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Information on this page from Windows Into Our Past, A Genealogy of the Parsons, Smith and Associated Families, Vol. 1 �1996, Judy Parsons Smith

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John Gartin
John Gartin, b. 1810, Virginia; m. to Elizabeth (Unknown), b. 1820, Virginia. John Gartin was a miller by trade.

In the 1850 U.S. Census Richmond City - Henrico County Virginia, we find:

Gartin, John 40 (b. 1810) VA occupation - Miller
Elizabeth 30 (b. 1820), VA
James H. 7 (b. 1843), VA
Julia F. 5 (b. 1845), VA
Nancy M. 1 (b. 1849), VA

John & Elizabeth Gartin had at least three (3) children:

James Henry, b. 1843, Virginia; m. Mary Lucy Allen
Julia F., b. 1845, Virginia
Nancy M., b. 1849, Virginia

James Henry Garton P
James Henry Garton, son of John & Elizabeth (Unknown) Garton, b. 1843, Greene Co., VA; m1st 6 Oct 1864, Greene County, VA to Mary Lucy Allen, daughter of Margaret Allen, b. 1846, Rockingham Co., VA; d. young from cancer; m2nd to (Unknown). There were no children by the second marriage.

In the 1880 Virginia Census, Greene County, Ruckersville District, we find:

Garton, J. H. age 37 (b. 1843) VA
Mary age 30 (b. 1850) VA
Malinda age 12 (b. 1868) VA
Sarah F. age 11 (b. 1869) VA
Joseph age 10 (b. 1870) VA
John H. age 9 (b. 1871) VA
Lucy L. age 7 (b. 1873) VA
Mary S. age 5 (b. 1875) VA
Edith F. age 2 (b. 1878) VA
Martha age 5/12 (b. 1880) VA

James Garton held various occupations. He was a farmer, carpenter and coffin builder. According to the marriage records of Greene County he was also a mechanic. Family stories state that, when he planned a trip/outing it was usually delayed by a death in the community. As coffins during that time were not made prior to a death. James H. Garton’s Confederate military service is well documented. He enlisted as a private, in Co. H. 38th Virginia Infy (Pittsylvania Regiment), on either 9 Mar or 19 Mar 1863 at the Orange County Courthouse, Virginia, enlisted by Capt. Anderson, for a period of three (3) years.

Confederate Military Service:

Wounded and captured on 3 July 1863 at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Sent to Gen. Hosp. on 27 Jul 1863
Admittd to U.S.A. Gen’l Hosp., West’s Buildings, Baltimore, Maryland on 28 Jul 1863.
On 25 Sept 1863, he ws ret’d to duty, paroled.
Admitted on 29 Sept 1863 to Receiving and Wayside Hospital or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, Virginia There he was diagnosed with ‘Vnl Sclopt’.
From there he was transferred on 17 Oct 1863 to Chimborazo, Richmond, Virginia.
Appears on a monthly Register of Surgical Case of Receiving and Wayside Hospital or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, Virginia. In this listing we find his age as 21, occupation farmer. The nature of his wound is listed as: "the ball enter below and in front of the tibia and passing through the leg".
Surgery was performed on 30 Sept 1863 and described as: "a incision was made and the diseased portion removed." The patient was noted as doing well. Also indicated was, he was wounded at Gettysburg.
Listed on Muster Rolls for 1 Apr 1864; July & Aug - dated 31 Aug 1864; and Nov shown at Orange County Courthouse and show him as absent: wounded/missing in the Battle of Gettysburg.
Admitted 13 Jan 1865, Receiving and Wayside Hospital, or General Hospital No. 9, Richmond, Virginia and returned to duty 14 Jan 1865.
Appears on a Register of the Invalid Corps, P.A.C.S. His date of retirement is listed 27 Jan 1865, Lynchburg, Virginia, assignment to duty S.O. 67 Falling W.L. Oven on 22 Mar 1865.
Served as a guard under the authority of Gen’l Lee in the Hospital and in the Public Guard in Lynchburg, Virginia.

