Dionysius Oliver^{[1, 2]}

1735 - 1808  (73 years)

• Name	Dionysius Oliver
  Birth	1735	Virginia
  Gender	Male
  Death	1808	Elbery County, Georgia
  Person ID	I192	Georgia Revolutionary War Graves
  Last Modified	18 Feb 2012

  
  

• Headstones

  Oliver, Dionysius GPS: N34 deg 08.; 312' W82 deg 56. 622'

  
  

• Notes

  DIONYSIOUS3 OLIVER (THOMAS2, JOHN1) was born 1735 in Petersburg Va, and died September 18, 1808 in Elbert County Ga. He married (1) JANE JACKSON. She was born in South Carolina. He married (2) MARY WINFREY 1758 in Virginia. She was born 1740, and died 1802 in Elbert County Ga. He was a member of the Grand Jury of Wilkes County, GA, held August 25, 1779 of which Governor Stephen Heard was foreman. After the Rev. War, he was awarded land grants totaling over 6,000 acres and proceded to set up the township of Petersburg, GA which became the 3rd largest city of Ga 1790-1815

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Arnold, Ross & Burnham, Hank, Georgia Revolutionary Soldiers & Sailors, Patriots & Pioneers, (New Papyrus Co., Inc., 548 Cedar Creek Drive, Athens, GA 30605). [S11] Roster of Revolutionary War Soldiers in Georgia.