Uriah Garrett (1835 - 1889)

Born 25 Nov 1835 in Abbotskerswell, Devon, England

Ancestors

Husband of Susan Ann (Clements) Garrett — married 24 Sep 1854 in St Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall, England

Died 2 Apr 1889 at age 53 in Johnson County, Kansas, United States

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Biography

Uriah Garrett was born November 25, 1835 to Edward Garrett and Elizabeth "Betty" Newcombe Garrett in Abbotskerswell, Devon, England. ^[1]

Uriah Garrett married Susan Ann Clements, September 1854, in St. Stephens by Saltash, Cornwall, England. ^[2] Marriage was by banns.

About 1858, they immigrated to Johnson County, Kansas. ^[3]

Their son William Garrett was born in Johnson County, Kansas in 1864.^[3]

An article appeared in The Olathe Mirror on Saturday July 23, 1864 with an account of a fight and shootout involving Uriah Garrett in Shawneetown the previous Saturday. A fight occurred between Uriah Garrett and a man named Seals. A man named Beatty intervened to stop the fight but while Garrett and Beatty were distracted a Capt. Baldwin gave Seals a loaded pistol. Garrett picked his gun up from near by with Seals firing and hitting him in the hip. Garrett's gun misfired twice as he made it to Smith's Saloon nearby with a serious injury. Seals was held with an $800 bond for District Court. The eventual outcome is unknown except that Uriah recovered.^[4]

Uriah joined his brothers, Samuel and Elias, and others in organizing the Monticello Ferry Company. "On January 19, 1863, a charter was secured by the Monticello Ferry Company, the incorporators being Stephen S. Stuart, Jacob Trembly, Sam Garrett, Uriah Garrett and Elias Garrett. Capital stock of the company was $5,000, divided into fifty shares. The company proposed to establish a ferry at S. 34, T. 11, R. 23E., for the town of Monticello. This charter was filed with the secretary of state January 24, 1863.

The corporation was reorganized late in 1864, to operate "as where the first franchise stated." Uriah and Elias Garrett, of the first organization, were succeeded by A. B. Bartlett and John K. Hale. Capital stock was reduced to $1,200, with shares $20 each. The new charter was filed with the secretary of state, December 24, 1864. 65 February 2, 1866 this company filed with the secretary of state a copy of resolutions of the company, defining boundaries of operation and giving the location of their ferry as being at or near the center of S. 32, T. 11, R. 23E., and claiming privileges one mile each way from center of section 32. It was signed by John K. Hale, secretary of Monticello Ferry Company.

A state road was established in 1865 from Olathe, following the county road to Monticello, thence on said road to the Kansas river, and crossing at or near the center of S. 32, T. 11, R. 23E.; thence following as near as practicable what is known as Waite's survey, to the city of Leavenworth."^[5]

William married Hiley in 1888. Their sons were Floyd and Glenn.

Uriah Garrett died April 2, 1889 in Johnson County, Kansas. He was 53 years old. Susan, his wife lived until July 20, 1921. They are buried side by side, and share the same memorial in Shawnee Cemetery, Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Barton, Don, "Uriah Garrett Memorial" Find A Grave, Record added July 15, 2004. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Garrett&GSiman=1&GScid=1201740&GRid=9102057&
2. ↑ Info taken from a copy of page 137 of the Register of marriages at St Stephens Church, Saltash, Cornwal from the Garrett Family Collection.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Curley, Norma Jean, "Garrett Ancestry, Descendants of Elias Garrett, b. April 1, 1833, Devon, England, and Margaret Jane Davison Garrett Ogle, b. August 1, 1845, Durham, England." Copy from the collection of Jeffrey Brown.
4. ↑ Article in the The Olathe Mirror, Saturday July 23, 1864 article Titled "Shooting Affray" from the Kansas State Historical Society Collection.
5. ↑ Root, George, "Ferries in Kansas, Part II, Kansas River." August 1933 (Vol. 2, No. 3), pages 251 to 293. https://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-historical-quarterly-ferries-in-kansas-part-ii-kansas-river/17493/