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215. Clyde William Garrett (William Carlisle Garrett
, Sarah Jane Patterson
, James
, James
) was born on 5 Sep 1860 in Chequest, Van Buren, Iowa, USA.
Born William Clyde-but another relative has same initials so he reversed it at a young age and was always called Willie at home.
Stayed at home & took care of parents and continued the home for the 2 sisters until they married.
A few years after wife died Willie moved to Pottawattamie County where 2 brothers lived. There he farmed & worked as a carpenter with brother John.
Served in spanish American War-memberof 1st Nebraska regiment at Lincoln, NE-1898 to 8-25-1899
Clyde married Masee Layton. Masee was born in High Point, Decatur County, Ia. She died on 19 Apr 1891.
Clyde also married May Apple on 7 Apr 1907. May was born on 14 Apr 1876 in West Newton, Ia. She died on 22 Feb 1929 in Ontario, or.
They had the following children.
216. Burgess Wilson Garrett (William Carlisle Garrett
, Sarah Jane Patterson
, James
, James
) was born on 24 Feb 1863 in Chequest, Van Buren, Iowa, USA.
Burgess resided 1867 in Moved with family to Troy, Ia. He resided 27 Dec 1900 in Family moved to Des Moines, Ia.
Burgess Wilson Garrett
GARRETT, YOST, WOODMANSEE, COOK
Posted By: Volunteer-Cathy Joynt Labath > Date: 10/3/2004 at 11:15:49
Harlan, Edgar Rubey. A Narrative History of the People of Iowa. Vol IV. Chicago: American Historical Society, 1931
p. 177
BURGESS WILSON GARRETT. The clerk of the Supreme Court of Iowa, Hon. Burgess Wilson Garrett, is now serving his fifth term in this office to which he was elected in 1910. However, his public service has extended much further back than this, for he first became a public servant in 1901, during the administration of Governor Cummins. His record is a splendid one and one well worthy of emulation, and stands upon its own merits rather than upon the power of oratory, which is so great a part of Mr. Garrett's personal equipment.
Mr. Garrett was born in a log cabin on a farm in Van Buren County, Iowa, February 24, 1872, and is a son of William C. and Rachel (Yost) Garrett. His paternal grandfather was Robert Garrett, a native of South Carolina, who came to Iowa with his family at an early date and died in 1856, during an epidemic of cholera. William C. Garrett was born in Highland County, Ohio, and came to Iowa about the year 1849, purchasing a farm in Van Buren County, where he resided for a number of years. Later he moved to Davis County and finally to Decatur County, where his death occurred. Mr. Garrett was a man of some prominence in his community and represented Van Buren County in the Iowa Legislature during the Civil war period. He was an ardent abolitionist, and his home was one of the stations of the famous "Underground Railway," his worthy wife always being ready to furnish food to the fugitive slaves who were endeavoring to make their way to the Canadian line. They were faithful members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and he was a stanch Republican. Of their nine children three are living: John A., a retired citizen of Kansas City, Missouri; Clyde W., who is engaged in farming at Ontario, Oregon; and Burgess Wilson. The maternal grandfather of Mr. Garrett, Jacob Yost, was born in Ohio, and was an early settler of Iowa, making his way overland from Belmont County, Ohio, where his daughter, Mrs. Garrett, was born.
Burgess Wilson Garrett attended the public schools of his native community, following which he pursued a course at Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa. He was reared on the home farm and for a time taught school and was principal of the high school at Decatur, but with the election of Governor Cummins, in 1901, took up his residence at Des Moines, where for five and one half ye3ars he served in the capacity of pardon secretary. He assisted in the organization of the parole board, and was secretary thereof until 1910, when he ran for the office of clerk of the Supreme Court, to which he was elected and took office in 1911. He is now serving his fifth term in that capacity, and his record has been an admirable one. Mr. Garrett has always been an active Republican. He began making speeches in behalf of his party when only nineteen years of age, and at the present time is called upon more frequently in this capacity than any other man connected with the State House. In 1916 Mr. Garrett was temporary chairman of the Republican State Convention which met in Des Moines, and was both temporary and permanent chairman of the State Judicial Convention at Cedar Rapids in 1928, setting a new record of speed in state conventions by making the "keynote" speech and transacting the business of the convention all in twenty-three minutes. For seven years Mr. Garrett has been president of the Iowa State Christian Missionary Society and for fourteen years has been an elder of the Capitol Hill Christian Church of Des Moines. Fraternally he is affiliated with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Modern Brotherhood of America.
