Submitted by Nancy Brister
THE FAMILY OF ISAAC AND ABBA ANN WARREN GARRETT of Jefferson
County, Mississippi
ISAAC GARRETT was born January 12, 1808,
in South Carolina. He married ABBA ANN WARREN on December 20, 1839,
in Jefferson County. Abba Ann was born December 16, 1812, in
Montgomery County, Georgia. Abba Ann's family moved to Union Church
in about 1820. Isaac and Abba Ann were married in Jefferson County,
Mississippi on December 20, 1839. Isaac built a home near the
Scottish settlement of Union Church in Jefferson County. This home
served as the first Post Office in Union Church, called the Scotland
Post Office. The postal riders stopped there to change horses and
stay overnight in the attic, which had been converted into a room
for that purpose. Isaac Garrett died August 24, 1856, at the
age of 48; Abba Ann died December 1, 1899, at the age of 87, in the
home she had come to as a bride. She and Isaac are both buried in
Union Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Mississippi.
Benjamin Warren, b. October 25, 1782, d. January 4, 1835 in
Jefferson County,Mississippi; buried in Warren Cemetery, Jefferson
County Ferriba Stringer Warren, b. May 7, 1791, in Georgia, d.
August 16, 1866 in Jefferson County; buried in Warren Cemetery,
Jefferson County. Benjamin (spelled 'Benajah' on his tombstone) and
Ferriba were married in Montgomery County, Georgia on May 6, 1810.
In addition to Abba Ann, they had the following known children:
Josiah Warren, b. February 7, 1811, Georgia, d. December 1, 1890,
in Jefferson County; buried in Warren Cemetery, Jefferson County.
Josiah never married.
Daniel Warren, b. 1817, Georgia; m.
Elizabeth __on September 29, 1842. Elizabeth,b. June 23, 1825, d.
November 16, 1872; they are both buried in Union Church
Cemetery.They had the following known children:
Abba Ann
Warren, b. 1845
Nancy Warren Erwin, b. February, 1846, d.
September, 1918. Nancy marriedThomas J. Erwin on August 6, 1866.
Thomas, b. June 10, 1844, d. January 8,1925; they are both buried
in Union Church Cemetery. Mary E. Warren, b. 1849 Eleonora Warren,
b. 1851
Lenora Warren, b. April 15, 1852, d. August 13, 1915
Isodora Warren, b. 1855, d. June 6, 1863; buried in Union Church
Cemetery.
Nancy Warren, b. August 24, 1830, Jefferson County, d.
May 8, 1840, Jefferson County; buried in Warren Cemetery, Jefferson
County
It is believed, based on the 1830 Federal Census
records, that Benjamin and Ferriba had seven children. ~~~
At the beginning of the Civil War, two of Isaac and Abba Ann's
sons, Josiah and Jacob, volunteered for service in the Confederate
Army, both with Charlie Clark's Rifles, a company made up mostly of
men from the area around Union Church. They went to Brookhaven and
mustered into the 12th Mississippi Regiment and Charlie Clark's
Rifles became Company H. On the day of their departure a special
service and barbeque dinner was held on the grounds of the Union
Presbyterian Church. It was remembered by the minister in his notes
that no one ate the meal, so sad was everyone to say goodbye to the
young men.The ladies of the community made a company flag and
eleven young ladies, representing the eleven Confederate states,
presented it that day. One of the young ladies was Flora
Carmichael, who would become Josiah's wife. This flag is now
displayed in the Old Capitol Building in Jackson, Mississippi.
Josiah and Jacob were with Robert E. Lee in Virginia, Second Bull Run or Manassas, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania, Chancelorsville, Fredericksburg, Richmond (seven days' flight) and others. Josiah was wounded, captured and transported to a hospital on Staten Island, New York. He was there for many months. It was thought that his leg would have to be amputated, but that was avoided and he gradually recovered use of it. He was brought to a hospital in Richmond, VA, April 9, 1865, after being exchanged for a Federal prisoner. He was sent home in June, 1865. He walked from Natchez to within a few miles of his home in Jefferson County, until his mother's cousin, Minerva Jane Corban, picked him up and took him the rest of the way home in her buggy. Abba Ann was thrilled to see him. Having not heard from him since his injury many months before, she feared him dead. Isaac and Abba Ann had the following sons, all born near Union Church in Jefferson County:
JOSIAH GARRETT, was born on December 14, 1840, in Jefferson
County. Josiah married Flora Carmichael on January 17, 1867 at the
Union Presbyterian Church in Union Church.
