Emily (Saunders) Garrett (1841 - 1922)

Born 28 Sep 1841 in Tonbridge, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Wife of John Garrett — married 2 Jul 1858 in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 20 Jan 1922 at age 80 in Cherry Valley, Winnebago, Illinois, United States

Biography

Emily was born in 1841 in England. She was the daughter of Thomas Saunders and Ann Roberts ^[1]

Her family came to the United States, first settling in New York. ^[2]

They came to Winnebago County about 1856.

She married John Garrett in 1858 in Guilford, Illinois. ^[3]

They farmed in Guilford. ^[4]

In 1920 she lived in Cherry Valley. ^[5]

Emily passed away in 1922. ^[6]

Obituary

Mrs. Garret Dies at Cherry Valley

Mrs. Emily Garrett, widow of John Garrett, died at 10:20 o'clock Friday night at her home here following an extended illness.

She was born in Kent County, England, Sept. 28, 1840, and came to America in 1841. She had resided in Cherry Valley for fourteen years. She was married to John Garrett on July 3, 1858.

Five children were born to them. Mrs. Maurice Reid is the only surviving child. Mrs. Garrettt leaves one brother, Aaron Sanders, of Rockford.

Mrs. Garrett was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Burial will be in Cherry Valley Cemetery.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N3S-74N : 1 October 2014), Emily Saunders, 1841; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Tonbridge, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCTJ-RLB : 23 December 2020), Emily Sanders in household of Thomas Sanders, Chenango, Broome, New York, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
3. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9L-FZS2 : 14 October 2017), John Garrett and Emma Saunders, 02 Jul 1858; citing Winnebago, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,914,041.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M64M-9XR : 28 May 2021), Emily Garett in entry for John Garett, 1870.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJZC-2VY : 1 February 2021), Emily Garrett, 1920.
6. ↑ "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N31Z-S6R : 8 March 2018), Emily Garrett, 20 Jan 1922; Public Board of Health, Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm 1,557,035.
7. ↑ Morning Star (Rockford, IL) 22 January 1922, page 7 GenealogyBank : accessed 26 October 2018

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #53266409: accessed 26 October 2018), memorial page for Emily Saunders Garrett (28 Sep 1841–20 Jan 1922), citing Cherry Valley Cemetery, Cherry Valley, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Amelia Crombie-Christy (contributor 46861625) .