Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Garner was born on 13 February 1833, in Vincennes, Vincennes Township, Knox, Indiana, United States, his father, Philip Garner, was 24 and his mother, Mary Hedrick, was 21. He married Mary Malvina Browning on 22 June 1854, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Burch Creek, Weber, Utah, United States in 1900. In 1850, at the age of 17, his occupation is listed as farmer in Weber, Utah, United States. He died on 4 April 1920, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.
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- Henry Garner, "United States Census, 1910"
- Henry Garner Marriage-Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1830-1848 Birth
- "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956" Henry Garner
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1836 · The Massive Internal Improvements Act
The Massive Internal Improvements Act of 1836 loaned Indiana $10,000,000 to create infrastructure such as canals, railroads, and roads across the state. The act was signed by Whig Governor Noah Noble and passed by the Indiana General Assembly. However, the financial crisis known as the Panic of 1837 thwarted these plans as costs ballooned. Construction on the infrastructure was not completed and the state debt rapidly increased.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World
William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.
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's & Ballantyne's by Iona Garner Bingham
My Great Grandfather, Philip Garner, on my father's side came to Utah October 27, 1849, with George A. Smith's Company. He was a member of the Mormon Battalion in Company B, under Capt. Jesse D. Hunt …
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