the welfare of his town and state.
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