daughter of Richard Booker Foster, Sr. - Martha Jane Campbell
Pioneer woman who lived in a dugout on the Garvey land in Archer County, Texas, north of Farmer, Young County, Texas.
Mary Garvey would tend to the farm, ranch and raised her children in a rough, frontier land. Her husband would be gone three months of the year on cattle drives, this incredible woman was just as quick with a gun as she was cooking and tending to the needs of the family.
Rites for pioneer resident Mrs. Mary L. Garvey were officiated by Rev. G.W. Laney, pastor of the Jean Baptist Church.
Pallbearers were six grandsons - Foy, Pat and John Garvey, Kenneth McGlass and Roy D. Cantrell.
She was united in marriage to J.R. Garvey in 1880. The couple celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary in January 1938. The couple came to Young County in 1902 settling on the Archer - Young County line. A portion of their farm lies in each county. Mr. Garvey attained prominence as a stock farmer.
The Olney Enterprise
5 April 1940
Pioneer woman who lived in a dugout on the Garvey land in Archer County, Texas, north of Farmer, Young County, Texas.
Mary Garvey would tend to the farm, ranch and raised her children in a rough, frontier land. Her husband would be gone three months of the year on cattle drives, this incredible woman was just as quick with a gun as she was cooking and tending to the needs of the family.
Rites for pioneer resident Mrs. Mary L. Garvey were officiated by Rev. G.W. Laney, pastor of the Jean Baptist Church.
Pallbearers were six grandsons - Foy, Pat and John Garvey, Kenneth McGlass and Roy D. Cantrell.
She was united in marriage to J.R. Garvey in 1880. The couple celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary in January 1938. The couple came to Young County in 1902 settling on the Archer - Young County line. A portion of their farm lies in each county. Mr. Garvey attained prominence as a stock farmer.
The Olney Enterprise
5 April 1940
daughter of Richard Booker Foster, Sr. - Martha Jane Campbell
Pioneer woman who lived in a dugout on the Garvey land in Archer County, Texas, north of Farmer, Young County, Texas.
Mary Garvey would tend to the farm, ranch and raised her children in a rough, frontier land. Her husband would be gone three months of the year on cattle drives, this incredible woman was just as quick with a gun as she was cooking and tending to the needs of the family.
Rites for pioneer resident Mrs. Mary L. Garvey were officiated by Rev. G.W. Laney, pastor of the Jean Baptist Church.
Pallbearers were six grandsons - Foy, Pat and John Garvey, Kenneth McGlass and Roy D. Cantrell.
She was united in marriage to J.R. Garvey in 1880. The couple celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary in January 1938. The couple came to Young County in 1902 settling on the Archer - Young County line. A portion of their farm lies in each county. Mr. Garvey attained prominence as a stock farmer.
The Olney Enterprise
5 April 1940
Pioneer woman who lived in a dugout on the Garvey land in Archer County, Texas, north of Farmer, Young County, Texas.
Mary Garvey would tend to the farm, ranch and raised her children in a rough, frontier land. Her husband would be gone three months of the year on cattle drives, this incredible woman was just as quick with a gun as she was cooking and tending to the needs of the family.
Rites for pioneer resident Mrs. Mary L. Garvey were officiated by Rev. G.W. Laney, pastor of the Jean Baptist Church.
Pallbearers were six grandsons - Foy, Pat and John Garvey, Kenneth McGlass and Roy D. Cantrell.
She was united in marriage to J.R. Garvey in 1880. The couple celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary in January 1938. The couple came to Young County in 1902 settling on the Archer - Young County line. A portion of their farm lies in each county. Mr. Garvey attained prominence as a stock farmer.
The Olney Enterprise
5 April 1940
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