MARSHALL COUNTY, TN- GOODSPEED BIOGRAPHIES - George W Garrett
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GEORGE W GARRETT.  Levi Garrett, father of George W., was born in the
"Palmetto State" in 1790, and when a small lad was taken to Virginia where
he lived to be grown. He then came to Tennessee, having in his possession
at the time of his arrival only a horse and 50 cents.  He
followed the occupation of farming and became the owner of 1,000 acres of
land. He remained single until nearly fifty years of age, and then wedded
Miss Davis, who was born in Tennessee in 1818, and to them were born eight
children. The father was an 1812 soldier and in politics
was an old-line Democrat. He died in 1867 and the mother nine years later.
Jesse J. Garrett, son of Levi Garrett, was born in Marshall County, October
1, 1846. His school days were limited and at the age of eighteen he
enlisted in Company E, Eleventh Tennessee Cavalry, being an
escort of Gen. Hood for a time and was with Forrest until the close of the
war. He has been a farmer and own 250 acres of excellent land. In 1868 he
married Mary Ferguson, by whom he has had four daughters. She died in 1880
and since that time he and his children have kept house. Mr. Garrett is a
Democrat.  George W. Garrett, our immediate subject and son of Levi
Garrett, was born October 27, 1852, in Marshall  County. Like his brother
he received a limited education and at the age of nineteen became an
independent farmer on the place where he now lives. In 1873 he wedded S. L.
Neren, daughter of Isaiah and Amanda (Hall) Neren, and to them were born
five children. Mr. Garrett owns 196 acres of fertile land and is a stanch
Democrat in his political views. He and Mrs. Garrett are members of the
Cumberland  Presbyterian Church.

Surnames: Davis, Ferguson,Garrett, Hall, Neren (Nerren)
Source:  " The Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886."