In April, 1863, Mr. Garrett was united in marriage with Miss Rachael Woodmansee, a daughter of John and Mary Ann (Cook) Woodmansee, the former born in Indiana and the latter in Missouri. Mr. Woodmansee was the third white settler of Decatur Township, Decatur County, and his brick house, one of the first of this construction erected there, still stands as a monument to his memory and progressive spirit. To Mr. and Mrs. Garrett there have been born two sons. Neil Garrett, the elder, who is now assistant attorney general of Iowa, enlisted in the World war and was the youngest man to receive a commission at Fort Snelling, whence he was sent to Camp Dodge and assigned to the Eighty-eighth Division. He was promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant and then to captain, and was made commander of the Nineteenth Supply Train, with six companies under his command. At the same time he was commander of Motor Transport Service and was to have been promoted major, but the armistice was signed four days before he received his commission as such. He received his degree of Bachelor of Laws from Drake University and was engaged in the practice of his profession at Des Moines until he received his appointment as assistant attorney general of Iowa. Julian Cummins Garrett, the youngest son, also attended Drake University, form which he received his degree, and is now engaged in the practice of law at Des Moines.
History of Decatur County, Iowa, and Its People
By J. M. Howell, Heman Conoman Smith
BURGESS WILSON GARRETT.
Burgess Wilson Garrett, clerk of the supreme court of Iowa, has won much commendation by the able fashion in which he is discharging the duties of his important office. He was born on a farm in Van Buren county, Iowa, on the 24th of February, 1872, and is descended in the paternal line from Scotch-Irish ancestors, while in the maternal line he is of German lineage. His father, William Carlisle Garrett, was born on the 1st of July, 1823, in HiglUand county, Ohio, a son of Robert Wilson Garrett, whose parents were William and Margaret Garrett, both born in 1770, the former on the 23d of April and the latter on the 23d of March. They were married on the 17th of April, 1794, and on emigrating to the United States settled in South Carolina. The birth of their son, Robert Wilson Garrett, occurred on the 17th of December, 1795, in that state and he remained there until he was a young man, when he removed to Highland county, Ohio. In 1849 he and his family settled in Van Buren county, Iowa, and six years later he died of the cholera. He was a farmer by occupation and was successful in his work. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Sarah Isabel Patterson, died about 1875 in Troy, Davis county, this state, not far from the Garrett homestead in Van Buren county.
