Robert Bowers Garrett1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 10369, (1888 - 1945)
FatherSamuel C. Garrett4,5,3 (27 Jul 1865 - 7 Feb 1937)
MotherLetitia W. Bowers4,6,3 (30 Jul 1866 - 7 Dec 1949)

Key Events:

Birth: 16 Sep 1888, Kansas City, Missouri7,8,9
Marriage: 29 Mar 1911, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, Dorothy A. Oldham (Jul 1886 - 16 Oct 1962)10,11,12
Death: 29 Jul 1945, 43 West 58 St. Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri3,13
Burial: 31 Jul 1945, Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth Co., Kansas14,15
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

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Narrative:

     Robert Bowers Garrett was born on 16 Sep 1888 in Kansas City, Missouri.7,8,9
     He appeared on the 1895 State Census of Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, in the household of his parents, Samuel C. Garrett and Letitia W. Bowers.16 He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, in the household of his parents.5 He appeared on the 1905 State Census of Leavenworth, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, in the household of his parents.17
     He moved to Missouri with his parents by 1909.18,19 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, in the household of his parents.20
     He was a clerk at the Garrett Cement Company, operated by his father and a partner, by 1909. By 1910 he was a manager there. By 1911, when his father was president of Missouri Cement & Supply Co., he was secretary there. The following year his father was president of General Supply Co. and Robert was a salesman there.18,21,22
     Robert married Dorothy A. Oldham, daughter of Charles A. Oldham and Caroline L. Ashbrook, on 29 Mar 1911 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, with Rev. Frank S. Arnold, Presbyterian minister, officiating.10,11,12
     Robert was a salesman at Roll Lime & Cement Co. by 1913, and at Oriental Cement-Plaster Co. the following year. He continued in sales for several years, but most of the firms have not been identified.23 He registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1917, while living at 3810 Highland Ave., Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, reporting he was employed as a salesman with National Biscuit Co. at Milwaukee and Central Sts.2
     Robert and Dorothy appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, at 3938 Tracy Ave., enumerated 2 Jan 1920, reporting they rented their home. Their son Robert was listed as living with them, as was her mother.24
     He was the manager of St. Regis Garage by 1920, remaining there for several years. About 1925 he worked for a time as foreman for Baker Auto Service Co. then returned to St. Regis.25,26,27
     Robert and Dorothy appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, at 1214 East 34th St., enumerated 11 Apr 1930, reporting they rented their home, for $37.50 per month, and did not own a radio. Their son Robert was listed as living with them.28
     For a time around 1930 Robert worked for a sales agency, though his role there is unclear. By 1931 he returned to Baker Auto Service Co. By 1935 he was a mechanic at Missouri Contracting Co.29,30
     Robert and Dorothy appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, at 43 West 58 St. Terrace, enumerated 13 Apr 1940, reporting they were renting their home, for $45 per month, and had lived in the same city in 1935. Also listed as living with them were his mother and six men between the ages of 20 and 26, engaged in various occupations, listed as lodgers.31
     He was the owner of a gasoline station at 228 SW Blvd. by 1939, in partnership with Carl F. Butterly. In 1940 he reported working 50 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $1,800.32,33 Robert registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living at 43 West 58 St. Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, reporting he was employed by the Sinclair filling station at 228 Southwest Blvd.34
     Robert died on 29 Jul 1945 in 43 West 58 St. Terrace, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri, at age 56.3,13 He was buried on 31 Jul 1945 in Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, in the Garrett family lot.14,15

Children:
     Child with Dorothy A. Oldham:

  • Robert Oldham Garrett24,28,35 (15 Jan 1912 - 17 Feb 1997)

Citations

  1. [S2936] Sam C. Garrett household, 1895 Kansas State Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, Leavenworth ward 3, shows name as Robert B. Garrett.
  2. [S10243] Robert Bowers Garrett, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  3. [S10196] Robert Bowers Garrett, Standard Certificate of Death.
  4. [S2936] Sam C. Garrett household, 1895 Kansas State Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, Leavenworth ward 3, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S2295] Samuel C. Garrett household, 1900 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas.
  6. [S2295] Samuel C. Garrett household, 1900 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, shows the boy as the son of her husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  7. [S2936] Sam C. Garrett household, 1895 Kansas State Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, Leavenworth ward 3, shows age 6 and state.
  8. [S2295] Samuel C. Garrett household, 1900 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, shows month, year, as 1887, age 12, and state.
  9. [S10243] Robert Bowers Garrett, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, city, and state.
  10. [S10256] Marriage Licenses, Jackson Co., Missouri, no. 50147, Robert B. Garrett and Dorothy A. Oldham, shows date and officiant.
  11. [S10240] Robert B. Garrett household, 1920 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri, shows married.
  12. [S10242] Robert B. Garrett household, 1930 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri, shows married, with his age at first marriage as 23, and hers as 23.
  13. [S2925] Interview, Mt. Muncie Cemetery office, 10 Sep 2010, shows date, as 28th.
  14. [S10196] Robert Bowers Garrett, Standard Certificate of Death, shows date, cemetery, city, and state.
  15. [S2925] Interview, Mt. Muncie Cemetery office, 10 Sep 2010, gave lot.
  16. [S2936] Sam C. Garrett household, 1895 Kansas State Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, Leavenworth ward 3.
  17. [S10176] Samuel C. Garrett household, 1905 Kansas, Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas,, Leavenworth, shows J. W. Crancer and wife as second following household, who also appears at 414 Broadway, near his parents, in 1900 census.
  18. [S10201] Goulds' Kansas City Directory, 1909 pg 528.
  19. [S10200] , Samuel, C Garrett obituary, The Kansas City Star, shows he came to Kansas City 27 years ago.
  20. [S10193] Samuel C. Garrett household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri.
  21. [S7062] Kansas City Kansas City Directory, 1910 pg 583; 1911 pg 605; and 1912 pg 642.
  22. [S10193] Samuel C. Garrett household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri, shows occupation as manager and industry as Garrett Cement.
  23. [S7062] Kansas City Kansas City Directory, 1913 pg 681; 1914 pg 811; 1916 pg 740, shows occupation as solicitor; 1917 pg 1123, shows occupation as salesman; and 1918 pg 1061 and 1919 pg 1101 show occupation as sales.
  24. [S10240] Robert B. Garrett household, 1920 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri.
  25. [S10240] Robert B. Garrett household, 1920 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri, shows occupation as manager and industry as garage.
  26. [S7062] Kansas City Kansas City Directory, 1920 pg 1117; 1922 pg 1200; and 1923 pg 1149.
  27. [S10239] Polk's Kansas City Missouri Directory, 1924 pg 1147; 1925 pg 750; and 1926 pg 776.
  28. [S10242] Robert B. Garrett household, 1930 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri.
  29. [S10242] Robert B. Garrett household, 1930 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri, shows occupation as manufacturer and industry as sales agency.
  30. [S10239] Polk's Kansas City Missouri Directory, 1930 pg 621, shows occupation as sls agcy; 1931 pg 586; and 1935 pg 548.
  31. [S5346] Robert Garrett household, 1940 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri.
  32. [S10239] Polk's Kansas City Missouri Directory, 1939 pg 334-5; and 1941 pg 353.
  33. [S5346] Robert Garrett household, 1940 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Missouri, shows occupation as retail gasoline saleman, industry as retail gasoline station, and working on his own account.
  34. [S10244] Robert Bowers Garrett, World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Missouri.
  35. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Robert Oldham Garrett, Soc. Sec. No. 495-01-2027.