Deflection

I had made plans for the Fourth of July, but I was not feeling well on Saturday morning. Since I was suffering from a burning urinary track, with frequent urgent trips to the stool, I stayed close to the facilities. It was a good thing, since I would have had to trips to urinate. And, it is painful. In the afternoon, I got on to Mayo Clinic Direct, and had a video conference with a doctor. Although he prescribed antibodies, the pharmacy was closed by the time that I got there. It would have been so nice to start the antibodies yesterday. The thing that I hate about antibodies is that it takes time for them to start working in the body. Regrading the sinus infections that I get in the winter, it takes ten days to get through the infection with, or without, the antibodies.

last even, as I was watching the 250 celebration, I remember that George Walton from Georgia signed the Declaration of Independence. Since I have found it hard to find information about him before the internet (I saw his signature on the declaration on the late 1980s in the National Archives Museum), I have now found the following information about him:

I will start out with a quick overview about him from the American History Central: George Walton was a lawyer, politician, and soldier from Virginia who immigrated to Georgia, where he became a key figure in the Patriot Cause. He served in the Continental Congress, where he voted for independence and signed the Declaration of Independence on August 2, 1776. He fought British forces at the Siege of Savannah (1779), where he was wounded and captured. Later, Walton served two terms as Governor of Georgia, served as Georgia’s Chief Justice, and served as a United States Senator.

George was in 1749 born near Farmville, Virginia, with both of his parents dying when he was young. He was brought up with an uncle. The following is an summary of his early life: Walton trained as a carpenter, but his master, impressed by his talent and ambition, allowed him to keep part of his wages and freed him from his apprenticeship so he could attend a local school. Largely self-taught, Walton moved to Savannah, Georgia, in 1769, studied law, and entered the bar on January 1, 1774.

Much to my surprise, I found that he was a trained carpenter, but his ambitions turned to law, as described in the following writing: . Walton trained as a carpenter, but his master, impressed by his talent and ambition, allowed him to keep part of his wages and freed him from his apprenticeship so he could attend a local school. Largely self-taught, Walton moved to Savannah, Georgia, in 1769, studied law, and entered the bar on January 1, 1774.

During the American Revolution, as written, he was involved as a prominent leader: In Savannah, Walton became a prominent leader of the Patriot Cause and was associated with Lyman Hall. He helped organize meetings and committees and was a member of the Georgia Committee of Correspondence. He helped condemn British policies and worked to align Georgia with the growing Patriot Cause in the American Colonies.

The following is an writing about him as a signer of declaration: On February 2, 1776, the Georgia Provincial Congress elected him to serve as a delegate to the Continental Congress. A strong supporter of independence, he signed the Declaration of Independence on August 2, along with Button Gwinnett and Lyman Hall.

As described in the opening summary, he was involved both Georgia and the US governments, including US Senator. He was well respected for his talents.

George died on February 2, 1804, and, on July 4, 1848, his remains was moved to a monument honoring Georgia’s signers of the Declaration of Independence on the Courthouse Grounds, Augusta, Georgia.

Regarding the information that I found, there is no information that he was an aristocrat, and/or a slaves owner. From the information that I found about him, it does not make sense that he was an aristocrat or slave owner. Just a simple carpenter from Virginia with a big interest in government. This really cuts the grain of a typical delegate from Georgia would be typecast in today’s vision of the that all delegates from the south were plantation owners. Once again, the typecasting is wrong.

I have not looked into our genealogy deeply enough to know if we are related. But, as small as the English population was when our families would have migrated to the USA, it seems almost logical that we are all related. Furthermore, my dad and my great-grand father both have their first names as George. Whether or not we are related, I feel like a patriot with my name on the Declaration of Independence.