William Carlisle Garrett was a prosperous and well-to-do farmer and was also prominent in political affairs. He represented his district in the tenth general assembly and proved an able and upright lawmaker. He was a whig and on the dissolution of that party became a republican, being one of the organizers of the new party in his county. He served as justice of the peace and as a member of the town council and was a man of influence in his community, as he was unusually widely read and as his mind was naturally keen and logical. He passed away in Decatur, Iowa, on the 25th of March, 1904, when almost eighty years of age. In religious faith he was a Presbyterian. In Highland count}-, Ohio, Mr. Garrett married Miss Libbie Simpson, who died not many years after the removal of the family to Iowa. To them were born five children: Sarah Isabel, who was born in Ohio, became the wife of Henry Peacock, a resident of Davis county, Iowa, and she died in 1876, leaving a son, Mervin, who is now living in Texas. John A., likewise a native of the Buckeye state, was born in the later '40s and is now living at Canyon City, Colorado. For a number of years he taught school and farmed in Pottawattamie county, this state. Adolphus H., born in Van Buren county, Iowa, resides at Bush, Colorado. He received an excellent education, attending Troy Academy, and for some time taught in Pottawattamie county, Iowa, where his marriage occurred. Robert Austin, also a native of Van Bureh county, Iowa, has given considerable attention to farming but for the last decade has conducted a livery business in Essex, Page county, this state. Alvah M. was born in Van Buren county, and is now farming in the vicinity of Chadron, Xebraska. In August, 1869, the father married Miss Rachel Yost, and they became the parents of four children: Clyde M., who was born September o, 1870, is now residing in Spokane, Washington, and is engaged in the real-estate business. Burgess W. is next in order of birth. Sarah Adella, who was born on the 7th of January, 1874, is the wife of J. L. Martin and they reside in Graham, Idaho. Eva A., born September 22, 1876, married Robert L. Campbell, who is farming near Malvern, Mills county, Iowa. The mother of our subject was born in Belmont county, Ohio, on the 20th of September, 1829, a daughter of Jacob Yost. Both her father and mother were natives of Virginia but her ancestors came from Germany. The family has been prominent in Virginia and Ohio and the name is a highly honored one. She taught school for a number of years previous to her marriage and removed from Ohio to Pulaski, Davis county, Iowa, although her marriage was celebrated in Van Buren county. She passed away on the 15th of March, 1898, in the faith of the Presbyterian church, to which she belonged.
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When but a child Burgess W. Garrett accompanied his parents on their removal to Davis county, Iowa, and in 1882 the family home was established in Decatur county, the father having purchased a farm three miles east of Leon. Our subject was educated in the public schools, Simpson College and St. Joseph's University, from which institution he was graduated in due time. He earned the money for his school expenses by working upon a farm and later taught school. For two years he was principal of the Decatur high school and maintained the high reputation of that institution. He then entered public life as deputy treasurer of Decatur county and in 1898 became his party's nominee for clerk of the district court, but although he led his ticket he was defeated at the election. For one year he was in the office of Secretary of State Martin as corporation clerk and on the inauguration of Governor Cummins he became pardon secretary, serving in that capacity until July 1, 1907. During that time he organized the department along lines of advanced thought in criminology and it was his work that made possible the establishment of the indeterminate system. From the 1st of July, 1907, until the 1st of March, 1910, he was secretary of the board of parole and in that capacity prepared the rules and blanks which are still used in the administration of the law. He is a recognized authority on criminology in Iowa and is often called upon to address church societies, conventions, etc., on that subject. In 1910 he became the republican candidate for clerk of the supreme court and accordingly resigned his position as secretary of the board of parole on the 1st of March of that year in order to prosecute his campaign. He was successful in the election and his work during his four years' term was so satisfactory that in 1914 he was reelected for another four years, the people thus expressing their confidence in his capability and integrity.
On the 15th of April, 1892, in Decatur county, Mr. Garrett was married to Miss Rachel Woodmansee, a daughter of John Wood- mansee, of Leon. His father preempted the second claim taken up in Decatur township and built one of the first mills in the county on Grand river. Mrs. Garrett was educated in the public schools and taught for about two years in Decatur county. By her marriage she has two children. Neill, born in Leon on the 26th of June, 1894, is a junior in the law school of Drake University. Julian Cummins, born in Des Moines on the 1st of September, 1903, is attending the public schools of that city. He possesses musical ability of an unusually high order. Mrs. Garrett and the elder son are- members of the Christian church.
Burgess married Rachel Woalmansee on 15 Apr 1891 in Grand River Township, Decatur County, Ia. Rachel was born on 30 Nov 1866 in Decatur City, Decatur, Iowa, USA.
They had the following children.
217. Sarah Adelae "Ada" Garrett (William Carlisle Garrett
, Sarah Jane Patterson
, James
, James
) was born on 7 Jan 1865 in Chequest, Van Buren, Iowa, USA. She died on 9 Aug 1927 in Canyon Hill Cemetary, Caldwell, Ia. She was buried in Canyon Hill Cemetery, Caldwell, , Iowa, USA.
Ada married James Lewis Martin on 29 Dec 1887. James was born in Grundy County, Mo. He died on 15 Dec 1926 in Canyon Hill Cemetary, Caldwell, Ia.
James resided 1903 in Family moved to Wilder, Id.
Jay had a stoke that paralyzed from
waist Down
They had the following children.
218. Eva Anne Garrett (William Carlisle Garrett
, Sarah Jane Patterson
, James
, James
) was born on 17 Sep 1870 in Union, Davis, Iowa, USA. She died on 3 Apr 1915 in , Fremont, Iowa, USA.
Eva married Robert L Campbell on 18 Jan 1892 in Decatur City, Decatur County, Ia.
Robert resided in Continued to live with parents after. He resided in After wife died family moved to. He resided in Malvern, Ia to Council Bluffs, Ia. He resided in marriage.
When wife died family scattered
Husband & Robert might have gone to
South America
They had the following children.
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Verle William Campbell was born in 1893 in Decatur City, Decatur County, Ia. |
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Cleo Garrett Campbell was born in 1894 in Decatur City, Decatur County, Ia.
Cleo was employed as in Studied chemistry and worked at. He was employed as in drug store in Il.
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Robert Claire Campbell was born in 1897 in Decatur City, Decatur County, Ia.
Robert resided 1906 in Moved to Fremont County, Ia. |
219. Wilbur Franklin Garrett (John Milton Garrett
, Sarah Jane Patterson
, James
, James
) was born on 27 Dec 1855 in Rainsboro, Highland, Ohio, USA. He died on 1 Apr 1919 in Moulton, Appanoose, Iowa, USA.
Wilbur resided in Moulton, Appanoose County, Ia. He was employed as in Lawyer 40 years.
Wilbur married Jennie May Frye on 20 Jun 1884. Jennie died on 2 Aug 1928 in Moulton, Appanoose County, Ia.
They had the following children.
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Hoyt Wilson Garrett was born on 20 May 1885. |
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Lloyd Frye Garrett was born on 2 Jul 1887.
Lloyd resided 1942 in Stamford, Ct.
Studied voice in Berlin, Germany
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Gail Hamilton Garrett was born on 20 Jul 1891. |
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John Milton Garrett was born on 12 Jan 1894.
John was employed as in Postmaster 8 years. He was employed as in Secretary to Congressman Thurston. He was employed as 1942 in Farmer. |
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Wilbur F Garrett was born on 2 Dec 1916 in Troy, Ia. He died in 1918 in Troy, Ia. |
220. Arthur Wilson Garrett (John Milton Garrett
, Sarah Jane Patterson
, James
, James
) was born on 5 Apr 1857 in Troy, Davis, Iowa, USA. He died on 24 Sep 1923.
Arthur resided 1856 in Troy, Davis County, Ia. He resided in Kansas City. He was employed as in Telegraphy. He was employed as in Several Railroads.
Arthur married Melissa Jacobs in Nov 1879 in Sterling, Ks. Melissa died in 1882.
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Nellie Garrett died in BEF. 1942.
Nellie resided in Kansas City.
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Arthur also married Nan Griffith in 1903.
They had the following children.
221. Elmer Ellsworth Garrett (John Milton Garrett
, Sarah Jane Patterson
, James
, James
) was born on 4 Jul 1860 in , Davis, Iowa, USA. He died on 15 Oct 1936 in Troy Cemetary, Troy, Iowa, USA.
Elmer was employed as in Medical Practice with his father. He resided in Returned to Troy. He was employed as in School Teacher Pottawattamie County.
Notes Obituary:
Education
Elmer Ellsworth Garrett, son of John Milton and Jane Paxton Garrett, was born July 4, 1860 in Troy, Iowa. He received his early education in the public schools of Troy and received further training in the Troy Academy. He taught school for a time, then entered the Keokuk Medical College where he studied for 2 years (1884-1885). He then transferred to the medical school of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois(1885-1886). He began practicing medicine in the spring of 1886. He took another course at Chicago from which he graduated in June 1889. He also studied medicine under his father, Dr. J. M. Garrett.
