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Elijah Garrett 1814–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 DEC 1814

Birth Location: Botetourt Co., VA

Death Date: 10 MAR 1879

Death Location: Garrett-Scott Cem., Bedford Co., VA

Father: Josiah Garrett

Mother: Elizabeth Williams

Spouse(s): Margaret Burgess

Children(s): Edward Garrett, Georgia Garrett, Alice Garrett, Pauline Garrett, Emma Garrett, Lucy Garrett, William Garrett, Annie Garrett, Ella Garrett, Sarah Garrett

Elijah Garrett was born in 1814 in Botetourt Co., VA, the child of Josiah Garrett And Elizabeth Williams. Elijah Garrett married Margaret Virginia Burgess, and had children including Alice C Garrett, Annie Lee Garrett, Edward Greenwood Garrett, Ella Garrett, Emma Garrett, Georgia Virginia Garrett, Lucy Morgan Garrett, Pauline Virginia Garrett, Sarah Georgia Garrett, William Albert Garrett. Elijah Garrett passed away in 1879 in Garrett-Scott Cem., Bedford Co., VA.

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Biography

  • Elijah Garrett was born in 1814 in Botetourt Co., VA, the child of Josiah Garrett And Elizabeth Williams.
  • Elijah Garrett married Margaret Virginia Burgess, and had children including Alice C Garrett, Annie Lee Garrett, Edward Greenwood Garrett, Ella Garrett, Emma Garrett, Georgia Virginia Garrett, Lucy Morgan Garrett, Pauline Virginia Garrett, Sarah Georgia Garrett, William Albert Garrett.
  • Elijah Garrett passed away in 1879 in Garrett-Scott Cem., Bedford Co., VA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josiah Garrett
1779–1859
Birth Location: , Bedford, VA
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Elizabeth Williams
1795–1866
Birth Location: , of Campbell, VA
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Burgess
1821–1897
Birth Location: Lexington, VA
MB

Children(s)

Edward Garrett
1845–1917
Birth Location: , Rockbridge, VA
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Georgia Garrett
1847–
Birth Location: , Bedford, VA
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Alice Garrett
1849–
Birth Location: , Bedford, VA
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Pauline Garrett
1849–
Birth Location: , Bedford, VA
PG
Emma Garrett
1854–
Birth Location: –
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Lucy Garrett
1855–1949
Birth Location: , Bedford, VA
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William Garrett
1855–1949
Birth Location: , Bedford, VA
WG
Annie Garrett
1857–1927
Birth Location: , Bedford, VA
AG
Ella Garrett
1847–1848
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Garrett
1848–
Birth Location: VA
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Elijah Garrett's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Garrett
1814–1879
Birth Place: Botetourt Co., VA
Parents
Josiah Garrett
1779–1859
, Bedford, VA
Elizabeth Williams
1795–1866
, of Campbell, VA
Grandparents
John Garrett
1755–1831
, , VA
Hannah Greenwood
1759–1840
Anderson Williams
1767–1786
, of Campbell, VA
Mildred Shepard
1769–
, , VA
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Garrett
1733–1744
Magdalene Bernard
1735–
Samuel Williams
1746–1821
Susannah Ligon
1745–1793
Samuel Shepard
1730–1792
Anne Burwell
1730–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Garrett
1690–1744
Susannah Burton
1695–
Thomas Williams
1712–
William Ligon
–1796
Samuel Shepard
1695–1751
Mary Kavanagh
1705–
Lewis Burwell
1699–1744
Elizabeth Armistead
1699–1745

