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George C. Wimberly
George C. Wimberly, of Tyler, was born in Limestone county, Ala., January 19, 1839. He was reared in his native state until his sixteenth year when he removed with his parents to Texas. He enlisted in 1861 in Douglas' Texas battery, C. S. A., and served through the entire war, and his comrades say there was no braver man in the command. In 1868 he entered the mercantile business in Tyler and continued in the same over twenty years, making an enviable name in the business world and amassing a valuable estate. He has been for the past six years the Vice-president of the Citizens National bank in Tyler. Several times he has been called by the people to serve them as an alderman and in other responsible posts, always acquitting himself with credit. He was married Nov. 17, 1879 to Miss Linda Gresham, daughter of Mr. Leory Gresham. They lived in their handsome home on South Fannie Ave. No citizen of Tyler stands higher than Geo. C. Wimberly.
Source: Transcription from the book, Texans Who Wore The Gray, by Sidney Smith Johnson, published in 1907; located on the website, Internet Archive (http://archive.org), accessed 10 March 2024.
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