Garrett, Grover C.

1892 - 1968  (75 years)

• Name	Garrett, Grover C.
  Birth	8 Aug 1892	Arkansas, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	Grubb, Jackson, Arkansas, USA
  No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Surname Given Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 20 138 Garrett John E. Head M W Sep 1854 45 M Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee 21 138 Garrett Susan C. Wife F W Jun 1862 37 M Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee 22 138 Garrett John W. Son M W Mar 1890 10 S Arkansas Tennessee Tennessee 23 138 Garrett Grover C. Son M W Aug 1893 6 S Arkansas Tennessee Tennessee  Page:  127  ED:  0058  Sheet:  10A    Enumerated:  20 Jun 1900   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=675t_10
  Murder	13 Sep 1912	Independence County, Arkansas
  	Murder of Father-in-Law. (More so act of Self Defense)
  Death	26 Jul 1968	Locust Grove, Independence, Arkansas, United States
  		Grover Garrett Death Record This is one of the few documents calling out Mary Fritts as the mother. Fritz should be correctly spelled as Fritts.
  Burial	28 Jul 1968	Independence, Arkansas, United States
  Notes	Grover killed Clem Wackerly in a dispute over Clem's daughter, Grover's future wife, Cely Wackerly.  State of Arkansas vs. Grover GarrettMotion for New Trial Independence County Circuit Court, Fall Term, 1912 ---- Comes the defendant, Grover Garrett, & moves the court to set aside the verdict rendered herein & gran him a new trial, & for cause says:- 1st. That the verdict & judgement are contrary to the law. 2nd. That the verdict & judgement are contrary to the evidence. 3rd. That the verdict & judgement are contrary to both the law & the evidence. 4th. That the court erred in excluding from the consideration of the jury the photographs taken & testified with reference to & introduced by the witness, H. M. Kennerly, over the objections of the defendant. 5th. That the court erred in refusing to require the witness, John Flinn, to answer questions relative to certain tracks at the scene of the killing. 6th. That the court erred in refusing to allow defendant to prove the statements of John Flinn relative to certain tracks at the scene of the killing by witnesses R. L. Foster, Jim Alex Bell, & John Bell, to the effect that the witness, John Flinn, had stated to said witnesses, Foster , in the presence & hearing of said Jim Alex Bell & John Bell, that he had found, at the scene of the killing, on his first visit thereto, the tracks of the deceased, Wackerly, advancing upon the defendant, Garrett, & the tracks of the defendant, Garrett, retreating from Wackerly. 7th. That the court erred in permitting the witness, James Smith, to testify, over the objections of the defendant, to certain threats or statements alleged to have been made by the defendant, Grover Garrett, a year or more prior to the date of the killing. 8th. That the court erred in giving to the jury, over the objections of defendant, instruction No. 6. 9th. That the court erred in giving to the jury, over the objections of the defendant, instruction No. 11. 10th. That the court erred in giving to the jury, over the objections of the defendant, instruction No. 13. 11th. That the court erred in giving to the jury, over the objections of the defendant, instruction No. 14. 12th. That the court erred in giving to the jury, over the objections of the defendant, instruction No. 16. 13th. That the court erred in giving to the jury, over the objections of the defendant, instruction No. 25. 14th. That the court erred in giving to the jury, over the objections of the defendant, instruction No. 31. 15th. That the court erred in giving to the jury, over the objections of the defendant, instruction No. 33.  16th. That the court erred in giving to the jury, over the objections of the defendant, instruction No. 34. 17th. That the court erred in giving to the jury, over the objections of the defendant, instruction No. 35. 18th. That the court erred in giving to the jury, over the objections of the defendant, instruction No. 36. 19th. That the court erred in giving to the jury, over the objections of the defendant, instruction No. 37. 20th. That the court erred in refusing to give to the jury, instruction No. 1a, asked by the defendant. 21st. That the court erred in refusing to give to the jury, instruction No. 2a, asked by the defendant. 22nd. That the court erred in refusing to give to the jury, instruction No. 3a, asked by the defendant. 23rd. That the court erred in refusing to give to the jury, instruction No. 4a, asked by the defendant. 24th. That the court erred in refusing to give to the jury, instruction No. 5a, asked by the defendant. 25th. That the court erred in refusing to give to the jury, Instruction No. 6a, asked by the defendant. Dene H. Coleman, and McCaleb & Reeder. Attorneys for Defendant.Filed November 7, 1912, Jas. T. Garrett, Clerk.
  Oldest Known Ancestors	Paternal Line: William Hines Garrett,   b. 21 Jul 1827, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Mar 1918, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA Maternal Line: Catherine Beard,   b. 25 Nov 1821
  Person ID	I514	Fritz/Fritts
  Last Modified	14 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Garrett, John Elbert,   b. 15 Sep 1854, Tennessee, USA d. 12 Dec 1920, Batesville, Independence, Arkansas, USA (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Fritts, Mary Ann,   b. Dec 1852, , , Tennessee, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F200	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife	Wackerly, Ceclie Jane,   b. 30 Apr 1894, Jamestown, Independence, Arkansas, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. Garrett, James Everett,   b. 9 Nov 1915, Arkansas, United States d. 21 Apr 1966, Little Rock, Pulaski, Arkansas, United States (Age 50 years) m. Arnold, Mildred Jewell   2. Garrett, Lue Ella,   b. 25 Jan 1918, Arkansas, United States d. 29 Apr 1996, Arkansas, United States (Age 78 years) m. Nicholson, Kenneth L. (1935)   3. Garrett, John Edward,   b. 23 Feb 1920, Arkansas, United States d. 18 Sep 2003, Arkansas, United States (Age 83 years) m. Verlie E. (1939)   4. Garrett, Vernon O'Dell,   b. 25 Feb 1925, Arkansas, United States d. 20 Dec 1991, Arkansas, United States (Age 66 years) m. Johnson, Violet   5. Garrett, Charlie Otis,   b. 7 Jul 1927, Arkansas, United States d. 1 Feb 2013, Arkansas, United States (Age 85 years) m. Rains, Una Faye   6. Garrett, William Ott,   b. 13 Jun 1932, Jamestown, Independence, Arkansas, United States d. 22 May 2008, Sulpher Rock, Independence, Arkansas, United States (Age 75 years) m. Katherine
  Family ID	F225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2021

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		WWII Draft Grover Garrett
  		WWII Draft Back Grover WWII draft back
  		WWI draft Grover Garrett, Shows birth was in Chattanooga, TN. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYZ-CB8?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AK3PB-VBF&action=view&lang=en&groupId=

  
  

  Marriage		Wedding Announcement Garrett to Wackerly https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHV-K79H-588C?view=fullText&keywords=Grover%20Garrett%2CUnited%20States%2CTennessee&lang=en&groupId=
  		Marriage record Garrett Wackerly

  
  

• Reference

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