Robert Garrett Marvel (1906 - 1982)

Robert was born in Arkansas in 1906 to Louis Marvel and Elizabeth Garrett. He is a great x3 grandson of Leonard M Garrett, Revolutionary War veteran and progenitor of this Garrett line.

His father moved the family to Oklahoma after the 1920 Census, where Robert married at age 25, and remained for many years. He returned to Arkansas by 1953, and passed away there in 1982 at 75 years old.

Timeline with Sources

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• 1906 Jun 2 - Birth - Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas

• 1910 United States Federal Census[1] p 13A family #197 - Ward, Johnson, Arkansas

• 1920 United States Federal Census[2] p 15B family #271 - Prairie, Johnson, Arkansas

• Move to Oklahoma

• 1930 United States Federal Census[3] p 14A family #292 - Lincoln, Blaine, Oklahoma

• 1931 Oct 3 - Marriage to Jean Richardson - Watonga, Blaine, Oklahoma - Date from Find A Grave: Memorial #24209473

• 1940 Oct 16 - Arkoma, Le Flore, Oklahoma - U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947-$[4]
  • Name: Robert Garrett Marvel
  • Gender: Male
  • Race: White
  • Age: 34
  • Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
  • Birth Place: Hartman, Arkansas, USA
  • Birth Date: 2 Jun 1906
  • Residence Place: Arkoma, Le Flore, Oklahoma, USA
  • Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
  • Employer: Good Canning Company
  • Weight: 120
  • Complexion: Light Brown
  • Eye Color: Blue
  • Hair Color: Blonde
  • Height: 5 8
  • Next of Kin: Jean Marvel

• 1953 - Residence: Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas - U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989-$[5]
  • Name: Robert G Marvel
  • Gender: Male
  • Residence Year: 1953
  • Street address: 616 South W
  • Residence Place: Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA
  • Occupation: Foreman at Good Canning
  • Spouse: Jean Marvel
  • Publication Title: Fort Smith, Arkansas, City Directory, 1953

• 1982 May 30 - Death - Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014[6]

• 1982 May - Burial: Rose Lawn Park Cemetery, Fort Smith, Sebastian, Arkansas - Find A Grave: Memorial #24209473