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My great grandfather James A. Garrett was born in Ava, Illinois on Feb.7,1858 and died in Denton Tx. July 13,1935.The only information I have on him is that both his parents died so he and his brothers and sister were place in an orphanage. He and a brother, name unknown, ran away from this place when he was 17 around 1875 or 1876 and came to Texas.The brother went further south in Texas but they had no contact.No knowledge as to where his other brother and sisters are. My great grandfather settled in Denton, Texas and married Sallie Burris/Burrus. They had 1 son, my grandfather James A. Garrett born March 24,1888. Sallie died November 2,1893 of consumption.James remarried Mary Sutton and they had 3 more boys.
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