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Col Daniel Garrard

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Col Daniel Garrard

Birth
Stafford County, Virginia, USA
Death
20 Sep 1866 (aged 85)
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Garrard, Clay County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Kentucky Senator, 1813-1817 and 1825-1829. Member of Kentucky lower house: 1822. Father of American Civil War General, Theophilus T. Garrard. Daniel Garrard was the son of James Garrard, the second governor of Kentucky; Col. Daniel Garrard participated at the battle of the Thames in the War of 1812 and at Fort Defiance (near Fort Wayne, IN), with Capt. Bland Ballard, Daniel defeated the British Major Muir's advance guard. He was brought to Kentucky by his parents at the age of three. In early manhood he was one of the most prominent, enterprising and influential citizens of Clay County, KY. Early census records show him as one of the wealthiest men in Clay County. He owned a large tract of land that was situated on Goose Creek in Clay County upon which contained vast amounts of salt.
REF: 1860 US Federal Census entry# 992.
Garrard Cemetery Coordinates: N 37.12505 W 83.74682
Kentucky Senator, 1813-1817 and 1825-1829. Member of Kentucky lower house: 1822. Father of American Civil War General, Theophilus T. Garrard. Daniel Garrard was the son of James Garrard, the second governor of Kentucky; Col. Daniel Garrard participated at the battle of the Thames in the War of 1812 and at Fort Defiance (near Fort Wayne, IN), with Capt. Bland Ballard, Daniel defeated the British Major Muir's advance guard. He was brought to Kentucky by his parents at the age of three. In early manhood he was one of the most prominent, enterprising and influential citizens of Clay County, KY. Early census records show him as one of the wealthiest men in Clay County. He owned a large tract of land that was situated on Goose Creek in Clay County upon which contained vast amounts of salt.
REF: 1860 US Federal Census entry# 992.
Garrard Cemetery Coordinates: N 37.12505 W 83.74682

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  • Created by: C. Scott
  • Added: May 13, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26799043/daniel-garrard: accessed ), memorial page for Col Daniel Garrard (10 Nov 1780–20 Sep 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 26799043, citing Garrard Family Cemetery, Garrard, Clay County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by C. Scott (contributor 46916403).