Medical Practice
After graduation he returned to Troy to practice with his father which partnership lasted until the death of the father less than a year later. He continued his practice alone for a time and then was joined by his brother, John M. who remained associate with him until John's move to Fort Dodge in 1905. The stress on continuous practice under unfavorable road conditions and the exposure necessitated by travel on horseback and in an open cart when road conditions did not permit the protection of a closed vehicle began to make itself felt upon his physical body, and the lack of opportunity for rest and relaxation left its mark upon his nervous system to such an extent that he sold his practice and retired in 1912. Because of the fact that so many of the younger medical men from the vicinity entered army service during the world war he again began active practice and continued as long as he was able to serve. E. E. Garrett had practiced in Troy for half a century at the time of his death at 78 years of age and following a prolonged illness.
Church and Community Involvement
A life long member of the Presbyterian Church and a deep student of theology and Biblical literature, Dr. Garrett wrote a number of essays setting forth the results of his research and the conclusions and convictions at which he arrived, which will be preserved and cherished by his family. He was also a student of science and of politics and his knowledge of national affairs was great. He was greatly interested in the welfare of the community and during his earlier years devoted much time and energy to the promotion of educational opportunities. He gave unstintingly of his time and energy to the formation of the Consolidated school district and served as president of the board of directors for a number of years after its organization. For this service as well as for his professional work. Dr. Garrett will leave his influence upon the community long after his mortal body has been laid to rest. Dr. Garrett answered the summons on October 15, 1938 at the age of seventy eight years, three months and eleven days. Funeral services were conducted in the Troy Methodist Episcopal Church at 2 P.M. October 17, by Rev. Nolen of the Troy charge and Rev. James Wilson of Unionville, Iowa, a former pastor at Troy and a friend of long standing of the deceased. He was laid to rest in the Troy cemetery there to await the great adventure to which he had given so much solemn thought during his lifetime.
Memories by Vera Garrett Fisher of her father:
He was very instrumental in starting the consolidated school at Troy. He was a scholar and very widely read. So when the opposition would give their side of the school issue, he would listen but when he spoke, he completely outshone the other side with his reasoning. He liked to discuss issues and would often argue points in the Bible with ministers or whomever. He was knowledgeable about the Bible but was not neccessarily a religious man. When he remarried Lena Floyd, Vera remembers his exact words as he told the girls of his approaching marriage. " I expect to be married next week." Vera recalls crying for hours afterward because she thought he had forgotten her mother, Lillie. He was not a good business man - he did not get paid for many of his services. He would be called out many times at night and would start out with a horse and buggy with terrible road conditions to contend with.
Chapter 1 E.E.Garrett talking, around 1916, Troy, Iowa
(Written by Teresa Opheim, granddaughter of Vera Garrett Fisher and great granddaughter of E.E. Garrett)
Because my father was a doctor, it was only fitting that I would become one too. My path into medicine included a stop to teach school for a time, then two years of study at Keokuk Medical College, followed by a transfer to the medical school of Northwestern University. I was graduated from the Northwestern Medical School in 1889.
I then practiced with my father until his death, one year later. I continued my practice alone until my brother John joined me. John moved to Fort Dodge to practice medicine in 1905. I sold my practice and retired in 1912, but I have since opened up to practice again, with my office being in my home.
The life of a doctor is very time consuming and tiring. I cannot save so many of my patients, yet I am traveling all hours of the day and night to reach them. The people around Troy are not wealthy, and it is a task I have no heart for trying to collect payment for my services.
