by

Julie A. Gale

    George Philpot was born in Barnesville, Ohio, on June 7, 1817. He married Charlotte Morrison on May 9, 1837, and they had thirteen children together. In the spring of 1850, the family settled about three miles west of Cedar Falls. They lived with their neighbors, the Dempsey Overman family, until their house was built. [1]

    George Philpot served many years as town constable and also as justice of the peace. He died on July 15, 1887, after a few years of failing health. He was one of the first settlers in the area and a founder of Cedar Falls. He is remembered in his obituary for being "most pure and sterling of character." [2]

Footnotes

1. Cedar Falls Historical Society: Series III (Nancy Philpot), Box 8, Folder 10 (Cedar Falls Record, July 23, 1908). 

2. "Death of Geo. Philpot," Cedar Falls Gazette, 22 July 1887, 5.

  Bibliography 

Cedar Falls Historical Society: Series III (Philpot, Nancy), Box 8, Folder 10 (Cedar Falls Daily Record,  July 23, 1908). 

"Death of Geo. Philpot." Cedar Falls Gazette, July 22, 1887, 5.