GARNER FAMILY GENEALOGY

A genealogy of the Garner family from Ohio, Indiana, Wisconsin and Iowa. A joint project with research contributions by Greg Garner, Linda Bowser, Rich Langley, Larry Lien, Bob Wood and Carrie Beth Lowe among others (see list below), prepared and updated by Harlan Sturm. See also Rich Langley's Garner Web Pages. Note: generations are numbered. Please send corrections and/or queries.

Partial List of Contributors: (highlighted takes you to their place in the genealogy pages)

Cecil Ballentine, in California; Bob and Nikki Woods, in Spokane; Larry Lien, in Minnesota; Rich Langley, in Indiana; Carrie Beth Lowe, in Tennessee; Greg Garner, in Wisconsin; Darrell Garner also in Wisconsin; Nolan Barney in Utah; Shirley Ricketts in Illinois; Ken Wilkinson, in Oregon; Deanna Arbuckle in Ohio; Shelly Cone Brandstorm, Minnesota; Gene Nowak in South Carolina; Sheila Larson in Illinois. More recently Randy Kovars and Lois Dickenson (Nebraska). Linda Bowser is in Colorado; Dawn Brown in Michigan; Dawn Card, Eau Claire, WI; Sandra Gilliam in Texas; Mary Martin in Ohio;Connie Stout; Leanne Newman in Wisconsin, Dave Stitt in Indiana, Desiree Gallaher in California, Ben Richey in Indiana and Harlan Sturm in Massachusetts.

Last update May 2008

 
Job Garner2 (1794-1879)
Samuel Garner3 (1823-1903)
Matthias Garner3 (1828-1915)
Henry Sturm1 Web Page
Family Stories
Further Anecdotes
Obituaries

HENRY1 (b. 1760, NC) AND NANCY (POOLE) m 1783. Children:
  1. ENOCH GARNER2 (b. 6/10/1781 NC, d. 1/4/1852 Del. Co. IN) m. Elizabeth "Betsy" Ratcliff (1789 NC-1876 Muncie IN) on 3/11/1813 Highland Co. Ohio
  2. SUSANNAH GARNER2 (9/12/1789 OH-4/4/1867 IN) m. Daniel JONES (9/13/1788 PA-2/26/1861 IN) on 9(or 12)/17/1811

  3. HENRY GARNER2 (1790-1/5/1858 in Kokomo, Center Township, Howard Co. IN) m. Eunice Lavitt (b. 1792 NC) on May 17, 1814 in Clinton, Co. Ohio
  4. ELIZABETH GARNER2 (b. 1791 NC) m. Meshack RYAN (1791 PA ?)
  5. VINCENT GARNER2 (1795 NC-12/23/1874) m. Rachel Ratcliffe (1796-1884 IN) on 11/15/1820 Centerville, Wayne Co. IN. (see new material from Rich Langley)
  6. JOB B. GARNER2 (b.4/8/1794 TN-d. 10/9/1879 IA) m#1 Rebecca Ann Jones (b.6/22/1799 PA- d. 1872) 9/26/1815, Clinton Co. Ohio; m#2 Mary J. Moore on 4/30/1873 IA; m#3 Martha Taylor on 2/19/1877 IA. See family narrative, and see brief obituary. Also, see Darrell Garner's Chronology of Job Garner.
    1. John Garner3 (b 11/25/1816 Clinton Co. OH, d. 5/18/1899 Haddam, Neb), m. #1 Sarah Newhouse (b. ca Sept. 1816, d. 12/2/1853 Del. Co. IN, bur. Del. Co. IN) on 5/10/1838; m.#2 Sally Ann Linsicum on 4/1/1854, Del. Co. IN
      • Elizabeth Garner4 (b. ca 1839)
      • Rebecca Garner4 (b. ca 1844)
      • ?Mengy Garner4 (1845- 10/3/1853)
      • ?James M. Garner4 (1846?-5/12/1849)
      • Henry Garner4 (b. ca 1847)
      • Martha Garner4 (b. ca Aug. 1850)
      • Susannah Garner4 (b. ca 1855)
      • Allen Garner4 (b. ca 1858)
    2. Henry GARNER3 (b.1/2/1819-10/26/1904 IN), m. Margaret (Peggy) Garner (1st cousins, m in 1843).
      • Vincent Garner4
      • Charlotte Garner4
      • Harkless Garner4
    3. Eleanor "Linny" Garner3 (4/9/1821-4/5/1898), m #1. John T. McCune (1938), m. #2 Levi Mills.
    4. SAMUEL GARNER3, (b. 6/27/1823-1903) m. Charity (Chariety on headstone) Moon (b. 1832) on 6/25/1845, Howard Co. Ind. See family narrative; see headstone.