James & Mary (Allen) Garton had nine (9) children:

A. Joseph T., b. 17 Sept 1871; d. 26 Mar 1855, Orange Co., VA; m. Edna Richards (sister of Mattie Liew Richards).
B. Willie, m. Bertie Farley, (sister of Lillie May Farley Atkins).
C. Mollie, m. _________. Lived in Baltimore, Maryland.
D. Edith, never married.
E. Rob, m. __________. He had one son.
F. Berta, m. Ernest Steinman.
G. Mattie E., b. 10 Oct 1878; d. 8 Jul 1917, while pregnant; m. J. T. ‘Joe’ Watson
H. Hugh Powell, b. 13 Sept 1875; m. Mattie Liew Richards.
I. Della, m. Henry Steinman

Joseph T. ‘Joe’ Garton
A. Joseph T. ‘Joe’ Garton, son of James & Mary (Allen) Garton, b. 17 Sept 1871; d. 26 Mar 1855, Orange Co., VA; m. Edna Richards. Joe & Edna (Richards) had five (5) children:

A1. Ethel
A2. Dewey, d. 24 Dec 19___. Chief of Police for the City of Richmond, VA for over 25 years. Had only one son - Dewey, Jr.
A3. Floyd
A4. Myrtle
A5. Joseph T., Jr., b. 5 Apr 1910; d. 6 Mar 1966, Orange Co., VA (cemetery records)

Willie Garton
B. Willie Garton, son of James & Mary (Allen) Garton, m. Bertie Farley. Bertie Farley is the sister of Lillie May Farley Atkins. Willie & Bertie (Farley) Garton had one (1) child:

B1. Frances, m1st to Herman Campbell; m2nd to Miles Clarke.

Mollie Garton
C. Mollie Garton, daughter of James & Mary (Allen) Garton, d. Baltimore, Maryland. Mollie Garton ran away from home and lived away from the family for over 20 years. She lived in Baltimore, Maryland. Only returning to Virginia for a brief visit after 20 years had passed. Mollie & her husband had one (1) child.

Edith Garton
D. Edith Garton, daughter of James & Mary (Allen) Garton, never married. She worked as the head night nurse at the Blue Ridge Sanitarium working with tuberculosis patients

Rob Garton
E. Rob Garton, son of James & Mary (Allen) Garton. Rob Garton had one son.

Berta Garton
F. Berta Garton, daughter of James & Mary (Allen) Garton, m. Ernest Steinman. They had several girls and only one boy. Everyone said that they filled the yard with girls trying for a son.

Mattie E. Garton
G. Mattie E. Garton, daughter of James & Mary (Allen) Garton, b. 10 Oct 1878, Orange Co., VA; d. 8 Jul 1917, while pregnant, Orange Co., VA; m. J. T. ‘Joe’ Watson. Joe & Mattie (Garton) had six (6) children:

G1. Doris, she has a daughter, Betty, who was a hairdresser in people’s homes in Richmond
G2. Sadie
G3. Edie
G4. Mary
G5. boy
G6. boy

Hugh ‘Powell’ Garton
H. Hugh ‘Powell’ Garton, son of JJames & Mary (Allen) Garton, b. 13 Sept 1875, Greene County, VA; d. 30 May 1951, Richmond, VA; m. 4 Jul 1899, Greene County, VA to Mattie Liew Richards, b. 19 Apr 1878, Greene County, VA; d. 11 Jan 1956, Richmond, VA.

Powell & Mattie Garton purchased the inherited shares of her brother’s General Merchandise Store, from her other surviving siblings. Powell & Mattie Garton gathered together all of their available assets to purchase the business. Powell Garton owned and operated the General Store in Greene County prior to 1926. The store was burned, arson. It is thought that the store was set on fire by a customer who had accumulated a considerable debt, and when asked to pay on it became angry and retaliated against the Gartons. After the destruction of his store, 1927-28, he and his wife moved to Chesterfield County, Virginia.

Hugh & Mattie (Richards) Garton had ten (10) children:

H1. Renza ‘Claude’, b. 25 Sept 1900, Greene County, VA; m. Violet Louise Atkins.
H2. Beatrice, b. __ Sept 1904, Greene County, VA; m. Clarence Trainum.
H3. Lucille, b. 29 May 1910, Greene County, VA; m. Henry Edward Robertson.
H4. Alice, b. 19 Oct 1912, Greene County, VA; m. Arthur Stubbs.
H5. Aldean Ellis, b. ca. 1913, Greene County, VA; d. 22 Jun 1983; m. Lillian Rogers.
H6. Evelyn Maxine, b. 29 May 1921, Greene County, VA; m. James "Jim" B. Ferguson.
H7. French, d. ca. 2 or 3 years of age.
H8. Roy, d. ca. 2 or 3 years of age.
H9. (unknown), d. ca. 2 or 3 years of age.
H10. (unknown) d. still born.

