Garrison Gibson Medlock
1820 - 1896 (76 years)
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Name Garrison Gibson Medlock Born 19 Apr 1820 Laurens Co., SC 
Gender Male Census District 42, Henry, GA Census District 538, Clayton, GA Died 13 Nov 1896 Jonesboro, Clayton Co., GA Buried Old Babb Family Cementery, Henry Cty, GA Person ID I601 MyTree Last Modified 10 Feb 2012
Father John R. (Reeder ?) Medlock, b. 15 Dec 1796, Greenville Dist., SC , d. 13 Nov 1860, Bradley Co., AK (Age 63 years) Mother Lucinda Mayfield, b. Gwinnett Co. Ga , d. Between 1860 and 1862, Goodspeed or Cleveland, AR Married Bef 1820 Prob. GA Family ID F3539 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rebecca Evelyn Poole, b. 26 Jul 1824, Laurens County, SC , d. 2 Aug 1897, Lovejoy, Clayton Co., GA (Age 73 years) Married 1840 Laurens Co., S. C. Children + 1. Mary Ann Medlock, b. 25 Dec 1843, Laurens Co., S. C. , d. 16 Nov 1927, Clayton Co., GA (Age 83 years)+ 2. Sara Catherine Medlock, b. 24 Mar 1845, Laurens Co., S. C. , d. 2 Mar 1901, Albertville, Marshall Co., AL (Age 55 years)3. Temperance C. Medlock, b. 23 Oct 1846, Laurens Co., S.C. , d. 9 Apr 1924, Clayton Co., GA (Age 77 years)4. William S. Medlock, b. 5 Sep 1848, Laurens Co., SC , d. 2 Jul 1849, Henry Co., GA (Age 0 years)5. Martha E. Medlock, b. 14 Aug 1850, Henry Co., GA , d. 28 Dec 1870, Clayton Co., GA (Age 20 years)+ 6. James Garrison Medlock, b. 22 Dec 1851, Henry Co., GA , d. 28 Jan 1927, Albertville, Marshall Co., AL (Age 75 years)+ 7. John Reeder Medlock, b. 5 Aug 1853, Clayton Co., GA , d. 9 Dec 1926, Albertville, Marshall Co., AL (Age 73 years)8. Amanda K. Medlock, b. 16 Mar 1855, Clayton Co., GA , d. 12 Aug 1856, Clayton Co., GA (Age 1 years)9. Nancy J. Medlock, b. 4 Oct 1856, Clayton Co., GA , d. 25 Dec 1870, Clayton Co., GA (Age 14 years)10. Josephine D. Medlock, b. Sep 1860, Clayton Co., GA , d. 1914, Clayton Co., GA (Age ~ 53 years)11. Emily Frances Medlock, b. 15 Sep 1860, Clayton Co., GA , d. 6 May 1940, Albertville, Marshall Co., AL (Age 79 years)+ 12. George Benjamine Davis Medlock, b. 3 Jan 1863, Lovejoy, Clayton Co., GA , d. 14 Aug 1947, Jonesboro, Clayton Co., GA (Age 84 years)13. Cornelia A. Medlock, b. 17 Jan 1865, Clayton Co., GA , d. 23 Dec 1870, Clayton Co., GA (Age 5 years)14. Henry Thomas Medlock, b. 17 Dec 1866, Clayton Co., GA , d. 15 Apr 1959, Fulton Co., GA (Age 92 years)Last Modified 17 Jul 2017 Family ID F4836 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Garrison G Medlock's headstone
Headstone of Garrison Gibson Medlock located at Babbs Cemetery
Hampton, Henry County, Georgia, USA
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Notes - Garrison Gibson Medlock (Unknown, John1) was born April 19, 1820 in Laurens Co, SC1,2, and died November 13, 1896 in Clayton County, GA. He married Rebecca Evelyn Poole 1840 in Laurens County, SC, daughter of William Poole and Mary Shaw.
(Note: Garrison Gibson was most probably an illegitimate child of one of John Reeder Medlock's sisters. John R. and Lucinda took him into their family and raised him. MCM 2002)
Notes for Garrison Gibson Medlock:
Our Medlock name is believed from family legend to have begun with a family or clan living near the River Medlock, Lancashire, England. Our roots begin with Garrison Gibson Medlock. He told his children before he died that his parents were not married and that he was raised by his grandparents The John Medlocks.
Garrison and Rebecca Medlock left their home, with 4 of their 14 children, near Anderson SC about 1848 and settled in Clayton County, GA ( Henry County ?) between Jonesboro and McDonough. He and three sons-in-law served in the Confederate War. His unit followed the Union Army after it had passed through Henry County to the coast. he later served as a guard at the Andersonville Military Prison. He was a deacon in the Baptist church near Lovejoy, Ga and is said to have been very loyal. Garrison is said to have three loves in his life his family, his church, and his farming.
Garrison Gibson Medlock purchased land in Albertville, Al after the Civil War but he never lived there. He would travel to Albertville once a year to collect rent. His children Molly and John Reeder also bought land in that area. John R and his brother James Garrison later moved to Albertville.
Garrison G. Medlock was a farmer. He planted cotton, corn, peas, wheat, and oats. He planted all of the food for his live stock and all the vegetables for his family. He raised hogs, cows, sheep, etc. He would shear the sheep, and his wife would wash, dye and spin the wool into thread making the family clothes and bed linen.
Medlock, Garrison G. - Military Record:
G.G. Medlock
Civil War
Company: I
Unit: 2 Georgia Reserves.
Rank - Induction: Private
Rank - Discharge: Private
Allegiance: Confederate
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: G Medlock
Age: 30
Estimated birth year: abt 1820
Birth Place: South Carolina
Gender: Male
Home in 1850 (City,County,State): District 42, Henry, Georgia
Family Number: 1298
Household Members:
Name Age
G Medlock 30
R Medlock 26
M A Medlock 6
S C Medlock 5
T C Medlock 4
M E Medlock 0
1870 United States Federal Census
about Grrison Medlock
Name: Grrison Medlock
Birth Year: abt 1818
Age in 1870: 52
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1870: Clayton, Georgia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Value of real estate: View image
Post Office: Jonesboro
Household Members:
Name Age
Grrison Medlock 52
Rebecca Medlock 45
Sarah C. Medlock 24
Martha E. Medlock 19
James G. 18
John 16
Nancy 15
Joseph 11 (Josephine)
Emily 9
George 7
Neal 5
Henry Thomas 3
(first three born in SC, last 9 born in GA)
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Garison Medlock
Home in 1880: District 538, Clayton, Georgia
Age: 61
Estimated birth year: abt 1819
Birthplace: South Carolina
Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head)
Spouse's name: Becky Medlock
Father's birthplace: South Carolina
Mother's birthplace: South Carolina
Neighbors: View others on page
Occupation: Farmer
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members:
Name Age
Garison Medlock 61
Becky Medlock 58
Josiphine Medlock 20
Emly F. Medlock 18
George B. Medlock 17
Henry T. Medlock 13
James Brooks 19
Buried in the Babb Family Cemetery
Name on headstone G. G. Medlock
Birth 1820 - Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Death 1896 - Clayton, Georgia, USA
- Garrison Gibson Medlock (Unknown, John1) was born April 19, 1820 in Laurens Co, SC1,2, and died November 13, 1896 in Clayton County, GA. He married Rebecca Evelyn Poole 1840 in Laurens County, SC, daughter of William Poole and Mary Shaw.