The George Home-place is located in Northumberland County off of present day Bluff Point Road and across the road from the old Lynhams Post Office. The home was built in 1909 by Alice Columbia Jett, the widow of Luther H. George and William Whitfield Pasquith. Alice was originally from King George County, she married Luther George inn 1885 and lived in Irvington with him until his death in 1890. Alice remarried to W.W. Pasquith in 1896. He was the postmaster at Lynhams and also recently widowed. Alice's second marriage did not even last as long as her first and Mr. Pasquith died in 1900.
In 1909 it was mentioned in the Virginia Citizen that Alice Pasquith was building "a fine dwelling" at Lynhams. Alice lived the rest of her life with her son, Lloyd, at the George Home-place. She died in 1921. At some point after their mother's death Gordon D. George moved back into the house with his brother Lloyd. Lloyd was a life long bachelor who never had any children. Gordon had married in 1913 and had five children. He and his wife, Orah Blanche Lewis, raised their family in the George Home-place. Orah served as the postmistress of Lynhams for many years. Gordon and Orah's son, Marvin Lewis George remained in the George Home-place with them to raise his own family. Marvin and Savilla Alease Bush had two daughters, Margaret Alease George and Maida Blanche George. Orah died in 1951 and when Gordon's health began to decline Marvin and Alease took care of him. In 1961 Lloyd passed away. Soon after a family dispute led to the sale of the home. Gordon moved to a nearby farm that he had purchased in 1949 known as "The Redd House" and he took Marvin and Alease's family with him. In 1963 Gordon had a deed drawn up to sell the Redd House to Marvin and Alease in exchange for living with him and caring for him the rest of his life.
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- The Virginia Citizen
- The Rappahannock Record
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