Della Garton
I. Della Garton, daughter of James & Mary (Allen) Garton, m. Henry Steinman. They had no children. After the death of her cousin, Mattie Watson, she brought her children: Doris Watson, Sadie Watson and Edie Watson to Richmond, Virginia. Della Steinman ran a boarding house in Richmond, Virginia. Claude Garton lived there when he first came to Richmond, Virginia to work.

Renza ‘Claude’ Garton
H1. Renza ‘Claude’ Garton, son of Hugh & Mattie (Richards) Garton, b. 25 Sept 1900, Greene County, VA; d. 3 Feb 1978, Richmond, VA; buried Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, VA; m. 12 Jul 1922, by Rev. Joe Harker, minister of People’s Baptist Church, Richmond, VA to Violet Louise Atkins, daughter of Charles & Lillie (Farley) Atkins, b. 17 May 1903, Richmond, VA; d. 3 Feb 1978, Richmond, VA

When Claude Garton first came to Richmond, Virginia to work, he lived in a boarding house run by his Aunt Della Steinman. At the time of the birth of his first child, Claude Garton was working as a Railway Ticket Agent for the C & O Railroad. He retired from the C & O Railroad. His last position with the Railroad was as teller. Violet (Atkins) Garton worked as a secretary in the real estate business.

Claude Garton joined Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and was emersed in 1912. he moved to Drewey’s Bluff Presbyterian Church by statement on 5 Jan 1930. He was ordained as an elder and installed on 9 May 1937. He served as the superintendent of Sunday school for Drewey’s Bluff for five (5) years. Violet Garton died on the morning of 3 Feb 1978. Claude Garton, after making the funeral arrangements for his wife and informing his daughters of the whereabouts of the important family papers, died peacefully that afternoon.

Claude & Violet (Atkins) Garton had two (2) children:

H1a. Renza ‘Louise’, b. 4 May 1924, Richmond, VA; m. Ralph Lester Smith SEE SMITH
H1b. Violet Maxine "Max", b. 21 May 1926, Richmond, VA; m. 1 Jun 1946, Richmond, VA to Raymond Elder Thompson, d. 4 May 1976, Richmond, VA. SEE THOMPSON

Beatrice "Bea" Garton
H2. Beatrice "Bea" Garton, daughter of Hugh & Mattie (Richards) Garton, b. Sept 1904, Greene Co., VA; m. Clarence Trainum. He was a career military man, Army Sergeant. He was also known for his great gardening abilities. Clarence & Bea (Garton) Trainum had three (3) children.

H2a. Carlton Dudley Trainum, m. Miriam Helen Clark.
H2b. Wilbur Trainum, m. Phyllis Ann Traylor.
H2c. Genevieve Trainum, m. Robert Lee Delbridge.

Lucille Garton
H3. Lucille Garton, daughter of Hugh & Mattie (Richards) Garton, b. 2 May 1910, Greene Co., VA; d. 9 Feb 1996, Richmond, VA; m. Henry Edward Robertson. Henry & Lucille (Garton) Robertson had two (2) children.

H3a. Edward Robertson, m. Yvonne (unknown)
H3b. MaryKathleen Robertson, m. E. Glenn Hart

Alice Garton
H4. Alice Garton, daughter of Hugh & Mattie (Richards) Garton, b. 19 Oct 1912, Greene Co., VA; m. Arthur Stubbs. Arthur & Alice (Garton) Stubbs had one (1) child.

H4a. Joanna Stubbs, daughter of Arthur & Alice (Garton) Stubbs, m. William Mason

Aldean Ellis Garton
H5. Aldean Ellis Garton, son of Hugh & Mattie (Richards) Garton, b. ca. 1919, Greene Co., VA; d. 22 Jun 1983, Colorado; m. Lillian Rogers of Colorado. Lillian (Rogers) Garton m2nd aft. 1983, Colorado. Aldean & Lillian (Rogers) Garton had two (2) children:

H5a. male, b. Colorado
H5b. male, b. Colorado

Evelyn Maxine Garton
H6. Evelyn Maxine Garton, daughter of Hugh & Mattie (Richards) Garton, b. 29 Apr 1921, Greene Co., VA; m. 9 Nov 1942, Chesterfield Co., VA to James "Jim" B. Ferguson, b. 17 Feb 1918, Bossier City, Louisiana. Jim & Evelyn (Garton) Ferguson had two (2) children..

