George W. was born in 1838.1 George W.'s father was Ira Nash and his mother was Eliza Hollister. His paternal grandparents were Pelatiah Nash and Sally Towner. He had a brother and three sisters, named Edwin H., Eliza B., Sarah O. and Mary E.. He was the second youngest of the five children. He had a half-sister, and also a half-sibling of unknown gender named Mary Ann and Infant.1