Susan Thornton Glassell
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Susan Thornton Glassell | |
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| Born | March 2, 1835 |
| Died | November 16, 1883 (aged 48) |
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| Children | George S. Patton |
Susan Thornton Glassell (March 2, 1835 – November 16, 1883) was the wife of Col. George Patton and later of Col. George H. Smith, the sister of Andrew Glassell and the paternal grandmother of Gen. George S. Patton.
Susan Thornton Glassell was born in Orange County, Virginia, the daughter of Andrew Glassell (1793–1873) and Susan Thompson Thornton (1804–1836). In 1834 her family moved to Greensboro, Alabama, where her father engaged in cotton planting.
Virginia
In 1855, she married George Smith Patton (1833–1864), who became a colonel in the 22nd Virginia Infantry of the Confederate Army in Richmond, Va. They had five children. George S. Patton died at the 3rd Battle of Winchester in the Civil War.