Charles Edwin Garee b. 23 SEP 1873 Greenwood, Kansas d. 9 MAR 1967 Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma: K Bauman Tree House

1873 - 1967

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Birth 23 Sep 1873 Greenwood, Kansas [2]

Gender Male

Census 1875 Otter Creek, Greenwood, Kansas [3]

Residence 1880 Vernon, Missouri [4, 5]

Residence 1882 El Dorado Springs, Cedar, Missouri [5]

Residence 1896 Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma [6, 7]

"About 1896 he moved, with his parents, by covered wagon to Noble, Oklahoma Territory." Aunt Frances said that "Papa rode a pony from Missouri to Oklahoma." At first they thought they would live in Moore but there was an influenza or something going around at the time so they rode on to Norman. They continued on because Norman was too low and prone to flooding. They finally settled in Noble, Oklahoma.
Elizabeth's handwritten account: "Mr. & Mrs. F.A. Garee, CEG and Elda May Garee came to Noble by covered wagon, buggy and horse. CEG on a pony driving a herd of work horses and mules in late spring 1896. (They sold the work stock along the way - such was scarse.) C.E.G. went back by rail and accompanied a box car load of furniture which he completed the "filling" by bringing apples from MO the fall of '96. Of course, he made a nice profit on the apples for fruit was scarcer here (only a little more than 8 yrs after this part of Oklahoma opened by run). The F. A. Garee's bought a home on the SE intersection of Walnut and 2nd and both died in the home.'

Census 1900 Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma [8]

Education He obtained a certificate to teach after passing the examination given to prospective teachers event 1887, 3 weeks before his 14th birthday. Cedar County Teacher's Institute; primary grades, Cedar, Missouri

Education Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, after 1890

Illness

He had dyptheria as a child.

Religion Methodist

_UID 4340C02D2C5E4E65A03EA31D4C679A690183

Died 9 Mar 1967 Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma [9]

Buried Aft 9 Mar 1967 IOOF Noble Cemetery, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma [10]

Person ID I1231 Keith and Kay's

Last Modified 22 Aug 2010

Father Francis Albert Garee, b. Feb 1846, near, Diamond, Ohio , d. Mar 1931, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma

Mother Rebecca Elizabeth Hamilton, b. 2 Mar 1852, Rush, Indiana , d. 6 May 1926, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma

Married 1872 Whitewater, Kansas

_UID 0EEF81F8E62E4D22A2C058CF40B382382F3D

Histories Costume
Ed & Elda Garee

Family ID F683 Group Sheet

Family Eva Dunaway, b. 3 Sep 1875, Dade, Missouri , d. 1961, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma

Married 15 Oct 1897 Stockton, Cedar, Missouri [11, 12, 13]

Eva's home, "C.E. Garee went by rail (and others) to Stockton, MO and married Eva Dunaway in Stockton. They returned to Noble by rail attending the World's Fair in St. Louis for their honeymoon and then visiting the Wiggins and Aunt Rhoda Garee in Kansas on the way to Noble. They lived with the F.A. Garee's about a year. Rubi was born in the F.A. Garee home on September 28, 1898.
C.E.Garee had bought land (1 town block) a block from his parents home expecting to build a home before he returned to MO to marry. He had an opportunity to build a suspension bridge in the meantime. He did that and "cleared" enough money to build the home and they moved there in time for Stella to be born there Sept. 11, 1900. Elizabeth & Frances were born there (corner of Walnut & third). Lucy was born in the home at Walnut and 2nd on Oct 18, 1914." (Elizabeth Garee Bullard)

_UID 35B3A0FE386443089C2209259728831BB6F7

Children

	1. Rubi Garee, b. 26 Sep 1898, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma , d. Mar 1987, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma
	2. Stella Garee, b. 11 Sep 1900, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma , d. 1996, Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma
	3. Elizabeth Garee, b. 26 Nov 1905, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma , d. 16 Sep 1988, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma
	4. Frances Garee, b. 20 Nov 1907, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma , d. 16 Oct 1998, Norman, Cleveland, Oklahoma
	5. Lucy Garee, b. 18 Oct 1914, Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma , d. 18 Mar 2008, Woodward, Woodward, Oklahoma

