Solomon Garringer [1402]

  General Notes:

Rick Hambrock “Descendants of Alexander Garringer” [Nov 2000];
“Descendants of Adam Boots (1733-1803)” (1966; 1977) [LDS flim
#1036425] p. 404: husband’s estate settlement, widow,
‘Elizabeth, and minor [children] heirs, Wm. Henry, Absolom &
Solomon’ — interesting that other sources place other siblings
as also young, born intermixed with these; “Saint Clair Co., MO
History [1995] p. 26: ‘married Permelia Dollard’; Barbara
Carpenter’s comments & corrections on Alexander Garringer Report
by L. Ellingham [2001]: vital statistics (used here);
“Descendants of Alexander Garringer” by Carol J. Anderson
[2000]: same data as B. Carpenter’s, with death venue in Putnam
Co., MO, as well as burial & ‘served in the Civil War’; ‘from
Jacki McDermott’s research [2004]: ‘Solomon born 10 April 1835
Randolph County, Indiana married 29 Dec 1857 Permelia Dollard,
Book 1, page 69 Putman County, MO marriages, by T.W. Hand,
Minister of the Gospel, and also married Margaret Emiline Minks
Crocket on 28 March 1914. Solomon died 20-21 Jan 1919, Livonia
Missouri, buried St. John's Cemetery, Putnam County, Missouri.
Solomon was in the Civil War and a prisoner of war. Sol lived
lots of places including Putnam County, MO, Iowa County Iowa
1865-1871 (up here near Alexander's family and Sarah Good's
family), Livonia Missouri 1871-1876; Broken Bow, NE (where many
of David's family settled) 1876-1902; Chelan Washington
1902-1907; and back to Livonia, MO (the home area) from
1907-1919. He had one daughter with Permelia. Her name was
Victoria (1859-Feb 1933) and she died in the Lemon's Infirmary
(like a county poor farm for the sick and disabled) at Lemons
Missouri and is buried there. Joseph Dollard age 28, Francis
Dollard, age 30, sister, and Victoria Garringer, 20, sister and
Permelia Neighbors age 49, mother, were all listed in the 1880
census of Liberty Township, Putnam County Missouri in House
#135. Solomon was a traveling man by then and Permelia had a
different last name.’ & ‘Circuit Court Books, Putnam County,
Missouri, file #874: Solomon Garriner vs. Permelia Garringer
filed July 29, 1861 petition for divorce. Solomon states that on
29 Dec 1857 in Putnam County, he was married to the defendant.
She lived as his wife until the 1st day of April 1859. He
performed his duties as a husband and was kind and affectionate.
She refused to cook suitable food for him and his hired hands
and frequently left home without cause and refused to fix
clothing “as a wife should do.” He also stated that she had a
husband living at the time of their marriage and he didn’t know
about his until after they were married. Her husband, Edward
Dollard, place of residence and where married unknown. He stated
that Permelia had been gone 2 years. Born of that marriage was
one child, a female, “now aged about 18 months.” Solomon sued
for custody of the child. Permelia sued back. On 17 Feb 1866,
the sheriff seized a cow of Solomon’s and sold it for $18.05 to
pay for the cost of Permelia’s counter-suit. Permelia filed a
non-suit and cause dismissed and Permelia recovered costs for
suit. (research done by Joyce Casady, 1984)’

Solomon married Permelia Dollard [3985] [MRIN: 639] on 29 Dec 1857 in Putnam Co., MO. (Permelia Dollard [3985] died on 12 Feb 1892 in ?MO.)

Solomon next married Margaret Emeline Crockett [9826] [MRIN: 3807] on 29 Mar 1914 in Putnam Co., MO. (Margaret Emeline Crockett [9826] was born on 12 Oct 1840, died on 25 Jan 1925 in Putnam Co., MO and was buried in Jan 1925 in Mitchell Cemetery, Putnam Co., Missouri.)