Thomas Jefferson Garrett

   Cause of his death was Pneumonia.

  General Notes:

See general notes on his father, William Starling Garrett, for 1900 census facts.

The 1910 Federal Census for Price Township, Rockingham Co., N.C. (ED#163, page 198B) records Thomas J. Garrett (49)with wife Lelia (47) and children Mary D. (24), Annie (22), Amy (20), Lelia (17), Jefferson (15), Florence (11), Ivie (9), and Jessie (4).

The 1920 Federal Census for Price Township, Rockingham Co., N.C. (ED#215, page 103A, Feb 1920) records Thomas J. Garrett (59)with wife Lelia (57) and children Florence F. (21), Ivie (19). Son Thomas Jefferson Garrett (24) is married and living next door with his wife, Mary A. (20) and son Thomas J. (4/12).

The 1930 Federal Census for Price Township, Rockingham Co., N.C. (ED#19, page 279A) records T. J. Garrett (69) with wife Lelia E. (67) continuing to live next door to their son T. J. Garrett Jr. (35) and his wife Mary A. Garrett (32) and their children Thomas (10), Allan (8), and James (5). T. J. Jr has been married for 14 years while his parents have ebeen married for 46 years.

  Medical Notes:

North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975
Name: Thomas Jefferson Garrett
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 85
Birth Date: 23 Mar 1861
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Death Date: 5 Dec 1946
Death Location: Leakesville, Rockingham
Spouse's Name: Lelin Janes Garrett
Father's Name: William Garrett
Mother's Name: Mary Price
Residence: Price, Rockinham Co., North Carolina

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Rockingham Co. Board of Education.

Thomas married Lelia Eliza Jones on 11 Nov 1884. (Lelia Eliza Jones was born on 17 Nov 1862 in Virginia, died on 16 Dec 1946 in Price Township, Rockingham Co., N.C. and was buried in William S. Garrett Cemetery Near Price, N.C..)