George J. Hargis was born in the year 1872 in Russell County, Virginia. He was the son of Leonard Shoemaker Hargis 1832-1902 and Rebecca R. Vermillion both from Virginia. George married Henrietta "Etta" Buckles on 5 Jan 1898 in Russell County, Virginia. George and wife Etta are both buried in Russell Memorial Cemetery, Lebanon, Russell County, Virginia.