Individual Details

HISTORY OF DELAWARE CO INDIANA; G. W. H. Kemper MD; 1908; Vol 1, p.326
Enoch Garner
Location of land was S13, T21, R8. Enoch Died at the age of 71 years, 6 months, 13 days [if this calculation was correct, he died on 23 Dec of 1851 instead of in Jan of 1852] States that his widow was living in the year 1875, drawing his War of 1812 pension. [Her application was rejected, see later.] On his tombstone in Jones Cemetery is "Being a member of the Christian Friends Church for the last ten years of his life". All the family records were destroyed when the home of his son Vincent burned.

June 1863. Civil War Draft Registration.
Harrison Twp, Delaware Co, IN
Vincent R. Garner, age36, farmer, b. Indiana

Vincent was still living in Delaware Co in January of 1876 when he testified to his mother's application for Enoch's War of 1812 Pension.

Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 19:29:09 -0400
From: Jane Spencer
You asked for information about Vincent Garner. I don't have a lot. One of the Delaware County histories I looked at (I cannot tell you which one at present.) said that the history of the family was lost in a fire that occurred in Vincent Garner's house. Most of what I have is from the census at this point. I have that he was born about 1827 and died about 1892. His wife was Julia A., but I am not sure whether I have her maiden name or not. I'll have to look. His children from the census are Alfred b. 1852, Austin b. 1853, Amanda b. 1857, George, b. 1859, Sarah E. b. 1862, John b. 1864. And not from the census Melvina b. 1851. Melvina was my great grandmother. I don't have much on her family because I wasn't convinced that this was her family. My aunt always said her father was Vincent Garner, but she does not appear with the family in the 1860 census. She was born in 1851 and married by 1870, so that was the only census to find her with her family, and she just isn't there by that name anyway. When I went to Muncie last year, I went to the courthouse and looked at the entry for her death certificate, and it did say that her father was Vincent Garner and her mother Julia, but I cannot remember the maiden name if it was there. So, I am accepting that it was. I have not looked up too much about the family yet though. It puzzles me that she was not there in 1860. I realize that it could have been an error but still...

1860 Census: IN, Delaware Co:
Vincent R. Garent was age 32, farmer, born in Ohio. Julia A. was age 30, b. Kentucky. Children all born in KY. Alfred, age 7; Amanda E. age 6, George 1, Austin 4, Amelia A. Wallace age 15, and Nancy E. Carroll age 19, School Teacher.

1870 Census: IN, Delaware Co. Harrison Twp, P.O. Yorktown
Vincent Garner age 43, Farmer, born Indiana. Julia A. age 41, Keeping House, b. KY. Children all born in IN: Alfred age 18, Austin age 17, Amanda E. age 13, George 11, Sarah E. 9 and John age 6.

1880 Census: IN Delaware Co IN
Vincent Garener age 52, b. IN, both parents born in NC. Julia A. age 51, wife, she and both parents b. KY. Alfred age 28, George age 21, John age 16. All working as farmhands and born in Indiana. Ettie Childe, age 34, servant, was living with the family.

HISTORY OF DELAWARE CO INDIANA; G. W. H. Kemper MD; 1908; Vol. 1, p.326. Refers to the late Vincent Garner, son of Enoch Garner.

Buried Bethel Cemetery, Delaware County, IN
Aged 64y 8m 20d (calculates to 8 Jun 1827)

Birth	8 Jun 1827	Wayne County, Indiana
Marriage	Abt 1851	Delaware County, Indiana - Julia A. Rutherford
Death	28 Feb 1892
Burial		Bethel Cemetery, Delaware County, Indiana

Spouse	Julia A. Rutherford (1829 - 1900)
Child	Melvina Garner (1851 - 1906)
Child	Alfred Garner (1851 - 1932)
Child	Austin Garner (1853 - 1914)
Child	Amanda E. Garner (1857 - 1907)
Child	George Garner (1859 - 1912)
Child	Sarah Elizabeth Garner (1863 - 1939)
Child	John J. Garner (1865 - 1922)

Father	ENOCH Garner (1780 - 1850)
Mother	ELIZABETH Ratcliff (1789 - 1876)
Sibling	Edom Garner (1814 - 1885)
Sibling	RACHEL ANN GARNER (1816 - 1898)
Sibling	Nancy Garner (1818 - 1906)
Sibling	Jacob Garner (1819 - 1888)
Sibling	George Garner (1820 - )
Sibling	Sarah Garner (1822 - 1913)
Sibling	Lydia Ann Garner (1825 - 1861)