Robert J. Garrett
Family

1858 - 1943

NAME BORN DIED CEMETERY
Robert J. Garrett #5157 Oct 1858
Anderson County, TX
16 Sep 1943
Fisher County, Texas
Belvieu
Rotan, Fisher, TX
Married:  28 Dec 1876
Vianna "Annie" Childress #5158
Robertson County, TX
11 Ju 1856
Texas
12 Dec 1933
Fisher County, TX
Belvieu
Rotan, Fisher, TX
Children:
Willie May Garrett #10430
27 Oct 1878
Houston County, TX
20 Feb 1924
Freestone County, TX

James Elijah "Lige" Garrett #8236
married:
Anna Elizabeth "Bessie" Brown
19 Feb 1881
Robertson County, TX
29 Mar 1970
Lamesa, Dawson, TX
Lamesa Memorial Park
Lamesa, Dawson, TX
Ira Elmo Garrett #10431 13 Jul 1883
Robertson County, TX
21 Aug 1965
Sweetwater, Nolan, TX
Belvieu
Rotan, Fisher, TX
Arthur L. Garrett #10424 30 Nov 1886
Robertson County, TX
20 Apr 1913
Texas
Wortham
Worhtam, Freestone, TX
Earle Ripley Garrett #10432 20 Sep 1889
Robertson County, TX
29 Jan 1910
Wortham, Freestone, TX

Emily M. Garrett #10433 23 Oct 1892
Robertson County, TX
19 Nov 1987
Fisher County, TX

Ollie Garrett #10434 (F) 18 Dec 1894
Robertson County, TX
24 Jan 1942
Rotan, Fisher, TX
Belvieu
Rotan, Fisher, TX
Ava Tolet Garrett #10435 13 Jan 1897
Navarro County, TX
29 Sep 1943
Lamesa, Dawson, TX
Belvieu
Rotan, Fisher, TX


Robert's Sources:
1860 Census TX Anderson June 30 (with parents) R. J. Garrett 1 TX.
1870 Census not found for several related families.
1880 Census TX Robertson JP6 418/441 June 25: R. J. Garrett 21, Vienna 22, Willie M 2 (living next to brother William Enoch Garrett & several Smiths).
1900 Census TX Navarro JP6 262/263: Robert J Garrett 42 (Oct 1857) TX, Vianna 43 (Nov 1856) TX - married 23 years, 10 children born, 8 living and in the household.
1910 Census TX Navarro 262/261 May 5: R. J. Garrett 50, Viona 53, marr 33 yrs 10/7 children, 3 present.
1920 Census TX Fisher 152/157 Apr 10: R. J. Garrett 60, Annie 63, Emily 26.
1930 Census TX Fisher 158/165 Apr 29: Robert J. Garrett 71, Annie 72 (25, 26 when first marr), Emily 35 (prob. the respondent)
1933 Death Certificate: Viena Garrett 12 Sep 1933. Informant: R. J. Garrett.
1943 Death Certificate: Robert J. Garrett 16 Sep 1943. Informant: Ira Garrett.

Willie May was with her parents in 1880 and 1900. She married Jerry K. Lamb about 1901. They were Navarro County in 1910, Freestone in 1920 and 1930. TX Marriages 1837-1973 show Jerry K. Lamb married Dot Lawless 24 Apr 1933 in Navarro County. Jerry died 15 JUl 1942 in Limestone County.
James Elijah married Anna Elizabeth "Bessie" Brown 6 Nov 1902 in Navarro County, TX. She was born 29 May 1883 in Mississippi, died 5 Dec 1920 in Rotan, Fisher, TX., buried Belvieu Cemetery, Rotan, Fisher, TX. Lige and Bessie were in Freestone in 1910 and in Fisher in 1920 when Bessie died. About 1921/22 Lige marrried Nancy Pearly Strickland. They were in Dawson County in 1930 with six children (his, hers, theirs).
Ira Elmo married Maggie Lou Ann Lee 22 Dec 1905 in Palestine, Anderson, TX. She born 5 Jun 1888 in Navarro County, TX and died 27 Dec 1967 in Sweetwater, Nolan, TX. They were in Navarro in 1910, in Freestone with her parents in 1920, in Fisher in 1940. Maggie was informant on his death certificate and reported that his parents were R. J. Garrett and Ann Childress. According to her death certificate, her father was W. H. Lee and her mother was Isabell Shanks, per Mrs. Ben Clark, daughter and informant (William H. and Isabella). They have a double marker in Belvieu Cemetery, Rotan. Ira is "Ira Elmore" on his WW I Draft registration, but I have attributed this one occurrance found to clerk error.
Arthur L.: 1900 Census TX Navarro Jun 16 (with parents): Arthur L Garrett 13 (Nov 1886).
1910 Census TX Freestone April ?? (Lige Garrett household): Arthur Garrett 23, brother.
Earle Ripley: 1900 Census TX Navarro, Jun 16 (with parents): Earle R Garrett 10 (Sep 1889).
He died in January, 1910 before the Census was taken in April.
Emily Ann never married.
Ollie married Homer Sidney Hodo in Fisher County, TX about 1917. He was born 1 Jan 1897 in Hamilton County, TX and died Feb 1980 in Cushing, Payne, OK. Homer was the son of John G. Hodo and Margrett Jana Whitley; John had migrated from Alabama to Fisher County, Texas via Leon and Taylor Counties. Homer: 1900 Census TX Taylor Jun 14 (with parents) Homer S. Hodo 4. In the 1920 Census TX Fisher May 16 (with parents): Homer Hodo 13. In 1920 TX Fisher: Homer Hado 22, Ollie 24. In 1930 Census TX Fisher: Homer 33, Ollie 35 (23, 26 when first married) Death Certificate Ollie Garrett Hodo 24 Jan 1942. Informant Emily Garrett, Rotan (sister).
Ava Tolet married Henry Lemil Faulkenberry about 1919 in Fisher County, TX. He was born 17 Oct 1890 in Georgia and died 1 Dec 1972 in Texas. Also buried Belvieu Cemetery. Henry was the son of Joseph O. Faulkenberry and Melinda Adaline Cline. Henry: 1910 TX Johnson Apr 22 (with parents) Henry Faulkenberg 19 GA. He and Ava married before Wallace was born in 1919. Henry was 25, Ava 22. 1920 Census TX Fisher Jan 2: Henry L Faulkenbury 29, Ava 33 (age 25, 22 when first marr), four children. His military marker: Henry L. Faulkenberry TEXAS PVT US ARMY WORLD WAR I OCT 17 1890 DEC 1 1972.
Brantner-Smith-Brown-Garrett Connection Robt. Milligan Garrett
Father
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