Individual Details

William Reeder Garner

(1 Nov 1873 - 7 Jun 1949)

came to Washington DC from Charles Co., Md. He first was a Street Car C o nductor for DC, then owned "Garners" corner market in SW Wash. Later h e s tarted his own Ice & Coal business, serving SW & SE Washington. My a u nts remember that he kept white horses in the stable behind their rowh o use in Wash. & he had several black men working for him. (the y c alled them colored men) He had hopes of converting to refrigeration b u t his sons weren't interested in refrigeration saying that it wouldn't l a st. ha ha. He had a fall from one of the ice wagons and walked with a l i mp for the remainder of his life. He later went to live in a Catholic n u rsing home, in Baltimore, which was arranged by his sister, Sr. Elizab e th Garner.(Daughter of Charity, Emmitsburg, Md.) He died there in 194 9 . came to Washington DC from Charles Co., Md. He first was a Street C a r Conductor for DC, then owned "Garners" corner market in SW Wash. La t er he started his own Ice & Coal business, serving SW & SE Washington. M y a unts remember that he kept white horses in the stable behind their r ow house in Wash. & he had several black men working for him. ( t hey called them colored men) He had hopes of converting to refrigerat i on but his sons weren't interested in refrigeration saying that it wou l dn't last. ha ha. He had a fall from one of the ice wagons and walk e d with a limp for the remainder of his life. He later went to live in a C a tholic nursing home, in Baltimore, which was arranged by his sister, S r . Elizabeth Garner.(Daughter of Charity, Emmitsburg, Md.) He died the r e in 1949.

Events

Birth	1 Nov 1873	Port Tobacco Charles Co. MD
Residence	1880	Pomonkey, Charles, Maryland, United States
Residence	1900	Washington City, Washington, District of Columbia
Residence	1900	Washington City, Washington, District of Columbia
Residence	1900	Washington City, Washington, District of Columbia
Residence	1910	Precinct 4, Washington, District of Columbia
Residence	1910	Precinct 4, Washington, District of Columbia
Residence	1910	Precinct 4, Washington, District of Columbia
Residence	1917	Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Residence	1917	Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Occupation	1920	An Ice man for Ice Co.
Residence	1920	Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Residence	1920	Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Residence	1920	Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Death	7 Jun 1949	Baltimore, MD
Burial	10 Jun 1949
Occupation		Street Car Conductor for DC, - Washington D.C.

Families

Spouse	Mary Garner ? (1855 - )
Child	Ida Garner (1875 - )
Child	Ellen Garner (1878 - )

Child	Francis T Garner (1900 - 1984)
Child	William Aubrey Garner (1901 - 1965)
Child	Joseph Edward Garner (1904 - 1970)
Child	James Reeder Garner (1905 - 1985)
Child	Mary Gertrude Garner (1907 - 1984)
Child	Dorothy Magdelene Garner (1908 - 1992)
Child	Micheal Garner (1913 - 1979)
Child	John Vincent Garner (1916 - 1973)
Child	Mary Jane Rose Garner (1920 - 2016)

Father	William Francis McPherson Garner (1830 - 1885)
Mother	Isabella Stewart (1840 - 1892)
Sibling	Robert Stewart Garner (1868 - 1946)
Sibling	"Anna" Emma Josephine Garner (1870 - )
Sibling	Mary Catherine Garner (1878 - )
Sibling	Jane Elizabeth Garner (1881 - 1959)

Endnotes

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3. , Ancestry.com (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generation s N etwork, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, v i sit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of A m erica, Bureau of the Censu, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 4, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: ..

4. , Ancestry.com (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generation s N etwork, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau o f t he Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D. C. : National Archives and Reco, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ..

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6. , Ancestry.com (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generation s N etwork, Inc., 2005.Original data - United States, Selective Service S y stem. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1 9 17-1918. Washington, D.C.: Na, Registration Location: Washington County, District of Columbia; Roll: 1556833; Draft Board: 4..

7. , Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Name: O n line publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005 . 1 880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latt er -day Saints © Copyright 19, Year: 1880; Census Place: Pomonkey, Charles, Maryland; Roll: 508; Family History Film: 1254508; Page: 473D; Enumeration District: 44; Image: 0331..

8. , Ancestry.com (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generation s N etwork, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, v i sit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of A m erica, Bureau of the Censu, Year: 1910; Census Place: Precinct 4, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: T624_151; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 68; Image: 323..

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