Family ID F379 Group Sheet

Photos
Photo A: Garee's suspension bridge

Photo C: Garee's Suspension bridge on opening Day, August 11, 1898

Photo B: Garee's Suspension Bridge

1898 Dedication of the Bridge (Garee)

Notes	"Ed was a wizard in mathematics as shown by the fact that without having any training in engineering, he and his father built a long suspension bridge across the Canadian River, an amazing feat!" "He has introduced several new varieties of useful ornamental plants, the outstanding one being the "Gareei Cypress", which is very popular in Oklahoma, Arkansas and southern Missouri." "Ed was drafted by 'Uncle Sam' in the extensive rehabilitation program for GI's after World War II. His course was in Propagation and Nursery Practices, under the auspices of Oklahoma City High School. He had 20 - 25 returned soldiers enrolled, several of whom have become leading nurserymen in Oklahoma and other states. Ed was elected to Honorary Membership by the Oklahoma Horticultural Society in 1951, under the auspices of Oklahoma A & M, now Oklahoma State University." [14]

Sources

[S75] Dunaway - Allder - Pyle Family, Second Location: Noble, Oklahoma, Jane E. Dunaway, (Jane Dunaway, Bloomington, Indiana, 1959), page 56, [Q:1].
[S76] Interview with Frances, Interviewer: Kay Bauman, Informant Address: Noble, Oklahoma, Frances Peters, (Noble, Oklahoma, November 28, 1996), [Q:0].
[S508]
[S181] Ed Garee's Stories, Location: Noble, Oklahoma, C.E. Garee, (1961), Ed indicated they moved in the spring of 1879 but they were listed on th, e 1880 census in Greenwood. Perhaps they moved near 1879..
[S181] Ed Garee's Stories, Location: Noble, Oklahoma, C.E. Garee, (1961), [Q:2].
[S76] Interview with Frances, Interviewer: Kay Bauman, Informant Address: Noble, Oklahoma, Frances Peters, (Noble, Oklahoma, November 28, 1996), [Q:3].
[S181] Ed Garee's Stories, Location: Noble, Oklahoma, C.E. Garee, (1961), [Q:3].
[S2] U.S. Census, Population, (U.S. Census Bureau).
[S19] head stone inscription, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: C.E. Garee, Reader: Kay Bauman, Location: Noble, Cleveland, Oklahoma, Second Location: Noble, Oklahoma, (May 26, 1997), [Q:2].
[S177] Headstone, Record Type: cemetery marker, Name Of Person: Garee family, Reader: Kay Bauman, Location: Noble, Oklahoma, (September 15, 1999), [Q:2].
[S75] Dunaway - Allder - Pyle Family, Second Location: Noble, Oklahoma, Jane E. Dunaway, (Jane Dunaway, Bloomington, Indiana, 1959), page 55; Aunt Frances indicate the marriage date as Oct 10, 1897, Elizab, eth wrote Oct. 15, Jane Dunaway say Oct 14, 1897., [Q:2].
[S76] Interview with Frances, Interviewer: Kay Bauman, Informant Address: Noble, Oklahoma, Frances Peters, (Noble, Oklahoma, November 28, 1996), Aunt Frances indicate the marriage date as Oct 10, 1897, Elizabeth wrot, e Oct. 15, Jane Dunaway say Oct 14, 1897., [Q:2].
[S217] Johnnie and Lucy Nemecek's 50th anniversary scrapbook, Nemecek, Aunt Frances indicate the marriage date as Oct 10, 1897, Elizabeth wrot, e Oct. 15, Jane Dunaway say Oct 14, 1897., [Q:2].
[S178] Noble Weekly Journal: Obiturary, Location: Noble, Oklahoma, (April 21, 1905), [Q:2].