Garnett, Joel B.

Item

Title
Garnett, Joel B.
Gender
Male
Biography
Joel Garnett and his wife, Catherine, were among the largest landowners in the Hebron area by the mid-19th century. The land that the Joel Garnett House stands on was originally purchsed by the couple in 1837.
During the mid-1850s the Garnetts relocated to Missouri. Many local farms, including William Rouse's, were developed on land carved from their acreage.
In 1830, Joel Garnett is known to have eight enslaved. In 1840, Joel Garnett is known to have eleven enslaved. The 1850 census shows Joel Garnett was born in Virginia about 1788 and is living in District Two with his wife, Catharine and three children.
Joel Garnett died 9 Apr 1858 and is buried in Rehoboth Cemetery, in Slater, Saline County, Missouri
Birth date
21 Jun 1788
Life event(s)
Marriage: 3 Oct 1823; Madison County (Va.)
Madison County (Va.)
Spouse(s)
Graves, Catharine Burruss
Child(ren)
Latimer, Emily F. Garnett
Graves, Martha Ann Garnett
Garnett, Virginia Sarah
Garnett, Caroline Amanda
Graves, Mary Catherine Garnett
Death date
9 Apr 1858
Place of death
Slater (Mo.)
Death and burial information
Rehoboth Cemetery (Saline County, Mo.)
Neighbor of
Neighbors in the 1850 Census: Weaver, E. J.; Watts, Washington
Relationship
Known enslaved: unknown, Ann [26]; unknown, male [44]; unknown, Malissa; unknown, Belfred; unknown, Jane [19]; unknown, Queen; unknown, Sandy [1]; unknown, Frances [5]; unknown, Lewis [15]; unknown, Lum; unknown, child [64]; unknown, child [65]; unknown, Clarissa [9]; unknown, Mary [19]; unknown, Martha [4]; unknown, Ryle [1]; unknown, Aaron [6]; unknown, Jim [1]
unknown, Ann [26]
unknown, male [44]
unknown, Malissa
unknown, Belfred
unknown, Jane [19]
unknown, Queen
unknown, Sandy [1]
unknown, Frances [5]
unknown, Lewis [15]
unknown, Lum
unknown, child [64]
unknown, child [65]
unknown, Clarissa [9]
unknown, Mary [19]
unknown, Martha [4]
unknown, Ryle [1]
unknown, Aaron [6]
unknown, Jim [1]
Description
Enslaved held in 1850: Female, 26 years old, black; Female, 23, black; Male, 21 years old, black; Female, 19 years old, black; Male, 16 years old, black; Male, 15 years old, black; Male, 14 years old, black; Male, 10 years old, black; Female, 9 years old, black; Male, 2 years old, black; Female, 6 months old, black
Bibliographic citation(s)
National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, Ancestor File Number A047293
FindAGrave.com, memorial #36283937

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unknown, Aaron [6] Person
unknown, Ann [26] Person
unknown, Belfred Person
unknown, child [64] Person
unknown, child [65] Person
unknown, Clarissa [9] Person
unknown, Frances [5] Person
unknown, Jane [19] Person
unknown, Jim [1] Person
unknown, Lewis [15] Person
unknown, Lum Person
unknown, male [44] Person
unknown, Malissa Person
unknown, Martha [4] Person
unknown, Mary [19] Person
unknown, Queen Person
unknown, Ryle [1] Person
unknown, Sandy [1] Person
Items with "Father: Garnett, Joel B."
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Garnett, Caroline Amanda Person
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Garnett, Edmund Person
Graves, Sarah [1] Person