Mary Elizabeth GARLAND^{[1, 2]}

1825 - 1899

• Born	28 Jul 1825	City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan   [3]
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Bessie
  Reference Number	5466
  Died	27 Mar 1899	City of Saint Louis, Saint Louis County, Missouri   [4]
  Person ID	I05466	Garland and Related Lines
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2011

  
  

  Father	John Spotswood GARLAND, Senior,   b. 15 Nov 1793, Albemarle County, Virginia ,   d. 05 Jun 1861, City of New York, New York County, New York
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Harriet Margaret SMITH,   b. 20 Aug 1799, City of Quebec, Canada ,   d. 31 Aug 1860, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York
  Relationship	Natural
  Married	22 Sep 1816	City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
  Reference Number	8003
  Family ID	F00430	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	George DEAS
  Married	Sep 1844	City of Saint Louis, Saint Louis County Missouri   [5]
  Reference Number	36883
  Children	1. Ralph Izard DEAS, South Carolina   2. Virginia DEAS > 3. Harry Beverley DEAS, Senior,   b. 25 Dec 1853, City of Washington, District of Columbia
  Family ID	F02234	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  July 28, 1825: Mary Elizabeth Garland born in Detroit, Michigan to John Spotswood Garland, Sr. and Henriette Margaret Smith. (Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries, Series D, Holdings of the Virginia Historical Society; Part 3: Piedmont, Virginia; Garland Family, Papers, 1818-1907 Mss1G1837a) 1844: Lieutenant Richard S. Ewell wrote as follows to his brother, Benjamin, at William and Mary College: "this is the worst Country for single ladies I ever saw in my life. They are hardly allowed to come of age before they are engaged to be married however ugly they may be. Except for the Miss Garlands (Elizabeth and Maria Louisa) I have not seen a pretty girl or interesting one since I have been here." Ewell thought the post most disagreeble and one well calculated to cure an officer of matrimonial disposition, though he felt he "must except the Miss Garlands....they are so devilish pretty they have rather a tendency the other way..."The report was that Miss Elizabeth Garland was to marry Lieutenant George Deas of the Fifth Infantry in September, 1844, and that her sister, Louisa, was expected to marry Lieutenant James Longstreet as soon as she was old enough. (General Jame Longstreet-The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier; Jeffry D. Wert, page 9) June 1, 1853: John Spotswood Garland dined with President Pierce prior to meeting with General Winfield Scott. His family was to stay with Adjutant Dees while he was traveling to Santa Fe. (New York Daily Times; Friday June 3, 1853: v II, # 534, p 1, c C) March 27, 1899: Mary Elizabeth Garland Deas died in St. Louis, Missouri. (Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries, Series D, Holdings of the Virginia Historical Society; Part 3: Piedmont, Virginia; Garland Family, Papers, 1818-1907 Mss1G1837a) March 27, 1899: "Died -- on Monday March 27, 1899, at the residence of her son, Mr. H.B. Deas, in St. Louis, Mo., Mary Elizabeth Deas, daughter of the late Gen. John Garland, U.S.A. and widow of Col. George Deas." (The Washington Post; March 31, 1899)

  
  

• Sources

  [S00262] General James Longstreet The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier, Jeffry D. Wert, 9. "The report was that Miss Elizabeth Garland was to marry Lieutenant George Deas of the Fifth Infantry..." [S00742] Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries, Anne Firor Scott and William H. Chafe, Letter from Maurice Hamner Garland to Harry B. Deas. "...Mary Elizabeth Garland..." [S00742] Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries, Anne Firor Scott and William H. Chafe, Letter from Harry B. Deas to Spotswood Garland. "..born Detroit, Michigan 28th July 1825..." [S00742] Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries, Anne Firor Scott and William H. Chafe, Letter from Harry B. Deas to Spotswood Garland. "...died St. Louis, Mo. 27th March 1899..." [S00262] General James Longstreet The Confederacy's Most Controversial Soldier, Jeffry D. Wert, 9. "...in September, 1844..."

  
  

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