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Allen Dale Garton

Birth	:	18 Sep 1817
Death	:	6 Nov 1892
Burial	:	Cunningham Cemetery, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.7360992, -93.5369034
Inscription	:	Erected To The Memory Of Age 75yr. 1m. 19d.
Description	:	Transcribed from The Biographical and Historical Record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties Iowa Originally published 1886 Allen D. GARTON, section 29, Washington Township, is one of the pioneer farmers, who has for thirty-five years watched with interest the growth and prosperity of Wayne County, and has been one of the chief factors in advancing in value and beauty the agricultural sections of the county. He is a native of Putnam County, Virginia, born September 17, 1817, a son of Thomas and Martha (Gillespie) Garton, and grandson of Thomas Garton, Sr., a native of Virginia, of Scotch-Irish ancestry, and a... Read More	Transcribed from The Biographical and Historical Record of Wayne and Appanoose Counties Iowa Originally published 1886 Allen D. GARTON, section 29, Washington Township, is one of the pioneer farmers, who has for thirty-five years watched with interest the growth and prosperity of Wayne County, and has been one of the chief factors in advancing in value and beauty the agricultural sections of the county. He is a native of Putnam County, Virginia, born September 17, 1817, a son of Thomas and Martha (Gillespie) Garton, and grandson of Thomas Garton, Sr., a native of Virginia, of Scotch-Irish ancestry, and a soldier in the war of the Revolution. His father was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was wounded, carrying British lead in his body thirty years. Allen D. Garton remained in his native county until thirty-four years of age. He was reared a farmer, receiving but limited educational advantages, but being anxious to improve his mind he studied during his leisure time at home, and thus became fitted to teach, a vocation he followed several terms. In the spring of 1851 he left old Virginia and came to the State of Iowa, and first lived in Jefferson County, locating in Wayne County, October 10, 1851. He had but limited means at the time, but came West for the purpose of making for himself and family a home, and accordingly made the best use of what he had as far as he was able to judge, and with a zeal that sets at naught all trivial obstacles he went to work, and soon, in place of a wild prairie covered with grass, we find fields of waving grain, a fine residence surrounded with shade and ornamental trees, an orchard with the choicest varieties of fruit, and all other necessary adjuncts to a thrifty and well-appointed farm. His farm contains 280 acres of valuable land, well situated in one of the most productive sections of the county. He has served his township in several local positions, his innate honesty and strict attention to any duties imposed on him fitting him to perform his work to the entire satisfaction of his constituents. He was county assessor in 1857 and 1858, and for ten years served as a justice of the peace. He has taken an especial interest in all public affairs, whether of material, educational or of religious interest, and the good roads, bridges, school-houses and churches of Washington Township are in great part due to his enterprise and public spiritedness, his voice and money being always freely given to aid in promoting such worthy objects. He has many friends among the noble pioneers of the county, and to their kindness and sympathy he ascribes much of his success in life, and his gratitude to them often finds expression in words which emanate from an overflowing heart. In 1837 he united with the Methodist Episcopal church, and was a faithful member over twenty-five years. In 1878 he transferred his allegiance to the Baptist church, and is now connected with that denomination. Mr. Garton has been twice married: First, October 3, 1843, to Miss Caroline Kimberling, of Putnam County, Virginia, who died May 31, 1860. To them were born eight children -- George W., J. M., Henry B., F. M., Thomas E., N. H., Elizabeth J. and C. A. October 31, 1861, Mr. Garton married Mary Rains, daughter of John and Ellen (Cooper) Rains. They have had seven children -- William A., Mary A., Charles W., Maria F., Lewis M., Emma May and Willis L.

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Allen Dale Garton's memorial is located at: Cunningham Cemetery, Wayne County, USA.
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Latitude: 40.7360992
Longitude: -93.5369034

Family Members:

Spouse

Caroline Kimberling Garton

(1825 - 1860)

Mary Ellen Raines Garton

(1832 - 1902)

Children

George Washington Garton

(1844 - 1925)

James M Garton

(1846 - 1854)

Nathaniel Hamilton Garton

(1857 - 1929)

Cassius Augustus Garton

(1859 - 1945)

(1862 - 1863)

(1864 - 1864)

(1867 - 1873)

(1869 - 1873)

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Coordinate: 40.7360992, -93.5369034

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Coordinate: 40.8264008, -93.5286026

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Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.6371994, -93.5008011

15. Garden Grove Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8305580, -93.5957730

16. McAllister Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.8041992, -93.6433029

17. Saint Marys Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6761017, -93.6556015

18. Green Ridge Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6664009, -93.4261017

19. Mount Tabor Cemetery
Decatur County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7178000, -93.6818000

20. Hazel Dell Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.7392006, -93.3861008

21. Garden Grove Mormon Burial Grounds
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Coordinate: 40.8275070, -93.6285160

22. Clio Cemetery
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Coordinate: 40.6341742, -93.4654947

23. Greenlee Cemetery
Humeston, Wayne County, USA
Coordinate: 40.7779900, -93.3911060

24. White Oak Cemetery
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