      • WINNIE E. GARNER4 (b. April 23, 1846 [Taylor Township, Howard Co.,Indiana, see photo], d. Dec. 18, 1911 in Finchford, IA) m.HENRY E. STURM (b. 1845 Blackhawk Co. Iowa, d. 1903)
      • Amos Garner4 (b. 3/4/1848), m. Esther C. (Sewell) High (Birdie [m. Albert Cory] and Goldie [died in childbirth, daughter adopted by Birdie])
      • Thomas Garner4 (b. 2/8/1850) m. Mary Ann Goen on 8/2/1871
        • Maud Garner5
        • Charity Garner5
      • James Mathias "Jimmatt" GARNER4 (3/3/1853-6/25/1925 MN) m. Phila Zitka Foster (1857-1915) on 9/2/1872
        • Rose Alice Garner5 (3/15/1874-3/30/1909) m. Ralph WEBSTER
        • Fred Clark Garner5 (10/10/1876-?) m. Matilda Johnson on 12/7/1899.
        • Edward Garner5 (1/3/1875-Dec. 1967) m. Amy J. Towle
        • Guy A. Garner5 (8/1/1879-1950 IA)
        • Frances Chariety (or E.) Garner5 (10/31/1881 IA-5/19/1958 MN) m. David CARD (1880-1962 MN) on New Year's Eve, 1901, Waterloo, IA
          • Vera Card m HUGHS
          • Harley Card6 (11/10/1902 IA-3/1965 MN) m Eunice Arbiel Barber on 8/16/1922
            • Leroy Card7 (6/6/1924-10/8/1998) m Delta Marion Wertz on 4/18/1947
              • Gayland Wesley Card8 (9/12/1943 MN-9/18/1987 MN) m. Mary Jane Heath on 3/6/1964
                • Thomas Wesley Card9 (3/24/1966 MN) m. Jennisfer Weinzetl on 8/13/1988
                  • Jeremy Wesley Card10 (10/8/1989)
                  • Tyler Vincent Card10 (11/5/1992)
                • Sandra Lynn Card9 (8/19/1970 MN) m. Christopher Charles CHONTO on 6/19/1993 MN
                  • Brittney Paige CHONTO10 (11/25/1997 TX)
              • Gary Lee Card8 (6/22/1947 MN) m#1 Sally Jarva; m#2 Beverly Bird
                • Michele Jo Card9 (7/19/1967 MN {Jarva)
                • Cheryl Jean Card9 (12/14/1970 MN) m. Christopher Ronald PETERSON on 10/26/1991
                  • Valerie Jean Peterson10 (9/3/1995 NE)
                  • Kelly Ann Peterson10 (3/10/1997 NE)
                • Timothy Roy Card9 (b. 4/22/1973 MN)
                  • Kaila Jo Martin10 (2/18/1995)
              • Donna Jean Card8 (7/26/1950 MO)
            • Lloyd Ray Card7 (12/19/1927)
            • Francis Willard Card7 (7/23/1927)
            • Betty Grace Card7 (5/13/1936)
            • Jerry Lyle Card7 (9/27/1938)
          • Lee Card6 (b 9/27/1904-Feb. 1968 MN)
          • Ora Card6 (b 9/22/1910-Feb. 1980 MN)
          • Calvin Card6 (b 5/19/1912-1968 MN)
          • David Card Jr.6 (b. 9/10/1926-2/16/1988 MN)
        • Henry Elfidi "Elf" Garner5 (1/1/1884-5/21/1927) m. Jenny Jennett Tucker on 12/15/1902
        • Clyde C. Garner5 (3/24/1886-6/2/1971 IA) m. Eva Luck on 5/12/1906
