Rev. Amos Milton Garriott ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

Notes for Amos Milton Garriott:
1848 LAND PURCHASE: [Government Land Office Doc# 19929, pg 482, dated 10 May 1848, Jeffersonville, IN] Amos Milton Garriott purchased 80 acres [NE4 SW4 Section 29 T3N R6E] in Scott Co, IN from the government.
1849 LAND PURCHASE: [Government Land Office Doc# 21897, pg 456, dated 1 Dec 1849, Jeffersonville, IN] Amos Milton Garriott purchased 40 acres [SE4 SW4 Section 27 T3N R5E] in Wash Co, IN from the government.
1849 LAND PURCHASE: [Government Land Office Doc# 21898, pg 458, dated 1 Dec 1849, Jeffersonville, IN] Amos Milton Garriott purchased 40 acres [NE4 NW4 Section 34 T3N R5E] in Wash Co, IN from the government.
1859 LAND PURCHASE: [Government Land Office Doc# 24337, pg 355, dated 8 Apr 1859, Jeffersonville, IN] Amos Milton Garriott purchased 200 acres [NE4 & NW4 SE Section 33 T3N R5E] in Wash Co, IN from the government.
1850 United States Census, Gibson Twp, Washington County, Indiana page 25 Ancestry.com Dwelling 167 and Family 170


1861 WILL ABSTRACT: [Wash Co, IN Will Record B/411-412, dated 16 Jan 1861, probate 13 Mar 1861] Amos M. Garriott, Wife-- Sarah; Sons-- Samuel H., Simeon Augustus, John Milton [minor]. Two first named "to pay off mortgage held by my father, Simeon Garriott;" Daughters-- Ann Garriott (Penelope Ann Garriott), Rachel Louise Garriott-- all minors; Executor-- Zachariah Munden; Witnesses-- James M. Garriott and John H. Finley.
BIOGRAPHY: Amos Milton, the 6th child of Simeon and Nancy Vaughn Garriott, bought several more acres of land in Elk Creek Valley, Gibson Township, Washington County, from the government. Amos Milton was a soil conservationist and, like his father, Simeon, knew that, "The soil and the forests needed to be protected. He realized that the land, even in this lush country could wear out and that the forest, which had been so many years in growing could be depleted in a short time through overcutting. He treated the land as a precious heritage, passing this appreciation on down to his son, Augustus."

  Noted events in his life were:

• Residence: US Census, 1850, Gibson Township, Washington County, Indiana, USA. Also living with Amos and Mary was Abagail Haines who was born about 1829 in Indiana. She most likely is a relative of Mary, possibly a sister.

• Residence: US Census, 1860, Washington County, Indiana, USA.

Amos married Sarah Jane Moon, daughter of John Moon and Nancy Hendren, on 11 Jan 1855 in Scott County, Indiana, USA. (Sarah Jane Moon was born in 1830 in Indiana, USA, died on 13 Jul 1891 in Washington County, Indiana, USA ³ and was buried in Mount Carmel Cemetery, Little York, Washington County, Indiana, USA ⁴.)

Amos next married Mary Ann Haines, daughter of Daniel Haines and Mary Holman, on 9 Sep 1841 in Washington County, Indiana, USA. (Mary Ann Haines was born on 18 Nov 1821 in Indiana, USA, died on 24 Dec 1854 in Washington County, Indiana, USA and was buried in Mt. Hebron Cemetery, Washington County, Indiana, USA.)