1905 - 1978

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• Suffix	Senior
  Birth	17 Sep 1905	City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina   [4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	30 Jan 1920	Salesman: grocery store   [7]
  Occupation	02 Apr 1930	Manager: drug store   [8]
  Military	12 Aug 1943	Private: U.S. Army   [9]
  Died	08 Feb 1978	City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina   [10]
  Buried	10 Feb 1978	Garland Mausoleum, Oakwood Cemetery, City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina   [11]
  Person ID	I09028	Garland and Related Lines
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2009
  Father	GARLAND Robert Henry,   b. 05 Oct 1879, Lunenburg County, Virginia ,   d. 14 Feb 1967, Maryfield Nursing Home, City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina
  Mother	GORDY Nellie Louise,   b. 21 Aug 1883, City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina ,   d. 24 Apr 1973, Wesleyan Arms, City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina
  Married	17 Dec 1902	City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F04312	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Living
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F03404	Group Sheet
  Family 2	PICKENS Virginia Britt,   b. 23 Jul 1907, City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina ,   d. 22 May 1964, City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina
  Married	07 Jun 1930	City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina   [12]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F03403	Group Sheet

• Notes

  September 17, 1905: Robert Gordy Garland born in the City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina to Robert Henry Garland and Nellie Louise Gordy. (North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004) 1910: Cannot find on the U.S. Census. (09/14/2008) January 30, 1920: Robert H. Garland shown as a 49 (1871-Virginia) year old partner in a grocery store living at 613 Willowbrook Street, Ward # 3, City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. He was renting a home. With him was his wife Louis N. Garland, age 35 (1885-North Carolina) a sales lady at the grocery store; son Grover C. Garland, age 16 (1904-North Carolina) a salesman in a department store; son Robert G. Garland, age 14 (1906-North Carolina) a salesman in a grocery store; daughter Helen L. Garland, age 11 (1909-North Carolina); and daughter Lucile S. Garland, age 5 (1915-North Carolina). (U.S. Census-Ward # 3-City of High Point-Guilford County-North Carolina-1920: T625 1302, sd 5, ed 162, p 127A, s 15A, line 36, f 276) April 2, 1930: Robert H. Garland shown as a 48 (1882-Virginia) year old wholesale merchant living at 220 Woodrow Avenue, Ward # 2, City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. He owned a home worth $8,000. He owned a radio. Everyone in his home could read and write. They did not live on a farm. There were no military veterans in the home. Also in the home was his wife Nellie G. Garland, age 46 (1884-North Carolina); son Robert Garland, age 24 (1906-North Carolina) who was the manager of a drug store; daughter Lucille Garland, age 15 (1915-North Carolina); son-in-law Clyde H. Allred, age 23 (1907-North Carolina) who was a grocery salesman; and his daughter Helen Allred, age 21 (1909-North Carolina). (U.S. Census-Ward # 2-City of High Point-Guilford County-North Carolina-1930: T626 1695, ed 52, sd 2, p 104A, s 2A, line 10, f 22) June 7, 1930: Robert Gordy Garland married Virginia Britt Pickens in the City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. (Personal papers-Mary K. Garland {mkgarland@northstate.net}) August 12, 1943: Robert Gordy Garland enlisted in the U.S. Army. Name: Robert G Garland Birth Year: 1905 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: North Carolina State: North Carolina County or City: Guilford Enlistment Date: 12 Aug 1943 Enlistment State: North Carolina Enlistment City: Fort Bragg Branch: No branch assignment Branch Code: No branch assignment Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 4 years of high school Civil Occupation: Physical Therapy Technician or Chain Store Manager Marital Status: Married (U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946) 1943: Article’s from “Mercury News” 1943 on Robert G Garland Robert G. (Pee Wee) Garland was elected president of the Mercury Athletic club as the full slate of officers for the coming year was unanimously chosen at a special meeting last night at Elwood hotel for the annual election. Garland, now in service with the U.S. army, wads elected president with leave of absence, the office of president to be filled by the vice-president until Garland’s return. “Pee Wee” Garland is Back In Town One of the mysteries of the workings of the armed forces is the placing of men in branches of service for which they are least fitted. Until recently Robert “Pee Wee” Garland, President of the Mercury Club, was in a branch of the service to which he was not fitted. First it was the infantry, then the M.P.’s, but finally the medical corps. In the drug business in High Point before he entered the service, Garland who is here on leave, was present at last night’s meeting of the Mercury Club and answered a few questions the boys put to him about the army. Serving in the absence of Garland is Jim Steele, who presides at the meeting, but who stated last night he’ll be glad to turn the gravel over to “Pee Wee” the minute he returns from serving Uncle Sam. Note from Robert Garland: “I hope this war soon will be over and all of us can come back home,” said Robert Garland, president of the Mercury Athletic Club, who’s home on furlough from Fort Custer, Mich. May 22, 1964: Virginia Britt Pickens Garland died at 806 Ferndale Drive, City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. She was 56 years of age having been born on July 23, 1907 in High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. She was living at 806 Ferndale Drive, City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. She was a white female who was married to Robert G. Garland and was a housewife at home. Her father was Rupert T. Pickens, Senior and her mother was Blanche Armfield. Her social security number was 245-70-8576. Her informant was her husband Robert G. Garland of the same address. She died of a coronary occlusion within 30 minutes of the onset of symptoms. (North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975: Registration District # 41-96, Registrar's Certificate # 14993) August 27, 1965: Robert Gordy Garland married Mary Karin Klausman in the City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. (Personal papers-Mary K. Garland {mkgarland@northstate.net}) March 11, 1973: Robert G Garland Robert G Garland had just quit his job as a clerk with the Southern Railway Co. He left the railway station and walked across Main Street to the Mann Drug Store in the old Elwood Hotel. Garland was having a drink at the soda fountain when D.A. Dowdy began talking with him. “I’ve just bought the store,” Dowdy said. “I want you to open up for me in the morning.” “I don’t know anything about the store,” Garland responded. “You’ll learn, Dowdy said. The next morning, Robert G. Garland went to work for Mann Drug Stores. That was in October 1924. Last week, he retired after 48 years with the drug company. In 1927, he opened Mann Drug Store No. 2 at 660 N. Main Street in High Point and managed that store until his retirement. In 1931, Garland became vice president, secretary and director of Mann Drug Co., which operates a chain of drug stores not only in High Point but in other communities in the northern Piedmont. Garland estimates that Mann Drug Store No. 2 filled at least a million and a quarter prescriptions during the years he was its manager. The store is still basically the same in its appearance as when he first opened it. There have been changes, however. The stools that use to be in the front of the soda fountain are gone because of the need for more space for display cases. When Garland opened Mann Drug Store No. 2, Westwood was not cut through across Main Street to the east. Those blocks of Main Street were still residential. “There were fine homes nearby, and the store was a neighborhood drug store,” Garland recalls. “At times, I had 12 boys working at the store on curb service. People would park their cars out front at the curb and wait there for their orders. “I tried to have a friendly service store. That is what we wanted to give to the people.” His work with Mann’s was not his first experience in the drug business, however, for while a student in high school, Garland had worked as a clerk in Greene Drug Co. on S. Main Street. The son of Robert Henry Garland and Nellie Louise Gordy Garland, Garland is a native of High Point. His father, who is deceased, was a produce dealer. His mother is a resident of Emerywood Court Apts. On N. Main Street. Garland has two sisters, Mrs. Clyde (Helen) Allred of High Point and Mrs. Jeff (Lucille) Pierce of Myrtle Beach, S.C. He graduated from High Point High School, where he played baseball as was selected as “Best all-round” student in his graduating class. He worked for the railroad briefly following his high school graduation. During the Second World War, he served in the army, working in a pharmacy in a hospital. Garland has been married twice. His first wife, the former Virginia Pickens, is deceased. A daughter, Mrs. Tommy (Virginia Anne) Hopkins of Myrtle Beach, S.C., was born to this marriage. Later, Garland was married to the former Mary Klausman and they have a son, Robert Garland, II. The family resides at 806 Ferndale. Garland is a member of First Presbyterian Church, Emerywood County Club, String and Splinter Club, the Elks, Chamber of Commerce and the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Assn. He has bee a director of Southern Film Extruders since 1966. He was a charter Member of the Mercury Athletic Club and its president in 1946. he is also a member of North Carolina Wildlife Federation. Both of these activities reflect his interest in sports. “I enjoy watching almost all sports, anything that is competitive,” he said. (High Point Enterprise, Sunday, March 11, 1973:Personality Profile by Robert Marks) February 8, 1978: Robert Gordy Garland died in his home in the City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. (North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004) February 10, 1978: Robert Gordy Garland was buried in the Garland Mausoleum in Oakwood Cemetery, City of High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina. (Personal papers-Mary K. Garland {mkgarland@northstate.net}) Cannot find additional information. (09/15/2008)

