Cañon City record., 1911-09-21
Grewsome Spectacle Met Members
Of the Garrett Family on Their
Return Home Tuesday.
s'My Head Is Kaling Me; WM Have to End
II, Weitten on Calendar, the Farewell
ss Words - Her Loved Ones.

iamiiy nome DeioIo emlgfatinS 70 tne
west Mr.. Garrett went first to Cali
fornia after leaving the South. but NO.
finding conditions there to his liking
came to Colorado and settled at
Greeley. where he remained for a few
months. After coming to Canon City
he sent for his wife and family. who
Joined him here about eighteen
months ago The family consists Of a
married daughter living at Bristol.
Tennessee. daughter. Bessie May.
who was married couple OF weeks
ago IA washinston. D. C.. to Oscar
German. or Baltimore. Maryland. and
Who is new resident of that ci.v;
Eugene. the Oldest son. who is con-
nected with the engineering corp OF
& big Irrigation pro;ec. in the viciaity
Of Denver: and VIII, Ethel. leila.
Nina and Walter. who reside here
with the fntner
The Garrett family is one of more
than ordinary intelligence and its
members enjoy the respect and es-
TEEN OF all who know them. Mrs.
Garrett was born in Virginia and was
forty-four years OF age. An inquest
was held at Wilson's undertaking par
lors at > o'clock this afternoon under
the direction of Coroner W. c sieph-
enson, OF Florence. The funeral and
lntermen, OF the bodies viii. probably.
take place here.
Nether Of Thirteen Children.
Mrs. Daniel William Garrett was
the mother of thirteen children. the
oldest of whom is Margaret. aged 81.
and the youngest Of whom was Juan
Ita. who was five years old last May.
Mrs. C. A. Jones. of Bristol. Tenn,
was the next born. being 2s. The rest
we're born in the following order:
Bessie. (now Mrs. Oscar German. CT
Baltimore.) %; Eugene. an engineer
employed by J. r. Hayes in Denver.
"a: william. 20: Gains. who died at
The age of II months: Ethel. Is; Acie
Frank. who died on his first birthday.
Leila and Walter. twins. 12 years old
the third of August; Nina. 10; d. w.
Jr.. who would have been eight in
November and Juanita 1--WE years old
Urged to Return South.
Although Mr. Garretts health had
been Improved by his removal to the
west the wife had never become fully
acclimated She had been troubled
with pieuresy during their life on the
Bristol homestead but after the re-
moval of the family to this higher al
titude the afflicted woman became ex-
ceedingiy nervous and terrific head
aches and other troubles racked her
system with unceasing regularity and
at no time since her residence here
had the lady been entirely free from
pain.
Mr.. Garrett and Margaret ana the
other children knew tnat the wife and
mother had been plning to return TO
her southern home and they were
planning to send her back. Mrs. Gar
rett had expressed longing for her
daughter. Mrs. G. A. Jones. who re-
sides on the old home place near Bris-
tol. and she was particularly anxious
to see her two grand children, Wanda
Rose Jones and Harry Douglas Jones.
An EFFORT had been made to have the
Jones family come out here and To-
cate but Mr.. Jones had become inter-
ested In some timber land and could
not dispose OF It. It ives planned then
By Mt. Garrett and the others that
the mother should 20 south. Mrs. Oar
rstt rsnaoaseFatsd and said hat -
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