Solomon and Elizabeth Matilda Pyatt Garrison
Elizabeth Matilda Pyatt was born November 4, 1823, in Burke County, North Carolina, to Benjamin and Mary Mira "Polly" Fox Pyatt. Matilda married on February 20, 1845, in Knox County, Tennessee, Solomon Garrison who was born August 21 (or February), 1817, in Burke County, North Carolina. Solomon died in Knox County, Tennessee, on November 3, 1905, and Matilda died there on January 3, 1907.
Solomon and Matilda had the following known children:
- Nino Garrison b: c1845 Knox Co, TN
- Mary Elmira (Myra) Garrison b: 1846 Knox Co, TN d: 4 Dec 1921 m1: 25 Dec 1864 William B. Murray m2: 8 March 1873, Knox Co, TN, John G. Fox
- James Henry Garrison b: c1847 Knox Co, TN d: 6 Feb 1919 m: 21 Sep 1871 Knox Co, TN, Mary "Moillie" Mariah Trotter b: 13 Aug 1848 TN d: 4 Dec 1922
- Nellie Garrison
- William Arthur Garrison (Dr.) b: c1873 TN (probably Knox Co)
- Alvin Serenus Garrison b: c1874 TN (probably Knox Co)
- Amos R. Garrison b: c1879 TN (probably Knox Co)
- John K Garrison b: c1879 TN (probably Knox Co)
- Stella Garrison who m ? Bell
- Adolphus E. Garrison b: c1850 (or 1863) Knox Co, TN m: 5 Oct 1913 Sarah Malinda "Linnie" Hendrix (d/o Tarlington and Martha Eveleyn Lowe Hendrix) b: 4 Oct 1879 d: 9 Aug 1955 (buried Old Beaver Ridge Cemetery, Knox Co, TN)
- Celia A. Garrison b: 1852 Knox Co, TN d: 19 OCt 1901 m: bef 1880 Matt D. Swan
- Nancy E. Garrison b: c1853 Knox Co, TN m: Andy D. Waltz
- Margaret Isabelle Garrison b: c1861 Knox Co, TN m: William S Smith
- Ollie F. Garrison b: c1865 Knox Co, TN m: Benjamin Franklin Madden
The information on Nino Garrison must have come from family lore or a cemetery inscription as this child never appeared with the family.
Benjamin and Polly Pyatt had moved to Knox County, Tennessee, in 1829 and bought 150 acres of land in 1831. Thelma Garrison Dickey (their granddaughter) has the original deed and lives on his old homeplace. While Matilda was born in Burke County, North Carolina, she spent the balance of her life 1829-1907 in Knox County, Tennessee. Did Solomon's family come at the same time? He also lists his place of birth and that of his parents as North Carolina. He was born in Burke County, North Carolina, per the 1850 census.
I find Solomon and family on the 1850 census in the 15th Subdivision of Knox County, Tennessee, as follows:
- Garrison, Solomon age 30 born NC / wm / farmer
- Garrison, Matilda age 25 born NC / wf
- Garrison, Mira age 5 born TN / wf
- Garrison, James age 3 born TN / wm
- Garrison, Dolphus age ?/12 born TN
This family was enumerated #1101/1110 pg 172A image 251 of 398. Living nearby were Matilda's parents; her brother, Joseph Pyatt; and, her former sister-in-law, Louisa Pyatt. Other neighbors were ? Brown, Robert McBatte, William D May, Joseph Cox, Newsberry Duncan, James Cox, and William S Callaway.
Solomon and Matilda appeared on the 1860 census in Beaver Ridge P O, District 19, Knox County, Tennessee, as follows:
- Garrison, Solomon age 41 born NC / wm / farmer / $1025
- Garrison, Elizabeth M age 36 born NC / wf
- Garrison, Mary E age 14 born TN / wf / attended school
- Garrison, James H age 13 born TN / wm / attended school
- Garrison, Adolphus age 10 born TN / wm / attended school
- Garrison, Celia A age 8 born TN / wf / attended school
- Garrison, Nancy E age 7 born TN
This family was enumerated #81/79 pg 328 (Ancestry.com 12/19). Living next door were Matilda's parents aged 73 and 63. Also still living close by was Matilda's brother, Joseph Pyatt. Her former sister-in-law and nephew, Joseph Pyatt, had moved to Anderson County, Tennessee.
They appeared on the 1870 census of District 19, Knox County, Tennessee, as follows:
- Garrison, Solomon age 46 born NC / wm / farmer / $300/$11500
- Garrison, Matilda age 46 born NC / wf / keeping house
- Garrison, James H age 25 born TN / wm / carpenter
- Garrison, ?Dolphin age 19 born TN / wm
- Garrison, Selah age 17 born TN / wf
- Garrison, Nancy age 12 born TN / wf
- Garrison, Bell age 9 born TN / wf
- Garrison, Hollie age 5 born TN / wf
This family was enumerated #57/58 pg 338B (ancestry.com image 8/24). Next door was Matilda's widowed 75-year-old mother.
By the 1880 census some of the children had married and left home:
- Garrison, Solomon age 62 born NC / wm / married / farmer / father born VA/mother born NC
- Garrison, Elizabeth M (wife) age 55 born NC / wf / married / keeping house / father born VA/mother born NC
- Garrison, Dolphus E (son) age 28 born TN / wm / single / farmer / father/mother born NC
- Garrison, Nancy ?L/E (daughter) age 21 born TN / wf / single / father/mother born NC
- Garrison, Margaret B (daughter) age 18 born TN / wf / single / father/mother born NC
- Garrison, Olly F (daughter) age 15 born TN / wf / single / attended school / father/mother born NC
This family was enumerated #29/32 pg 4D (Ancestry.com image 4/26) 19 District, Knox, County, Tennessee. Their son, James, was living nearby as follows:
- Garrison, James H age 30 born TN / wm / married / farmer / father/mother born NC
- Garrison, Mary M (wife) age 29 born TN / wf / married / keeping house / father/mother born NC
- Garrison, William A (son) age 7 born TN / wm / single / father/mother born TN
- Garrison, Alvin S (son) age 6 born TN / wm / single / father/mother born TN / cannot read/write
- Garrison, Amos R (son) age 1 born TN / wm / single / father/mother born TN / cannot read/write
- Garrison, John K (son) age 1 born TN / wm / single / father/mother born TN
This family was enumerated #65/69 pg 8D(Ancestry.com image 8/26). Where were Matilda's married daughters - Mary Fox and Celia Swan?
Sources:
- Dean Bybee DBybee2864@aol.com
- 1850-1880 Knox Co, TX, federal census
- Marriage records of North Carolina
- Hendrix Family Research http://www.roanetn.com/hendrix.htm
Updated Oct 2006
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