        • Coely (Colia?) B. Garner5 (b. 5/1/1888) m#1 Phillip DWYER; m#2 Bert KERN
        • Riley Garner5 (12/1/1890-10/21/1952 MN) m#1 Florence J. Yost; m#2 Julia Nora Bright
        • James Leo Garner5 (10/8/1892-11/1/1953 MN) m. Pearl Etta Barber (1888-1922) on 11/29/1916
          • Virginia Dawn Garner (b. 4/6/1921 MN) m. William Peter SCHWARTZ (8/22/1916) on 4/3/1937
            • William James Schwartz (b. 1938) m. Sally Jo Hansen
            • Thomas Raymond Schwartz (b. 1939) m. Cherie Mae Faladeau
            • Mary Jane Schwartz (b. 1942) m. Michael Theodore ELICH
            • Alice Ann "Soupy" Schwartz (b. 7/16/1945) m. LARRY LIEN:) (5/17/1939 Fargo) on 9/25/1976
              • Roxanne Lien (6/9/1977)
              • Rebecca Lien (11/4/1978)
            • Kenneth Frank Schwartz (b. 1950) m#1 Shelly Sonne; m#2 Susan Tardy
          • Edith Opal Garner (b. 1919) m. Olaf Knute Norlander
        • Donald Ore Garner5 (10/21/1894-3/25/1969 OR) m. Ethel Showater (b 25 Oct 1899) on 4/11/1917 (info thanks to Joanie Bickel, additions by B. F. Hale [with census data], 2006)
          • Donald Victor Garner6 (28 Nov 1917-5 Oct 1992 CA) m Marion Ann Melville (div, later Faucett) (1918-1984) ca 1937 in CA
            • Donald Douglas Garner7 (b 12 Feb 1938 CA)
            • Marion Diane Garner7 (15 Aug 1939, CA-23 July 2002 NM) m Frank Vincent Hale, II
              • Frank Vincent Hale III8 (b 12 Oct 1958 CA)
          • Eugine Garner6 (b 1922)
          • Lois Muriel Garner6 (b 12 Feb 1923 SD-28 Oct 1982 OR) m Mason Adair
          • Richard Alfred Garner6 (22 Nov 1928 CA-31 Aug 1970) m Joan E. Darnell in July 1950
            • A. Joan "Joanie" Garner7 (b. 14 July 1951)
        • Etta E. Garner5 (1/1/1900 Aug. 1979) m. John Robert PALMER on 1/1/1916 in MN
        • Phyla (or Phila) Garner5 (b. 1/3/1903) m. Dell WOOD
      • Isaac (Ike) Garner4 (b. 1/20/1855-1942) m. Lucinda "Louie" Peckham (1866-1947) (no children)
      • Mary Ellen (Molly; Matty in 1856 census) Garner4 m. Enoch Edward BOYD on 9/12/1871
        • Sam Boyd5 [m. Cora, no children]
        • Isaac Boyd5 m. Lillian
          • Marie Boyd6
        • Maud Boyd5 m. Paul Dorley
          • Paul Lee Dorley6(died young)
          • son6 (died in war)
          • daughter6
        • Sadie Boyd5 m. Orville ENLOW
          • son6, killed on railroad
          • June Enlow6
          • son6
        • Ben Boyd5 m. Gertrude Boyd no children
        • Edward (Gee) Boyd5 m. Sylvia (no children)
        • Lee Boyd5 (adopted as baby)
      • Justice M. (Jett) Garner4 (1859-1892) m. Rachel A. Sharp (1856-1949)
        • Dora5 1883-1962 m. Roy Palmer [daughter Leona married Ray Bowen] and Rosco Whitney
        • Hollie5 (1885-?)
