George A. Seawright was born in Orangeburg district, S. C., September 1,
1840, the son of Stephen S. Seawright and Racheal (Sistrunk) Seawright. 
The parents were natives of South Carolina and of Scotch-Irish and Dutch
descent, respectively.  Mr. Seawright's grandfather, Robert Seawright, was
born in Scotland, came to the United States in an early day, and settled in
South Carolina, where he reared a family.  Stephen S. Seawright was born in
Orangeburg District about the year 1817, married Rachael, daugter of Casper
Sistrunk, in 1839, and resided in South Carolina until 1850, at which time
he moved to Cherokee county, Ga., which was his home for one year.
Subsequently he removed to Russell county, Ala., where he lived six years,
and thence to the northern part of Butler county, when he died in 1861.  He
was twice married; his first wife, the mother of George A. Seawright, who
was her only child, died when her son was but an infant, and the second
marriage was consummated with Acklin Hook, who became the mother of three
children.

George A. Seawright was bred a farmer, and at the age of sixteen entered a
boarding school near the town of Lewisville, S. C., where he made
substantial progress in the common branches of learning, and of which he
was a student when the war between the states broke out.  In the spring of 
1861 he enlisted in Dunklin's company, and for sometime thereafter was 
stationed at Penseacola, Fla., where, on account of physical disability, 
he was subsequently discharged from the service. Within a short time 
he re-entered the army, joining the Seventeenth Alabama infantry, with
which he did valuable service, principally in the western department, and
took part in Shiloh and nearly all the battles of the Atlanta campaign, in
one of which, Peach Tree creek, he received a painful wound in the side. His
escape from death appears almost miraculous and life was only saved by a
small pocket Testament, through which the ball passed, thus spending its
force before reaching the body, although one rib was broken by the
deflection of the missile.  From Atlanta Mr. Seawright accompanied his
regiment back through Tennessee on Hood's raid, and participated in the
battles of Franklin and Nashville, and with others was captured and sent to
Camp Douglas, Chicago, where he remained a prisoner until his release on the
4th day of July, 1865.

Returning home, Mr. Seawright resumed farming, which he carried on
successfully until 1885, when he engaged in the furniture business at
Greenville, with which he is still identified as clerk.  He still owns
valuable city property and farm lands, aggregating about 625 acres, which he
lets out to tenants, and which are the source of considerable revenue.

Mr. Seawright's life has been a very active one, and as a citizen, honorable
and upright in all his dealings, few people in the county stand any higher
in the estimation of the public.

His marriage with Miss Susan E. Parmer, daughter of W.K. Parmer, was
solemnized in 1868, and to the union have been born the following children:
William K. Seawright, Arthur Seawright, Marion E. Seawright and Josephine E.
Seawright, living, and William G. Seawright, Arthur Seawright and an infant,
not named, deceased.  The Parmers were among the earliest settlers in the
vicinity of Greenville, and are also classed with the very best citizens of
the county.