John Jabez Garnett

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Find A Grave Memorial 142713051

Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 12 May 2018), memorial page for Jabus J Garnett (8 Aug 184416 Aug 1935), Find A Grave Memorial no. 142713051, citing Parksville Baptist Church Cemetery, Parksville, McCormick County, South Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Cliff B (contributor 48479264).

Death Notice in the Edgifield Newspaper (Advocate) August 1935 Last McCormick Veteran Dies McCormick, August 16 - Funeral services for John Jabez Garnett, 91, who died at noon today at his home in Parksville, will be held from the Parksville Baptist Church Saturday aternoon at 4 O'Clock with his Pastor, the Rev O. L. Orr, in charge. Interment will be in Parksville cemetery. Mr. Garnett was born August 18, 1844, in Columbia County, Georgia. At the outbreak of the Confederate War he volunteered for service. He was a member of the Butler Brigade, Hapmton Legion, Company C, South Carolina Volunteers. His death marks the passing of the last Confederate Veteran in McCormick County. After the war, Mr. Garnett settled at Parksville where he married Miss Margaret Jane Cartledge. She died April 1, 1892. Survivors are two sons, J. M. Garnett of Parksville, and C. T. Garnett of Columbia; one daughter, Mrs. J. F. Stone, Parksville; one sister, Mrs. S. E. Robertson, Augusta Ga..

South Carolina Archives shows his service in the Civil War as follows: Co. C, 20th Batt., 8th Ga. Cavalry; New Co. E,8 Ga. Cav.20 Batt

His death Certificate states he was born Aug-8-1854,tombstone says 08-Aug-1844 that he fell and injured ...... also an enlarged Prostate with some .......

His family pronounced his name Jabus but all official records show Jabez.

The below story was found out to be not correct. He did surrender at Appomattox Court House Virginia with General Lee as he stated on his 1919 Pension Application.

During the Civil War he was a member of the Butler Brigade, Hampton Legion, Company C, South Carolina Volunteers. Jabus' unit was at Appomattox, The Commander Butler refused to let his men surrender, he turned them around and marched them home. The entire unit was considered to be still in rebellion until in this century when congress enacted special legislation which would pardon them, allow them to receive veterans' benefits, and allow them to vote again. To do so they were required to take a loyalty oath to the United States. Jabus refused to do so, and was never eligible for veterans' benefits, never allowed to vote, and died "In Rebellion." Another story tells that this Brigade left Va. to return to South Carolina to see that President Jefferson Davis traveled safely across the state over to the Georgia line, on his way south to Mexico . After doing their duty the men disbanded and returned to their homes.