      • Lucinda "Lucy" Jane Garner4 (b. 12/11/1864 Stringtown, IA d. 7/17/1953, CA) m. William J. BALLENTINE (11/26/1880)
        • Leverett Lee (Lev) Ballentine5 (b. 8/13/1881 OR d. 5/30/1950) m. Anna E. Woodruff (on 10/10/1904)
          • William De Witt BALLENTINE (b. 10/14/1905, d. ca 1980, Seattle) m. Phoebe Murray in 1925
          • Bernadine (b. 1/27/1909 Springfield, Il, d. ca 1955) m. Hollis BENTON (9/26/1927, div)
          • Paul Hawthorne BALLENTINE (b. 1912, Iowa, d. 1984, CA) m. Helen (ca 1940)
          • Annette Elaine (b. 7/15/1919 Iowa, d. 1996, CA) m. Hugh CROCKETT in 1939
        • Amos A. Ballentine5 (b. 12/6/1884 Finchford, IA d. 11/4/1984 Glendora, LA, CA) m. Alice Pearl Woodruff (b. 10/5/1886 Columbus Jct. Iowa) d. 3/4/1944 CA)
          • Louie Violet BALLENTINE (b. 12/16/1909 Finchford, Iowa, d. ca 12/26/1961 CA) m. Robert Henry GANT ca 1932
          • CECIL WOODRUFF BALLENTINE6 (b. 7/16/1914, Finchford, Iowa) m. Beulah Doris Renkel New Year's Day 1942
          • Allen Blair BALLENTINE (b. 12/30/1922) m. Hazel Thelma Ireton on 6/6/1948
          • Amos Robert BALLENTINE (b. 12/6/1926) m. Margie Eleanor Jones (June, 1948, div)
        • Earl Edward BALLENTINE5 (b. 4/27/1906 Finchford, IA d. 1/3/1979 Loma Linda, CA) m. Mary Ruth Graves b. 3/30/1914) on 1/20/1943
          • Edward Lee BALLENTINE (b. 2/29/1944!, CA)
          • Judy Kay BALLENTINE (b. 4/5/1946) m. Curtis Neece on 7/25/1985
          • Kenneth Roy BALLENTINE (b. 6/25/1950) m. Emelita de los Reyes on 3/14/1981 (div)
    5. Nancy Garner3 (b 1/30/1826) m. Daniel MARTIN on 10/9/1855. Read about wedding

    6. Mathias (Mat) GARNER3 (b. 2/8/1828 IN, d. 3/21/1915, bur. Finchford, IA), m#1 Julia Ann Sharp (b. 2/21/1835-4/16/1877) {nb.Mayflower Line} [headstone, Finchford, dau. Martha died young]), m#2 Agnes Ballentine See the Descendants of Mathias Garner
      • Mary E. Garner4 (b. 1851) m. Josiah "Joe" DAY
      • Matha "Mattie" Garner4 (b. 1854-1882) m George "Cap" MOORE
      • Arthur McKinnley Garner4 (2/21/1857 IA-12/17/1927 MN) m. Sadie Lightfoot (1860-12/18/1898 MO)
      • Allen Franklin Garner4 (b. 5/27/1879)
      • Hattie Mae Garner4 (b. ca 1881) m. Charles THOMPSON
    7. Sarah (Sally) Garner3 (b. 1/31/1831-1919), m. #1, Harles ASHLEY (b. 1825), #2 Levi PENNINGTON (1869). See account (Tribune, 1994) of Harley Ashley's death and narrative from the Kokomo Tribune of which he was owner/editor.
      • Martha Ashley4 (1846-?)
      • Arthur Ashley4 (12/9/1850-1918)
    8. Rebecca Ann Garner3 (b. 4/17/1833 IN, d. 5/17/1908 OK, read obit), m. Ransom B. HOWE (b. 11/29/1826 OH, d. 9/7/1888 MO) on 3/17/1850. See Ransom's brother's LoamiHowe Web Page.
      • Loammi Ashley Howe4 (10/31/1850 IN-10/1/1927 OK, see obit) m. Martha Ann Durrant on 4/8/1877 (MO)
        • Ora Beryl Howe5 (b. 1896) m. MORRIS
          • ?
            • Robert Woods m Nikki ?
        • Bertha Howe5 m. Walker McClanahan
        • Myra Howe5 m McDaniel
        • Myrtle Howe5 m#1 Charles STURM on 9 Nov 1900; m#2Elmer RANSOM in 1910
        • Mable Howe5 m Shaffor
        • Maude Howe5 m Campbell
        • Arthur Howe5
      • Harles L. Howe4 (b. ca 1852)
      • John A. Howe4 (b. ca 1856)
      • Barbara Alice Howe4 (1/26/1858-10/12/1930) m Elgin Eldridge MARRS
        • Allen Marrs5
        • Carrie Ann Marrs5 (26 Jul 1880-18 April 1978) m Henry Edward DEAN (3 Oct 1879-9 Nov 1950) on Xmas day 1898
          • Flora Alice Dean6 (1903-1990) m Walter Hawkins; m#2 Marvin Henry Laughter (1900-1989)
          • Leland Allen Dean6 (1906-1993) m Katherine Haubert (b 1906, Ukraine)
          • Rose Irene Dean6 (1908-1995) m#1 ?; m#2 Fred Heinz; m#3 Chas Jenkins; m#4 Summers
          • Kenneth Orrin Dean6 (3 Dec 1909-5 Feb 1978) m Maria Wagner (20 Aug 1905 Russia-5 Mar 1996) on12 Feb 1928
            • Donald Dean7
          • Forest Edward Dean6 (1912-1999) m Mary D. Haubert (1914-1995)
          • Lorene Ethel Dean6 (1920-1974) m John Cryderman (1912-1993)
        • Charles Marrs5
        • Ransom Marrs5
        • Rosa Marrs5
        • Minnie May Marrs5
      • Mathias "Matt" Howe4 (4/4/1860-12/1/1959 MO) m. Maria Louisa Marrs (2/10/1857-1939) on 4/7/1879
        • Orpha Etta Howe5 m. W. R. RICKETTS (12/5/1893-8.28.1915 MO)
          • Allen Earl Ricketts6 (b. 1/21/1935) m. Shirley B. McAnelly (b. 12/23/1935)
      • Ransom Freemont Howe4 (b. ca 1863) m. Florence Cox on 9/14/1890 MO.
