He was born in Greenbrier County in what is now called West Virginian on October 28th, 1794. Later in life he moved with his parents to Wyandotte, Ohio where he was educated and married. Mr. Charles B. Garrett married twice.
His first wife (married in 1818) was Amanda White a niece of Ex-President Monroe, famous for his 'Monroe Doctrine." From this union there were three children; a daughter Amanda and 2 son; Charles Wesley Garret, the father of Mrs. Amanda M. Mitchell was about 4 years old when his father, Charles B. Garrett married Maria Walker, (married 1826) who was the sister of William Walker, the Chief or Governor of the Wyandotte Tribe, then located at Wyandotte, Kansas, now Kansas City, Kansas. After this second marriage Charles B. Garrett was adopted in the Wyandotte Tribel.
From this second union two sons and two daughters were born. The daughters died before they were grown, and Cyrus, a son, died when about 20 years of age, having taken cold which went into pneumonia, resulting from a fox hunt with several boys.
Mrs. Garrett's wife, Maria died May 30, 1866 and Mr. Charles B. Garrett died at the home of his son, Russell in the old homestead which is still standing on the 4th street in Kansas City Kansas as of December 2, 1867.
A large stone monument now marks the grave of MR. Charles B Garrett and his wife Maria Garrett. The graves are surrounded by a large stone wall. The stones are about one foot thick and project above the ground about two and one half feet and are banded together with metal straps.
Mr. Charles Garrett had the stone wall erected after his wife died in 1866. The mason who erected the wall was Mr. Jerry Grindod of Kansas City.
The grave is now registered in one of the 'Historical Places' of Kansas City, Kansas and shall be maintained in the National Cemetery by a decree from Congress.
-Lecompte Newspaper , page 5; 1924
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The Lecompton Sun (KS)
Thursday, June 5, 1924
"MARKED A HEROES GRAVE
Daughters of 1812 Honor the Name of Charles B. Garrett, the Grand Father of Mrs. Amanda Mitchell, late of Perry.
Appropriate and impressive ceremonies were held at the grave of Charles Bolt Garrett, in the old Huron Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas on the 16th day of May, 1924, under the auspices of the Col Richard Dennis Chapter of the United States Daughters of 1812. These Daughters mark the graves of all the Veterans who fought in either of the Great Wars for American Freedom.
Mr. Charles B. Garrett was a veteran of the War of 1812, having fought with Commodore Perry in the battle of Lake Erie. He was one of the Young Men who made the long journey in sleighs from New England to Lake Erie and help build the 'Flotilla,' that swept the British from the water when Commodore Perry won his famous victory for America. He fought in the Battle of Tippecanoe, near the present site of LaFayette, Ind., in 1811, under the Command of Gen. William Henry Harrison. He also fought in the Battle near the Thames River, in which the great Indian Chief Tecumseh was killed,and was present when he died.
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Thanks to Neal Henley & BWeed@KC, FindAGrave member(#47164940), for providing the below information (6-2-13). Also his middle name.
"Charles served in the War of 1812 as a (Pvt), 2nd Regt (Thomas's) Georgia Militia.
He married Maria Walker."
His first wife (married in 1818) was Amanda White a niece of Ex-President Monroe, famous for his 'Monroe Doctrine." From this union there were three children; a daughter Amanda and 2 son; Charles Wesley Garret, the father of Mrs. Amanda M. Mitchell was about 4 years old when his father, Charles B. Garrett married Maria Walker, (married 1826) who was the sister of William Walker, the Chief or Governor of the Wyandotte Tribe, then located at Wyandotte, Kansas, now Kansas City, Kansas. After this second marriage Charles B. Garrett was adopted in the Wyandotte Tribel.
From this second union two sons and two daughters were born. The daughters died before they were grown, and Cyrus, a son, died when about 20 years of age, having taken cold which went into pneumonia, resulting from a fox hunt with several boys.
Mrs. Garrett's wife, Maria died May 30, 1866 and Mr. Charles B. Garrett died at the home of his son, Russell in the old homestead which is still standing on the 4th street in Kansas City Kansas as of December 2, 1867.