I have always taken a horse and buggy to make house calls. Until recently -- when my son Harris bought an automobile (against my wishes, I will add.) I am not especially proficient at driving the contraption. Vera often accompanied me on my rounds, now she sometimes drives me to housecalls. I question whether Vera enjoys accompanying me on my rounds. I am certain she does not enjoy accompanying me to births. She remarks that she does not have the stomach for all the "grunting and groaning" she hears. She has, in fact, decided she will not have children, she "doesn't want to go through that agony." Nevertheless, I am certain a young gentleman will change her mind.
Given my medical practice, I have little time for raising my six children. Because of her health, my first wife, Lillie, could not devote enough time to the children either. Lillie was always a sickly woman. I am certain the children will always remember her as an ailing "mama." I do not know if they will remember how musical she was. That she played the guitar and sang. But Lillie is gone now. Near her death, my brother John came down to give a second opinion about her illness. He concluded there was no hope for my wife, a fact I knew well myself. When Lillie died, my daughter Florence was very young. Vera was 12 and Edith was 8. Harris was living at home as he taught school in Troy. Chester was married and living on a farm north of town. I needed a woman to run my house and care for my children, and I found that woman in Lena. Lena was a neighbor of ours who lived with her aunt and uncle. She had no children as she was not married before, but she had taken care of her aunt and uncle, who were patients of mine, and she knew how to run a household. I remember when I called Vera and her sister in to tell them that Lena and I would be married. I took hold of their hands and said, "I expect to be married next week." Unfortunately, the news was quite shocking to them. Vera says it hit her "like a thunderbolt." She got up after an initial period of shock and went to the haymow and cried. She says she did not want anyone to take her mother's place.
"Lena isn't much of a mother," Vera would later say, but I am glad Lena is not domineering. She is a good companion for me. Every night Lena and I spend the evening in the bedroom, talking and laughing. The children pout about the good time we are having, but it is most enjoyable for me.
Other points to include :
Vera had cousins close by, although she didn't seem to enjoy her cousin, Helen Weyer much. In the evening the cousins would play outside, build bonfires and roast marshmallows and wieners. E.E. didn't hit the children, but Vera is scared of me anyway. One time I grabbed her by the arm - I did not hurt her - but she was petrified anyway. I know she thinks I'm stern.Vera loves to ride horseback on our horse Merry Legs. The horse has a limp, and Vera sometimes feels guilty about taking her out, until the horse turns for home. Then old Merry Legs takes the bit in the mouth and Vera cannot control the horse at all. Vera hangs on to the saddle horn for dear life as the horse turns for home. The house and its features, when it was remodeled the family lived in a shack two doors down the street. The house had a gable upstairs- a cozy place where Vera used to sit and read. Now Vera has her bed there so she doesn't have to sleep with her sister, Terz nickname for Zola, who wheezes so much because of asthma.
Written by Harry Rector of Vinton, Iowa
"Were it not for Dr. Elmer Garrett, many of us today would not have received a High School education. This would definitely be true of our large family of four boys and four girls. I am grateful for the service Dr. Garrett rendered to our community which gave me an opportunity to take place in society." Written with regard to setting up an trust for the Academy.
