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Sturdy "Handy" Garner 1785–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Franklin County, Georgia, USA

Father: Lewis Garner

Mother: Elizabeth Haney

Spouse(s): Catherine Garner

Children(s): James Garner

The story of Sturdy "Handy" Garner began in 1785 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA. Sturdy "Handy" Garner married Catherine Davis Garner, and had children including James Garner. Sturdy "Handy" Garner passed away in 1870 in Franklin County, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sturdy "Handy" Garner began in 1785 in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA.
  • Sturdy "Handy" Garner married Catherine Davis Garner, and had children including James Garner.
  • Sturdy "Handy" Garner passed away in 1870 in Franklin County, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lewis Garner
1750–1810
Birth Location: Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia, USA
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Elizabeth Haney
1760–1808
Birth Location: Stafford, Virginia
EH

Spouses(s)

Catherine Garner
1792–1868
Birth Location: Union, South Carolina, USA
CG

Children(s)

James Garner
1814–1857
Birth Location: South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
JG

Sturdy Garner's Ancestors

Self
Sturdy Garner
1785–1870
Birth Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Lewis 'Sturdy' Garner
1750–1810
Overwharton Parish, Stafford Co., Virginia, USA
Elizabeth (C) Haney
1760–1808
Stafford, Virginia
Grandparents
Parish Garner
1722–1796
Stafford, Virginia, United States
Margart Sturdy
1725–1795
Williamsburg City, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
THOMAS Garner
1669–1726
Mary Bushnell
1673–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John SR
1633–1702
Susanna Keene
1634–1716
Charles Bushnell
1643–1726
Mary
1647–1700

Sturdy Garner's Descendants

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Sturdy ("Handy") Garner (1785–1870) m. Catherine (Davis) Garner (1792–1868)
  1. 1. James Garner 1814–1857 m. Kiziah Baldwin 1816–1907
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Garner 1844–1935 m. James (Franklin Frank) Garner 1843–1885
      1. 1. Franklin Garner 1879–
      2. 2. William (Thomas) Garner 1867–
    2. 2. Mary (A Garner) Baldwin 1840–1929 m. Sidney (Alonzo) Baldwin 1839–1928
    3. 3. Thomas (Jefferson "T.J.") Garner 1849–1919 m. Nancy (Katherin) Hartzog 1853–1930
      1. 1. Cora (Ann) Garner 1889–1973
        1. 1. Betty (Catherine INGRIM) Morgan 1924–2001
      2. 2. Lida (Belle) Metzger 1884–1970
        1. 1. Rubie (Cora Metzger) (Wortmann) 1908–1990
      3. 3. Elijah (Benjamin) Garner 1884–1964
        1. 1. Felix Garner 1913–1972
      4. 4. Felix Garner 1878–1925
      5. 5. James Garner 1872–1926
      6. 6. Joseph (Edward) Garner 1876–1945
    4. 4. Martha Garner 1846–
    5. 5. William (O) Garner 1852–1942 m. Mary Elizabeth 1857–1935

Sturdy Garner's Timeline

2 Records

1785
1785
Birth of Sturdy "Handy" Garner in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 85
Death of Sturdy "Handy" Garner in Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Franklin County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Franklin County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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