      • Emma Margaret Howe4 (10/7/1866-6/3/1942) m. G. B. PADGETT
      • Simon Kenton Howe4 (10/7/1866-6/3/1942)
      • William Howe4 (b. ca 1872)
      • Arthur McKinney Howe4 (2/2/1873 MO-1/1/1945)
      • Martha Ann Howe (4/16/1873-1915 NM) m. John W. WILKINSON (b. 1870)
        • Glen A. Wilkinson5 (b. 6/10/1895 MO, d. 1981 CA)
          • Eugene H. Wilkinson6
            • Ken Wilkinson7
    9. James GARNER3 (b 1835) m. #1 Barbara Allen Sharp (b. 1840, Ohio), m#2 Mrs. Amanda Doyle. See photo of James, courtesy of Larry Lien
      • Franklin (Frank) Brown Garner4 (b. ca 1858) m. Minnie Viola Swope
      • Olive (Ollie) Garner4 m. Franklin F. MEADE
      • Ullyses Grant Garner4 m. Elsa Viola Swope
        • Clarence Garner5 m. Anna C
        • Ruth Charlotte Garner5 m Harold Joseph ANDERSON (material thanks to Desiree Gallaher)
          • Marilyn Ruth Anderson6 (b 28 Sept 1941) m#1 Michael Miller; m#2 Robert Dee LINDSAY (b 19 May 1940)
            • Michael Erick "Ricky" Miller7 (6 Feb 1961-6 Aug 1979)
            • Harold Wayne Miller7 (b 8 Nov 1962)
            • Desiree Dee Lindsay7 (b 21 Dec 1966) m Michael Allison GALLAHER on 8 Feb 1992
              • Benjamin Ian Gallaher8 (b 7 Oct 1993)
              • Mathias Aubrey Gallaher8 (b 3 July 1996)
              • Elijah Pieter Gallaher8 (b 30 Oct 1999)
              • Trinity Grace Gallaher8 (b 29 Sept 2000)
          • Cheryl Anderson6 m Joe MENDES
            • Jana Mendes7
          • Linda Joy Anderson6 (b 25 Dec 1947)
          • Elsa Ellen Anderson6
        • Grace Garner5 m Roy HENDERSON
          • Barbara Henderson6 m Howard DELP
            • Rodney Delp7
            • Pamela Delp7
            • Timothy Delp7
      • Charlotte (Lottie) Ann Garner4 m. Ead F. Rogers.
    10. Allen GARNER3, (1837 IN- 2/5/1864), m. Lucy I. (b. ca 1849, KY)
      • William Garner4(b. 1859)
      • Edward Garner4 (b. 1860)
    11. Margaret (Mag) Garner3 (b. ca 4/15/1839, IN, d. 12/3/1925) m. Samuel Russel FREED (b. ca 1834, IA)
    Note: End of the Descendents of Job Garner
  7. NANCY GARNER2 (1797 TN - 1819) m. Isaac ADAMSON (1795-1833) on 4/12/1818
  8. JAMES GARNER2 (b. ca. 1800, d. 8/10/1840) m. Mary Crum (b. ca 1805, d. July 1865) on 10/30/1828 IN) [from correspondance of Janine Jeders to Rich Langley]
  9. LYDIA GARNER2 (b. Nov. 1805 OH, d. 8/25/1863 IN) m. Isaac STOUT (b. 1810) [new info from CBL!)