George Washington Hopkins Garner1

b. 4 November 1856, d. 5 March 1939
FatherSamuel Garner1
MotherMary Garvin1
Birth4 Nov 1856 George Washington Hopkins Garner was born on 4 Nov 1856 in Virginia.1,2 
Marriage5 Aug 1880 He married Ella Frances Thompson, daughter of William Newton Thompson and Mary Ann E. Butt, on 5 Aug 1880 in Blountville, Sullivan County, Tennessee.1 
Cens-19008 Jun 1900 Twenty years after their marriage George and Ella 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.2 
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.3 
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.4 
Death5 Mar 1939 George died on 5 Mar 1939 in Knoxville, Tennessee, at age 82. 

Family

Ella Frances Thompson b. 2 Aug 1863, d. 27 Aug 1938
Children
  • Cecil Trigg Garner1 (28 May 1881 - 27 Oct 1884)
  • Myrtle Garner1,2 (15 Apr 1883 - )
  • Bessie Aurora Garner1,2 (20 Feb 1886 - 1956)
  • Beulah Cuquel Garner1,2 (16 Sep 1888 - 20 May 1947)
  • George Roy Garner1,2 (24 Dec 1890 - )
  • Allie Virginia Garner1,2 (4 Apr 1892 - )
  • Richard Carl Hurlburt Garner1 (17 Jun 1896 - 13 Jan 1897)
  • Herbert Neal Garner1,2 (18 Aug 1898 - Jul 1971)
  • Lois Vaught Garner1,4 (19 Dec 1904 - 22 Aug 1984)
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. [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.
  3. [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.
  4. [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.