Micah Garn

Brief Life History of Micah

When Micah Garn was born on 14 October 1841, in Jackson Township, Sandusky, Ohio, United States, his father, Phillip James Garn Sr, was 22 and his mother, Mary Magdalene Fought, was 21. He married Fanny Wood on 10 March 1865, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 25 April 1916, in Fielding, Box Elder, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Fielding City Cemetery, Fielding, Box Elder, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Micah Garn
1841–1916
Fanny Wood
1841–1929
Marriage: 10 March 1865
Fanny Celestia Garn
1866–1951
Micah Augustus Garn
1869–1963
John Harley Garn
1871–1930
Mary Larelda Garn
1874–1951
Nathaniel Garn
1876–1955
Daniel Garn
1876–1969
Rosabella Emma Garn
1879–1946
Mahala Jeanette Garn
1882–1975

Sources (74)

  • Michael Carn in household of Mary M Carn, "United States Census, 1860"
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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1848

Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English (western): from a lost place called Garn in Westbury on Severn (Gloucestershire).

English: perhaps a shortened form of the Old French personal name Geron, the oblique case form of Garo, a pet form of ancient Germanic names in Ger- (see Gerald , Gerard , Garbutt ). A shortened form Gern would have given rise to a variant pronunciation Garn in late Middle English.

English: perhaps a shortened form of Garron .

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

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THE LIFE STORY OF MICAH AND FANNY WOOD GARN

By Minta Garn 9-7-44 As time rolls on, the achievements of our early Utah settlers become not only interesting stories, but also interesting historical facts. In the lives of Micah and Fanny Wood Gar …

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