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A son of Elisha P. Bolton and the former Eliza Burbridge, Bolton was born in DeKalb County, [[Georgia]], in what became part of the [[Atlanta]] metropolitan area. When he was sixteen, the family relocated to the Shiloh community in Union Parish, north of [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Louisiana. Bolton was educated in his father's private school. In 1861, Bolton enlisted in the [[Confederate States of America]] Army, in which he attained the rank of sergeant in Company E of the 12th Louisiana Infantry. He served throughout the [[American Civil War]].<ref name=gwb>{{cite web|url=http://lahistory.org/site19.php|title=Bolton, George Washington|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association: ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' based part of the information on the Bolton sketch from Alcée Fortier, ''Louisiana'', III (1914).</ref>

A son of Elisha P. Bolton and the former Eliza Burbridge, Bolton was born in DeKalb County, [[Georgia]], in what became part of the [[Atlanta]] metropolitan area. When he was sixteen, the family relocated to the Shiloh community in Union Parish, north of [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], Louisiana. Bolton was educated in his father's private school. In 1861, Bolton enlisted in the [[Confederate States of America]] Army, in which he attained the rank of sergeant in Company E of the 12th Louisiana Infantry. He served throughout the [[American Civil War]].<ref name=gwb>{{cite web|url=http://lahistory.org/site19.php|title=Bolton, George Washington|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association: ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|accessdate=April 9, 2014}}</ref><ref>''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography'' based part of the information on the Bolton sketch from Alcée Fortier, ''Louisiana'', III (1914).</ref>

After the war, Bolton taught school for a year in Union Parish but soon pursued the mercantile business, first in Winnfield. In 1868, he married Tennessee Wade (1850-1931), a native [[Arkansas|Arkansan]] and the daughter of his business partner, Dr. A. Wade. The couple had ten children, at least three of whom died in early childhood: James Wade]], George G., Frank P., James Porter, Roscoe Conkling, Bertha Bolton Hall (1889-1944), Ida Ruth Bolton Roach (1876-1906), Lotta T. (1874-1876), Albert (1881-1882), and George W., Jr. (1885-1889)<ref name=gwb/>

After the war, Bolton taught school for a year in Union Parish but soon pursued the mercantile business, first in Winnfield. In 1868, he married Tennessee Wade (1850-1931), a native [[Arkansas|Arkansan]] and the daughter of his business partner, Dr. A. Wade. The couple had ten children, at least three of whom died in early childhood: James Wade, George G., Frank P., James Porter, Roscoe Conkling, Bertha Bolton Hall (1889-1944), Ida Ruth Bolton Roach (1876-1906), Lotta T. (1874-1876), Albert (1881-1882), and George W., Jr. (1885-1889)<ref name=gwb/>

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