When Benjamin Franklin Garrett was born on June 2, 1818, in Laurens, South Carolina, his father, Thomas, was 31 and his mother, Sarah, was 28. He married twice - first to Elizabeth Motes about 1841 and then he married Adaline Stephens about 1871 or after. He died on July 6, 1899, in his hometown, having lived a long life of 81 years, and was buried in Gray Court, South Carolina.
1830; Census Place: Laurens, South Carolina; Series: M19; Roll: 169; Page: 271; Family History Library Film: 0022503
Year: 1850; Census Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: M432_855; Page: 333B; Image: 269
Year: 1860; Census Place: Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1222; Page: 295; Family History Library Film: 805222
Year: 1870; Census Place: Dials, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: M593_1501; Page: 40A; Family History Library Film: 553000
Year: 1880; Census Place: Dial, Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: 1233; Page: 85D; Enumeration District: 101
Family Data Collection - Individual & Marriage Records
South Carolina, Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980. Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Laurens County); Probate Place: Laurens, South Carolina
Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Young, Laurens, South Carolina; Archive Collection Number: AD266; Roll: 6; Page: 1; Line: 4; Schedule Type: Agriculture
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