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General First nameThomas Garnett
LastnameTabb Sr
GenderMale
CountryUnited States of America
Date of birth1875-05-28
Place of birthRichmond, Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America
Date of death1952-12-22
Place of deathRichmond, Henrico County, Virginia, United States of America


About

Thomas Tabb's occupation: Insurance Executive.. As a youth, Thomas Garnett Tabb was among the hundreds of Richmond citizens who pulled the equestrian statue of Lee from the railroad station to its present location on Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia. In after years he took active part in the development of Mouument Avenue.

During World War I he had charge of the work in Richmond for the relief of those blinded in service, and he was affiliated with the Red Cross. He was a Four-Minute speaker and assisted in the various bond drives and enlistment work. Through the patriotic endeavor of his ancestors in this country's wars, he was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and of the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

He founded Tabb, Brockenbrough and Ragland Insurance Agency.

The home of Thomas Garnett Tabb and his family was at 2625 Mouument Avenue, Richmond, Virginia. Thomas was born at 'Green Corner', Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, on 28 May 1875. He was born at the corner of Eleventh and Broad Streets in Richmond, VA.1 Thomas graduated at Richmond High, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, in June 1892. He married Marguerite Ashley Short at St. James Church, Wilmington, North Carolina, on 21 November 1912.2 Thomas died on 22 December 1952 at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at age 77.1 His body was interred on 24 December 1952 at Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia, at Hollywood Cemetery. Section L, Lot 81..1
Family
Marguerite Ashley Short b. 14 Mar 1889, d. 13 Aug 1972
Marriage* He married Marguerite Ashley Short at St. James Church, Wilmington, North Carolina, on 21 November 1912.2
Children
Thomas Garnett Tabb , Jr. b. 16 Aug 1913, d. 24 Jan 1963
Cabell Mayo Tabb+ b. 16 Dec 1914, d. 3 Dec 1966
Marguerite Ashley Tabb b. 13 Apr 1919
Henrietta Short Tabb b. 23 Jan 1922, d. 9 May 1978
Daughter Tabb b. Jul 1925, d. Jul 1925
(from Tabb Family History)

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Archive statistics Career1909 - 1909
Tournament wins0
Matches1
Match wins0


Tournaments Old Dominion Championship - 1909