Genealogy Report: Descendants of John Garnett
Descendants of John Garnett
156.WILLIAM6 GARNETT (MUSCOE5, MUSCOE4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1808, and died July 1833.He married EMILY HENRIETTA HODGES.She died Unknown.
Children of WILLIAM GARNETT and EMILY HODGES are:
| i. | BENJAMIN7 GARNETT, d. Unknown. | ||
| ii. | MIRADETTA GARNETT, d. Unknown. | ||
| iii. | WILLIAM GARNETT, d. Unknown. | ||
| iv. | ALFRED GARNETT, d. Unknown. |
157.ALFRED HAY6 GARNETT (MUSCOE5, MUSCOE4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born October 05, 1810, and died May 16, 1880.He married MARY WILLIS HOOMES November 09, 1839.She died May 16, 1894.
Notes for ALFRED HAY GARNETT:
From "The Garnetts of Essex County and Their Homes" by William Garnett Chisolm; Genealogies of Virginia Families III:
Alfred was a doctor who married his first cousin, Mary Willis Hoomes.He spent practically all of his life in Essex County, living on land that had once been a part of his father's estate, "Prospect Hill". He was an able physician, with a practice extending throughout that section of Virginia. He was reported to be a man of great kindness of heart and generous sympathies,and he was much beloved.
Children of ALFRED GARNETT and MARY HOOMES are:
| 286. | i. | CLARENCE LINDEN7 GARNETT, b. January 25, 1841; d. August 24, 1889. | |
| ii. | ALEXANDER BAYLOR GARNETT, b. October 29, 1843; d. Unknown. | ||
| iii. | MARIA GARNETT, b. August 15, 1844; d. Unknown; m. JOHN L. BROOKE, December 23, 1872; d. Unknown. | ||
| 287. | iv. | ALFRED HAY GARNETT, JR., b. March 15, 1849; d. Unknown. | |
| 288. | v. | WILLIAM A. GARNETT, b. September 30, 1850; d. May 04, 1904. |
158.ALEXANDER YELVERTON PEYTON6 GARNETT (MUSCOE5, MUSCOE4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born September 19, 1819 in Essex Co., Virginia, and died July 11, 1888.He married MARY E. WISE June 13, 1848 in Washington D.C., daughter of HENRY A. WISE.She was born September 21, 1829, and died February 15, 1898.
Notes for ALEXANDER YELVERTON PEYTON GARNETT:
From "The Garnetts of Essex County and Their Homes" by William Garnett Chisolm; Genealogies of Virginia Families III:
Alexander was a physician of some renown, and was the personal physician to Confederacy President Jefferson Davis. He was born at "Prospect Hill", the home of his parents, on the Rappahannock River, Essex County, Virginia. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an M.D. Degree in 1841. He applied for a commission in the medical corps of the navy, and was commissioned an assistant surgeon. In 1848, his vessel was visiting Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and he met his future wife, Mary E. Wise, daughter of the Minister of Brazil, Henry A. Wise. Henry later became the Governor of Virginia. Alexander and Mary married later that year in Washington D.C.
In 1851, Dr. Garnett resigned from the navy to engage in private practice in Washington D. C. He became one of the outstanding general practitioners in the city. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he offered his services to the Confederacy and became one of the prominentmedical officers in the Confederate Army. He was in charge of two military hospitals and was personal physician to the Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
In 1865, broken in health and with a shattered fortune, he returned to Washington. He was able to establish himself again, as one one of the prominent general practitioners in the city, despite the hostile and bitter post-warfeelings. His later years were spent in family practice, teaching younger physicians, and in ardent support of the movement to improve the professional ethical standards of physicians. He died of a heart attack in 1888.
Children of ALEXANDER GARNETT and MARY WISE are:
| 289. | i. | HENRY WISE7 GARNETT, b. March 31, 1849; d. July 10, 1897, Clifton Springs, New York. | |
| ii. | ALEXANDER YELVERTON PEYTON GARNETT, b. September 18, 1855; d. March 12, 1886. | ||
| iii. | JENNINGS WISE GARNETT, b. March 01, 1859; d. August 07, 1880. |
| Notes for JENNINGS WISE GARNETT: From "The Garnetts of Essex County and Their Homes" by William Garnett Chisolm; Genealogies of Virginia Families III: Jennigs was reportedly a brilliant man. He graduated William and Mary College in 1876, at the age of 17. He entered Virginia Universityand finished his Masters degree in 2 years. Unfortunately, his body was not the match of his mind, and he died at the age of 21. |
| iv. | ANNIE WISE GARNETT, b. November 18, 1863; d. October 13, 1933; m. MACOMB G. FOSTER, February 08, 1893; d. Unknown. |
159.EDGAR MALCOLM6 GARNETT (MUSCOE5, MUSCOE4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born April 28, 1821 in Essex Co., Virginia, and died December 22, 1900.He married EMILY DENNIS HAYWARD July 16, 1851 in Florida.She was born January 03, 1829 in Cambridge, Maryland, and died February 01, 1921 in Baltimore, Maryland.