Written by Edith Garrett Yahnke in September 28, 1988, wrote as a program
He was born in Troy, IA July 4, 1860 to Dr. J. M. Garrett and Jame Anne Paxton Garrett. He attended to Old Academy the the Medical school in Keokuk in 1884 and 1885 adn North Western University in Evanston, Ill in 1885 and 1886 then began practick of Medicine in the spring of '86 there in Troy. He took another course at Chicago in 1888 and 1889 then returned to Troy and practised there as long as his health permitted-over 50 years. He was united in marrage to Lillie E. Law July 25, 1889 and they became the parents of 6 children-2 boys and 4 girls. She passed away Mar 20, 1913.He struggled with hes work and children the later married Lena Floyd who was a native of Troy and she took over the job of office girl, house kepper and the six kids. She was a maiden lady who had lived with her aunt and uncle, so was a tremendious change for her, and I don't know how she survived but she did and did a wonderful job. She and I were always very close and I rememver if I was stumped with some of my lessons at school, she would take me on her lap and help me with them. Dad's parents lived across the street from us and I don't remember my Grandfather but have faint memories of my Grandmother. Dad's father was a Doctor there in Troy befote him and two of his brothers were Drs. Doctor C has. Reese Garrett at Walla Walla, Washington and Dr. John M. Garrett at Ft. Dodge, IA. One of his sisters Martha M. Garrett was a nurse in Boulder, Colo. and served in France during W. W. I.Dad was a quiet, very understanding man and had many friends, always helping everyone he could with their burdens. He owned 10 acers of land joining the ground where the buildings were so kept 2 cows and 2 horses and always raised pigs and chickens for our meat. He had a big orchard and garden where she spent all of his spare time. In the winter the big pond would freeze over and he would saw out teh square of ice and haul them over to a section of teh barn and pack them in saw dust tehn during teh summer he would make our own ice cream in the hand cranked freezer. He was a very busy man but always planned his work and got a lot accomplished. On Sun. afternoons he reserved this time for his kids. He had one of those old Victor talking machines with a big horn and would play our favorite records but we had to wash our hands and face and sit in a circle in the parlor and be quiet and no noise just listen and enjoy the time together. He also had a "surry with the fringe on top" and would hitch the horses to that and take us for rides and we enjoyed that.That was back in those days when they didn't have cars so he served his community horse back on in the buggy. He would drive 10 miles or farther to call on his sick people. Some times even have to tie the horses to fence post and walk across the field. If it was after night and the couple were older or alone and he thought they might get worse or need help during the night he would sit in a chair by the bed and close but stay with them until morning.He would have to take wood, grain like corn or oats to pay for their Dr. bills and a lot of time would be called out in the middle of the night and ride house back through a blizzard, zero weather to see some one who already owed him a big bill and he knew he would never get a cent out of it, but never refused to go.He was president of teh school board for years and put forth a lot of work and worry to help get the consalidated high school. There were a lot of kids around Troy who wouldn't have had a high school education without it and ti also gave the bus drivers a job. At that time Troy had 2 churches, 2 general stores, 2 lodges, one drug store, barber shop, gas and repair station, black smith shop and a telephone office.All of our family belonged to the pres. chruch and were regular attendents. Now there is just one church, on store, lodge and Ensmingers place of business.Now the Dr's remain in their warm or air cond. offices depending on the weather have regular hours, drive their cars to and from work and if their patients are in bad shape can transger them by plane to a larger hospital.I miss Dr. Fenton- I only have one sister left and she is in the manor so I am pretty much alone.
Elmer married Lillie E Law, daughter of Uriah Law and Luticia A. Baird, on 25 Jul 1889 in Troy, Davis County, Ia. Lillie was born on 11 Oct 1866 in Van Buren County, Iowa, USA. She died on 11 Mar 1913 in Troy Cemetary, Troy, Iowa, USA.
They had the following children.
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Chester Elmer Garrett was born on 21 Jul 1891 in Troy, Davis, Iowa, USA. He died in 1955.
Married and Lived In Troy
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Chester married Nora M.. Nora was born in 1891. She died in 1991. She was buried in Troy Cemetery, Troy, Davis, Iowa, USA. |
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Harris Leland Garrett was born on 25 Dec 1892 in Troy, Davis, Iowa, USA.
Married and Lives in Waterloo, Ia
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Zola Garrett was born on 15 Oct 1895 in Troy, Davis, Iowa, USA. She died on 11 Apr 1989. She was buried in Troy Cemetery, Troy, Davis, Iowa, USA.
Zola resided in Resides in chicago, Il.
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Zola married Ralph William Baldwin. Ralph was born on 5 Sep 1885. He died on 20 Aug 1965. He was buried in Troy Cemetery, Troy, Davis, Iowa, USA. |
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Vera Garrett was born on 6 Oct 1899. She died on 25 Aug 1988. |
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Edith Garrett was born in 1903 in Troy, Davis, Iowa, USA. She died in 2000 in Troy, Davis, Iowa, USA. She was buried in Troy Cemetery, Troy, Davis, Iowa, USA.
