Colby Garrett
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Colby Garrett (1830 - 1916)

Colby Garrett
Born in Johnson County, Arkansas, USAmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 1852 in Johnson County, Arkansas, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 85 in Johnson County, Arkansas, USAmap
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Biography

Colby was born in 1830 to George Washington Garrett and Elizabeth Dennis, the oldest of nine children. He lived in Johnson County, Arkansas his whole life, owned and worked his own farm. Colby fought in the Civil War, and later was denied voting rights. See Space:Garretts in the Civil War. He married Mary Jane Dunning at 22 years old and died at the age of 85.

Timeline

  • 1830 Sep 27 - Birth - Johnson County, Arkansas
  • 1850 United States Federal Census[1] - Spadra, Johnson, Arkansas
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceMar
Stat
Occupation
George W Garrett HeadM42South CarolinaMFarmer
Elizabeth Garrett WifeF41KentuckyM
Colby Garrett SonM25ArkansasSFarmer
James Garrett SonM16ArkansasSFarmer
Jessee Garrett SonM14ArkansasS
Julia Ann Garrett DaughterF12ArkansasS
Lucinda Garrett DaughterF6ArkansasS
George Garrett SonM3ArkansasS
Anderson W Garrett SonM0ArkansasS


  • 1860 Aug 22 - Birth of Daughter Lidia A Garrett - Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas
  • 1860 United States Federal Census[3] - Spadra, Johnson, Arkansas - Real Estate Value: 650 - Personal Estate Value: 1000
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceMar
Stat
Occupation
Cobby Garrett HeadM31ArkMFarmer
Mary J Garrett WifeF30TennM
Nancy E Garrett DaughterF9ArkS
Jessie Garrett SonM6ArkS
Robert W Garrett SonM4ArkS
Lydia A Garrett DaughterF0ArkS


  • 1862 Jun 13 - Enlisted Civil War - Battle Unit Name: 26th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, Co H - [4] [5] [6]
    • Name: Colby Garrett
    • Enlistment Date: 13 Jun 1862
    • Enlistment Place: Johnson Co, Arkansas, USA
    • Rank: Private
    • Military Unit: Twenty-sixth Infantry
  • 1870 United States Federal Census[7] - Spadra, Johnson, Arkansas - Denied Voting Rights: Y - Personal Estate Value: 1080
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceMar
Stat
Occupation
Colby Garret HeadM41ArkansasMFarmer
Mary J Garret WifeF41TennesseeMKeeping House
Nancy Garret DaughterF17ArkansasSAt School
Jessie Garret SonM13ArkansasSAt School
Robert Garret SonM11ArkansasSAt School
Lidda A Garret DaughterF10ArkansasSAt School
John A Garret SonM3ArkansasS
Martha Garret DaughterF3ArkansasS
Lucinda Garret DaughterF1ArkansasS


  • 1880 United States Federal Census[8] - Spadra, Johnson, Arkansas
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceMar
Stat
Occupation
Colby Garrett SelfM49ArkansasMFarmer
Mary Garrett WifeF49TennesseeMKeeping House
Elizabeth Garrett DaughterF24ArkansasS
Jesse Garrett SonM22ArkansasSFarmer
Robert Garrett SonM21ArkansasSFarmer
Liddia Garrett DaughterF19ArkansasS
John Garrett SonM13ArkansasS
Martha Garrett DaughterF13ArkansasS
Loucinda Garrett DaughterF11ArkansasS
Nettie Furgenson OtherF9ArkansasS
William Dunning NephewM20ArkansasS


  • 1900 United States Federal Census[2] - Spadra, Johnson, Arkansas
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceMar
Stat
Occupation
Colby Garrett HeadM70ArkansasMFarmer
Mary J Garrett WifeF70TennesseeM


  • 1910 United States Federal Census[9] - Spadra, Johnson, Arkansas
HouseholdRoleSexAgeBirthplaceMar
Stat
Occupation
Robert Garrett HeadM52ArkansasM Farmer
Mary Garrett WifeF52ArkansasM
Grover Garrett SonM20ArkansasSFarmer
Colby Garrett FatherM80ArkansasM Own income
Mary J Garrett MotherF80TennesseeM


  • 1910 Jun 18 - Death of Wife Mary Jane Dunning - Johnson County, Arkansas
  • 1915 - Civil War pension approved[10]
  • 1916 Aug 11 - Death - Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas - Burial: Garrett Cemetery, Piney, Johnson County, Arkansas[11]
  • 1916 Sep 11 - Will probated - Johnson, Arkansas[12] His son, John, is administrator.
    • Name: Colby Garrett
    • Probate Date: 11 Sep 1916
    • Probate Place: Johnson, Arkansas, USA
    • Inferred Death Year: Abt 1916
    • Inferred Death Place: Arkansas, USA
    • Item Description: Administrators Bonds and Letters, Vol C, 1886-1924

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M678-XR7 : 12 April 2016), George W Garrett, Spadra, Johnson, Arkansas, United States; citing family 73, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  2. 2.0 2.1 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3FZ-H16 : accessed 4 October 2019), Colby Garrett, Spadra Township (west & north part), Johnson, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 46, sheet 5A, family 80, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,064.
  3. "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8W7-H11 : 13 December 2017), Cobby Garrett, 1860.
  4. Soldier Details-The Civil War[1]
  5. "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XKN2-3MX : 4 December 2014), Colby Garrett, Private, Company H, 26th Regiment, Arkansas Infantry, Confederate; citing NARA microfilm publication M376 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 8; FHL microfilm 821,818.
  6. U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865-Fold 3
  7. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNC4-1WK : 7 June 2019), Lucinda Garret in entry for Colby Garret, 1870.
  8. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNW8-S2C : 12 August 2017), Colby Garrett, Spadra, Johnson, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 92, sheet 318D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,048.
  9. "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKVW-BT9 : accessed 4 October 2019), Colby Garrett in household of Robert Garrett, Spadra, Johnson, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 67, sheet 4A, family 67, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 54; FHL microfilm 1,374,067.
  10. "Arkansas Ex-Confederate Pension Records, 1891-1939," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ST-B8P1 : 13 March 2018), Colby Garrett, 1915; citing Johnson, Arkansas, United States, State Auditor's Office, Little Rock; FHL microfilm 2,209,373.
  11. Find A Grave: Memorial #29944177
  12. Arkansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1818-1998 $Ancestry Record




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