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Lena Rivers Martin 1868–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jun 1868

Birth Location: Georgia, USA

Death Date: 9 Jul 1929

Death Location: Oleander, Marshall, Alabama, USA

Father: William Martin

Mother: Alley Fulton

Spouse(s): Thomas Garrett

Children(s): Roy Garrett, Tommy Garrett, Mittie Howard, Vonnie Ingram, Folsom Garrett, Jessie Smith, Ernest Garrett, Emmaline Rutledge, Hettie Garrett

The story of Lena Rivers Martin began in 1868 in Georgia, USA. In 1870, Lena Rivers Martin resided in , Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA. In 1880, Lena Rivers Martin resided in , Marshall, Alabama, USA. Lena Rivers Martin married Thomas Jefferson Garrett, and had children including Emmaline Emma Garrett Rutledge, Ernest Garrett, Folsom Cleveland Garrett, Hettie Floretta Garrett, Jessie C Smith, Mittie A Garrett Howard, Roy James Garrett, Tommy Orlena Garrett, Vonnie C Garrett Ingram. Lena Rivers Martin passed away in 1929 in Oleander, Marshall, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lena Rivers Martin began in 1868 in Georgia, USA.
  • In 1870, Lena Rivers Martin resided in , Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1880, Lena Rivers Martin resided in , Marshall, Alabama, USA.
  • Lena Rivers Martin married Thomas Jefferson Garrett, and had children including Emmaline Emma Garrett Rutledge, Ernest Garrett, Folsom Cleveland Garrett, Hettie Floretta Garrett, Jessie C Smith, Mittie A Garrett Howard, Roy James Garrett, Tommy Orlena Garrett, Vonnie C Garrett Ingram.
  • Lena Rivers Martin passed away in 1929 in Oleander, Marshall, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lena Martin's Ancestors

Self
Lena Martin
1868–1929
Birth Place: Georgia, USA
Parents
William Martin
1826–
Georgia
Alley Fulton
1830–
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lena Martin's Descendants

1.
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Lena (Rivers) Martin (4 Jun 1868–9 Jul 1929) m. Thomas (Jefferson) Garrett (18 May 1848–11 Jun 1942)
  1. 1. Roy (James) Garrett 1901–1997 m. Ola (Adeline) Collins 1908–1985
    1. 1. Olan Garrett 1926–2011 m. Wilma (Ruth) Hankins 1924–2004
      1. 1. Wilma (Dean Garrett) Wheeler 1946–2022
    2. 2. Dwain Garrett 1927–2008 m. Edna Bolding 1937–2019
    3. 3. Eva (Evelyn) Garrett 1933–2012 m. Bobby (Gene) Johnson 1931–1999
    4. 4. Thomas (Guinn) Garrett 1937–1999
    5. 5. Robert (Marlin) Garrett 1939–2017
    6. 6. Glenda (Rae) Garrett 1946–2015
    7. 7. Doyle (Gene) Garrett 1930–1930
  2. 2. Tommy (Orlena) Garrett 1898–1919
  3. 3. Mittie (A Garrett) Howard 1890–1988
  4. 4. Vonnie (C Garrett) Ingram 1892–1935
  5. 5. Folsom (Cleveland) Garrett 1888–1963
  6. 6. Jessie (C) Smith 1882–1916
  7. 7. Ernest Garrett 1906–1997
  8. 8. Emmaline ('Emma' Garrett) Rutledge 1904–1988
  9. 9. Hettie (Floretta) Garrett 1895–1984 m. Samuel (N 'Sam') Nelson 1892–1966
    1. 1. Maggie (Bell Nelson) Weathers 1919–2012
    2. 2. Revis (Doyle) Nelson 1931–1993
    3. 3. Denton (C.) Nelson 1912–2001
    4. 4. Gelettie (Nelson) Gilchrist 1915–2011
    5. 5. Lola (V Nelson) Rice 1923–2009
    6. 6. Jerry (T) Nelson 1935–2016
    7. 7. Ruth (Frankie Lou Nelson) Wilson 1920–2017
    8. 8. Imogene Nelson 1927–2018 m. J (W Cecil) Pack 1926–2007
      1. 1. Myron (Jean) Pack 1946–2021
      2. 2. Sharon (Dean Pack) Walker 1948–2015
    9. 9. Roy (James) Nelson 1925–2010
    10. 10. Lena (Madge Nelson) Graham 1930–2018
    11. 11. Mary Nelson 1917–
    12. 12. Aubrey (B) Nelson 1928–2019
    13. 13. Ola Nelson 1924–

Lena Martin's Timeline

7 Records

1868
4 Jun 1868
Birth of Lena Rivers Martin in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 2
Lena Rivers Martin resided here in , Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
, Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 12
Lena Rivers Martin resided here in , Marshall, Alabama, USA
, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1900
1900
Age 32
Lena Rivers Martin resided here in Red Apple, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Red Apple, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 42
Lena Rivers Martin resided here in Gum Spring, Etowah, Alabama, USA
Gum Spring, Etowah, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 52
Lena Rivers Martin resided here in Oleander, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Oleander, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1929
9 Jul 1929
Age 61
Death of Lena Rivers Martin in Marshall County, Alabama, USA
Marshall County, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jun 1868
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marshall, Alabama; Roll: 24; Page: 231b; Enumeration District: 256
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Upson, Georgia; Roll: M593_179; Page: 184A
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: , Thomaston, Upson, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Upson, Georgia; Roll: M593_179; Page: 184A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: , Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Marshall, Alabama; Roll: 24; Page: 231b; Enumeration District: 256

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Red Apple, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Gum Spring, Etowah, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Oleander, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jul 1929
    Event Place: Marshall County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Alabama, Death Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Oleander, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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