Hello, Well, I'm not sure...... I'm not a direct decendant of any Garners, they have to be cousins. I know that my Great Aunt, my Paternal Grandpa's sister, married a Jonah Garner. The funny thing is, I don't have any names or dates, other than Myrtle and Jonah Garner and some of their kids, but I have a lot of stories about 2 specific Garner men. That's the main reason I'm trying to find out info on them even though I'm not a direct descendant of theirs. The stories I've heard about them were awesome, and I really wish I would have had the chance to have known them. They seem like real characters....... The two men I'm specifically interested in are: Homer Garner and James "Foxy" Garner. I'm still not sure if Homer was Jonah's son, brother or father....... Homer Garner actually lived in Advance, but he did buy a lot of land in Bollinger County. I think he bought a bunch of Abe Clubb's farm, which is in Bollinger County. From what my Dad has told me, Homer was a judge, owned a huge cattle ranch, and did some really wild things....... Foxy Garner was still alive after 1964 because I did know him, but I was too little to remember him at all. Dad said he used to come to St. Louis to buy a pickup truck full of beer and he'd often take me and my Mom and Dad to the store and tell me to go thru the store and fill the basket up with anything I wanted. Mom and Dad would never let him though........ LOL The only other thing I know about him is that he died and is buried in Florida. There is also a Troy Garner, I met him last year at my Grandma's funeral. He looks so much like my Grandpa that I almost had a heart attack when he walked into the room. I thought my Grandpa came back from the dead...... If you recognize any of these names and have any information on them that you'd like to share, I'd appreciate it so much. If you know them and want some of the stories I have, I can e-mail them to you. They're really fascinating. They're all just family stories, much of which I'm sure couldn't be proven, but they are great stories. Much of what I've heard about Homer Garner are slightly on the wrong side of the law, but some are quite funny...... Thanks a lot, Laura Vonk ----- Original Message ----- From: <Mozarkhick@aol.com> To: <MOBOLLIN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 10:23 AM Subject: [MOBOLLIN] Garner > Laura, > > Which Garner line do you come from? > > My first GARNER is my grandma. > Edna GARNER b1909 Perry County, MO d1984 Ellington, Reynolds, MO married to > Ralph GRAVES. > > Her father, Daniel Conrad GARNER b1873 Bollinger County, MO d1964 Farmington, > St Francois, MO married to Dora Isabel MYERS. > > His father, Samuel GARNER b1842 Cape Girardeau County, MO d1921 Farmington, > St Francois, MO married to Barbara BARKS. > > His father, James Hill GARNER b1810 probably NC d1874 Cape Girardeau County, > MO married to Malinda/Belinda KING. > > His father, William GARNER b1781 probably NC d1849 probably Cape Girardeau > County, MO married to Elizabeth HILL. > > His father, Jeremiah GARNER b1753 NC d1819 NC and married to Mary BLAYLOCK. > > There was another line that I have not connected yet, Anson Garner b abt 1802 > in NC. He has many descendants in the area also. > > Cathy Hill > > > ==== MOBOLLIN Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > >