Homer Augustus Deshazo

  General Notes:

The 1880 Federal Census for Leaksville, Rockingham Co., NC District 227 records Homer Deshazo (19-VA-Clerk in a store) boarding at the home of Charles E. (50-PA) and Sarah (44-Mass) Klage.

The 1900 Federal Census for Ridgeway, Henry Co., VA, District 56, page 170A records Henry [Homer] A. (Sept 1860) and Kate G. (June 1860) Deshazo with children Martin G. (April 1885), William (Oct 1887), Kate S. (April 1890), Elsie (April 1892), George K. (Aug 1895), and Jeff S. (Nov 1897).

The 1910 Federal Census for Martinsville, Henry Co., VA, District 69, page 99B records Homer A. (49) and Kate G. (49) Deshazo with children Kate (20), Elsie (April 1892), Kenneth G. (14), and Jeff S. (12).

See general notes on his wife, Elizabeth Rachael Garrett, for 1920 & 1930 census facts.

Homer married Elizabeth Rachael Garrett, daughter of William Starling "Billy" Garrett and Mary Ann Eliza Price, circa 1918 in Henry Co, Va. (Elizabeth Rachael Garrett was born on 10 Aug 1864 in Rockingham Co., N.C, died on 25 Apr 1959 in Lynchburg, VA. and was buried on 27 Apr 1959 in Mountain View Cemetery, Ridgeway, Henry Co., VA..) The cause of her death was Mesenteric Embolus (2 days) / Arterioscleroic Heart Disease.

Homer next married Kate E. Grogan, daughter of Martin Grogan and Martha A. Scales, on 5 Dec 1883 in Forsyth Co., NC. (Kate E. Grogan was born in Jun 1860 in Rockingham Co, NC and died after 1910 in Martinsville, Henry Co., VA..)

  Marriage Notes:

Homer and Kate were married at the home of the father of the bride in Winston, NC. The Presbyterian Minister H. Johnston officiated.