Sol M. George
Copyright (2008) * All rights reserved
J.C. (Jim) Tumblin, OD, DOS
3604 Kesterwood Drive, East
Knoxville, Tennessee 37918-2557
(865) 687-1948
(The George House at 4008 Tazewell Pike after the remodeling, 1958)
6/17/1883-8/2/1943
Fountain City has been blessed with many community minded citizens who made a positive difference in the lives of those around them.
George's Department Store, Circa 1955
(Courtesy of the Knoxville News Sentinel Archives)
The subject of this essay is one of those people.
These are the members of the George Family:
Father: Sol H.: 9/1/1839-9/10/1924
Mother: Mary A.: 5/13/1848-4/17/1927
Three children:
Edgar: 8/26/1873-1/11/1937
Hubert: 5/8/1875-6/8/1944
Sol M.: 6/17/1883-8/2/1943
Family Burial Plot: Greenwood Cemetery, Tazewell Pike, Knoxville, TN
The George Home, Circa 1958
(Courtesy of the Knoxville News Sentinel Archives)
The George home was located at 4008 Tazewell Pike, the present site of the Northside Christian Church. It is shown here after it was remodeled as a temporary location for the church.
To compliment a biographical essay on Sol M. George (1883-1943), his portrait is needed. Other materials regarding this family which is so important in Fountain City history are also desired.
Sol H. George (1839-1924) was one of the nine member company which built the Fountain Head Hotel in 1885-86, along with B.R. Strong, James Anderson, J.C. Karnes and others. Then in 1889 when the Fountain Head Railway Company was formed; it was S.H. George, F.A.R. Scott, J.C. White, J.H. Cruze and John B. Neily who were the incorporators.
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Thanks, JCT