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Garrett Umphenour Thrasher

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Birth	:	25 Nov 1899 Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA
Death	:	15 Jul 1967
Burial	:	Winfield State Home Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.2623100, -96.9659800
Description	:	Born Garrett Umphenour, the surname was changed by his father to Thrasher which was his mother's maiden name. All of his siblings used the surname Thrasher even after their father died in 1922. Garrett was a patient at the Winfield State Hospital for the Feeble Minded at least from the age of 12. He was here in the 1910 census and still here in 1940. The Chanute Daily Tribune Chanute, Kansas Thursday, January 25, 1923 - Page 6 Letters of guardianship issued to J E Ward, estate of Garrett (Umphenour) Thrasher, insane. Eugenics in Kansas (Sterlizations mentally deficient) https://www.uvm.edu/~lkaelber/eugenics/KS/KS.html In terms of the total number of sterilizations, Kansas... Read More	Born Garrett Umphenour, the surname was changed by his father to Thrasher which was his mother's maiden name. All of his siblings used the surname Thrasher even after their father died in 1922. Garrett was a patient at the Winfield State Hospital for the Feeble Minded at least from the age of 12. He was here in the 1910 census and still here in 1940. The Chanute Daily Tribune Chanute, Kansas Thursday, January 25, 1923 - Page 6 Letters of guardianship issued to J E Ward, estate of Garrett (Umphenour) Thrasher, insane. Eugenics in Kansas (Sterlizations mentally deficient) https://www.uvm.edu/~lkaelber/eugenics/KS/KS.html In terms of the total number of sterilizations, Kansas ranks 6th in the United States. Read more and search for Eugenics and you will be amazed how it was used in the Nazi concentration camps and how widespread it was done in the United States. Florence Sherbon, a physician who specialized in the reduction of infant mortality, was a major proponent of the “Fitter Families” contest at the Kansas State Fair. Sherbon used these fairs to popularize eugenic theory, hoping to engrain the idea that those with more desirable traits were morally and physically superior to those who, for example, were not as intelligent or good-looking. Sherbon favored long, involved examinations in the evaluations of the family members, whereas some of his colleagues encouraged shorter, more intensive testing. Eventually Sherbon developed a widely accepted system for the examinations: a short exam for the fairs, a longer one for the Fitter Families Examination Center, and an even more involved exam for those families wishing to submit their information for Eugenic record-keeping (Lovett, pp. 9-17).

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Where is Garrett Umphenour Thrasher's memorial?
Garrett Umphenour Thrasher's memorial is located at: Winfield State Home Cemetery, Winfield, Cowley County, USA.
When did Garrett Umphenour Thrasher death?
Garrett Umphenour Thrasher death on 15 Jul 1967 in
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Latitude: 37.2623100
Longitude: -96.9659800

Family Members:

Parent

Jacob Henry Thrasher Umphenour

(1864 - 1922)

Siblings

Grace Thrasher Johnson

(1892 - 1985)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Winfield State Home Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2623100, -96.9659800

2. Kansas Veterans Cemetery at Winfield
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2604600, -96.9783500

3. Union-Graham Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2542000, -96.9843979

4. Saint Mary's Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2388992, -96.9725037

5. Cowley County Poor Farm Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2228012, -96.9689026

6. Highland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2235985, -97.0014038

7. Griffith Cemetery
Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2154500, -96.8973000

8. Melville - Brown Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.1893700, -96.9509800

9. Mount Vernon Cemetery South
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Coordinate: 37.2811012, -97.0774994

10. Union Chapel Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2285995, -97.0744019

11. Floral Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.3498500, -96.9246800

12. New Salem Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3175011, -96.8705978

13. Tisdale Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.2655983, -96.8422012

14. Akron Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.3605995, -97.0243988

15. Elliott Gravesite
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2301500, -97.1002000

16. Rose Valley Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1713982, -96.8788986

17. Mount Zion Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.2458000, -97.1136017

18. Pleasant Valley Cemetery
Winfield, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1439018, -97.0357971

19. Wilmot Cemetery
Wilmot, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3780400, -96.8796900

20. South Bend Cemetery
Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1281013, -96.9408035

21. Silver Creek Cemetery
Burden, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.3013992, -96.7968979

22. Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Arkansas City, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1352997, -97.0421982

23. Prairie Ridge Cemetery
Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1949997, -96.8071976

24. Tannehill Cemetery
Arkansas City, Cowley County, USA
Coordinate: 37.1622009, -97.0955963