Granville L. Maret
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Granville L. Maret | |
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| Born | Granville Love Merritt December 13, 1822 near Lowell, Garrard County, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | February 10, 1872 (aged 49) Mount Vernon, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Title | Justice of the peace for the fourth district in Whitley County, Kentucky |
| Term | ?-1861 |
| Spouses |
Elizabeth Bowman (m. 1861) |
| Children | 4 |
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Granville Love Maret (December 13, 1822 - February 10, 1872) was a union captain during the American Civil War, postmaster, and justice of the peace for the fourth district in Whitley County, Kentucky.[1]
Early life
[edit]Granville Love Maret was born Granville Love Merritt[2] on December 13, 1822, near Lowell, Kentucky.[3] Between the ages of 9-11, he and his family moved to Rockcastle County, Kentucky, near Wildie, where as a boy he helped his parents on their farm.[citation needed]
Before the Civil War
[edit]On December 24, 1846, Granville married Mary Gatliff in Williamsburg, Kentucky.[4] They had one child, Mollie, in 1849.[5] It's believed Mary died shortly after due the complications during childbirth.[citation needed][speculation?]
In the 1850 United States census, Maret, aged 28 years, was shown to be working as a farmhand in Williamsburg, Kentucky, on the farm of his Father-in-law, Thomas Jefferson Gatliff (1813-1852).[6]
Maret likely had an education, as he worked a few government jobs.[citation needed][speculation?] From the late 1850s to either 1860 or 1861, he was a justice of the peace for the fourth district in Whitley County, Kentucky.[1][timeframe?] He heard many cases over his term.[citation needed] From January 6, 1860, to February 14, 1860, he was the postmaster for Williamsburg, Kentucky.[7] These roles would have strengthened his leadership profile and public trust, both important factors that could have contributed to his later promotion to captain during the Civil War.[citation needed][speculation?] His dual experience as a postmaster and justice of the peace would have positioned him as a prominent and well-connected figure in Whitley County, which would have made him a logical choice for a leadership role when his community needed officers during the war.[original research?][speculation?] It was around this time about a year later, that he would meet his soon to be wife, Elizabeth.[citation needed]
During the Civil War
[edit]On July 20, 1861, Granville and Elizabeth were wed in Williamsburg, Kentucky,[8] due to her pregnancy. Only 1 month later, on August 20, Maret was among the first to enroll in the American Civil War in Whitley County, Kentucky,[9] along with his brother-in-law, Elias S. Bowman. And after a little over a month, on September 22, 1861, he was mustered in at Camp Dick Robinson to Company G, of the 3rd regiment Kentucky volunteer infantry.[9] But on April 15, 1862, Maret was told that he had been appointed as captain of Company G, of the 3rd regiment, Kentucky volunteer infantry. On the same day, he wrote a letter to adjutant General of the United States, Lorenzo Thomas, which stated:
To the adjutant General of the United States:
Sir, I hereby signify my acceptance of the office of captain of Company (G) of the 3rd Regt. of Kentucky volunteer infantry in the army of the United States. I am aged Thirty-nine years, residence Whitley County state of Kentucky, was elected by the members of Company (G) aforesaid the 20th day of August 1861, and was borned [sic] in the state of Kentucky.
Yours Respectfully,Granville L. MaretN. B. My name is spelled Maret.
By October 1862, the 3rd regiment had become the 7th regiment or the "old 3rd".[10][11] Around January 1863, he was described as being sickly.[11] He was injured in Louisiana, likely in Plaquemine or Baton Rouge c. March 1864, and announced his resignation on June 10, 1864, and was officially out by June 13. He was quoted in a letter as saying another reason for his resignation was due to the poor health of his wife, and overall "helplessness" of family.[citation needed]
Later life and death
[edit]Maret spent most of his later years as a farmer on his relatively small farm in Mount Vernon, Kentucky, near to his parents and brother Alva.[12] In the 1869 Rockcastle County tax book, he is listed as owning 10 acres of land, and a few cattle. All being worth $135.[12] In the 1870 agricultural schedule, he had lost an acre, only owning 9 acres of land, with 4 of those being woodland.[13] He owned 1 milk cow.[13] He farmed corn, oats, tobacco, potatoes and more.[13] He made and sold butter and molasses.[13] In 1870, his entire farm was valued at an estimated $229.[13] By 1871, he owned only half of that, owning 5 acres of land.[citation needed]
Granville L. Maret died on February 10, 1872, on his farm in Mount Vernon, Kentucky.[3] It is unknown what he died of, or where he is buried, though he is likely buried in the Maret cemetery near where his parents' farm was in Wildie, Kentucky.[speculation?] After his death, his farm was put into the hands of his wife, Elizabeth.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Kentucky (1860). Acts Passed at the ... Session of the General Assembly for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. J. Bradford, printer to the Commonwealth. p. 364.
- ^ Around the 1840s his close family went by their anglicised surname, Marett. During the mid to late 1850/60s it changed to solely Maret.
- ^ a b "Granville Maret Family tree". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Granville and Mary marriage license". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "Mollie Floyd family search". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "G. L. Maret 1850 census". www.familysearch.org. 1850. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ "Welcome to Williamsburg, Kentucky". www.williamsburgky.com. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ "G. L. and Elizabeth marriage record". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2023-09-16.
- ^ a b Office, Kentucky Adjutant-General's (1866). Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Kentucky: Printed by Authority of the Legislature of Kentucky ... 1861-1866. McDowell Publications. p. 761.
- ^ "Battle Unit Details - The Civil War (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ a b "Granville Civil War appearance returns". www.fold3.com. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
- ^ a b "1869 Rockcastle Co. tax book". www.failysearch.com. Retrieved 2023-09-19.
- ^ a b c d e "Granville Maret 1870 Agricultural census". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 2023-09-17.
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