George Grimes DeGarmo^[1]

1829 - 1895  (~ 65 years)

• Name	George Grimes DeGarmo
  Born	Apr 1829	Iowa, USA
  Gender	Male
  Birth	Apr 15, 1829	Randolph county, Virginia, USA
  Died	Mar 1895	Caddo, Bryan county, Oklahoma, USA
  Death	Mar 29, 1898	Grayson county, Texas, USA
  Notes	- 1880 census, TX, Grayson cty, Pct 1 series T9, roll 1306, p. 107-B George DEGARMO, head, M, W, 51, VA, farmer, Elizabeth DEGARMO, dau, F, W, 17, MO, VA, MO Teresa DEGARMO, dau, F, 14 Allie DEGARMO, dau, F, 12 Rosa DEGARMO, dau, F, 10 James DEGARMO, son, M, 7 George Grimes DeGarmo, came from a large family in Randolph County, Virginia and married twice, first to Emily Caroline Wright and second to Eliza Jane Hase. George and Emily were the parents of Edward "Eddie", Elizabeth Rose (married a man named McCommas), Theresa Sarah (married Bill Shipman), Arlie and James Asa DeGarmo. At one time George had a contract to supply beef for the Yellowstone Indian Reservation in what is now Yellowstone National Park.  He hired several cowboys including his son James Asa DeGarmo to help make a cattle drive, and drove a large herd from the Sherman-Denison-Paris, Texas area to Wyoming, without having to go through any fences.     James Asa later went to work for the Katy Railroad in Denison, Texas and moved in 1903 to work for the Santa Fe Railroad first as a fireman, then later as a locomotive engineer.     In 1909, James Asa married Minnie Elizabeth Merriman and three sons were born to this family, named James M. (Mayor of Cleburne at one time), L.M. (Past Lieutenant Governor of Texas-Oklahoma District of Kiwanis International) and Edward Ball, served in the military during World War II and the Korean conflict.     George Grimes DeGarmo married again and he and Eliza had a son named Luther DeGarmo.     Theresa Sarah DeGarmo's half-brother, Luther, came to visit the Shipman family many times in the Ardmore area.
  Person ID	I13591	mykindred
  Last Modified	Feb 7, 2006

  
  

  Father	Samuel DeGarmo,   b. circa 1779, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. circa 1861, Randolph county, Virginia, USA  (Age ~ 82 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Grimes,   b. Feb 10, 1787, Randolph county, Virginia, USA ,   d. circa 1874, McComb, Illinois, USA  (Age 86 years)
  Married	Jan 30, 1803	Randolph county, Virginia, USA
  Family ID	F4840	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emily Caroline Wright,   b. Dec 29, 1833, Missouri, USA ,   d. Sep 15, 1909  (Age 75 years)
  Married	Mar 1845
  Married	Jun 12, 1849	Marion county, Missouri, USA
  Children	1. Rosa May DeGarmo,   d. Y   2. H.T. DeGarmo,   d. Y   3. John F. DeGarmo,   b. circa 1855,   d. Y   4. Martha Ann "Annie" DeGarmo,   b. Jan 20, 1856, Palmyra, Marion county, Missouri, USA ,   d. Aug 26, 1928, Cheyenne, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 72 years)   5. Edward "Eddie" DeGarmo,   b. circa 1861, Missouri, USA ,   d. Y   6. Theresa Sarah DeGarmo,   b. Nov 16, 1865, Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA ,   d. Feb 28, 1946, Ardmore, Carter county, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 80 years)   7. Allie Jane DeGarmo,   b. Jul 12, 1867, Missouri, USA ,   d. Nov 1966, Peggs, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 99 years)   8. Elizabeth Rose "Rosa" DeGarmo,   b. Feb 04, 1870, Cherokee, Alfalfa county, Indian Territory, USA ,   d. Dec 12, 1901, Sandusky, Grayson county, Texas, USA  (Age 31 years)   9. James Asa DeGarmo,   b. Jun 20, 1873, Palmyra, Missouri, USA ,   d. Aug 04, 1950, Cleburne, Johnson county, Texas, USA  (Age 77 years)
  Family ID	F4833	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Eliza Jane Hayes,   b. circa 1837,   d. circa 1903, Grayson county, Texas, USA  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Married	circa 1880	Grayson county, Texas, USA
  Children	1. Luther Allen DeGarmo,   b. Jul 28, 1881, Cooke county, Texas, USA ,   d. Jan 19, 1956, Elk City, Oklahoma, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F4843	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1512] Gedcom - Doran-Porter, Rosealee.