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GEORGE B. CAPWEL, son of George W. Capwell and Armilla Griffen, born April 1835. George
married Mary Jane Miller (1834-1929), daughter of Horace Miller & Julia Horton in
1858.
She died at the age of 96 and according to her obituary "she was a direct descendant
of the Mayflower"."Mary Jane was very much in favor of short skirts and bobbed
hair, having had her hair cut and skirts shortened at the age of 90". and "at
the age of 93 attended her first movie - The Ten Commandments".
Family legend: "George enlisted as a private in Co. A, 141st Penn. Infantry. He was
captured and spent time in a confederate prison where he was subject to disease and
starvation. After becoming badly emaciated, he was furloughed as he was deemed no longer
a threat to the Confederacy. He made his way back to his Pennsylvania Company but was
considered unfit for duty and was sent north to recuperate. After regaining his strength,
he tried to report back to his outfit but the company had moved and had lost their
records, and since George had been gone so long, he was advised he was being charged with
desertion and could be shot. He escaped, traveled a few miles down the road and enlisted
with Co. G, N.Y., Heavy Artillery under the name of "George Cashwell". He
served the remainder of the war with Company G" (US Archives, Civil War Pension App.
#55414. dtd. 28 Dec 1885, Cert #762617, name - "George Capwell alias George
Cashwell")
George died 13 Aug 1902 at Sugar Run, PA, and Mary Jane died 11 Jan 1929, at the home of
her daughter Lillian in Athens, Bradford Cty., PA. Both she and George were buried in
Terrytown Cemetery, Terrytown, PA. Children:
1 Rush Newall Capwell, b 25 Nov 1861
2 Anna "Bell" Capwell, b 1863
3 Burley H. "Burr" Capwell, b 22 Sep 1867
4 Eben M. Capwell, b June 1866
5 Deborah Capwell, b 2 May 1869
6 Jacob Capwell, b 20 Aug 1870
7 Henry "Harry" Capwell, b 1872
8 Julia A. "Jewel" Capwell, b July 1874
9 Lillian M. Capwell, b 1877
Information from "CAPWELL GENEALOGY VOLUME II, Descendants from the 6th to the 11th
generations" by Holden and Lois Capwell
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