Details for George Wahington Slover
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5073006918
Data
| Marker Number | 6918 |
| Atlas Number | 5073006918 |
| Marker Title | George Wahington Slover |
| Index Entry | Slover, George Washington |
| Address | |
| City | Dialville |
| County | Cherokee |
| UTM Zone | 15 |
| UTM Easting | 288045 |
| UTM Northing | 3526740 |
| Subject Codes | Baptist denomination; religious leaders; Presbyterian denomination |
| Marker Year | 1968 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Rocksprings Cemetery, .5 mile west of Dialville on FM 1910 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | 14" x 24" |
| Marker Text | (March 27, 1816 -- August 22, 1864) Baptist minister and carpenter. Of French descent, he was born in Jefferson County, Tennessee. Said to have built the Atlanta Hotel depicted in "Gone with the Wind", famous novel of the South during the Civil War. Moved to Cherokee County in 1848, where, on April 8, he helped found the Rocky Springs Baptist Church. He also served as pastor. On March 2, 1837, at Danridge, Tennessee, he married Adelia Wood. They had seven children. |