H6a. Eveyln "Lyn" Lynette Ferguson, m. Harry E. Sanders, Jr.
H6b. Ann Louise Ferguson, m. James B. Anderson

Renza Louise Garton
H1a. Renza Louise Garton, daughter of Renza & Violet (Atkins) Garton, b. 4 May 1924, Richmond, VA; m. 25 Feb 1944, by A. B. Montgomery, minister Presbyterian Church, Chesterfield County, Virginia to Ralph Lester Smith, son of Eugene & Betty (Andrews) Smith, b. 8 Jul 1923, Crumpler, Ashe County, North Carolina; d. 14 Aug 1968, (Muliple Sclerosis), Richmond, Virginia; buried Dale Memorial Park, Chesterfield County, Virginia.

Ralph & Louise (Garton) Smith had (2) two children:

H1a1. Michael "Mike" Wade, b. 20 Jan 1953, Richmond, Virginia; m. Susan Elaine Kahn.
H1a2. Dean Powell, b. 23 Dec 1957, Richmond, Virginia; m. Judy Lynne Parsons.

Violet Maxine Garton
H1b. Violet Maxine "Max" Garton, daughter of Claude & Violet (Atkins) Garton, b. 21 May 1926, Richmond, VA; m. 1 Jun 1946, Richmond, VA to Raymond Elder Thompson, d. 4 May 1976, Richmond, VA. Raymond & Maxine (Garton) Thompson had two (2) children:

H1b1. Gary Michael, b. 6 Mar 1950, m. Sharon Lee Elliott.
H1b2. Ronald "Ronnie" Wayne, b. 22 Jan 1953, m. Nydia Padilla.

Carlton Dudley Trainum
H2a. Carlton Dudley Trainum, son of Clarence & Bea (Garton) Trainum, b. 27 May 1926, Washington, D.C.; m. 22 Mar 1947, Richmond, VA to Miriam Clark, b. 10 Sept 1927, Buffalo, New York. They reside in North Carolina. Carlton & Miriann (Clark) Trainum had two (2) children:

H2a1. Karon Helen Trainum, m1st David Turner; divorced; m2nd to Charles A. Paul, d. 1990.
H2b2. Carla Denise Trainum, m1st Harry Cook; divorced; m2nd 1993 to Richard "Rick" Mullins. She lives in North Carolina.

Wilbur Trainum
H2b. Wilbur Trainum, son of Clarence & Bea (Garton) Trainum, b. 22 Dec 1930, Washington, D.C.; m. 20 Nov 1947, Bennettesville, S.C. to Phyllis Ann Traylor. Wilbur & Phyllis (Traylor) Trainum had three (3) children:

H2b1. Gerald "Jerry" Milton Trainum, m. 15 Jul 1978, Richmond, VA to Ethel ‘Lee’ Katcham.
H2b2. Wayne ‘Keith’ Trainum, m. 7 Nov 1981, Richmond, VA to Carol Plott.
H2b3. Kenneth "Kenny" Hunter Trainum, m. 18 Feb 1984, Richmond, VA to Cheryl "Sherry" Anne Crayton.

Genevieve Trainum
H2c. Genevieve Trainum, daughter ofClarence & Bea (Garton) Trainum b. 9 Dec 1927, Washington, D.C.; m. 19 Nov 1949, Richmond, VA to Robert Lee Delbridge. Robert & Genevieve (Trainum) Delbridge had four (4) children:

H2c1. Robert "Bobby" Lee Delbridge, Jr., m. Ivy Mora. Lives in New York
H2c2. Debby Jeanne Delbridge, m. Gerald Ward; divorced.
H2c3. Jeffrey Dean Delbridge, m. Jean Paul
H2c4. Dudley Trainum Delbridge, m. 9 Sept 1995, Richmond, VA to Paige Garrett

Karon Helen Trainum
H2a1. Karon Helen Trainum, daughter of Carlton & Miriam (Clark) Trainum, m. David Turner; divorced; m2nd Charles A. Paul, d. 1990 of a brain tumor. Karon lives in North Carolina. David & Karon (Trainum) Turner had two (2) children:

H2a1a. Amanda Denise Turner
H2a1b. Aaron David Turner

Both children legally changed their names to: Amanda Denise Paul and Aaron David Paul after their mother’s second marriage.

