Son of Allen & Sarah "Sally" (Raymond) Haight. Grandson of George Washington & Cynthia (Loomis) Haight. Great-Grandson of Benjamin & Aureyanche "Harriet" (Allen) Haight.
1850 MI Census Lenawee Co Raisin Twp
George W Haight M 23 New York
Elvira Haight F 14 Michigan
Newton Haight M 12 Michigan
William H Haight M 9 Michigan
Sarah Haight F 49 New York
Married Betsey Jane Bangs 21 Aug 1850 Raisin Twp Lenawee Co Michigan.
Parents of:
Allen G b 1852 Michigan
Lucy A b 1856 (m James Colp 28 Jan 1890 Jackson Jackson Co Michigan)
Ella M b 1857 d 1858
Mary A b 1858 Raisin Twp Lenawee Co Michigan (m1 Lewis M Powell 6 Oct 1886 Jackson Jackson Co Michigan m2 Philip Symons 11 Sep 1900 Jackson Jackson Co Michigan)
George W b 22 Dec 1859 Michigan d 13 Jun 1910 Coleman Midland Co Michigan (m Katherine "Kittie" M Wright 3 Jul 1886 Saginaw Saginaw Co Michigan)
Douglas Albert b 1866 Michigan
1860 MI Census Jackson Co Jackson
George W Haight 33
Jane B Haight 30
Allen G Haight 9
Lucey A Haight 5
Mary A Haight 2
George W Haight 5/12
Mary Cromin 18
1870 MI Census Jackson Co Jackson
George W Haight M 43 New York
Betsy A Haight F 40 Michigan
Lucy A Haight F 14 Michigan
Allen G Haight M 18 Michigan
Mary Haight F 12 Michigan
George W Haight M 9 Michigan
Douglas A Haight M 4 Michigan
1880 MI Census Jackson Co Jackson
George W. Haight M 53 New York
Betsey A. Haight F 50 Michigan
Lucy A. Haight F 24 Michigan
Mary A. Haight F 22 Michigan
Albert D Haight M 14 Michigan
George Haight was a gatekeeper at Jackson Prison. He was given a glass of lemonade by R Irving Latimer, an inmate famous for the brutal murder of his mother, and died within 20 minutes of drinking it. When captured, Latimer said he never intended for Guard Haight to die. He just needed him to be unconscious for about an hour while he made his escape.
Death Certificate
Name: George W. Haight
Gender: Male
Death Date: 27 Mar 1893
Death Place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan
Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation: Officer At Prison
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51858-9
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 941628
Reference ID: v B p 140
1850 MI Census Lenawee Co Raisin Twp
George W Haight M 23 New York
Elvira Haight F 14 Michigan
Newton Haight M 12 Michigan
William H Haight M 9 Michigan
Sarah Haight F 49 New York
Married Betsey Jane Bangs 21 Aug 1850 Raisin Twp Lenawee Co Michigan.
Parents of:
Allen G b 1852 Michigan
Lucy A b 1856 (m James Colp 28 Jan 1890 Jackson Jackson Co Michigan)
Ella M b 1857 d 1858
Mary A b 1858 Raisin Twp Lenawee Co Michigan (m1 Lewis M Powell 6 Oct 1886 Jackson Jackson Co Michigan m2 Philip Symons 11 Sep 1900 Jackson Jackson Co Michigan)
George W b 22 Dec 1859 Michigan d 13 Jun 1910 Coleman Midland Co Michigan (m Katherine "Kittie" M Wright 3 Jul 1886 Saginaw Saginaw Co Michigan)
Douglas Albert b 1866 Michigan
1860 MI Census Jackson Co Jackson
George W Haight 33
Jane B Haight 30
Allen G Haight 9
Lucey A Haight 5
Mary A Haight 2
George W Haight 5/12
Mary Cromin 18
1870 MI Census Jackson Co Jackson
George W Haight M 43 New York
Betsy A Haight F 40 Michigan
Lucy A Haight F 14 Michigan
Allen G Haight M 18 Michigan
Mary Haight F 12 Michigan
George W Haight M 9 Michigan
Douglas A Haight M 4 Michigan
1880 MI Census Jackson Co Jackson
George W. Haight M 53 New York
Betsey A. Haight F 50 Michigan
Lucy A. Haight F 24 Michigan
Mary A. Haight F 22 Michigan
Albert D Haight M 14 Michigan
George Haight was a gatekeeper at Jackson Prison. He was given a glass of lemonade by R Irving Latimer, an inmate famous for the brutal murder of his mother, and died within 20 minutes of drinking it. When captured, Latimer said he never intended for Guard Haight to die. He just needed him to be unconscious for about an hour while he made his escape.
Death Certificate
Name: George W. Haight
Gender: Male
Death Date: 27 Mar 1893
Death Place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan
Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation: Officer At Prison
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51858-9
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 941628
Reference ID: v B p 140
Son of Allen & Sarah "Sally" (Raymond) Haight. Grandson of George Washington & Cynthia (Loomis) Haight. Great-Grandson of Benjamin & Aureyanche "Harriet" (Allen) Haight.
