David Edmund Garner

Brief Life History of David Edmund

When David Edmund Garner was born on 10 January 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, David Garner Jr, was 27 and his mother, Dorathea Durfee, was 29. He married Sarah Rebecca Davis on 11 October 1870, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 24 June 1893, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

David Edmund Garner
1846–1893
Sarah Rebecca Davis
1848–1935
Marriage: 11 October 1870
Alice Amelia Garner
1871–1875
Sarah Jane Garner
1873–1924
George Edmund Garner
1875–1948
David Alma Garner
1878–1965
Frederick Edward Garner
1881–1967
Arthur Milton Garner
1883–1973
Ada Susan Garner
1886–1939
Ella Louise Garner
1888–1979

Sources (49)

  • David E Garner in household of David Garner, "United States Census, 1850"
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  • David E. Garner, "United States Western States Marriage Index"

World Events (8)

1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.

1848 · Fire Destroys the Temple

On October 9, 1848, an arsonists fire claimed everything but the outer walls of the Nauvoo Temple since the structure was made out of limestone and wood. It was meant to discourage the Saints that had fled to never come back.

1861 · Simple life to Soldiers

Illinois contributed 250,000 soldiers to the Union Army, ranking it fourth in terms of the total men fighting for a single state. Troops mainly fought in the Western side of the Appalachian Mountains, but a few regiments played important roles in the East side. Several thousand Illinoisians died during the war. No major battles were fought in the state, although several towns became sites for important supply depots and navy yards. Not everyone in the state supported the war and there were calls for secession in Southern Illinois several residents. However, the movement for secession soon died after the proposal was blocked.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): perhaps occasionally from the Old French personal name Garnier (see Garnier ), but it is exeptionally rare as a personal name in medieval England and no certain evidence has been found for its use as a surname. Compare Warner .

English: from Middle English gern(i)er, garner, gurner, Anglo-Norman French gerner ‘granary’ (Old French grenier, from Late Latin granarium, a derivative of granum ‘grain’). It was probably a metonymic occupational name for someone in charge of the stores kept in a granary.

English and Scottish: commonly shortened form of Gardner .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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David Edmund garner - 10 January 1846

David Edmund Garner was born in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, 10 January 1846, to David Garner and Dolly Durfee. He was one in a family of ten, three boys and seven girls. We know very little of …

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