James Smith Garoutte (1792 - 1875)

Born 22 Jul 1792 in Pleasant Mills, Atlantic, New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Charlotte (Record) Garoutte — married [date unknown] in OH

Husband of Mary (Babbington) Garoutte — married 1813 in Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 31 May 1875 at age 82 in Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States

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Biography

T.J. Garoutte, merchant, New Carlisle, was born in Ohio, Dec. 19, 1823, and is the son of James S. and Mary (Babington) Garoutte, natives of the United States, the former of Irish descent and the later of English... His [T.J.'s] father was a man of more than ordinary ability, and lived to be 84 years of age. His grandfather was educated for a Catholic priest. ^[1]

James Smith Garoutte had 11 children, He moved from New Jersey to Green County, Missouri, where he is buried.

James Smith Garoutte was the second son of Michael and Sophia (Smith) Garoutte. He was born in NJ 22 July 1792, died 30 November 1876, buried in the Garoutte Cemetery in Greene County, MO. He married Mary Babington, born 27 Geb 1795, died 16 February 1831, buried in Hamilton Cemetery, New Carlisle, IN. The family lived at Tuckahoe and Pleasant Mills, NJ, moving to Duck Creek, Washington County, Ohio, about 1820. The moved to St. Joseph County, IN, in 1830, where in February 1831, on rolling prairie Mary (Babington) Garoutte was frozen to death as she was returning from visiting a sick neighbor. Her little children were tenderly cared for by the women of a camp of friendly Indians located nearby until Spring. Then James Smith Garoutte took them back to his relatives in Ohio. From there in 1837 he and his family moved to Greene County, MO, and settled about 20 miles west of Springfield in Pond Creek Township. Mr. Garoutte owned a large farm and gave the land for the Garoutte Cemetery, about half a mile south of his home. After the death of his wife, he remarried, but we have no record of his second wife's name, birth or death. He died at the age of 84 years. ^[2]

Name

James Smith Garoutte

Birth

22 JUL 1792 Pleasant Mills, Atlantic Co., NJ

22 JUL 1790 Another possible birth date

Marriage

Aft Feb 1813 OH

DAR Records

The Said Thomas Jefferson Garoutte was the child of James Smith Garoutte born on 22 - Jul - 1792 at NJ died at Springfield Greene Co MO on 30 - Nov - 1876 (I had 30 Mar 1835) and his ( 1st ) wife Mary Babington born on 27 - Feb - 1795 at ____________________ died at New Carlisle IN on 16 - Feb - 1831 married on (a) - - 1813 (Differences in research are 1) James' death date, wifes spelling of her last name) ^[3]

Death

31 MAY 1875 Springfield, Greene Co., MO

Burial

Garoutte Cemetery, Republic, Greene Co., MO

Grave contains Masonic symbol

Sources

1. ↑ From HISTORY OF ST. JOSEPH COUNTY IN, Chas Chapman, p 777
2. ↑ "The Michael Garoutte Story", KANSAS TREE SEARCHERS QUARTERLY, Vol. 5, #3, July 1963, page 69
3. ↑ Source: DAR # 523438

• The Garoutte History, 1775-1985 by Ellan Douglas Thiesen
• Garoutte Cemetery Records, Greene Co., MO http://www.looktothepast.com/index20.html

Acknowledgements

This person was created through the import of PittsPenn_2010-09-21.ged on 22 September 2010 by MG Pitts