Following Bio info contributed by FAG member Sue Lilley:
Marriage to Elizabeth Jordan Sept. 16, 1819 in Jefferson, Illinois.
Children: Malinda, Elizabeth Jordan, John Harvey, Wilburn Carroll, Garrison Columbus, Lavina Anne, Joseph Jordan, Thomas Jefferson, Texana Jordan, Blackstone Hardeman, Edwin Wallace, Murray Bruce, Henen, Byrd Calhoun.
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1830: Living in Jefferson, Illinois with parents and four siblings.
1840: Living in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
1846: Living in Gonzales County, Texas.
1850: Living in Caldwell, Texas with spouse and eleven children.
He is listed as a clergyman/priest on the U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedule.
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The following information is contributed by FAG member Cheryl Cartwright (#47690711):
"The following is taken from "Judges of The Republic of Texas," p. 121: Garrison Greenwood was born Dec. 19, 1799 in Franklin County, Georgia, the son of Fleming and Lavina (Gatewood) Greenwood.
He came to Texas in 1833 to Grimes County, then moved to Shelby, Nacogdoches, Anderson, Caldwell and Lampasas Counties. His death came Oct. 18, 1859 in Lampasas County.
Reverend Greenwood was a Justice of the Peace in Shelby County (1839-1841) and Chief Justice of Caldwell County in the 1850s. Garrison Greenwood married Elizabeth Jordan (born 1805 in Kentucky) on September 16, 1819 in Jefferson County, Illinois.
Fourteen children were born to this couple."
Following Bio info contributed by FAG member Sue Lilley:
Marriage to Elizabeth Jordan Sept. 16, 1819 in Jefferson, Illinois.
Children: Malinda, Elizabeth Jordan, John Harvey, Wilburn Carroll, Garrison Columbus, Lavina Anne, Joseph Jordan, Thomas Jefferson, Texana Jordan, Blackstone Hardeman, Edwin Wallace, Murray Bruce, Henen, Byrd Calhoun.
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1830: Living in Jefferson, Illinois with parents and four siblings.
1840: Living in Nacogdoches County, Texas.
1846: Living in Gonzales County, Texas.
1850: Living in Caldwell, Texas with spouse and eleven children.
He is listed as a clergyman/priest on the U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedule.
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The following information is contributed by FAG member Cheryl Cartwright (#47690711):
"The following is taken from "Judges of The Republic of Texas," p. 121: Garrison Greenwood was born Dec. 19, 1799 in Franklin County, Georgia, the son of Fleming and Lavina (Gatewood) Greenwood.
He came to Texas in 1833 to Grimes County, then moved to Shelby, Nacogdoches, Anderson, Caldwell and Lampasas Counties. His death came Oct. 18, 1859 in Lampasas County.
Reverend Greenwood was a Justice of the Peace in Shelby County (1839-1841) and Chief Justice of Caldwell County in the 1850s. Garrison Greenwood married Elizabeth Jordan (born 1805 in Kentucky) on September 16, 1819 in Jefferson County, Illinois.
Fourteen children were born to this couple."
Inscription
GREENWOOD
GARRISON GREENWOOD
B. DEC. 19, 1799,
IN FRANKLIN CO. GA.,
THE SON OF
FLEMING GREENWOOD
AND HIS WIFE,
LAVINA (GATEWOOD) GREENWOOD.
D. OCT. 18, 1859.
ELIZABETH (JORDAN) GREENWOOD
B. SEPT. 27, 1804,
IN BOWLING GREEN, KEN.,
THE DAU. OF
JOSEPH JORDAN
AND HIS WIFE,
ELIZABETH (ESTES) JORDAN.
D. NOV. 13, 1884.
CAME TO TEXAS IN 1833.
Family Members
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John Harvey Greenwood
1824–1886
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Wilburn Carroll Greenwood
1826–1899
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Garrison Columbus Greenwood
1826–1901
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Lavina Anna Greenwood Burleson
1830–1909
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Joseph Jordan Greenwood
1832–1908
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Texana Jordan Greenwood Mauldin
1837–1867
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Blackston H Greenwood
1839 – unknown
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Edwin W. Greenwood
1841–1903
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Helen Boze Greenwood Dawson
1846–1914
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Bird Calhoun "B.C." Greenwood
1849–1923
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