William Nathan Garland (1864 - 1937)

Born 3 Mar 1864 in Mitchell County, North Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Dorcas C. (Masters) Garland — married 17 Feb 1882 in Mitchell County, North Carolina

Husband of Axie (Yelton) Garland — married 25 Oct 1890 in Mitchell County, North Carolina

Descendants

Died 27 Jun 1937 at age 73 in Graham County, North Carolina

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Biography

Unusual for the time, William was an only child. Family lore says that his mother, Rhuhama (Stanley) Garland, when asked why she had only one child, said that she had given her husband a son, and that was more than he deserved.

Most sources are consistent with a birthdate of 3 Mar 1864, although his tombstone says 3 Mar 1865. ^{[1][2][3] [4]}

William appears in the household of his parents in Mitchell County, North Carolina in 1870 and 1880, ^{[5] [6]} and with his second wife, Axie (Yelton) Garland, in the 1900 Census. ^[7]

In 1904, William, his parents, and his children, all moved to Graham County, North Carolina. The men and older boys herded the family livestock on foot about 150 miles. The women and children traveled by train, probably to Murphy in nearby Cherokee County.

William appears in the 1910, 1920, and 1930 Censuses for Cheoah Township, Graham County, North Carolina. Cheoah Township, Graham County, North Carolina. ^[8][9][10]

Died 27 JUN 1937. Graham County, North Carolina. ^[11][12][13] He was buried the next day at Old Mother Church Cemetery in Robbinsville, North Carolina. ^[14]

Marriage Husband William M. Garland. Wife Dorcas C. Masters. Married 17 Feb 1882, Mitchell County, North Carolina^[15] Child: Minnie Lee Garland. Child: Thomas Robert Garland.

Marriage Husband William M. Garland. Wife Axie Yelton 25 OCT 1890. Mitchell County, North Carolina. ^[16] Child: David Jefferson Garland Child: Charles Lester Garland Child: John Grady Garland Child: Hannah Garland Child: James Garland Child: Lydia Garland Child: Dolly Garland

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S5256 Vol. ?, p. ?
2. ↑ Source: #S5270 p. 353, HH#86, Herrel Township
3. ↑ Source: #S5282 E. D. #96, Sheet #1A, Family #5. Note: The 1900 Census states that he was born in Mar, 1864.
4. ↑ Source: #S5254
5. ↑ Source: #S5270 p. 353, HH#86, Herrel Township Certainty: 3
6. ↑ Source: #S5271 E.D. #148, HH#16
7. ↑ Source: #S5282 E. D. #96, Sheet #1A, Family #5
8. ↑ Source: #S5258 E.D. 52, p. 12B, Dwelling #218, Family #218
9. ↑ Source: #S925 E.D. #60, Sheet 3B, Family #13
10. ↑ Source: #S7093 E.D. 38-2, Sheet 3B (stamped 118B), Dwelling #45, Family #46
11. ↑ Source: #S5254
12. ↑ Source: #S5256 Vol. ?, p. ?
13. ↑ Source: #S2639 William Garland, Cert. #158
14. ↑ Source: #S2639 William Garland, Cert. #158
15. ↑ Mitchell County, NC Marriage Register, p. 60
16. ↑ Source: #S5266 p. 104

• Source: S2639 North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975, online www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as North Carolina Death Certificates. Note: This collection includes images of the actual death certificates.
• Source: S5254 Millsaps, Bill and Wilma, Old Mother Church Cemetery Tombstone Inscriptions (Robbinsville, North Carolina: Grahm County Historical Society, 1992). Hereinafter cited as Old Mother Church. Note: I verified many of these when I visited the cemetery circa 1980. The Millsaps survey was done in the summer of 1984.
• Source: S5256 Graham County, NC Death Certificates, , . Hereinafter cited as Graham Co, NC Deaths. Repository: #R26
• Repository: R26 Graham County Courthouse Robbinsville, North Carolina Robbinsville State: North Carolina
• Source: S5258 1910 Federal Census, Graham County, North Carolina. micropublication T624, Roll #1113, online www.ancestry.com . Repository: #R183 Repository: #R3
• Repository: R183 National Archives and Record Administraton Washington, District of Columbia Washington State: District of Columbia
• Repository: R3 National Archives and Records Administration Washington, DC Washington State: DC
• Source: S5270 1870 Federal Census, Mitchell County, North Carolina. micropublication M593, Roll #1149, online www.ancestry.com . Repository: #R183 Repository: #R3
• Source: S5271 1880 Federal Census, Mitchell County, North Carolina. micropublication T9, Roll #973, online www.ancestry.com . Repository: #R183 Repository: #R3
• Source: S5282 1900 Federal Census, Mitchell County, North Carolina. micropublication T623, Roll #1206 & #1207, online www.ancestry.com . Repository: #R183 Repository: #R3
• Source: S5524 1920 Federal Census, Graham County, North Carolina. micropublication T625, Roll #1300, online www.ancestry.com . Repository: #R183
• Source: S7093 1930 Federal Census, Graham County, North Carolina. online www.ancestry.com . Repository: #R183 Repository: #R3
• Source: S925 1920 Federal Census, Graham County, North Carolina. online www.ancestry.com. Repository: #R3