• Sources

  [S00616] Personal Papers-Mary K. Garland (mkgarland@northstate.net. "Robert Gordy Garland..." [S01182] U.S. Census-Guilford County-North Carolina-1920, T625 1302, sd 5, ed 162, p 127A, s 15A, line 36, f 276. "Robert G. Garland..." [S01183] U.S. Census-Guilford County-North Carolina-1930, T626 1695, ed 52, sd 2, p 104A, s 2A, line 10, f 22. "Robert Garland..." [S00467] North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975, (Name: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics;). "...born: September 17, 1905 in High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina..." [S01182] U.S. Census-Guilford County-North Carolina-1920, T625 1302, sd 5, ed 162, p 127A, s 15A, line 36, f 276. "...age 14 (1906)...born in North Carolina..." [S01183] U.S. Census-Guilford County-North Carolina-1930, T626 1695, ed 52, sd 2, p 104A, s 2A, line 10, f 22. "...age 24 (1906)...born in North Carolina..." [S01182] U.S. Census-Guilford County-North Carolina-1920, T625 1302, sd 5, ed 162, p 127A, s15A, line 36, f 276. "...salesman: grocery store..." [S01183] U.S. Census-Guilford County-North Carolina-1930, T626 1695, ed 52, sd 2, p 104A, s 2A, line 10, f 22. "...manager: drug store..." [S01643] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Records of National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64;;). "...enlisted in U.S. Army on 12 August 1943..." [S00467] North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1975, (Name: North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics;). "...died February 8, 1978 in High Point, Guilford County, North Carolina..." [S00616] Personal Papers-Mary K. Garland (mkgarland@northstate.net. "...buried February 10, 1978 and buried in the Garland Mausoleum in Oakwood Cemetery in High Point..." [S00616] Personal Papers-Mary K. Garland (mkgarland@northstate.net. "...married about 1930..."