Edward Robertson
H3a. Edward Robertson, son of Henry & Lucille (Garton) Robertson, b. Richmond, VA; m. 21 May 1963, Wilson, North Carolina to Yvonne Ferrell. Edward & Yvonne (Ferrell) Robertson had three (3) children:

H3a1. Yvonne ‘Renee’ Robertson, m. (male) Hogge. No children.
H3a2. Michelle Robertson
H3a3. Nicolette Robertson

Mary Kathleen Robertson
H3b. Mary Kathleen Robertson, daughter of Henry & Lucille (Garton) Robertson, b. 15 Mar 1945, Richmond, VA; m. 2 Jun 1964, Richmond, VA to Edward ‘Glenn’ Hart. Glenn & Kathleen (Robertson) Hart had two (2) children:

H3b1. Edward ‘Scott’ Hart, m. Kobi Dee McKinzie
H3b2. Kimberly Dianne Hart, m. William Conoway Hicks

Joanna Stubbs
H4a. Joanna Stubbs, daughter of Arthur & Alice (Garton) Stubbs, m. William Mason. William & Joanna (Stubbs) Mason had two (2) children:

H4a1. Ralph "Wesley’ Mason
H4a2. Brian Arthur Mason

Evelyn "Lyn" Lynette Ferguson
H6a. Eveyln "Lyn" Lynette Ferguson, daughter of Jim & Evelyn (Garton) Ferguson, m. Harry E. Sanders, Jr. Harry & Lyn (Ferguson) Sanders had two (2) children:

H6a1. James Edward Sanders, m. Sonja Venters
H6a2. Todd Brian Sanders, m. Elizabeth Shotwell

Ann Louise Ferguson
H6b. Ann Louise Ferguson, daughter of Jim & Evelyn (Garton) Ferguson, m. James B. Andersen. James & Ann (Ferguson) Andersen had two (2) children:

H6b1 Kristen Lynn Andersen
H6b2. Shannon Elizabeth Andersen

Robert "Bobby" Lee Delbridge, Jr.
H2c1. Robert "Bobby" Lee Delbridge, Jr., son of Robert & Genevieve (Trainum) Delbridge, m. Ivy Mora. Lives in New York. Bobby & Ivy (Mora) Delbridge, Jr. had two (2) children:

H2c1a. Rebecca Lynn Delbridge
H2c1b. Lisa Marie Delbridge

Debby Jeanne Delbridge
H2c2. Debby Jeanne Delbridge, daughter of Robert & Genevieve (Trainum) Delbridge, m. Gerald Ward. Gerald & Debby (Delbridge) Ward had three (3) children:

H2c2a. Stephanie Carol Ward, m. Kevin Jones
H2c2b. Emily Paige Ward
H2c2c. Eric Delbridge Ward

Jeffrey Dean Delbridge
H2c3. Jeffrey Dean Delbridge, son of Robert & Genevieve (Trainum) Delbridge, m. Jean Paul. Lives in New York. Jeffrey & Jean (Paul) Delbridge had two (2) children:

H2c3a. Jeffrey "Buddy" Eugene Delbridge
H2c3b. Brittany Paige Delbridge

Edward ‘Scott’ Hart
H3b1. Edward ‘Scott’ Hart, son of Glenn & Kathleen (Robertson) Hartt, m. Kobi Dee McKinzie. Scott & Kobi (McKinzie) Hart had two (2) children:

H3b1a. Ian Henry Hart, twin of Kent Edward.
H3b1b. Kent Edward Hart, twin of Ian Henry.

Kimberly Dianne Hart
H3b2. Kimberly Dianne Hart, daughter of Glenn & Kathleen (Robertson) Hart, m. William Conoway Hicks. William & Kimberly (Hart) Hicks had one (1) child:

H3b2a. William Craig Hicks

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THIS IS SURELY A DESCENDANT FROM ONE OF THE BROTHERS OF JAMES HENRY GARTON. HE IS MOST LIKELY A DIRECT DESCENDANT FROM THOMAS GARTON.

Obituary from the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Thomas Lee Garton, Sr., b. 1924; d. 23 Jul 1995, Varina, Henrico Co., VA; m. Anne Zimmerman. Thomas Garton retired after 34 years of service with the Commonwealth of Virginia. He served in the Air Force during World War II. He was a member of the V.F.W. Post #15048, past-President of the Varina Volunteer Fire Department. he was noted for his skill in carving waterfowl. Thomas & Anne (Zimmerman) Garton had children:

Thomas Lee, Jr. (listed as surviving his father); m. Nancy

Thomas & Nancy Garton, Jr. had a child:

Jacky (daughter)

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