, ▁a ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁advoc ate . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁George ▁Washington ▁Julian ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁May ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 8 1 7 , ▁near ▁Center ville , ▁in ▁Wayne ▁County , ▁Indiana . ▁His ▁Qu aker ▁parents , ▁Isaac ▁and ▁Reb e cca ▁Julian , ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁Indiana ▁from ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁Isaac ▁died ▁when ▁George ▁was ▁six ▁years ▁old , ▁leaving ▁Reb e cca ▁to ▁raise ▁six ▁children . ▁ ▁Julian ▁received ▁a ▁common ▁school ▁education ▁and ▁especially ▁enjoyed ▁reading . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁eigh teen ▁Julian ▁began ▁a ▁short - l ived ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁school te acher , ▁but ▁he ▁became ▁diss atisf ied ▁with ▁teaching ▁and ▁switched ▁care ers . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 9 ▁a ▁friend ▁suggested ▁that ▁he ▁become ▁a ▁lawyer . ▁Julian ▁studied ▁in ▁the ▁office ▁Center ville ▁att orney ▁John ▁S . ▁New man . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Indiana ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 0 ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁law ▁practice ▁in ▁Green field , ▁Indiana ▁before ▁moving ▁back ▁to ▁Center ville ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁law ▁partner ▁with ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁Jacob . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁family ▁Julian ▁married ▁Anne ▁Elizabeth ▁Fin ch ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Indiana ▁General ▁Assembly . ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁three ▁children ▁( Ed ward , ▁Louis , ▁and ▁Frederick ); ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁( Ed ward ▁and ▁Louis ) ▁died ▁young . ▁Anne