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Some photos are identified but not all of them. There are two portraits in this collection of General John Floyd and one portrait of Mary Faith Floyd McAdoo (Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo). The first portrait of General Floyd is a 1971 copy made by Christopher Murphy of Savannah, Georgia from the original portrait owned by Picot D.B. Floyd.
Dr. William Gibbs McAdoo I (1820-1894) married Mary Faith Floyd in 1857. The family was from Clinton, Tennessee, near Knoxville; Dr. McAdoo was affiliated with the University of Tennessee for many years. However, the McAdoos lived in Marietta after the Union occupation of Tennessee during the Civil War.
Daughter of Charles Rinaldo Floyd and Julia Ross (Boog) Floyd She married: 1.) Randolph Gillis McDonald (1830-1854) on May 9, 1853 in St. Marys, Georgia 2.) William Gibbs McAdoo on September 25, 1857 in Marietta, Georgia∼Mrs. Mary Floyd McAdoo, mother of William G McAdoo, Vice Chairman of the Democratic National...
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- September 8, 1832
- Saint Marys, Camden County, Georgia, USA
The house was acquired by William Gibbs McAdoo, Sr. in 1863. McAdoo lived here with his wife, née Mary Faith Floyd, who was the granddaughter of the Brigadier General John Floyd (war of 1812). Their son, William Gibbs McAdoo, who went on to serve as the 46th U.S. Secretary of the Treasury from 1913 to 1918, was born in the house.
- Greek Revival
- 1850
- 12 acres (4.9 ha)
- Marietta, Georgia
Diaries, letterbooks, and other papers of Charles Rinaldo Floyd, John Floyd, Mary Faith Floyd McAdoo, and W.G. McAdoo. Names Floyd, Charles Rinaldo, 1797-1845
A Woman Named Defiance is an anthology of some of Mary Faith Floyd’s poetry, essays, short stories, and her second book, Eagle Bend, a fiction novel that celebrates the raw nobility of 19th century life in southern Appalachia, the culture and norms of Savannah society, and the hopes and aspirations of Floyd’s protagonist, Minona Dearing, a ...
He later married Julia Ross Boog in 1831 and had Mary Faith McAdoo, Rosaline Sarah Humes, John Floyd, Charles R. Floyd, and Richard Samuel Floyd. William Gibbs McAdoo (1820-1894) was born in Knoxville, Tennessee. He graduated from Tennessee University in 1845. A prominent lawyer he entered into politics and served in the State Legislature from ...