Flora's family:
Flora Carmichael was the daughter of Daniel and Nancy McCormick
Carmichael, January 17, 1867. Daniel Carmichael was the son of
Duncan Carmichael, b. Isle of Lismore, Argylleshire, Scotland, d.
Richmond County, North Carolina. Nancy McCormickwas the daughter
of Duncan and Katherine Carmichael McCormick. It is believd that
Duncan and Katherine were both born on the Isle of Lismore,
Argylleshire, Scotland; Duncan, b. December 18, 1758; Katherine, b.
in 1769. She was the daughter of Archibald and Mary
Carmichael.Duncan and Katherine were married in a
PresbyterianChurch in Glasgow, Scotland, on May 17, 1789. Duncan,
Katherine and their firstborn, Katherine, sailed to North Carolina
in 1791,probably on the ship The Gen. George Washington. They were
in the company of Duncan'sbrother, John, and their cousin, Rev.
John McIntyre. They settled in Richmond County, North Carolina,
(later re-named Scotland County) where they lived out their lives.
They are buried in Stewartsville Cemetery, Laurinburg, North
Carolina, with many family members and neighbors......mostly proud
Scottish highlanders who had immigrated from the same area of
Scotland to avoid the severe political oppression and retribution of
the English government, brought about by their participation in the
uprising for Scotland's freedom in 1745. Most of these, certainly
the McCormicks and Carmichaels, fought in the Stewart of Appin
Regiment, heroically and with great loss of life. According to some
accounts, the Stewart of Appin Regiment sustained more casualties
than any other.
Flora Carmichael was born on
September 30, 1839, in Alabama, where her parents moved shortly
after their marriage. Daniel and Nancy Carmichael first show up in
the Jefferson County Federal Census in 1860. Josiah and Flora made
their home in the Garrett family homestead of Isaac and Abba Ann,
where they lived out their lives. Josiah died on April 20, 1928 and
Flora died on December 6, 1906. They are buried in Union Church
Cemetery. To this union, eight children were born.Lola Garrett
Gibson, b. November 17, 1868, Jefferson County; d. 1966 Lola
married W. H. (Will) Gibson on January 26, 1899.Will was born in
1871 in North Carolina, died in December, 1940. Lola and
Will made their home with Josiah in the old Garrett homestead.
They had no children. They are both buried in Union Church
Cemetery.
Infant Daughter, b. and d. August 10, 1870,
Jefferson County; buried in Union Church Cemetery
Annie Garrett,
b. August 5, 1872, Jefferson County, d. August 4, 1876; buried in
Union Church Cemetery
Edgar Garrett, b. June 4, 1874,
Jefferson County, d. February 19, 1966, Natchez, Mississippi
Edgar married Ada Mae Dawkins, daughter of Steven Walter and Ella Osborne Dawkins on December 28, 1897. Ada was born
August 23, 1878, in Caseyville, Mississippi.Edgar and Ada
Mae moved to neighboring Franklin County in 1912. Ada Mae died
there in Meadville, Mississippi, on January 25, 1937. They
are both buried in Union Church Cemetery. To this union, ten
children were born.
Leta Mae Garrett, b. January 18, 1899, Jefferson County, MS, d. July 30, 1918; Franklin County, Mississippi; buried in Union Church Cemetery Leta Mae was 18 years old and home for the summer from the Teacher's College she'd attended for a year, when she became ill and died within a few days. It is believed that she died of appendicitis.
Virgil Dowing Garrett, b. June 5, 1901, Jefferson County, MS, d.
November 20, 1980, Collins, Mississippi. Virgil married Opal
Ruth Smith, of Franklin County, Mississippi, on July 30, 1927,
in Meadville, Mississippi. They lived for some time in New
Orleans, Louisiana and, also, Vicksburg, Mississippi, but most of
their married years were spent in Collins, Mississippi.To this
union, four children were born. Virgil Dowing Garrett, Jr., b.
