Garfield Robert Darnell (1880 - 1947)

Born 3 Sep 1880 in Wayne County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Eliza (Kelley) Darnell — married 11 Jun 1905 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Died 7 Oct 1947 at age 67 in Wayne, Tennessee, United States

Biography

The son of William "Will" Darnell and Mary (Luker) Darnell, Garfield Robert Darnell was born in Wayne County, Tennessee on 3 Sep 1880^[1], residing with his family in Civil District 12.^[2] His siblings included:

1. John Franklin Darnell (1866-1940)
2. James Robert Darnell (1867-1921)
3. George W. Darnell (1869-1939)
4. Laura Huldah Darnell (1871-1948)
5. William Jordan Darnell, Jr. (1872-1956)
6. Thomas Howard Darnell (1875-1951)
7. Annanias Darnell (1879-)
8. Mary A. Darnell (1884-1961)
9. Harriet Darnell (1886-1959)

Garfield married Sarah Eliza "Lizzie" (Kelley) Darnell, marrying in Wayne County, Tennessee on June 11, 1905^[3] and having three children together. They made their home in Wayne County's Civil District 8, farming there.^[4]

Garfield registered for the World War I draft when he was 38, registering in Waynesboro, Tennessee on September 12, 1918.^[5] He stated that he worked for himself, farming, residing on R.R. #1 in West Point, Tennesseem abd was described as a man of medium height and build, with dark hair and grey eyes. He did not enlist, and continued to farm in rural Wayne County.^[6][7] By 1940, Garfield and his family lived in Civil District 10, Collinwood, Tennessee, where Garfield earned a living making chairs at home.^[8]

Garfield Darnell passed away in rural Wayne County, Tennessee at the age of 67^[9] and was buried at Bethlehem Cemetery in Wayne County, Tennessee on 8 Oct 1947.^[1][10]

Research Notes

QUESTION: Why is Garfield under name "Garfield Abraham Darnell" at FindaGrave if his name is Garfield Robert Darnell?

1. Are we sure that Abraham was a nickname and not a given name?
2. Could Abraham be a first given name, not generally used?

(I personally do not know, and although I am a Darnell descendant, I am most likely not bloodline related to this Darnell branch, just working on getting all Darnells allocated to their proper lineage in my private tree. I always go after inconsistencies regardless of my "connection or lack thereof". ([Wendell-374] 9-15-2023)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: "Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874–1955." Index. FamilySearch, Salt Lake City, Utah, 2009, 2010. Index entries derived from digital copies of original and compiled records; Garfield Robert Darnell, birth 3 Sep 1880 in Wayne, Tennessee; died on 7 Oct 1947 in Wayne, Tennessee, burial 8 Oct 1947 in Bethlehem Cemetery in Wayne County, Tennessee; Married; Residence West Point, Wayne, Tennessee, occupation farmer; father Will Darnell, b in Wayne, Tennessee; Mother "Bettsie"; spouse Lizzie Darnell; FHL Film #2137390
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSZV-Y3V : 11 March 2022), Abraham G Darnel in entry for William J Darnel, 1900.
3. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH3-DBDT : 10 March 2021), Garfield Darnell and Eliza Kelley, 11 Jun 1905; citing Wayne, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 549,276.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGNJ-RK3 : Wed Jul 19 03:16:45 UTC 2023), Entry for G R Darnell and Lizzy Darnell, 1910.
5. ↑ United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.; Registration State: Tennessee; Registration County: Wayne County. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Ancestry Record 6482 #25986413 with attached Image
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN55-8DK : Fri Jul 21 18:26:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Garfield Darnell and Lensiy Darnell, 1920.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP75-45X : Fri Aug 04 18:43:26 UTC 2023), Entry for Garfield R Darnell and Eliza Darnell, 1930.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4HV-CSD : 11 January 2021), G R Darnell, Civil District 10, Wayne, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91-13, sheet 3B, line 54, family 44, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3946.
9. ↑ Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 12; Death Certificate No. 28391. Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2376 #684366 with attached Image
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVP-QH5S : 27 July 2019), Garfield Abraham Darnell, 1947; Burial, Wayne, Tennessee, United States of America, Bethlehem Cemetery. Find A Grave: Memorial #21015938