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Bennie Shannon Garner 1883–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Oct 1883

Birth Location: Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee

Death Date: 1 June 1979

Death Location: Lone Oak, Hunt County, Texas, USA

Father: Jefferson Garner

Mother: Melinda Garner

Spouse(s): Mirtes Garner

Children(s): William Garner, Dorothy Coldiron, Phillip Garner, Louis Garner, Virgil Garner, Jack Garner, Walter Garner

The story of Bennie Shannon Garner began in 1883 in Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee. In 1900, Bennie Shannon Garner resided in Justice Precinct 2, Cooke, Texas, USA. In 1910, Bennie Shannon Garner resided in Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas, USA. Bennie Shannon Garner married Mirtes Omer Pickett Garner, and had children including Dolly L Garner Gaines, Dorothy Edith Garner Coldiron, Jack Musco Garner, Linda A Garner, Louis Franklin Garner, Phillip Marion Garner, Virgil Ballard Garner, Walter Shannon Garner, William Troy Billie Garner. Bennie Shannon Garner passed away in 1979 in Lone Oak, Hunt County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Bennie Shannon Garner began in 1883 in Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee.
  • In 1900, Bennie Shannon Garner resided in Justice Precinct 2, Cooke, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, Bennie Shannon Garner resided in Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas, USA.
  • Bennie Shannon Garner married Mirtes Omer Pickett Garner, and had children including Dolly L Garner Gaines, Dorothy Edith Garner Coldiron, Jack Musco Garner, Linda A Garner, Louis Franklin Garner, Phillip Marion Garner, Virgil Ballard Garner, Walter Shannon Garner, William Troy Billie Garner.
  • Bennie Shannon Garner passed away in 1979 in Lone Oak, Hunt County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bennie Garner's Ancestors

Self
Bennie Garner
1883–1979
Birth Place: Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee
Parents
Jefferson Garner
1862–1934
Alabama
Melinda (Green Bolton) Garner
1861–1905
Cannon County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Jackson (George) Garner
1825–1897
Alabama
Celia (Ann) Brewer
1825–1867
Bibb County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Garner
1779–1850
Nancy Head
1793–1827
NATHAN BREWER
1800–1868
Charity Brewers
1804–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Bradley Garner
1750–1843
Elizabeth Needham
1754–1843
John Sr
1763–1856
Barbara James
1771–1849
Thomas Jr
1759–1860
Lucretia McHOUGH
1776–1850
Francis Saunders
1777–1852
Barbara Oswalt
1789–1855

Bennie Garner's Descendants

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Bennie (Shannon) Garner (5 Oct 1883–1 June 1979) m. Mirtes (Omer Pickett) Garner (27 Feb 1895–11 Apr 1973)
  1. 1. William (Troy "Billie") Garner 1916–1945
  2. 2. Dorothy (Edith Garner) Coldiron 1918–1998 m. Aaron (Utley) Cook 1919–1969
    1. 1. Carol (Ann) Cook 1943–2011
    2. 2. Judy (Merlin) Cook 1947–1947
    3. 3. Janice (Kay) Cook 1945–1945
    4. 4. Jerry (Mac) Chapman 1940–2007
  3. 3. Phillip (Marion) Garner 1923–1988
  4. 4. Louis (Franklin) Garner 1930–2006
  5. 5. Virgil (Ballard) Garner 1920–1966
  6. 6. Jack (Musco) Garner 1914–1982 m. Lovell (I) Garner 1916–
  7. 7. Walter (Shannon) Garner 1925–2013

Bennie Garner's Timeline

5 Records

1883
5 Oct 1883
Birth of Bennie Shannon Garner in Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee
Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee
1900
1900
Age 17
Bennie Shannon Garner resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Cooke, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Cooke, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 27
Bennie Shannon Garner resided here in Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 67
Bennie Shannon Garner resided here in Hunt, Texas, USA
Hunt, Texas, USA
1979
1 June 1979
Age 96
Death of Bennie Shannon Garner in Gunter, Grayson, Texas
Gunter, Grayson, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1883
    Event Place: Dresden, Weakley, Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Cooke, Texas; Roll: 1623; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1241623
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: T624_1591; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375604
    [3] Texas, Birth Index
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hunt, Texas; Roll: 1

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Cooke, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Cooke, Texas; Roll: 1623; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1241623

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fort Worth Ward 12, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: T624_1591; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0152; FHL microfilm: 1375604

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Hunt, Texas; Roll: 1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 June 1979
    Event Place: Gunter, Grayson, Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lone Oak, Hunt County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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