Charles was born in 1869, the son of Joseph G. and Sarah (Stainbrook) Garrett, in Ohio where he was raised and lived most of his life.
In 1888 Charles married Cairo Victoria "Carrie" Mason , the daughter of Manley Winfield and Lucy (Dyer) Mason, in Ohio. They settled in Muskingum County, Ohio, and had the following children:
Homer Joseph Garrett (1890–1973)
Lester Everett Garrett (1893–1971)
Marguerite May (Garrett) Waltermire/Tanner (1898–1963)
Marie Faye Garrett (1898–1902)
Twin Boy 1 Garrett (1906–1906)
Twin boy 2 Garrett (1906–1906)
Beatrice Garrett (1909–1909)
Carrie and Charles had two sets of twins of which only one child reached adulthood. Only three of their seven children reached adulthood.
Charles was a coal miner to support his family. Carrie died at only 47 years of age in the fall of 1917. Charles would live on until 1941 when he passed at around 71 years old. Their bodies are buried together in the Duncan Falls Cemetery In Duncan Falls, Muskingum County, Ohio, along with several Garrett and Mason relatives.
Sources
"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6LD-4XW : 17 October 2014), Charles Garrett in household of Joseph Garrett, Ohio, United States; citing p. 2, family 9, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,749.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8S4-CYH : 14 January 2022), Charley Garrett in household of Joseph Garrett, Brush Creek, Muskingum, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MM68-XTZ : 22 January 2015), E Charles Garrett, Brush Creek township Cannelville village, Muskingum, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 13A, family 275, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,310.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLFN-BBH : 29 October 2015), Charles E Garrett, Brush Creek, Muskingum, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 56, sheet 16B, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,234.
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW2T-LWX : 17 May 2014), Charles E Garrett, Cannelville, Brush Creek Township, Muskingum, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-3, sheet 13A, family 250, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 3122.
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