Elijah Garrett's Descendants

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Elijah Garrett (13 DEC 1814–10 MAR 1879) m. Margaret (Virginia) Burgess (5 MAR 1821–7 JUN 1897)
  1. 1. Edward (Greenwood) Garrett 1845–1917 m. Ezza (Jackson) Johnson 1862–
    1. 1. Clinton Garrett 1876–1949 m. Verna Huddleson 1880–1965
      1. 1. Henry (Oliver) Garrett 1907–1985
    2. 2. Stuart Garrett 1880–1930 m. Kate Wells 1881–
      1. 1. Marjorie (Word) Garrett 1902–
    3. 3. Mary (Emily) Garrett 1894– m. Floyd (Branson) Mathias 1887–
    4. 4. Eddie (Greenwood) Garrett 1897–1982 m. Robert (Luther) Lazenby 1894–1985
      1. 1. Rebecca (Garrett) Lazenby 1916–
      2. 2. Gordon (Luther) Lazenby 1922–1982
      3. 3. Ashby (Lewis) Lazenby 1928–2001
      4. 4. Virginia (Mae) Lazenby 1919–
    5. 5. Bertha Garrett 1899–
    6. 6. Olive (R.) Garrett 1903–
  2. 2. Georgia (Virginia) Garrett 1847–
  3. 3. Alice (C.) Garrett 1849–
  4. 4. Pauline (Virginia) Garrett 1849– m. Benjamin (Henry) Whorley 1840–
    1. 1. Maggie (L.) Whorley 1876–
    2. 2. Thornton (Greenwood) Whorley 1878–
    3. 3. Alice (N.) Whorley 1883–
  5. 5. Emma Garrett 1854– m. McHenry (" Mack ") Wilson 1843–
  6. 6. Lucy (Morgan) Garrett 1855–1949 m. Edward (Cobbs) Dennis 1850–1918
    1. 1. Maude (Myrtle) Dennis 1885–1938 m. Rush (Halbert) Berry 1884–
      1. 1. Imogene Berry 1906–
      2. 2. Edward (L.) Berry 1908–
      3. 3. Margaret (M.) Berry 1922–
      4. 4. Eleanor Berry 1913–2004 m. Ted (L.) Edwards –1982
  7. 7. William (Albert) Garrett 1855–1949 m. Mollie (Florentine) Wells 1865–1954
    1. 1. Ernest (Lee) Garrett 1885– m. Bernice Howard 1889–
      1. 1. Frances Garrett 1916–
      2. 2. Mary (Wells) Garrett 1919–
    2. 2. Florentine ("Floy") Garrett 1888– m. David (Page) Nash 1878–
      1. 1. Jack (G.) Nash 1912–1978
      2. 2. William (Albert) Nash 1919–1993
    3. 3. Mary (Louise) Garrett 1890–1963
    4. 4. William (Edward) Garrett 1893–1944 m. Eliza (Ferrell Ella J.) \ 1898–
    5. 5. Harry (Whitfield) Garrett 1895–1985 m. Edith (Chilton Ethel) \ 1900–
    6. 6. Margaret (Viola) Garrett 1898– m. Robert (Irvine) Wilkerson 1898–
    7. 7. Myrtle (Virginia) Garrett 1902–1983 m. Garland (Karr) Linkous 1899–
  8. 8. Annie (Lee) Garrett 1857–1927 m. William (T.) Johnson 1855–1936
    1. 1. Olive (Rebecca) Johnson 1878–
      1. 1. Claude (Johnson) Overstreet 1905–1955 m. Edie (? Clark) Holland 1914–
      2. 2. Glenn Overstreet 1908–1923
    2. 2. Lucille (Jane) Johnson 1882–1962 m. James Adkins 1875–
      1. 1. James (Burnley) Adkins 1906–1996 m. Cora (Louise) Kanady 1915–
      2. 2. William (Herbert) Adkins 1912–1972 m. Ann (Lee) Binnanh 1914–
      3. 3. Marjorie (Lee) Adkins 1915– m. Ormond (Watson) Johnson 1907–
    3. 3. Allen (Burnley) Johnson 1884–1954
      1. 1. Eugenia (Garrett) Johnson 1912–
      2. 2. Rebecca (Ann) Johnson 1924–
    4. 4. Robert (Garrett) Johnson 1895–1987 m. Lillian (Hancock) Nance 1898–
      1. 1. Robert (Garrett) Johnson 1926–
      2. 2. William (James) Johnson 1930–1946
  9. 9. Ella Garrett 1847–1848
  10. 10. Sarah (Georgia) Garrett 1848– m. John (Pleasant) Scott 1847–1932
    1. 1. Morton Scott 1873–1955 m. Norma Wilkes 1885–1918
      1. 1. Robert (Wilkes) Scott 1908–1974
      2. 2. Lois Scott 1911–1996
    2. 2. Ashby Scott 1875– m. Martha E. 1876–
      1. 1. Wallace (Cooper) Scott 1898–
    3. 3. Vida (E.) Scott 1880–1969 m. Herman (Wallace) Smith 1872–1962
      1. 1. George (H.) Smith 1908–

Elijah Garrett's Timeline

2 Records

1814
13 DEC 1814
Birth of Elijah Garrett in Botetourt Co., VA
Botetourt Co., VA
1879
10 MAR 1879
Age 65
Death of Elijah Garrett in , Bedford, VA
, Bedford, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 DEC 1814
    Event Place: Botetourt Co., VA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 MAR 1879
    Event Place: , Bedford, VA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Garrett-Scott Cem., Bedford Co., VA
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