Title: George W. Probert Papers

Date/Date Range :   1878-circa 1899

Extent: 0.1 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection contains two letters to and an obituary for George W. Probert. The letters (1878 and 1882) are from his cousin John T. Probert. The obituary is not dated, but was probably written shortly after his death in 1899.

Call number: MS-2545

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

Mildred A. Haines donated this collection to Special Collections in January 1991.

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], George W. Probert Papers, MS-2545. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of a single folder.

George W. Probert, son of James and Sarah Probert, was born in Pittsfield, Ohio, on Feb. 12, 1835. He was a public school teacher with brothers John, James, Albert, and George and sisters Sarah (Mrs. John Watkins) and Eliza (Mrs. Calvin Freeman). After a brief illness, he passed away on Aug. 6, 1899.

This collection contains two letters to and an obituary for George W. Probert. The letters (1878 and 1882) are from his cousin John T. Probert. The obituary is not dated, but was probably written shortly after his death in 1899.

See also MS-1161: The John Watkins Papers, 1862-1958, MS-2292: The Sarah Probert Watkins/Probert Family Papers, 1838-1948, and MS-1428: Albert Probert Letters, 1863-1865.

• Probert, George W., 1835-1899.
• New Jersey -- History.