Brief Life History of Asel Smith
When Asel Smith Garner was born on 18 April 1843, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, Philip Garner, was 34 and his mother, Mary Hedrick, was 31. He married Georgia Anna Everett on 31 January 1884, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870. In 1870, at the age of 27, his occupation is listed as farm laborer in Uintah, Weber, Utah, United States. He died on 6 June 1911, in Wilford, Bingham, Idaho, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Wilford Cemetery, Wilford, Fremont, Idaho, United States.
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- Asahel Asahel in household of Philip Garner, "United States Census, 1850"
- Asel Smith Garner, "Find A Grave Index"
- Asa Garner in entry for Hazel E Ricks, "Idaho, Jefferson Star, County Cemetery Records, 1800-2000"
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1845 · Oh My Father
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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Garner, Asel Laid to Rest
The Current Journal Official Paper of Fremont County Friday June 16, 1911 Obituary: Asael Smith Garner Asel Garner died at Wilford June 6, age 68, The immediate cause of death is given as cancer of …
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