Children of EDGAR GARNETT and EMILY HAYWARD are:
| 290. | i. | MARY CHAMPE7 GARNETT, b. May 07, 1853, Tallahassee, Florida; d. August 20, 1882, Richmond, Virginia. | |
| 291. | ii. | HELEN GARNETT, b. May 16, 1860, Washington D.C.; d. Unknown. |
160.MARIA CHAMPE6 GARNETT (MUSCOE5, MUSCOE4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born 1825 in Essex Co., Virginia, and died October 1909 in San Francisco, California.She married LOUIS ANARCHARSIS GARNETT May 17, 1853, son of ROBERT GARNETT and OLYMPE DE GOUGES.He was born 1821, and died 1901.
Notes for MARIA CHAMPE GARNETT:
From William Garnett Chisholm's Genealogy of the Garnetts of Essex County and their Homes; originally published in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography:
Maria Champe and Louis Anacharsis were first cousins. They were the parents of 8 children, including the noted American writer, graphic designer and book publisher, Kennedy Porter Garnett of San Francisco.
Maria and Louis went to San Francisco in the early states of the city's development. Maria died in San Francisco in October 1909.
Notes for LOUIS ANARCHARSIS GARNETT:
From William Garnett Chisholm:
Louis and Maria went to San Francisco in the early years of the city's development. Louis became interested in various mining activities and accumulated a substantial fortune from California gold. He organized the San Francisco Assaying and Refining Works, later the Shelby Lead Works. As you might expect, he was an ardent supporter of the gold standard.
Louis was a member of the Monetary Commission created by the Indianapolis Monetary Conference of 1897, and suggested the creation of the Mint Bureau in Washington, the repeal of the gold coinage charge, the adoption of the trade dollar and the law establishing and regulating the intrinsic value of foreign coins.
Child of MARIA GARNETT and LOUIS GARNETT is:
| i. | KENNEDY PORTER7 GARNETT, b. March 12, 1871, San Francisco, California; d. March 21, 1951; m. EDNA FOOTE, June 01, 1907; d. Unknown. |
| Notes for KENNEDY PORTER GARNETT: From William Garnett Chisholm: Kennedy Porter Garnett was a famous American writer and printer. He was the the literature editor of the San Francisco Call, and an associate professor of graphic arts and the Carnegie Institute of Technology (1922-1925). In 1932 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Graphic Arts. He was Assistant Curator of the Bancroft Library of the University of California, and was producer of the Bohemian Club grove plays. |
Children of EMILY GARNETT and JOHN SMITH are:
| i. | LOUIS7 SMITH, d. Unknown. | ||
| ii. | EMILY SMITH, d. Unknown. |
162.ROBERT PAYNE6 GARNETT (MUSCOE5, MUSCOE4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born September 19, 1833, and died January 19, 1921 in Alexandria, Virginia.He married SALLY BROOKE HARPER October 18, 1855.She died Unknown.
Notes for ROBERT PAYNE GARNETT:
From "The Garnetts of Essex County and Their Homes" by William Garnett Chisolm; Genealogies of Virginia Families III:
During the Civil War, Robert served with Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's cavalryand later with theEssex Cavalry, Ninth Virginia Regiment. After the war he joined the United States Navy, serving for seventeen years in the Pay Corps.
Children of ROBERT GARNETT and SALLY HARPER are:
| i. | MUSCOE7 GARNETT, d. Unknown. | ||
| 292. | ii. | SAMUEL HARPER GARNETT, d. March 1910. | |
| iii. | FRANK HARPER GARNETT, d. Unknown. |
163.RICHARD BROOKE6 GARNETT (WILLIAM5, MUSCOE4, JAMES3, JOHN2, JOHN1) was born November 21, 1817 in Essex Co., Virginia, and died July 03, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Notes for RICHARD BROOKE GARNETT:
From William Garnett Chisholm:
Richard Brooke Garnett was twin brother to William Henry Garnett. Raised and educated in Essex County, Virginia, he entered the West Point Military Academy in 1836. He graduated in 1841, 29th in his class and 2 spots behind his cousin Robert Selden Garnett. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the 6th U.S. Infantry in 1841. He began his service in the field during the Second Seminole War, 1841-42. He was ordered west and served at Jefferson Barracks (Missouri), Fort Towson (Indian Territory), and Fort Smith (Arkansas).
