Garrett
Hedden
Born in Georgia, United States
Ancestors 
Son of John Hedden
and Sarah Ann (Brown) Hedden
Husband of
Georgia Ann (Miller) Hedden
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 52
in Polk, Tennessee, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Jan 2017
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Biography
Excerpt from Sweetwater Telephone (Monroe Co. TN) Thursday, January 9, 1908:
"Noted Moonshiner And Outlaw Killed---Garret Hedden, a noted moonshiner and outlaw, was killed, his nephew, John Hedden, was mortally wounded and his son, Charles, seriously wounded the result of the attempt of a posse to capture the elder Hedden in the mountains of Polk County last Saturday morning. .
The posse, headed by Sheriff Burch Biggs, of Polk County, and Sheriff Watson, of this county, surrounded Hedden's illicit distillery on Lost Creek, in Polk County, and attempted to capture Garret Hedden, who refused to obey their command to surrender and was shot down. Hedden's son and nephew attempted to run into the distillery, presumably to get guns, and were also shot down. The nephew, John Hedden, will die, it is reported, and the son, Charles Hedden, is badly wounded, although the wounds are said to be not necessarily fatal. Four shotguns and Winchester rifles were found in the distillery.
s/o John Hedden and Sarah Ann "Sallie" Brown
Sources
https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=bhedden&id=I00748
"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZMZ-KHL : 18 March 2020), Garrett Headen in entry for John Headen, 1860.
"Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWC5-L8V : 11 January 2020), Garrett Hedden, 1888.
"Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSLJ-K8L : 9 January 2019), Garrett Hedden in entry for John Hedden, 1930; citing Death, Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, United States, certificate , Office of Vital Statistics, Frankfort; FHL microfilm 1,913,060.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10063567/garrett-hedden
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