Information from Odell Cook and Monroe Garrett about the Garrett Family
(C. Avis Catalog entry #412)
Odell Cook's grandfather Presley Monroe Garrett was a Mail Carrier in Kaufman Co., TX. He married Lucinda
Jane Gilton and had 3 daughters. Presley's father was Charles Garrett. He and Lucinda got divorced and he
next married Maggie ____.
Presley possibly might have died in New Mexico. Lucinda died in Seagoville, TX. Both are buried in Scurry, TX at Mt. Olive Cemetery.
Children of Presley and Lucinda:
1. Ruby Myrtle Garrett
b. 6-28-1891 in Scurry, TX
d. 6-17-1973 Monahans, TX
m. Franklin Cook, in Scurry(?), TX
2. Lassie Garrett
b. 11-10-1901
m. Kenneth Chaffin
3. Jewell Garrett
b. 2-11-1910
d. 3-19-1976 Seagoville, TX
m. 1) Dewy Johnson, 2) Roland R. Lanier
Source Description
More conversations from Odell Garrett Cook and Monroe Garrett
Description/Transcription