A large stone monument now marks the grave of MR. Charles B Garrett and his wife Maria Garrett. The graves are surrounded by a large stone wall. The stones are about one foot thick and project above the ground about two and one half feet and are banded together with metal straps.
Mr. Charles Garrett had the stone wall erected after his wife died in 1866. The mason who erected the wall was Mr. Jerry Grindod of Kansas City.
The grave is now registered in one of the 'Historical Places' of Kansas City, Kansas and shall be maintained in the National Cemetery by a decree from Congress.
-Lecompte Newspaper , page 5; 1924
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The Lecompton Sun (KS)
Thursday, June 5, 1924
"MARKED A HEROES GRAVE
Daughters of 1812 Honor the Name of Charles B. Garrett, the Grand Father of Mrs. Amanda Mitchell, late of Perry.
Appropriate and impressive ceremonies were held at the grave of Charles Bolt Garrett, in the old Huron Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas on the 16th day of May, 1924, under the auspices of the Col Richard Dennis Chapter of the United States Daughters of 1812. These Daughters mark the graves of all the Veterans who fought in either of the Great Wars for American Freedom.
Mr. Charles B. Garrett was a veteran of the War of 1812, having fought with Commodore Perry in the battle of Lake Erie. He was one of the Young Men who made the long journey in sleighs from New England to Lake Erie and help build the 'Flotilla,' that swept the British from the water when Commodore Perry won his famous victory for America. He fought in the Battle of Tippecanoe, near the present site of LaFayette, Ind., in 1811, under the Command of Gen. William Henry Harrison. He also fought in the Battle near the Thames River, in which the great Indian Chief Tecumseh was killed,and was present when he died.
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Thanks to Neal Henley & BWeed@KC, FindAGrave member(#47164940), for providing the below information (6-2-13). Also his middle name.
"Charles served in the War of 1812 as a (Pvt), 2nd Regt (Thomas's) Georgia Militia.
He married Maria Walker."
He was born in Greenbrier County in what is now called West Virginian on October 28th, 1794. Later in life he moved with his parents to Wyandotte, Ohio where he was educated and married. Mr. Charles B. Garrett married twice.
His first wife (married in 1818) was Amanda White a niece of Ex-President Monroe, famous for his 'Monroe Doctrine." From this union there were three children; a daughter Amanda and 2 son; Charles Wesley Garret, the father of Mrs. Amanda M. Mitchell was about 4 years old when his father, Charles B. Garrett married Maria Walker, (married 1826) who was the sister of William Walker, the Chief or Governor of the Wyandotte Tribe, then located at Wyandotte, Kansas, now Kansas City, Kansas. After this second marriage Charles B. Garrett was adopted in the Wyandotte Tribel.
From this second union two sons and two daughters were born. The daughters died before they were grown, and Cyrus, a son, died when about 20 years of age, having taken cold which went into pneumonia, resulting from a fox hunt with several boys.
Mrs. Garrett's wife, Maria died May 30, 1866 and Mr. Charles B. Garrett died at the home of his son, Russell in the old homestead which is still standing on the 4th street in Kansas City Kansas as of December 2, 1867.
A large stone monument now marks the grave of MR. Charles B Garrett and his wife Maria Garrett. The graves are surrounded by a large stone wall. The stones are about one foot thick and project above the ground about two and one half feet and are banded together with metal straps.
Mr. Charles Garrett had the stone wall erected after his wife died in 1866. The mason who erected the wall was Mr. Jerry Grindod of Kansas City.
The grave is now registered in one of the 'Historical Places' of Kansas City, Kansas and shall be maintained in the National Cemetery by a decree from Congress.
-Lecompte Newspaper , page 5; 1924
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The Lecompton Sun (KS)
Thursday, June 5, 1924
"MARKED A HEROES GRAVE
Daughters of 1812 Honor the Name of Charles B. Garrett, the Grand Father of Mrs. Amanda Mitchell, late of Perry.
