When Philip James Garn was born on 14 February 1845, in Fremont, Sandusky, Ohio, United States, his father, Phillip James Garn Sr, was 25 and his mother, Mary Magdalene Fought, was 24. He married Sarah English on 14 February 1877, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Jackson Township, Sandusky, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Centerville Election Precinct, Davis, Utah, United States in 1900. He registered for military service in 1866. He died on 13 October 1900, in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 55, and was buried in Centerville City Cemetery, Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States.
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U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Davis, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Davis, Utah, United States
Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.
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 .
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