Biographical Sketch of Eli GARRETT, Delaware County, PA

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Eli Garrett born December 2, 1830, in Wilmington, Delaware was the son of Thomas 
Garrett "Station Master On The Underground Railroad" and Rachel Mendenhall. Eli 
Garrett stood about six feet tall, was 190 pounds, had brown hair, and blue 
eyes. On April 26, 1855, in Milbourne section of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania he 
married Frances Sellers, daughter of John Sellers and Elizabeth Poole. Both 
parents John Sellers and Thomas Garrett worked together on the Underground 
Railroad for years. Frances was born September 23, 1833, in Upper Darby, Pa. Eli 
and Frances made their home in Wilmington, Delaware where Eli worked with his 
father as the treasurer of Edgmoor Iron Company. They had four children, Helen 
Sellers Garrett was born in 1857, Rachel Mendenhall Garrett was born in 1860, 
who married Lewis Cass Vandergrift, Ann Robinson Garrett was born in 1865, who 
married Henry Banning Bradford, and Francis Sellers Garrett was born in 1869, 
who married Edith Sharpleigh. Eli and Frances were living at 1315 Delaware Ave 
in Wilmington, Delaware at Eli's death on May 25, 1886. Frances Sellers Garrett 
died August 2, 1918. They both are buried in Wilmington and Brandwine Cemetery.

Newspaper 5-29-1886
Sellers Papers with Tom Smith at Sellers Lib.
Census Records
Family Records