Appropriate and impressive ceremonies were held at the grave of Charles Bolt Garrett, in the old Huron Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas on the 16th day of May, 1924, under the auspices of the Col Richard Dennis Chapter of the United States Daughters of 1812. These Daughters mark the graves of all the Veterans who fought in either of the Great Wars for American Freedom.
Mr. Charles B. Garrett was a veteran of the War of 1812, having fought with Commodore Perry in the battle of Lake Erie. He was one of the Young Men who made the long journey in sleighs from New England to Lake Erie and help build the 'Flotilla,' that swept the British from the water when Commodore Perry won his famous victory for America. He fought in the Battle of Tippecanoe, near the present site of LaFayette, Ind., in 1811, under the Command of Gen. William Henry Harrison. He also fought in the Battle near the Thames River, in which the great Indian Chief Tecumseh was killed,and was present when he died.
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Thanks to Neal Henley & BWeed@KC, FindAGrave member(#47164940), for providing the below information (6-2-13). Also his middle name.
"Charles served in the War of 1812 as a (Pvt), 2nd Regt (Thomas's) Georgia Militia.
He married Maria Walker."
His first wife (married in 1818) was Amanda White a niece of Ex-President Monroe, famous for his 'Monroe Doctrine." From this union there were three children; a daughter Amanda and 2 son; Charles Wesley Garret, the father of Mrs. Amanda M. Mitchell was about 4 years old when his father, Charles B. Garrett married Maria Walker, (married 1826) who was the sister of William Walker, the Chief or Governor of the Wyandotte Tribe, then located at Wyandotte, Kansas, now Kansas City, Kansas. After this second marriage Charles B. Garrett was adopted in the Wyandotte Tribel.
From this second union two sons and two daughters were born. The daughters died before they were grown, and Cyrus, a son, died when about 20 years of age, having taken cold which went into pneumonia, resulting from a fox hunt with several boys.
Mrs. Garrett's wife, Maria died May 30, 1866 and Mr. Charles B. Garrett died at the home of his son, Russell in the old homestead which is still standing on the 4th street in Kansas City Kansas as of December 2, 1867.
A large stone monument now marks the grave of MR. Charles B Garrett and his wife Maria Garrett. The graves are surrounded by a large stone wall. The stones are about one foot thick and project above the ground about two and one half feet and are banded together with metal straps.
Mr. Charles Garrett had the stone wall erected after his wife died in 1866. The mason who erected the wall was Mr. Jerry Grindod of Kansas City.
The grave is now registered in one of the 'Historical Places' of Kansas City, Kansas and shall be maintained in the National Cemetery by a decree from Congress.
-Lecompte Newspaper , page 5; 1924
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The Lecompton Sun (KS)
Thursday, June 5, 1924
"MARKED A HEROES GRAVE
Daughters of 1812 Honor the Name of Charles B. Garrett, the Grand Father of Mrs. Amanda Mitchell, late of Perry.
Appropriate and impressive ceremonies were held at the grave of Charles Bolt Garrett, in the old Huron Cemetery in Kansas City, Kansas on the 16th day of May, 1924, under the auspices of the Col Richard Dennis Chapter of the United States Daughters of 1812. These Daughters mark the graves of all the Veterans who fought in either of the Great Wars for American Freedom.
Mr. Charles B. Garrett was a veteran of the War of 1812, having fought with Commodore Perry in the battle of Lake Erie. He was one of the Young Men who made the long journey in sleighs from New England to Lake Erie and help build the 'Flotilla,' that swept the British from the water when Commodore Perry won his famous victory for America. He fought in the Battle of Tippecanoe, near the present site of LaFayette, Ind., in 1811, under the Command of Gen. William Henry Harrison. He also fought in the Battle near the Thames River, in which the great Indian Chief Tecumseh was killed,and was present when he died.
-----
Thanks to Neal Henley & BWeed@KC, FindAGrave member(#47164940), for providing the below information (6-2-13). Also his middle name.
"Charles served in the War of 1812 as a (Pvt), 2nd Regt (Thomas's) Georgia Militia.
He married Maria Walker."
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