July 6, 1928 Joyce Garrett Masengale, b. October 29, 1930, New
Orleans, Louisiana Roma Mae Garrett Arnaud, b. February 19, 1934,
New Orleans, Louisiana Elsie Ruth Garrett Anglin, b. September
16, 1944, Vicksburg, Mississippi Carroll Dewitt Garrett, b.
February 18, 1903, Jefferson County, MS, d. April 16, 1904,
Jefferson County; buried in Union Church Cemetery William Daniel
Garrett, b. October 25, 1904, Jefferson County, MS, d. August 22,
1916; Franklin County, Mississippi; buried in Union Church
Cemetery.William Daniel, known as Daniel, was crippled from
birth and died after a lengthy illness at the age of 11 years.
Despite his handicap and continuing frail health,Daniel was
to be remembered as a joy and inspiration to all who knew him. It
isnow believed that the illness from which he suffered was
probably spina bifida. Nancy Florelle Garrett Jackson, b.
September 7, 1907, Jefferson County, MSNancy Florelle married
Archie Lee Jackson, son of Allen Edward and Louvenia Elizabeth
Cain Jackson, on December 22, 1930, in New Orleans, LA. Archie Lee,
known as Lee, was born on June 2, 1909, in Dallas, Texas. They
spent most of their lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. He died
in Pearl River County, Mississippion January 18, 1991. He is
buried in Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Pearl River County. To
this union, one child was born.Nancy Lee Jackson Brister was
born on June 21, 1946, in New Orleans, Louisiana. She married
James Michael Brister, son of James Howard and Lola Whittington
Brister, on July 9, 1966. James Michael, known as Mike, was born on
February 15, 1946, in Tylertown, Mississippi. Mike and Nancy
lived in New Orleans for several years, before moving to Pearl
River County, Mississippi, where they now live. To this union, one
child was born.James Michael Brister, Jr., known as Jim, was
born on March 25, 1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana. He married
Pamela Paulette Young on April 30, 2000, in Poplarville,
Mississippi. Edgar Josiah Garrett, b. June 15, 1910, Jefferson
County, MississippiEdgar married Elizabeth _____ in 1958, in
Vicksburg, Mississippi. Their married lives have been spent in
Vicksburg, where they live currently. They have no children.
Marcus Benton Garrett, b. May 11, 1913, Franklin County,
Mississippi, d. May 25, 1979, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Marcus
Benton, known as Benton, married Mary Lou ____ of Mize,
Mississippi. Benton and Mary Lou both taught in schools in
Meadville, Franklin County and in Pascagoula, where Mary Lou
still lives today. To this union, four children were born.
Marcus Garrett, Jr., b. July 24, 1945 Elizabeth Ann Garrett
Moseley, b. April 3, 1943 Daniel Garrett, b. February 7, 1947
Rebecca Garrett Pearson, August 11, 1953 Mary Ernestine Garrett
Godbold, b. October 19, 1916, Franklin County, Mississippi,
Mary Ernestine, known as Ernestine, married Willard Godbold, of
Lincoln County, Mississippi, on June 2, 1951. Most of their
married years were spent in Brookhaven, Mississippi, where
Ernestine spent many years as a much loved and well respected
nurse at King's Daughters Hospital. Ernestine died in July 15,
1993, in Brookhaven and Willard died in November, 1994.
They are both buried in Brookhaven. To this union, one child
was born. Mary Katherine Godbold Lyons was born on September 21,
1952 in Brookhaven, Mississippi. She married Daniel Lyons in
Knoxville, Tennessee, where they now live. Daniel is the father of
two daughters. ........ ........ Bessie Marie Garrett
Murray, b. May 10, 1918, Franklin County, Mississippi Bessie
Marie married Leslie Murray. They made their home in Natchez,
Mississippi, where Bessie lives today. Leslie died in 2001, in
Natchez. He is buried in ____ To this union, two children
were born. Barbara Ann Murray Goss was born on April 5, 1938 in
Franklin County, Mississippi. She married Leroy Goss in Natchez,
Mississippi. To this union, one child was born. Benjamin
Goss, January 17, 1972, in Natchez, Mississippi Hilda Rae
Murray Bonin was born on October 16, 1943 in Natchez, Mississippi.
