I forgot, there is an article in the verticle files of the Bell County museum on the Tennessee Valley and it mentions this family. I have the father of James Garner as W. L. Garner. Shirley ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 30, 2004 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [TXBELL] Re: Garner family of Bell County > I wonder if the Poor Farm Cemetery that was publicized last year (July > and Sept. 2003 archives) on IH-35 near Pepper Creek might have been > referred to as the East Belton Cemetery also, since it was northeast of > town. It seems to have been a "lost" cemetery with no records, until the > Highway Department publicized it last year. > > > On 30 May 2004 17:36:50 -0600 [email protected] writes: > > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > > Surnames: Garner > > Classification: Query > > > > Message Board URL: > > > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/CkB.2ACI/1981.1.1.2.1.1.1.2.1 > > > > Message Board Post: > > > > All of the Garner's that Frank mentions with the exception of Mitt > > Garner are descendants, or spouses of descendants, of James Knox > > Polk Garner and Nancy Whitely. They had twelve children, most of > > whom remained in the Bell County or central Texas area. > > > > I have a lot of information on the Garner family because I am > > related by to three of their children Mary, Ella and Willie Homer. > > > > > > Most are buried in Resthaven Cemetery but others are in North Belton > > or Walnut Grove (not in Bell County). > > > > All of these Garners are EuroAmericans whereas, Mitt Garner, was an > > African American who was a constant figure in and around the > > courthouse. I have lots of pictures of these Garner family members > > on my Bell County Memories Website including a photo of Mitt Garner > > who is buried at South Belton Cemetery. > > > > The Garners married into the Stokes, Heartfield, Herring and Smith > > families living around the Tennessee Valley area. But, I don't have > > a record of a John F. Garner. I do have a Frank Wilson Garner > > though. > > > > > > ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== > > Support Your Local Genealogy Or Historical Society... You Can Often > > Find Helpful Points Of Contact And Info. Bell County Resources: > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell/resource.htm > > > > > > > > > ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== > Boards Are Available At The Bell County Page To Post Bible Records, > Wills, Pensions, Obituaries, And Biographies, And For Surname Queries. > http://www.rootsweb.com/~txbell >