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GARRETT 
Clifton Pardue Garrett was born
March 30, 1888, Nevada, Collin Co., Texas. He and his parents
& 9 siblings were living in Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory in
1900. His parents and oldest three siblings were born in
Tennessee.
I remember my grandfather very well. He was a very tall, thin man and he always wore blue denim overalls. His face was rather gaunt looking, as though he had no teeth, but I believe that he had teeth, it just was the way he looked. I was told he was a farmer, but I don't remember seeing him actually farm. Maybe he was retired by the time of my memories of him. I do remember visiting his place in Blue, Oklahoma and was impressed to see that they had a tin roof on their house, no indoor bathroom, and a well outside from which we drew water. All in all, he was a great and funny man. I believe that he came to my wedding in Louisiana in 1955. He passed away the next year. - - - Margie Louise Garrett Hargis, granddaughter Sallie Francis was born August 26, 1885, Grayson Co., Texas, daughter of Thomas Richard Taylor and Ellen Parley Lewis Taylor. She married Clifton Pardue Garrett in Grayson Co., Texas on August 9, 1908 in Grayson County, Texas. They were living in Precinct #2, Grayson County in 1910 with their 4 month old son, Ralph. I remember my grandmother as a very quiet person, going about her work in a special way. She was a short lady and always wore her hair in a bun. I never knew how long her hair was because I never saw it down, as most women in her time. She always wore a dress and then put on her apron when she cooked. She and my grandfather lived in Blue, Oklahoma, just outside of Durant. Whe we would visit her, she always made such a big breakfast. She would go out into the backyard, wring the neck of a chicken, pluck and clean the chicken to fry for breakfast. As a child, I found that rather strange because we never had fried chicken for breakfast. Sometimes we would have fried pork chops or sausages with our eggs and always homemade biscuits. My grandmother did all of the cooking without running water in the kitchen. How she managed all that is quite a task. I don't remember what kind of stove she cooked all that food on, but it was wonderful. - - - Margie Louise Garrett Hargis, granddaughter Clifton registered for the World War I draft in June 1917 at the age of 28. He was described as "tall", "slender" build, blue eyes with light colored hair. He lived in Sherman, Grayson Co., Texas and was employed 5 miles northeast of Sherman. He and Sallie had 8 children. Clifton claimed exemption from service on account of being "physically unable". His registration card for men born after April 28, 1877 and on or before February 16, 1897 notes his age as 54 and his residence as Durant, Oklahoma. By 1920 the family was once again living in Hunter township, Choctaw Co., Oklahoma, including 4 children ~ Ralph, Inez, Swafford, and Willie Mae. Living 3 houses away from them. Children of Clifton Pardue Garrett and Sallie Francis Taylor Garrett Ralph Garrett, born 1909, Sherman, Grayson Co., Texas; married Martha Fannie Kennedy; died 1976, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Inez Garrett, born 1911, Paris, Lamar Co., Texas; married James Turner (1912-1962); died 1999 Wylie, Collin County, Texas Raymond Garrett, born June 27, 1914, Sherman, Grayson Co., Texas; died February 12, 1917 from meningitis. (Texas Death Certificate 4802) Swafford Clifton Garrett, born 1916, Sherman, Grayson Co., Texas; died Christmas Day 1986, San Diego, San Diego Co., California. Swafford married Mildred Ellen Coffin (1891-1969) in Brea, Orange Co., California on September 19, 1959. Mildred Ellen's maiden name was Coffin; she, a school teacher, married first Roy Fulsom Wheeler, a laborer, in 1912 in Milan, New Hampshire; to this union three children were born: Ray N. Wheeler, Emily E. Wheeler, and Roy A. Wheeler. Roy died in 1944 in Los Angeles, California. (California Death Index) Willie Mae Garrett, born 1919, Boswell, Choctaw County, Oklahoma; married Norman Francis Walker (1915-1988); died 1997, Denison, Grayson Co., Texas Agnes Marie Garrett, born September 27, 1921, Boswell, Choctaw Co., Oklahoma (Oklahoma Delayed Certificate of Birth) - supporting information: Family Bible, 1909; Arizona Birth Certificate of child, Connie Lee Mayhall, June 27, 1941; and Notarized Statement of County Superintendent of schools, 1929 Enumeration. Agnes married Raymond Lee Mayhall (1918-1989); died 1946, Blue, Bryan Co., Oklahoma In 1930 Clifton and Sallie had moved to Caddo, Bryan Co., Oklahoma with 4 children.  Sallie Francis died November 27, 1953 in Bryan Co., Oklahoma, located on the Texas~Oklahoma border. Clifton died a few years later on August 11, 1956 in Bryan Co., Oklahoma. Both were buried in Highland Cemetery, Durant, Bryan Co., Oklahoma. Bryan County Democrat Tuesday, November 28, 1953 Funeral services were held at the Church of Christ in Blue Wesneday afternoon for Mrs. Sallie Francis Garrett, 68, who died at her home in Blue after an extended illness. Burial was in Highland Cemetery, Durant, Oklahoma. Services were conducted by Bro. R.C. Ledbetter. She had been a resident of Bryan County since 1929  Highland Cemetery Durant, Bryan Co., Oklahoma Durant Weekly News
August 16, 1956 pg. 3 Funeral services for Clifton Pardue Garrett of Blue, 68-year-old retired farmer, were held Thursday afternoon in the Blue Baptist Church with Revs. Dempsey Langston and Houston Boydston officiating. Burial was in Highland Cemetery. Mr. Garrett died Thursday, August 14 after an extended illness at his home where he had lived for 13 years. He had been a resident of Bryan County for 26 years....  Willie Mae Garrett Walker died in 1997 at the age of 78.
Durant (OK) Daily Democrat Friday, December 5, 1997 A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. at Blue Baptist Church for Willie Mae Walker,78, of Blue. Revs. Randy Lewis and Charles Williams will officiate. Mrs. Walker died Wednesday evening, December 3, 1997 in Texoma Medical Center in Denison. The daughter of Clifton and Sallie Taylor Garrett, she was born May 24, 1919 in Boswell. She lived most of her life in Bryan County and attended school in Cobb, Pirtle, and Blue. She graduated from Blue High School. She was a longtime member of Blue Baptist Church in Blue. Mrs. Walker was a cook in Blue school for over 12 years. She reitred in June 1985. She married Norman Walker on June 18, 1938, in Durant. She was preceded in death by her husband on August 8, 1988; her parents; sister, Agnes Garrett; and brothers, Ralph Garrett and Swafford Garrett. Survivors include daughters, Winona Boatner and husband, Roy, of Calera; and Geraldine Lorance and husband, Larry, of Blue; sister, Inez Turner of Wylie, Texas; grandchildren, Lori Young and husband, Mike, of Grand Prairie, Texas; Brent Lorance of Garland, Texas; Rhonda Mullennix and husband, Shawn, of Denison; and Alton Boatner of Calera; great-granddaughter, Peyton Boatner of Denison; step-great-grandson, Josh Young of Grand Prairie, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews. Burial will be in the Old Philadelphia Cemetery (Find-A-Grave #98271474) under the direction of Cunningham Funeral Home in Bokchito. Muggs Culbreath, Vernon Anderson, Dave Quarels, W.O. Wallace, Garry Lorance and Steve Boatner will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Lee McWilliams, Ovoyde Boydstun, Ronald Vesterby, John Brown, Barney Parks, Cecil Rice, and Leo Presley, all members of the Senior Adult Men's Sunday School class of Blue Baptist Church. Editor's Note: Sallie Francis Taylor Garrett & Clifton Pardue Garrett were the grandparents of Harold Garrett.  Biography Index Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |
