Ella Frances Thompson1

b. 2 August 1863, d. 27 August 1938
Ella Frances (Thompson) Garner (cropped) - 1905
photo courtesy of Barbara Swaggerty
FatherWilliam Newton Thompson2 d. 29 Sep 1864
MotherMary Ann E. Butt2 b. 9 Jul 1837, d. 2 Aug 1870
Birth2 Aug 1863 Ella Frances Thompson was born on 2 Aug 1863.3 
ParentsDcd By the time Ella was 7 years old both of her parents were deceased. Her father had died while held in a Union prison during the Civil War and her mother had died 6 years later, leaving Ella and her older sister orphaned. 
  The 2 girls were raised by their father's parents, John and Elizabeth Thompson. John Thompson died in 1878. Ella's older sister, Mary Elizabeth Virginia ("Jenny"), married in the fall of 1879.3 
Cens-188015 Jun 1880  The following year Ella (enumerated as Ellen) and her grandmother Elizabeth Thompson were enumerated in the home of "Ad" Thompson, Elizabeth's son [Ella's uncle]. Ella was 16.4 
Marriage5 Aug 1880 She married George Washington Hopkins Garner, son of Samuel Garner and Mary Garvin, on 5 Aug 1880 in Blountville, Sullivan County, Tennessee.1 
Cens-19008 Jun 1900 Twenty years after their marriage Ella and George were enumerated in Carter County, Tennessee. George was employed as a lumber inspector; Ella's entry reported that she was the mother of 8 children of whom 6 were living. All 6 children were members of the household and were recorded as: Myrtle, Bessie, Beulah, Geo Ray, Allie and Herbert.5 
Cens-191026 Apr 1910 Sometime before 1910 the family moved to Knox County, Tennessee, although George was not present when that year's census was taken in April. Ella was listed as the head of the household. She was 46 and had been married 29 years.6 
Cens-192022 Jan 1920  In 1920 George was again listed as the head of the household. The census entry recorded that he worked as a dairy farmer.7 
Death27 Aug 1938 Ella died on 27 Aug 1938 at age 75.1 
Burial She was buried in Knoxville, Tennessee.2 

Family

George Washington Hopkins Garner b. 4 Nov 1856, d. 5 Mar 1939
Children
  • Cecil Trigg Garner1 (28 May 1881 - 27 Oct 1884)
  • Myrtle Garner1,5 (15 Apr 1883 - )
  • Bessie Aurora Garner1,5 (20 Feb 1886 - 1956)
  • Beulah Cuquel Garner1,5 (16 Sep 1888 - 20 May 1947)
  • George Roy Garner1,5 (24 Dec 1890 - )
  • Allie Virginia Garner1,5 (4 Apr 1892 - )
  • Richard Carl Hurlburt Garner1 (17 Jun 1896 - 13 Jan 1897)
  • Herbert Neal Garner1,5 (18 Aug 1898 - Jul 1971)
  • Lois Vaught Garner1,6 (19 Dec 1904 - 22 Aug 1984)
ChartsDescendants of John Maiden and Susanna Landis
Last Edited25 Nov 2010

Citations

  1. [S2545] Barbara Swaggerty, "Descendants of George Washington Hopkins Garner". George W.H. Garner was the grandfather of Mrs. Swaggerty's husband.
  2. [S1859] Sarah Finch Maiden Rollins, The Maiden Family of Virginia and Allied Families 1623-1991, p. 637-645. Mrs. Rollins cites Dr. Joanna (Maiden) Owens for her information on the descendants of Eliza (Maiden) Butt Caldwell (with the exception of son Addison).
  3. [S1616] Joanna Owens, "Correction," e-mail to Diana Powell, 12 Oct. 2007.
  4. [S163] Ad Thompson household, 1880 U.S. Cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Saltville district, ED 99, p. 226 (stamped), dwelling 309, family 316. Oct. 2007, image 35 of 63. Household includes: Ad Thompson, 44, farmer; Elizabeth, 33, wife; Laura E., 14, dau; Samuel, 12, son; William L., 8, son; Adam O., 4, son; Ellen Thompson, 16, niece; Elizabeth Thompson, 73, mother, ill will cancer, cannot read or write; David Farris, 17, boarder, laborer; all b. VA.
  5. [S1854] Geo Garner household, 1900 U.S. cens., Carter Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 15th district, ED 139, sheet 5A (p. 302 stamped), dwelling 77, family 85, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 9 of 20. Household includes: Geo _ Garner, 43, b. Nov. 1856, marr 20 yrs, b. VA, parents b. TN, lumber inspector; Ella, wife, 36, b. Aug. 1863, marr 20 yrs, mother of 8 children, 6 are living, b. VA, parents b. VA; Myrtle, dau, __, b. Apl 1882 VA; Bessie, dau, 14, b. Feb. 1885 TN; Beulah, dau, 11, b. Sept. 1888 TN; Geo Ray, son, 8, b. Dec. 1891 TN; Allie _, dau, 8, b. Apl 1892 TN; Herbert N., son, 1, b. Aug. 1898 TN.
  6. [S838] Ella F. Garner household, 1910 U.S. cens., Knox Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 4th district, ED 112, sheet 4A (p. 197 stamped), dwelling 56, family 60, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 7 of 24. Household includes Ella F. Garner, 46, marr #1, marr 29 yrs, mother of 9 children, 7 living, b. VA, parents b. VA, farmer, owns farm, is not mortgaged; Allie, dau, 17; Neal, son, 11; Lois, dau, 5; all b. TN.
  7. [S836] George H. Garner household, 1920 U.S. cens., Knox Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 4th district, ED 122, sheet 7B, dwelling 126, family 127, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2007, image 14 of 18. Household includes: George H. Garner, 63, dairy farmer, owns farm; Ella F., wife, 56; Lois, dau, 15.