1850 MI Census Lenawee Co Raisin Twp
George W Haight M 23 New York
Elvira Haight F 14 Michigan
Newton Haight M 12 Michigan
William H Haight M 9 Michigan
Sarah Haight F 49 New York
Married Betsey Jane Bangs 21 Aug 1850 Raisin Twp Lenawee Co Michigan.
Parents of:
Allen G b 1852 Michigan
Lucy A b 1856 (m James Colp 28 Jan 1890 Jackson Jackson Co Michigan)
Ella M b 1857 d 1858
Mary A b 1858 Raisin Twp Lenawee Co Michigan (m1 Lewis M Powell 6 Oct 1886 Jackson Jackson Co Michigan m2 Philip Symons 11 Sep 1900 Jackson Jackson Co Michigan)
George W b 22 Dec 1859 Michigan d 13 Jun 1910 Coleman Midland Co Michigan (m Katherine "Kittie" M Wright 3 Jul 1886 Saginaw Saginaw Co Michigan)
Douglas Albert b 1866 Michigan
1860 MI Census Jackson Co Jackson
George W Haight 33
Jane B Haight 30
Allen G Haight 9
Lucey A Haight 5
Mary A Haight 2
George W Haight 5/12
Mary Cromin 18
1870 MI Census Jackson Co Jackson
George W Haight M 43 New York
Betsy A Haight F 40 Michigan
Lucy A Haight F 14 Michigan
Allen G Haight M 18 Michigan
Mary Haight F 12 Michigan
George W Haight M 9 Michigan
Douglas A Haight M 4 Michigan
1880 MI Census Jackson Co Jackson
George W. Haight M 53 New York
Betsey A. Haight F 50 Michigan
Lucy A. Haight F 24 Michigan
Mary A. Haight F 22 Michigan
Albert D Haight M 14 Michigan
George Haight was a gatekeeper at Jackson Prison. He was given a glass of lemonade by R Irving Latimer, an inmate famous for the brutal murder of his mother, and died within 20 minutes of drinking it. When captured, Latimer said he never intended for Guard Haight to die. He just needed him to be unconscious for about an hour while he made his escape.
Death Certificate
Name: George W. Haight
Gender: Male
Death Date: 27 Mar 1893
Death Place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan
Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation: Officer At Prison
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51858-9
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 941628
Reference ID: v B p 140
1850 MI Census Lenawee Co Raisin Twp
George W Haight M 23 New York
Elvira Haight F 14 Michigan
Newton Haight M 12 Michigan
William H Haight M 9 Michigan
Sarah Haight F 49 New York
Married Betsey Jane Bangs 21 Aug 1850 Raisin Twp Lenawee Co Michigan.
Parents of:
Allen G b 1852 Michigan
Lucy A b 1856 (m James Colp 28 Jan 1890 Jackson Jackson Co Michigan)
Ella M b 1857 d 1858
Mary A b 1858 Raisin Twp Lenawee Co Michigan (m1 Lewis M Powell 6 Oct 1886 Jackson Jackson Co Michigan m2 Philip Symons 11 Sep 1900 Jackson Jackson Co Michigan)
George W b 22 Dec 1859 Michigan d 13 Jun 1910 Coleman Midland Co Michigan (m Katherine "Kittie" M Wright 3 Jul 1886 Saginaw Saginaw Co Michigan)
Douglas Albert b 1866 Michigan
1860 MI Census Jackson Co Jackson
George W Haight 33
Jane B Haight 30
Allen G Haight 9
Lucey A Haight 5
Mary A Haight 2
George W Haight 5/12
Mary Cromin 18
1870 MI Census Jackson Co Jackson
George W Haight M 43 New York
Betsy A Haight F 40 Michigan
Lucy A Haight F 14 Michigan
Allen G Haight M 18 Michigan
Mary Haight F 12 Michigan
George W Haight M 9 Michigan
Douglas A Haight M 4 Michigan
1880 MI Census Jackson Co Jackson
George W. Haight M 53 New York
Betsey A. Haight F 50 Michigan
Lucy A. Haight F 24 Michigan
Mary A. Haight F 22 Michigan
Albert D Haight M 14 Michigan
George Haight was a gatekeeper at Jackson Prison. He was given a glass of lemonade by R Irving Latimer, an inmate famous for the brutal murder of his mother, and died within 20 minutes of drinking it. When captured, Latimer said he never intended for Guard Haight to die. He just needed him to be unconscious for about an hour while he made his escape.
Death Certificate
Name: George W. Haight
Gender: Male
Death Date: 27 Mar 1893
Death Place: Jackson, Jackson, Michigan
Birthplace: Michigan
Occupation: Officer At Prison
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B51858-9
System Origin: Michigan-EASy
GS Film number: 941628
Reference ID: v B p 140
Gravesite Details
Spouse: Betsey Bangs.