He was aide-de-camp to his uncle, Brvt. Brigadier general George Mercer Brooke, at New Orleans and at San Antonio, Texas (1845-51). He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on February 16, 1847, He was on frontier duty at Fort Laramie, Dakota, 1852-54, on recruiting service 1854-55, and was advanced to Captain in the 6th US Infantry on May 9, 1855. The rank of Captain was the highest staff position that he would achieve while serving in the Federal Army. He continued to serve the "Old Army" at Fort Pierre, where he assisted in quelling the Kansas disturbance of 1856-57, and was detailed to escort the Southern Boundary Commission in 1857.
He was at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas from 1857-58, and was engaged on the Utah Expedition and the subsequent march to California reaching as far as Fort Yuma and Fort Mojave. He returned to Benicia, California to serve until 1861.
It was during this time that Richard attended the "Hancock Party" in Los Angeles where he together with General Winfield S. Hancock and Lewis A. Armistead they struggled with the difficult choice to serve under the old flag or to resign and serve their Confederate States. Like many other Southerners, Richard did not agree with secession, and he even spoke out against it (the only public speech he ever gave). However, like most all Southerners, he could not raise his hand against Virginia, and thus resigned his Commission on May 17, 1861 and offered his services to Virginia and the Confederacy.
He was commissioned a Major on the Corps of Artillery, and in November 1861, was promoted to Brigadier General in the Confederate States Army. General Garnett was attached to the "Stonewall" Brigade, serving under General Jackson in the Valley campaigns. He was later transferred to General Pickett's Division and placed in command of a brigade consisting of the 8th, 18th, 19th, 28th, and 56th Virginia Regiments.
He was reportedly very ill at the Battle of Gettysburg, but he was lifted to his horse on July 3, 1863, and led his brigade, consisting of the flower of Virginia's manhood, in the famous "Pickett's Charge", from which but a handful of men returned. As he urged his men forward, Richard shouted, "Faster men! Faster! Step out faster! Steady! Don't double quick! Save your strength and your ammunition for the final charge!" These were reputed to have been his last words. General Richard Brooke Garnett was shot from his horse near the middle of the brigade, within about 25 paces of the stone wall. (A recreation of Pickett's Charge and Garnett's last moments was included in the motion picture "Gettysburg".)
General Richard Garnett's war effects, along with those of his cousin, General Robert Selden Garnett, are housed on the Museum of the Confederacy. Richard's possessions, including "the lost sword of Richard Garnett from the Battle of Gettysburg", are stored away at the Museum for research and preservation.
The story of how the sword got to the museum is an interesting one. After Richard was shot from his horse on the battlefield, his sword disappeared. It turned up years later, in a Baltimore pawn shop. Colonel Stuart, who had survived the charge, happened to see the sword in the pawn shop and bought it. The sword was inscribed, R.B. Garnett, U.S.A. He gave it to Richard's Neice, Mrs. John Purcell. The sword was late donate to the Museum of the Confederacy, and is surprisingly good condition.
Child of RICHARD BROOKE GARNETT is:
| i. | WILLIAM7 GARNETT, d. Unknown. |
| Notes for WILLIAM GARNETT: Crystal Dingler sent me the following note, regarding the book "The Killing of Chief Crazy Horse: three eyewitness views by the Indian, Chief He Dog, the Indian-white, William Garnett, and the White doctor, Valentine McGillycuddy" with commentary by Carroll Friswold; edited, with intro by Robert A. Clark; University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln and London. William was apparently the son of Gen. Garnett who died in Pickett's Charge. Apparently, the General was a Major or whatever (head man) of a fort in Wyoming and fathered William. Then the War came and William stayed with his mother's people. By 1877, William was well educated and lived in both worlds, working as a translator. The material for the book was interviews with William done when he was 65 and living with his family on Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota. An interesting book, lots of William's letters (very literate). I didn't know there was a child. The books gives short shift to his parents, and gets on with the story of Crazy Horse. |