She first married Wayne Holloway in Natchez. To this union, four
children were born. She married Buddy Bonin in Natchez. They
currently live in Pascagoula Mississippi. Leslie Marie
Holloway, b. November, 1962, Natchez, Mississippi Lee Ann
Holloway, b. March 7, 1964, Natchez, Mississippi Murray
Holloway, b. August, 1967, Natchez, Mississippi Mitchell
Holloway, b. April, 1972, Natchez, Mississippi Jessie Lee
Garrett, b. May 10, 1918, Franklin County, Mississippi, d. July 9,
1919, Franklin County, Mississippi; buried in Union Church
Cemetery
Arie Lee Garrett King, b. February 27, 1877, d.
August 27, 1933. Arie Lee married Ira Arthur King on May 8,
1901. Ira, b. September 15, 1872, d. July 10, 1943; they are both
buried in Union Church Cemetery. To this union, seven children
were born, all in Jefferson County. Lola Winifred King, b. May
24, 1902, d. May 22, 1903 Flora Marie King, b. March 15, 1904,
d. July 1, 1976; buried Union Church Cemetery Willie Valentine
King, b. February 14, 1906, d. February 11, 1943; buried in Union
Church Cemetery Nannie Elizabeth King Northcutt, b. April 1,
1908, d. June 14, 1983 Nannie married Alonzo Northcutt, b.
September 19, 1908, d. November 30, 1992. They are both buried in
Union Church Cemetery. Robert Lee King, b. April 10, 1910, d.
April 8, 1989; buried in Union Church Cemetery Ira A. King,
Jr., b. 1913 Rebekah King, b. 1915 Nannie Garrett
McCormick, b. October 10, 1878, d. July 30, 1907 Nannie married
Archie McCormick (a cousin of Flora Garrett's mother, Nancy
McCormick Carmichael) in 1906. She died in childbirth in 1907 and
the baby died, as well. They are buried together in Union Church
Cemetery.
Jodie Garrett, b. July 27, 1880, d. November, 1965.
Joseph married Rose Dulaney (or Delaney) on April 15, 1909. They
lived most of their married lives in Philadelphia, Mississippi. To
this union, five children were born. Herbert Johnson Garrett, b.
1910 Catherine Carmichael Garrett, b. 1912 Rose Elizabeth
Garrett, b. 1916 Jo Garrett, b. 1918 Bobby Jean Garrett, b.
1926
Flora Garrett Dawkins, b. August 10, 1883, Jefferson
County, d. May 23, 1967 Flora married Ernest Eugene Dawkins in
1903. Ernest was born on November 7, 1883 and died December 16,
1913. He died tragically when the gun he was carrying accidently
went off as he unloaded produce from a wagon onto the porch of the
'Old Country Store' which is still in operation today, across the
street from the Union Church Cemetery. He was the brother of Edgar
Garrett's wife, Ada Mae. Flora never remarried and went back to
live at the Garrett homestead after her husband's death. They had
no children.
JACOB GARRETT, b. January 21, 1844, Jefferson County, d. May 12,
1907,West Virginia. On July 18, 1865, Jacob married Betty Taylor,
who was born March 17, 1847 in Virginia. They lived out their lives
in West Virginia. To this union, eleven children were born.
Annie M. Garrett Boyer, b. May 29, 1866, d. May 21, 1896
Margie E. Garrett Shumaker, b. January 1, 1868, d. November 14,
1922
Alonzo E. Garrett, b. February 27, 1870, d. May 5, 1933
Eva May Garrett Bingham, b. April 6, 1872, d. May 27, 1948
Correllia D. Garrett, b. December 22, 1873
Warren D.
Garrett, b. January 23, 1876, d. August 21, 1898
Charles W.
Garrett, b. May 10, 1878, d. January 23, 1960
Willie B.
Garrett, b. October 30, 1880, d. February 24, 1923
Frank H.
Garrett, b. December 12, 1882, d. January 31, 1928
Bessie R.
Garrett Lavinder, b. March 8, 1885, d. January 21, 1948
Rufus
Leroy Garrett, b. July 28, 1890
ISAAC GARRETT, b. abt. 1847
DAVID GARRETT
THOMAS W. GARRETT, b. abt. 1848
S. A. GARRETT, b. September 6, 1851, d. December 24, 1851; buried inUnion Church Cemetery
W. B. GARRETT, b. September 28, 1853, d. July 13, 1854; buried inUnion Church Cemetery
BENJAMIN GARRETT, b. abt. 1855