Hi Carlis,
Great report on your family!
I have a few thoughts for you to ponder. First
of all the deed between James B., George and John Garmon. I think
it is obvious that these three men were related. Perhaps their father
and or grandfather, left them each the lands mentioned in the deed and
perhaps John was going to leave the area and George and James bought him
out. Another thought: Maybe James B. McKinney and James B.
Garmon are the same person. James B.'s father may have been a brother
to George and John and he married a McKinney and they died prior to the
1850 census (most likely from Cholera). Now, back then it was not
that unusual for a child to be given the last name of the mother if there
was no other male to carry on the family name. Later, when James
B. was old enough to chose for himself, he took back the name Garmon.
This actually makes sense to me because George W. Garmon, mentioned in
the deed, was 18 years older than James B., this is per the 1870 Metcalfe
census. George W. Garman and wife Polly Ann (Polly being a nickname
for Mary as per the deed) were living next door to James B. and Margaret.
George was age 44, his children were named: Nancy E., age 17; Samuel
P., age 13; Susan F., age 11; Amanda J., age 16; James W., age 7; John
R., age 4 and George T., age 11/12. Note the names of George's children,
Samuel, James, and John. James B. was age 26, and Margaret was age
21.
The 1860 census lists Samuel, age 62, wife, Elizabeth,
age 58, Susan, age 29, Amarine, age 18, Samuel, age 20; Martha, age 19,
and James B. McKinney, age 17. It is obvious from this census that
the Martha mentioned, was the wife of Samuel, Jr., married that year.
Note George named one of his daughters Susan, perhaps
after his sister, Susan. And his son, James, might have been named
after James B.'s father, whom he was named after. Soooo, this gives
food for thought that Samuel and Elizabeth Garmon were the grandparents
of John B. It appears that Samuel Garmon died between 1860 and 1868,
that is if my theory is right and he was the man who left the lands to
George, James and John.
Going on with this theory. I found the following marriage record, possibly Samuel and Elizabeth the elders (Bestey being a nickname for Elizabeth):
Garmon, Samuel
Spouse: Betsey Chambers
Marriage Date: Oct 31, 1823
Location: Adair Co., Kentucky
Source: Family History Library, Salt Lake
City, UT
Microfilm: 0469187 - 0469193 & 0830575
- 0830576
The above marriage date would fit in with George Garmon being born in 1826.
Well, just some of my thoughts, sure gives you some new things to research, ha!
Take care, I wish you the best of luck with your research!