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 > > >

The Poor Farm was in Tennessee Valley and lies at the bottom of Lake Belton now. It is just northwest of East Belton Cemetery. However, I am thinking that the East Belton Cemetery was previously referred to as the East Belton Negro Cemetery. Joe can correct me if I am wrong on that. I stated earlier that Mitt Garner was buried in South Belton Cemetery but I was wrong, it is the East Belton Cemetery. Jody ----- 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