Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
Thomas Moore’s Genealogy Site - Person Sheet
NameMuscoe Garnett
Birth1 Jan 1832, Farmers Retreat, King & Queen County, Virginia
DeathAug 1922, Essex County, Virginia
OccupationFarmer
FatherMuscoe Garnett (1808-1880)
MotherSarah Henrietta Booker (1802-1837)
Documentation
A plaque in the Essex County courthouse states that Muscoe Garnett Junior was born on 1 January 1832 at Farmers Retreat, King and Queen County, Virginia.

1850 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia
Page 83B, Dwelling 302, Family 302
Garnett, Muscoe, 42, male, lawyer, $12,000 real estate, born in Virginia
Garnett, Sarah, 33, female, born in Virginia
Garnett, George, 20, male, born in Virginia
Garnett, Muscoe, 18, male, born in Virginia
Garnett, David, 15, male, born in Virginia, attended school
Garnett, Booker, 12, male, born in Virginia, attended school
Garnett, Kemp, 10, male, born in Virginia, attended school
Garnett, Frank, 7, male, born in Virginia
Garnett, Ella, 17, female, born in Virginia, attended school
Garnett, Sarah, 14, female, born in Virginia, attended school

1880 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia, Center Cross Precinct
Enumeration District 22, page 7
Dwelling 67, Family 68
Garnett, Muscoe, white, male, 48, married, farmer, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Garnett, Nannie, white, female, 37, wife, married, keeping house, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Garnett, Manie, white, female, 8, daughter, attended school, born in Virginia, both parents born in Virginia
Spouses
Birthabt May 1843, Essex County, Virginia
FatherLeroy Wonderful Dobyns (~1811-~1871)
MotherVanangus A. Samuel (~1818-1843)
Marriage22 Dec 1870, Ephesus Baptist Church, Dunnsville, Essex County, Virginia
ChildrenManie Leroy (~1872-)
 Vanangus Amelia (~1885-)
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