Albert Earle Garrett Sr.

   Cause of his death was Bronchial Pneumonia.

  General Notes:

Albert Earle Garrett, Sr., was born in Rockingham County, N.C., and attended the University of North Carolina in 1905. On May 15, 1905 he married Mattie Sue Webb Blackwell in Salem, Roanoke County, Va. They kept it a secret for several years until a 1908 formal public marriage. By 1910 he was Principal at a Graded School in Stoneville, Rockingham Co., NC. He then decided to get into the Tobacco business and operated tobacco warehouses in North Carolina and Virginia. He moved to Danville, VA about 1915 where he became a very successful businessman.

The 1910 Federal Census for Mayo Township, Rockingham Co., NC, District 159, Stoneville Town, page 149B, dated April 16, 1910 records Albert E. (28 - NC/NC/NC) and Susie B. (23 - NC/NC/NC) Garrett with twin children Albert E. (6/12) and Annie E. (6/12) Garrett. Albert is a Principal at a Graded School.

The WWI Draft Registration Card for Albert Earl Garrett dated September 12, 1918 lists his date of birth as January 31, 1882. He is living with his wife, Susie Blackwell Garrett, at 791 East Paxton Ave. Danville, VA. and is working as a Book Keeper for Producer's Tobacco Co. on Loyal Street. His physical description is tall in height and medium build with blue eyes and dark hair.

The 1920 Federal Census for Danville, Ward 1, VA, District 31, page 72A records A. Earle (37 - NC/NC/NC) and Susie W. (43 - NC/NC/NC) Garrett with children A. Earl, Jr. (10 - NC), Annie E. (10), Thomas B. (8 - NC), John W. (5 - NC), Ruth C. (3 2/12 - VA), Frances W. (11/12 - VA) living at 791 East Paxton Ave.

The 1930 Federal Census for Danville, VA, District 1, page 75A records Albert E. (48 - NC/NC/NC) and Susie W. (43 - NC/NC/NC) Garrett with children Albert E. (20 - NC), Thomas B. (18 - NC), John W. (16 - NC), Ruth C. (13 - VA), Frances W. (11 - VA), Mary W. (7 - VA), William A. (4 6/12 - VA), Alice M. (2 5/12 - VA) living at 863 Paxton Ave. Also in the household as renters are William B. (29 - NC) and Bessie L. (26 - NC) Garrett. Albert (Sr.) is the manager of a warehouse while both William and Albert (Jr.) are book keepers at the warehouse. Albert (Sr.) owns his home valued at $6,000. [William B. Garrett is Albert's (Sr.) 1/2 brother.]

The 1940 Federal Census Danville, Ward 4, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia, District 106-12 page 192A/192B, dated April 9, 1940 records Albert Earle Garrett (59 - NC) with his wife Susie B. Garrett (53 - NC) and children Mary W. Garrett (17 - VA), William Allen Garrett (14 - VA), and Alice Marie Garrett (12 - VA) living on Linden Drive (with no housenumber). The house is valued at $16,000. Albert Earle has 1 year of college and is a Tobacconist / Warehouseman. Susie has 3 years of high school and is not working. They indicate that they were living in the same house as of April 1, 1935. Albert Earle reports "working on own account" having earned $0 working 52 weeks during the last year. Also in the household are 2 sons with their families: Albert Earl Garrett Jr. (30 - NC) with his wife Evlin S. Garrett (30 - VA) and children Albert Earl 3th (5 - VA) and Thomas B. (4 - VA). Albert Earl Jr. has 5 years of college and is a Lawyer in Private Practice. Evlin S. has 4 years of college and is not working. They indicate that they were living in the same house as of April 1, 1935. Albert Earle reports "working on own account" having earned $0 working 52 weeks during the last year. John Walton Garrett (26 - NC) is also living in the household with his wife Marjorie S. Garrett (20 - VA) . John Walton has 4 years of college and is an Assistant Manager at a Tobacco Warehouse in Sales of Leaf Tobacco. Marjorie S. has 4 years of High School and is not working. They indicate that they were living in the same house as of April 1, 1935. John Walton reports being a "wage or salary worker in private work" having earned what looks to be $2,240 working 52 weeks during the last year.


The WWII Draft Registration Card (for men born on or after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897) for Albert Earle Garrett dated April 27, 1942 lists his date of birth as January 31, 1882 in Rockingham Co., NC. He is living with his wife, Susie B. Garrett on Linden Drive, Forest Hills, Danville, VA. He is owns his own business at 508 Loyal Street in Danville and his physical description is 5' 9", 176 lbs with blue eyes, brown hair and ruddy complexion.

  Research Notes:

From the January 1942 University of North Carolina Alumni Review page 131 regarding news for the class of 1909 ...
http://www.carolinaalumnireview.com/carolinaalumnireview/194201?pg=19#pg19
Garrett - A. E. Garrett is President of the Producers Warehouse at Danville, Va., and to him goes the distinction of having done more than any other one of his classmates to perpetuate the American Race! Nine times a father, and now almost that many times a grandfather, Mr. Garrett is proud of his family - "not a black sheep and all doing well." Two sons have graduated from Chapel Hill - Albert Earl Jr. (J. D. '33), and John Walton (A. B. '37) - and the two youngest children, Wm. Allan and Alice Marie, are still in high school. Mrs. Garrett, whom he married in 1908, was formerly Miss Susie Webb Blackwell.

  Medical Notes:

Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
Name: Albert Earle Garrett Sr
Residence: 325 Linden Drive, Danville, VA
Occupation: Owner Operator - Warehouses
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age at Death: 97
Birth Date: 31 Jan 1882 in North Carolina
Death Date: 17 Dec 1979
Death Place: at home, Danville, Virginia
Burial: Highland Cemetery, Danville, VA
Registration Date: 2 Jan 1980
Father: Joseph Walton Garrett, dec.
Mother: Caledonia Coleman, dec.
Spouse: Susie Blackwell Garrett, dec.
Informant: A. Earle Garrett Jr.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Began as a Teacher, Tobacco Warehouse Owner, Danville City Council.

• Education: University of North Carolina, 1909.

Albert married Mattie Sue Webb Blackwell, daughter of John Pomphrette W. Blackwell Jr. and Sallie Green Wortham, on 17 Jun 1908 in Mt. Airy, Surry Co., NC. (Mattie Sue Webb Blackwell was born on 25 Nov 1886 in Townsville, Vance Co., NC,¹ died on 22 Jul 1972 in Danville City, Virginia and was buried in Highland Cemetery, Danville, VA.) The cause of her death was Coronary Insufficency (sudden).

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Marriage License: First married without telling anyone, 15 May 1905, Salem, Roanoke Co., VA.

  Marriage Notes:

The actual original marriage between Early and Mattie Sue was May 15, 1905 in Salem, Roanoke County, Va. They kept it a secret and had a formal public marriage in 1908. The 1905 marriage license, found in the Roanoke County Court House in Salem, lists her age as 21 and his as 23. She is actually 18 at the time and they were both living and working in Rockingham Co., N.C. One possible reason for coming to Salem was that Earle Garrett had a cousin, James Price Garrett, and family living there. They were married by H. M. Canter, Minister of the Methodist Church. [Harry Marvin Canter was born in February 3, 1875 in Maryland and a well traveled Methodist Minister. He was married to Margaret Jones Canter.]