Jonathan May Garland

M, #8, b. 7 September 1835, d. 22 February 1907
Jonathan May Garland|b. 7 Sep 1835\nd. 22 Feb 1907|p8.htm|Jonathan Garland|b. 15 Mar 1796\nd. 31 Oct 1873|p16.htm|Olive Johnson|b. 1797\nd. 20 Apr 1850|p17.htm|Deacon Samuel Garland|b. 28 Dec 1771\nd. 5 Mar 1855|p32.htm|Mary "Molly" Batchelder|b. 7 Jul 1775\nd. 18 Nov 1833|p33.htm|Thomas A. Johnson|b. c 1765\nd. 4 Feb 1825|p34.htm|Hannah Barker|b. c 1765|p35.htm|
  
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Pedigree for John Jewett Garland
Father* Jonathan Garland b. 15 Mar 1796, d. 31 Oct 1873
Mother* Olive Johnson b. 1797, d. 20 Apr 1850
Birth*7 September 1835 Jonathan May Garland was born 7 September 1835 at Winslow, Kennebec Co., Maine, "Jona[than] May, ch. Jona[than] and Olive, Sept. 7, 1835" - There was a Rev William May who was quite popular in Winslow ME from 1828-1832, a few years before Jonathan's birth. Could his surname be the source of Jonathan's middle name? and his son's being called William May?1,2 
He was the son of Jonathan Garland and Olive Johnson. 
(InHomeOf) Census18501850Jonathan May Garland appeared on the 1850 census in the household of Jonathan Garland, pg 233b #23-23, Winslow, Kennebec Co., Maine. His info on the census included - Garland, Jonathan M 14 b.ME. 
License*20 June 1860 On 20 June 1860 at Westport, Lincoln Co., Maine, Jonathan May Garland was granted a license by the Governor of Maine to solemnize marriages (we have copy of the license). 
Occupation*between 1861 and 1862He was an itinerant Methodist minister in Maine. In Allen and Pillsbury's Methodism In Maine, there is a listing of many pastors who served in Main in the 1800s. On page 241 of the section dealing with East Maine, it is reported that in 1861, he served in South Thomaston and then discontinued in 1862. "This would indicate to me (Rev Patricia J Thompson, Necrologist for Maine Annual Conference) that he served the Methodist Church in a formal capacity, anyway, for only that year. He may have preached on a supply basis after that but we have no records on supply pastors." between 1861 and 1862 at South Thomaston, Knox Co., Maine. 
Marriage*1 May 1862He married Rebecca Heagan Jewett, daughter of Moses Jewett and Mary Nye Hagan, on 1 May 1862 at Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine, Have copy of "Copy of an old record of a marriage" certifying that it is a true copy of the marriage recorded in Wiscassett Town Records. Rev Jonathan M Garland of Thomaston & Rebecca H Jewett of Westport married by Pastor Wm. J. Robinson. 
Census18701870Jonathan May Garland appeared on the 1870 census as the head of household, pg 693 #42-44, Westport, Lincoln Co., Maine along with Rebecca Heagan Jewett, George Erastus Garland, William May Garland and Olive Rosamund "Rose" Garland. His info on the census included: Garland, Jonathan 34 b.ME, clergyman with $1800 land. 
OccupationJonathan May Garland Orange grower and stage coach driver in Florida. 
Census18801880He appeared on the 1880 census as the head of household, ED 107 sht 20d #160-204, Waterville, Kennebec Co., Maine along with Rebecca Heagan Jewett, George Erastus Garland, William May Garland and Olive Rosamund "Rose" Garland. His info on the census included: Garland, John M 44 b.ME, farmer. 
Census19001900Jonathan May Garland appeared on the 1900 census as the head of household, ED 159 sht 6b #170-172, Daytona precinct 8, Volusia Co., Florida along with Rebecca Heagan Jewett and Olive Rosamund "Rose" Garland. His info on the census included: Garland, J M 64 b.ME Sep 1835, married 38 years, owns boarding house. 
Death*22 February 1907Jonathan May Garland died on 22 February 1907 at Daytona Beach, Volusia Co., Florida, at age 71 Have copy of death certificate #669. He was 72y 5m, born 7 Sep 1885, to Jonathan Garland and Olive Johnson both born ME. 
Burial*He was buried at Pinewood Cemetery, Daytona, Volusia Co., Florida.

Family

 Rebecca Heagan Jewett b. 18 Apr 1831, d. 10 Mar 1909
Marriage*1 May 1862He married Rebecca Heagan Jewett, daughter of Moses Jewett and Mary Nye Hagan, on 1 May 1862 at Wiscasset, Lincoln Co., Maine, Have copy of "Copy of an old record of a marriage" certifying that it is a true copy of the marriage recorded in Wiscassett Town Records. Rev Jonathan M Garland of Thomaston & Rebecca H Jewett of Westport married by Pastor Wm. J. Robinson. 
Children 1.George Erastus Garland b. 30 Jul 1863, d. 12 Oct 1884
 2.William May Garland+3 b. 31 Mar 1866, d. 26 Sep 1948
 3.Olive Rosamund "Rose" Garland b. 26 Jun 1870, d. 27 Jan 1945
Last Edited 26 Jul 2011

Citations

  1. [S555] Vital records of Winslow, Maine, to the year 1892, Maine Historical Society , 1937 SLC 974.16/W2 V2w.
  2. [S557] Garland Genealogy - The Descendants (the Northern Branch) of Peter Garland, Mariner, James Gray Garland , Watson's Illuminator Print: Biddeford, Maine, 1897 SLC 1017049 Item 2 microreproduction but we have an original copy.
  3. [S568] History of Los Angeles City and County California, William A Spalding , J R Finnell & Sons: Los Angeles, 1931 Vol 2, pgs 61-62.
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