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Edith married George Yahnke. George was born on 20 May 1896. He died on 24 Jul 1985. He was buried in Troy Cemetery, Troy, Davis, Iowa, USA. |
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Florence Garrett was born in 22 Apr 1907 in Troy, Davis, Iowa, USA.
Florence resided in Chicago, Il.
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Florence married Robert Day Potter, son of Albert Temple Potter and Mary Trudgean, on 31 Jan 1931 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. Robert was born on 6 Oct 1905 in Indianapolis, , Indiana, USA. He died on 5 Feb 1960 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA. |
Elmer also married Lena M. Floyd, daughter of Benjamin Francis Floyd and Mary Catherine Shadle "Kate", on 8 Oct 1914 in Troy, Davis County, Ia. Lena was born on 11 Oct 1868 in , , Iowa, USA. She died on 8 Oct 1937 in Troy, Davis, Iowa, USA. She was buried in Troy Cemetary, Troy, Davis, Iowa, USA.
227. Oscar Weston Weyer (Sarah Jane Garrett
, Sarah Jane Patterson
, James
, James
) was born on 4 Feb 1854 in Troy, Davis County, Ia. He died on 17 Mar 1907.
Oscar was employed as in School Teacher Bentonsport, Ia. He was employed as in Chicago, Il Secretary of Large Ins Co. He resided in Keokuk, Ia Superintendent.
Oscar married Nannie Dunn in Bentonsport, Ia.
Oscar also married Anna Campbell.
They had the following children.
228. Harry Reece Weyer (Sarah Jane Garrett
, Sarah Jane Patterson
, James
, James
) was born on 23 Aug 1858 in Troy, Davis County, Ia. He died on 6 Jan 1927 in Troy Cemetary, Troy, Ia.
Harry was employed as in School Teacher. He was employed as in General Store & Postmaster.
Harry married Della Dunshee. Della died in BEF. 1899 in No Children.
Harry also married Flora Belle Law on 26 Nov 1899 in Troy, Davis County, Ia. Flora died in 1938.
They had the following children.
231. Emma Amanda Weyer (Sarah Jane Garrett
, Sarah Jane Patterson
, James
, James
) was born on 26 Sep 1864 in Troy, Davis County, Ia. She died in Troy Cemetary, Troy, Ia.
Emma married Lorenzo Dow Bruce on 4 Mar 1885 in Van Buren County, Ia. Lorenzo died in Troy Cemetary, Troy, Ia.
They had the following children.
| |
423 |
M |
i |
Laton Bruce Bruce. |
| |
424 |
M |
ii |
Albert Weyer Bruce. |
| |
425 |
M |
iii |
John Patterson Bruce died in Troy Cemetary, Troy, Ia.
Died in infancy |
232. Arthur Campbell Garrett (Carey Burgess Garrett
, Sarah Jane Patterson
, James
, James
) was born on 26 Jul 1864 in Mendon, Il.
Arthur was employed as in Printing Trade. He was employed as 1942 in St Louis Post Dispatch. He resided in Conway Springs, Ks to Winfield, Ks.
Arthur married Lillian May Spencer on 31 Dec 1887 in Paola, Ks.
They had the following children.
236. Walter Irving Garrett (Harvey Wilson Garrett
, Sarah Jane Patterson
, James
, James
) was born on 4 Jun 1867. He died on 11 May 1941 in Longview Memorial Park, Walla Walla, Wa.
Walter married Esther B Hughes on 19 Nov 1895 in Kanopolis, Ks.
They had the following children.
| |
427 |
M |
i |
Lyall Garrett died in In infancy. |
| |
428 |
M |
ii |
Harold Hughes Garrett was born on 7 Oct 1899 in Ellsworth, Ks.
Harold resided in Helena, Mt. He resided 1942 in Bozeman, Mt. |
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