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Obituary from the Lawrence Journal World, dated 29 June 1884:
Death of Captain Charles F. Garrett
The readers of the JOURNAL will be shocked to learn that our well-known fellow-citizen, Captain Charles F. Garrett, died at his residence in this city last evening at about 8 o'clock. It was generally known that Mr. Garrett had been quite ill for some time, but he was much better last week, and was in consultation with the county commissioners at the court house, in connection with his duties as city assessor. He was on the street on Monday last, and was heartily congratulated by his many friends on his improved condition and prospect of speedy recovery from his illness. On Tuesday he was again confined to his bed, but it was not till yesterday afternoon that his frriends had any serious apprehension in regard to the fatal termination of his disease. At that time the action of the heart seemed to be irregular, and at times he was troubled with sinking sensations calculated to alarm his family. About 8 o'clock he raised up in bed, vomited quite freely, and falling back upon the pillow was dead in a few moments, passing away without a struggle.
Charles F. Garrett, was born in Buffalo, N.Y., June 7, 1831. His parents afterward settled in Medina, Ohio, where he was educated, and in 1846 commenced type setting with John Speer, with whom he moved to Kansas in 1854, landing in Lawrence November 1, of that year. Here he was connected with the Tribune until 1856, when the office was destroyed. He then went into seasoning lumber under the firm of Garrett & Green. In the fall of 1856, he joined the Free-State Volunteers, and continued under Gen. Lane until 1858. In that year he returned to Lawrence and was connected with printing offices here until the breaking out of the war. In May, 1861, he enlisted as a private in the First Kansas Regiment; was appointed Quartermaster Sergeant of Company D. and commissioned First Lieutenant and assigned as Quartermaster of the regiment August 10, 1861. April 21, 1862, he was commissioned Captain and A.Q.M., and assigned to Gen. Mitchell's division; continued to hold his position until 1864, when he resigned and returned to Lawrence to look after private matters. He then engaged in real estate business. In 1865 and 1866, he was commissioner for the removal of the Wichita Indians to Texas. In 1869-70, he was engaged in mining operations in Oregon and California. In 1880, Mr. Garrett became interested in mines in Colorado, and was superintendent of the Manhattan & San Juan Mining Company, of New York and Colorado. Mr. Garrett was married in Fort Scott, Kansas, December 25, 1869, to Miss Fanny M., daughter of Dr. Osbun, a prominent physician of Fort Scott. They have two children living - Albert O. and Annie M.
The intelligence of Mr. Garrett's death will be received with profound regret, not only by the citizens of Lawrence, where he has been so long and favorably known, but by a host of friends and acquaintances throughout the state. His prominence as a free state man in the early history of Kansas, his service in the army during the war of the rebellion, and the various important positions he has held in Kansas and elsewhere since that time, gave him a wide acquaintance among the public men of the state and of the county. It is not too much to say that no man was more generous in his impulses, more kind in heart, more liberal in his sentiments, or more honest and conscientious in all his relations to his fellow-men than Charles F. Garrett. His great intelligence, unbounded good nature and sparkling wit, made him the most congenial of companions, either in the home circle or in the more public relations of life. He lacked nothing of courage or determination in dealing with the serious business of the world, and yet his heart was as tender as a woman's, and his generosity and kindness were as proverbial as the continual sunshine which seemed to be inseparable from his life and nature. Like most of our early settlers, he took great pride in the growth of Lawrence and the development of Kansas, and no effort on his part was ever wanting, which was calculated to contribute to the general prosperity. In his sudden death the people of this city and state have sustained the loss of an honored and valued citizen. His memory will be tenderly cherished by all who knew him, while many will be the tears that will be shed because of his untimely death. Mr. Garrett leaves behind him his mother at the advanced age of 83, who, with his estimable wife and children, will have the sympathy of the entire community.
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Obituary from the Lawrence Journal World, dated 29 June 1884:
Death of Captain Charles F. Garrett
The readers of the JOURNAL will be shocked to learn that our well-known fellow-citizen, Captain Charles F. Garrett, died at his residence in this city last evening at about 8 o'clock. It was generally known that Mr. Garrett had been quite ill for some time, but he was much better last week, and was in consultation with the county commissioners at the court house, in connection with his duties as city assessor. He was on the street on Monday last, and was heartily congratulated by his many friends on his improved condition and prospect of speedy recovery from his illness. On Tuesday he was again confined to his bed, but it was not till yesterday afternoon that his frriends had any serious apprehension in regard to the fatal termination of his disease. At that time the action of the heart seemed to be irregular, and at times he was troubled with sinking sensations calculated to alarm his family. About 8 o'clock he raised up in bed, vomited quite freely, and falling back upon the pillow was dead in a few moments, passing away without a struggle.
