The Republican, Danville (Hendricks County) Indiana, May 20, 1999, P-8
Keith Garner, age 81, Brownsburg, died May 12 in the Hendricks Community Hospital, Danville. Services were May 15 in the Matthews Mortuary, Brownsburg, Larry Bellville officiating. Burial was in the Brownsburg Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.
A life-long resident of Brownsburg, he was born March 1, 1918, the son of Harry Mainard and Susan Lorena (Jenkins) Garner.
Mr. Garner was a farmer in the Brownsburg area for over 50 years, retiring in 1983. He had served as Lincoln Township Trustee from 1958-1962. He was veteran of World War II, U. S. Army. He was a 50 year member of the Brownsburg American Legion Post.
He is survived by his widow, Mildred (Salmon) Garner; a son, Robert Garner of Brownsburg, and two granddaughters.
Keith Garner is a Hendricks County farmer who was born on March 1, 1918, in Brown Township. He is the youngest of three children of Hariy M and Susan L Jenkins Garner. His two sisters are Lillian E. Garner Batz, born on August 14, 1907, and Catherine Garner Buchanan, born on August 11, 1916. Both sisters live in Brownsburg.
Keith‘s paternal grandparents were Albert Thomas Garner, also a farmer, born in Brownsburg on February 29, 1856, and died on March 9. 1926; and Esther Florence Duncan Garner, also born in Brownsburg on December 6, 1885, and died on October 31. 1933. His maternal grandparents were William M. and Elizabeth J. Townsend Jenkins (The biography of William Jenkins was included in the 1885 History of Hendricks County.)
Keith Garner’s great-grandparents were Harrison B. Garner, who was born in Bath County, Kentucky, on February 28, 1828, and died on September 22, 1901, and Frances Lowder Garner, born on August 27, 1831, and died on February 1, 1905; James W and Rachel Townsend, who were from Fountain County, Indiana, and John and Rebecca Jenkins, who were early settlers of Hendricks County.
Keith ‘s great-great-grandfather, Solomon B. Garner, was born in 1787. He entered 80 acres of land in Brown Township on May 2, 1832, another 82 acres on February 15, 1834, and 40 acres on February 22, 1836. He died on February 8, 1860. Solomon ‘s wife was Deborah Clemens Garner (there is some doubt as to her last name; some believe it was Lyons) who was born on January 6, 1804, and died on September 21, 1881.
The original Garner name was “Bumgarner” but Solomon ‘s father, George. dropped the “Bum” when the mill workers began calling him “Garner" George’s children then continued to be called Garner, using the “B” as their middle initial. No legal action was required at that time to change your name.
Keith Garner graduated from Brownsburg High School in 1936 after attending grade school in Brown Township. He married Lettie J. Bradshaw, who was born in 1850. Their son, George Ola Ward, was born in May, 1878, and his wife, Millie Jane Euliss, was born in November, 1877. It was their daughter, Isabelle, who was Irene Blessing Ashley ‘s mother.
Source: Hendricks County, Indiana Genealogy and History
Keith Garner, age 81, Brownsburg, died May 12 in the Hendricks Community Hospital, Danville. Services were May 15 in the Matthews Mortuary, Brownsburg, Larry Bellville officiating. Burial was in the Brownsburg Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.
A life-long resident of Brownsburg, he was born March 1, 1918, the son of Harry Mainard and Susan Lorena (Jenkins) Garner.
Mr. Garner was a farmer in the Brownsburg area for over 50 years, retiring in 1983. He had served as Lincoln Township Trustee from 1958-1962. He was veteran of World War II, U. S. Army. He was a 50 year member of the Brownsburg American Legion Post.
He is survived by his widow, Mildred (Salmon) Garner; a son, Robert Garner of Brownsburg, and two granddaughters.
Keith Garner is a Hendricks County farmer who was born on March 1, 1918, in Brown Township. He is the youngest of three children of Hariy M and Susan L Jenkins Garner. His two sisters are Lillian E. Garner Batz, born on August 14, 1907, and Catherine Garner Buchanan, born on August 11, 1916. Both sisters live in Brownsburg.
Keith‘s paternal grandparents were Albert Thomas Garner, also a farmer, born in Brownsburg on February 29, 1856, and died on March 9. 1926; and Esther Florence Duncan Garner, also born in Brownsburg on December 6, 1885, and died on October 31. 1933. His maternal grandparents were William M. and Elizabeth J. Townsend Jenkins (The biography of William Jenkins was included in the 1885 History of Hendricks County.)
Keith Garner’s great-grandparents were Harrison B. Garner, who was born in Bath County, Kentucky, on February 28, 1828, and died on September 22, 1901, and Frances Lowder Garner, born on August 27, 1831, and died on February 1, 1905; James W and Rachel Townsend, who were from Fountain County, Indiana, and John and Rebecca Jenkins, who were early settlers of Hendricks County.
Keith ‘s great-great-grandfather, Solomon B. Garner, was born in 1787. He entered 80 acres of land in Brown Township on May 2, 1832, another 82 acres on February 15, 1834, and 40 acres on February 22, 1836. He died on February 8, 1860. Solomon ‘s wife was Deborah Clemens Garner (there is some doubt as to her last name; some believe it was Lyons) who was born on January 6, 1804, and died on September 21, 1881.
The original Garner name was “Bumgarner” but Solomon ‘s father, George. dropped the “Bum” when the mill workers began calling him “Garner" George’s children then continued to be called Garner, using the “B” as their middle initial. No legal action was required at that time to change your name.
Keith Garner graduated from Brownsburg High School in 1936 after attending grade school in Brown Township. He married Lettie J. Bradshaw, who was born in 1850. Their son, George Ola Ward, was born in May, 1878, and his wife, Millie Jane Euliss, was born in November, 1877. It was their daughter, Isabelle, who was Irene Blessing Ashley ‘s mother.
Source: Hendricks County, Indiana Genealogy and History
The Republican, Danville (Hendricks County) Indiana, May 20, 1999, P-8
Keith Garner, age 81, Brownsburg, died May 12 in the Hendricks Community Hospital, Danville. Services were May 15 in the Matthews Mortuary, Brownsburg, Larry Bellville officiating. Burial was in the Brownsburg Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.
A life-long resident of Brownsburg, he was born March 1, 1918, the son of Harry Mainard and Susan Lorena (Jenkins) Garner.
Mr. Garner was a farmer in the Brownsburg area for over 50 years, retiring in 1983. He had served as Lincoln Township Trustee from 1958-1962. He was veteran of World War II, U. S. Army. He was a 50 year member of the Brownsburg American Legion Post.
He is survived by his widow, Mildred (Salmon) Garner; a son, Robert Garner of Brownsburg, and two granddaughters.
Keith Garner is a Hendricks County farmer who was born on March 1, 1918, in Brown Township. He is the youngest of three children of Hariy M and Susan L Jenkins Garner. His two sisters are Lillian E. Garner Batz, born on August 14, 1907, and Catherine Garner Buchanan, born on August 11, 1916. Both sisters live in Brownsburg.
Keith‘s paternal grandparents were Albert Thomas Garner, also a farmer, born in Brownsburg on February 29, 1856, and died on March 9. 1926; and Esther Florence Duncan Garner, also born in Brownsburg on December 6, 1885, and died on October 31. 1933. His maternal grandparents were William M. and Elizabeth J. Townsend Jenkins (The biography of William Jenkins was included in the 1885 History of Hendricks County.)
Keith Garner’s great-grandparents were Harrison B. Garner, who was born in Bath County, Kentucky, on February 28, 1828, and died on September 22, 1901, and Frances Lowder Garner, born on August 27, 1831, and died on February 1, 1905; James W and Rachel Townsend, who were from Fountain County, Indiana, and John and Rebecca Jenkins, who were early settlers of Hendricks County.
Keith ‘s great-great-grandfather, Solomon B. Garner, was born in 1787. He entered 80 acres of land in Brown Township on May 2, 1832, another 82 acres on February 15, 1834, and 40 acres on February 22, 1836. He died on February 8, 1860. Solomon ‘s wife was Deborah Clemens Garner (there is some doubt as to her last name; some believe it was Lyons) who was born on January 6, 1804, and died on September 21, 1881.
The original Garner name was “Bumgarner” but Solomon ‘s father, George. dropped the “Bum” when the mill workers began calling him “Garner" George’s children then continued to be called Garner, using the “B” as their middle initial. No legal action was required at that time to change your name.
Keith Garner graduated from Brownsburg High School in 1936 after attending grade school in Brown Township. He married Lettie J. Bradshaw, who was born in 1850. Their son, George Ola Ward, was born in May, 1878, and his wife, Millie Jane Euliss, was born in November, 1877. It was their daughter, Isabelle, who was Irene Blessing Ashley ‘s mother.
Source: Hendricks County, Indiana Genealogy and History
Keith Garner, age 81, Brownsburg, died May 12 in the Hendricks Community Hospital, Danville. Services were May 15 in the Matthews Mortuary, Brownsburg, Larry Bellville officiating. Burial was in the Brownsburg Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Lung Association.
A life-long resident of Brownsburg, he was born March 1, 1918, the son of Harry Mainard and Susan Lorena (Jenkins) Garner.
Mr. Garner was a farmer in the Brownsburg area for over 50 years, retiring in 1983. He had served as Lincoln Township Trustee from 1958-1962. He was veteran of World War II, U. S. Army. He was a 50 year member of the Brownsburg American Legion Post.
He is survived by his widow, Mildred (Salmon) Garner; a son, Robert Garner of Brownsburg, and two granddaughters.
Keith Garner is a Hendricks County farmer who was born on March 1, 1918, in Brown Township. He is the youngest of three children of Hariy M and Susan L Jenkins Garner. His two sisters are Lillian E. Garner Batz, born on August 14, 1907, and Catherine Garner Buchanan, born on August 11, 1916. Both sisters live in Brownsburg.
Keith‘s paternal grandparents were Albert Thomas Garner, also a farmer, born in Brownsburg on February 29, 1856, and died on March 9. 1926; and Esther Florence Duncan Garner, also born in Brownsburg on December 6, 1885, and died on October 31. 1933. His maternal grandparents were William M. and Elizabeth J. Townsend Jenkins (The biography of William Jenkins was included in the 1885 History of Hendricks County.)
Keith Garner’s great-grandparents were Harrison B. Garner, who was born in Bath County, Kentucky, on February 28, 1828, and died on September 22, 1901, and Frances Lowder Garner, born on August 27, 1831, and died on February 1, 1905; James W and Rachel Townsend, who were from Fountain County, Indiana, and John and Rebecca Jenkins, who were early settlers of Hendricks County.
Keith ‘s great-great-grandfather, Solomon B. Garner, was born in 1787. He entered 80 acres of land in Brown Township on May 2, 1832, another 82 acres on February 15, 1834, and 40 acres on February 22, 1836. He died on February 8, 1860. Solomon ‘s wife was Deborah Clemens Garner (there is some doubt as to her last name; some believe it was Lyons) who was born on January 6, 1804, and died on September 21, 1881.
The original Garner name was “Bumgarner” but Solomon ‘s father, George. dropped the “Bum” when the mill workers began calling him “Garner" George’s children then continued to be called Garner, using the “B” as their middle initial. No legal action was required at that time to change your name.
Keith Garner graduated from Brownsburg High School in 1936 after attending grade school in Brown Township. He married Lettie J. Bradshaw, who was born in 1850. Their son, George Ola Ward, was born in May, 1878, and his wife, Millie Jane Euliss, was born in November, 1877. It was their daughter, Isabelle, who was Irene Blessing Ashley ‘s mother.
Source: Hendricks County, Indiana Genealogy and History
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