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George W. Robinson is a son of James and Jane (Woodson) Robinson, who were born in the Palmetto State in 1806 and 1807, respectively. They resided in their native State until 1834, when they moved to Tennessee and located in Gibson County, where the father farmed, followed carpentering, and later engaged in wagon-making. He was a Whig, and in the days of militia held the office of captain. His wife died in 1844, and he then lived with his children until 1875, when he, too, passed away. Their son, George W., was born in Union District, South Carolina, April 30, 1830. He resided on a farm, but received a limited education, owing to the undeveloped condition of the schools. He began working by the month for himself at the age of twenty-one, and in 1861 volunteered in Company E, Thirty-first Tennessee (Confederate) Infantry, and served about nine months. He then joined Forrest’s command and continued until the close of the war. At Fort Pillow he received a severe wound from a grape-shot, disabling him for some time. After his return home he resumed farming and now owns 620 acres of land. In 1870 he married Mary T. Thetford, who was born in Gibson County, November 18, 1844. To them were born eight children. Mr. Robinson is a Democrat and a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church and his wife of the Christian Church.