Charles F. Garrett, was born in Buffalo, N.Y., June 7, 1831. His parents afterward settled in Medina, Ohio, where he was educated, and in 1846 commenced type setting with John Speer, with whom he moved to Kansas in 1854, landing in Lawrence November 1, of that year. Here he was connected with the Tribune until 1856, when the office was destroyed. He then went into seasoning lumber under the firm of Garrett & Green. In the fall of 1856, he joined the Free-State Volunteers, and continued under Gen. Lane until 1858. In that year he returned to Lawrence and was connected with printing offices here until the breaking out of the war. In May, 1861, he enlisted as a private in the First Kansas Regiment; was appointed Quartermaster Sergeant of Company D. and commissioned First Lieutenant and assigned as Quartermaster of the regiment August 10, 1861. April 21, 1862, he was commissioned Captain and A.Q.M., and assigned to Gen. Mitchell's division; continued to hold his position until 1864, when he resigned and returned to Lawrence to look after private matters. He then engaged in real estate business. In 1865 and 1866, he was commissioner for the removal of the Wichita Indians to Texas. In 1869-70, he was engaged in mining operations in Oregon and California. In 1880, Mr. Garrett became interested in mines in Colorado, and was superintendent of the Manhattan & San Juan Mining Company, of New York and Colorado. Mr. Garrett was married in Fort Scott, Kansas, December 25, 1869, to Miss Fanny M., daughter of Dr. Osbun, a prominent physician of Fort Scott. They have two children living - Albert O. and Annie M.
The intelligence of Mr. Garrett's death will be received with profound regret, not only by the citizens of Lawrence, where he has been so long and favorably known, but by a host of friends and acquaintances throughout the state. His prominence as a free state man in the early history of Kansas, his service in the army during the war of the rebellion, and the various important positions he has held in Kansas and elsewhere since that time, gave him a wide acquaintance among the public men of the state and of the county. It is not too much to say that no man was more generous in his impulses, more kind in heart, more liberal in his sentiments, or more honest and conscientious in all his relations to his fellow-men than Charles F. Garrett. His great intelligence, unbounded good nature and sparkling wit, made him the most congenial of companions, either in the home circle or in the more public relations of life. He lacked nothing of courage or determination in dealing with the serious business of the world, and yet his heart was as tender as a woman's, and his generosity and kindness were as proverbial as the continual sunshine which seemed to be inseparable from his life and nature. Like most of our early settlers, he took great pride in the growth of Lawrence and the development of Kansas, and no effort on his part was ever wanting, which was calculated to contribute to the general prosperity. In his sudden death the people of this city and state have sustained the loss of an honored and valued citizen. His memory will be tenderly cherished by all who knew him, while many will be the tears that will be shed because of his untimely death. Mr. Garrett leaves behind him his mother at the advanced age of 83, who, with his estimable wife and children, will have the sympathy of the entire community.
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Obituary from the Lawrence Journal World, dated 29 June 1884:
Death of Captain Charles F. Garrett
The readers of the JOURNAL will be shocked to learn that our well-known fellow-citizen, Captain Charles F. Garrett, died at his residence in this city last evening at about 8 o'clock. It was generally known that Mr. Garrett had been quite ill for some time, but he was much better last week, and was in consultation with the county commissioners at the court house, in connection with his duties as city assessor. He was on the street on Monday last, and was heartily congratulated by his many friends on his improved condition and prospect of speedy recovery from his illness. On Tuesday he was again confined to his bed, but it was not till yesterday afternoon that his frriends had any serious apprehension in regard to the fatal termination of his disease. At that time the action of the heart seemed to be irregular, and at times he was troubled with sinking sensations calculated to alarm his family. About 8 o'clock he raised up in bed, vomited quite freely, and falling back upon the pillow was dead in a few moments, passing away without a struggle.
Charles F. Garrett, was born in Buffalo, N.Y., June 7, 1831. His parents afterward settled in Medina, Ohio, where he was educated, and in 1846 commenced type setting with John Speer, with whom he moved to Kansas in 1854, landing in Lawrence November 1, of that year. Here he was connected with the Tribune until 1856, when the office was destroyed. He then went into seasoning lumber under the firm of Garrett & Green. In the fall of 1856, he joined the Free-State Volunteers, and continued under Gen. Lane until 1858. In that year he returned to Lawrence and was connected with printing offices here until the breaking out of the war. In May, 1861, he enlisted as a private in the First Kansas Regiment; was appointed Quartermaster Sergeant of Company D. and commissioned First Lieutenant and assigned as Quartermaster of the regiment August 10, 1861. April 21, 1862, he was commissioned Captain and A.Q.M., and assigned to Gen. Mitchell's division; continued to hold his position until 1864, when he resigned and returned to Lawrence to look after private matters. He then engaged in real estate business. In 1865 and 1866, he was commissioner for the removal of the Wichita Indians to Texas. In 1869-70, he was engaged in mining operations in Oregon and California. In 1880, Mr. Garrett became interested in mines in Colorado, and was superintendent of the Manhattan & San Juan Mining Company, of New York and Colorado. Mr. Garrett was married in Fort Scott, Kansas, December 25, 1869, to Miss Fanny M., daughter of Dr. Osbun, a prominent physician of Fort Scott. They have two children living - Albert O. and Annie M.
The intelligence of Mr. Garrett's death will be received with profound regret, not only by the citizens of Lawrence, where he has been so long and favorably known, but by a host of friends and acquaintances throughout the state. His prominence as a free state man in the early history of Kansas, his service in the army during the war of the rebellion, and the various important positions he has held in Kansas and elsewhere since that time, gave him a wide acquaintance among the public men of the state and of the county. It is not too much to say that no man was more generous in his impulses, more kind in heart, more liberal in his sentiments, or more honest and conscientious in all his relations to his fellow-men than Charles F. Garrett. His great intelligence, unbounded good nature and sparkling wit, made him the most congenial of companions, either in the home circle or in the more public relations of life. He lacked nothing of courage or determination in dealing with the serious business of the world, and yet his heart was as tender as a woman's, and his generosity and kindness were as proverbial as the continual sunshine which seemed to be inseparable from his life and nature. Like most of our early settlers, he took great pride in the growth of Lawrence and the development of Kansas, and no effort on his part was ever wanting, which was calculated to contribute to the general prosperity. In his sudden death the people of this city and state have sustained the loss of an honored and valued citizen. His memory will be tenderly cherished by all who knew him, while many will be the tears that will be shed because of his untimely death. Mr. Garrett leaves behind him his mother at the advanced age of 83, who, with his estimable wife and children, will have the sympathy of the entire community.
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Obituary from the Lawrence Journal World, dated 29 June 1884:
Death of Captain Charles F. Garrett
The readers of the JOURNAL will be shocked to learn that our well-known fellow-citizen, Captain Charles F. Garrett, died at his residence in this city last evening at about 8 o'clock. It was generally known that Mr. Garrett had been quite ill for some time, but he was much better last week, and was in consultation with the county commissioners at the court house, in connection with his duties as city assessor. He was on the street on Monday last, and was heartily congratulated by his many friends on his improved condition and prospect of speedy recovery from his illness. On Tuesday he was again confined to his bed, but it was not till yesterday afternoon that his frriends had any serious apprehension in regard to the fatal termination of his disease. At that time the action of the heart seemed to be irregular, and at times he was troubled with sinking sensations calculated to alarm his family. About 8 o'clock he raised up in bed, vomited quite freely, and falling back upon the pillow was dead in a few moments, passing away without a struggle.
Charles F. Garrett, was born in Buffalo, N.Y., June 7, 1831. His parents afterward settled in Medina, Ohio, where he was educated, and in 1846 commenced type setting with John Speer, with whom he moved to Kansas in 1854, landing in Lawrence November 1, of that year. Here he was connected with the Tribune until 1856, when the office was destroyed. He then went into seasoning lumber under the firm of Garrett & Green. In the fall of 1856, he joined the Free-State Volunteers, and continued under Gen. Lane until 1858. In that year he returned to Lawrence and was connected with printing offices here until the breaking out of the war. In May, 1861, he enlisted as a private in the First Kansas Regiment; was appointed Quartermaster Sergeant of Company D. and commissioned First Lieutenant and assigned as Quartermaster of the regiment August 10, 1861. April 21, 1862, he was commissioned Captain and A.Q.M., and assigned to Gen. Mitchell's division; continued to hold his position until 1864, when he resigned and returned to Lawrence to look after private matters. He then engaged in real estate business. In 1865 and 1866, he was commissioner for the removal of the Wichita Indians to Texas. In 1869-70, he was engaged in mining operations in Oregon and California. In 1880, Mr. Garrett became interested in mines in Colorado, and was superintendent of the Manhattan & San Juan Mining Company, of New York and Colorado. Mr. Garrett was married in Fort Scott, Kansas, December 25, 1869, to Miss Fanny M., daughter of Dr. Osbun, a prominent physician of Fort Scott. They have two children living - Albert O. and Annie M.
The intelligence of Mr. Garrett's death will be received with profound regret, not only by the citizens of Lawrence, where he has been so long and favorably known, but by a host of friends and acquaintances throughout the state. His prominence as a free state man in the early history of Kansas, his service in the army during the war of the rebellion, and the various important positions he has held in Kansas and elsewhere since that time, gave him a wide acquaintance among the public men of the state and of the county. It is not too much to say that no man was more generous in his impulses, more kind in heart, more liberal in his sentiments, or more honest and conscientious in all his relations to his fellow-men than Charles F. Garrett. His great intelligence, unbounded good nature and sparkling wit, made him the most congenial of companions, either in the home circle or in the more public relations of life. He lacked nothing of courage or determination in dealing with the serious business of the world, and yet his heart was as tender as a woman's, and his generosity and kindness were as proverbial as the continual sunshine which seemed to be inseparable from his life and nature. Like most of our early settlers, he took great pride in the growth of Lawrence and the development of Kansas, and no effort on his part was ever wanting, which was calculated to contribute to the general prosperity. In his sudden death the people of this city and state have sustained the loss of an honored and valued citizen. His memory will be tenderly cherished by all who knew him, while many will be the tears that will be shed because of his untimely death. Mr. Garrett leaves behind him his mother at the advanced age of 83, who, with his estimable wife and children, will have the sympathy of the entire community.
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