Lucy B. Garrison

b. circa 1833, d. 26 January 1912
  • Lucy B. Garrison was born circa 1833 in Alabama.
  • Moses W. Garrison and Louisa B. (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Lucy B. Garrison, Mary T. Garrison. Also in the household were gardener Edward Newman, born in Ireland, and Michael Peacock and his large family.
  • Moses W. Garrison and Louisa B. (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery, Alabama. Other members of the household included Lucy B. Garrison, Ebenezer M. Kirk, Mary T. Garrison and Robert Walter Kirk. Also in the household were John W. and Rebecca Holt Durr and daughter Kate.
  • She married Andrew Geddes say 1862.
  • Moses W. Garrison and Louisa B. (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Montgomery County, Alabama, and Moses and Louisa were also enumerated in another (Black) household in the same ward but names struck through.. Other members of the household included Lucy B. Garrison, Robert Walter Kirk and Eben B. Kirk.
  • Lucy B. Garrison appeared in the '1893 & 1895 Montgomery, Alabama, City Directory at 954 Adams Street widow of Andrew..
  • Lucy B. Garrison appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Montgomery, Alabama, at 954 Adams Street. Other members of the household included Eben B. Kirk.
  • The following appeared on 7 November 1905 in The Montgomery Advertiser: Judge A. D. Sayre, presiding over the City Court of Montgomery, yesterday morning took up the equity docket of the October term of court and disposed of a number of cases. Most of these cases were petitions for divorce by negroes, while several old casesw were dropped from the docket. Cases which were disposed of were as follows: . . . Lucy B. Geddes vs. E. B. Kirk et al. testimony published and cause submitted for decree on pleading and proof. . . .
  • Lucy B. Garrison appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Montgomery, Alabama, at 954 Adams Street. Other members of the household included Eben B. Kirk.
  • Lucy B. Garrison died on 26 January 1912 in Montgomery, Alabama, at 954 Adams Street.
  • The following appeared on 27 January 1912 in The Montgomery Advertiser: Mrs. Lucy B. Geddes, age 69 years, one of the best known women in Montgomery, died at her residence, 954 Adams Street, Friday night at 8 o'clock after a brief illness. She was the daughter of the late Mose Garrison, who died twenty-three years ago after a long residence in Montgomery, where he was well known to the older inhabitants of the present day. The funeral will take place Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock from Leak's Undertaking parlors. Interment at Oakwood.
  • She was interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama.
  • Last Edited: 26 Apr 2015

Family: Andrew Geddes