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From: "Jody Dillard" <>
Subject: Re: [TXBELL] Re: Garner family of Bell County
Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 07:21:10 -0500
References: <20040530.222907.3808.3.willess@juno.com>

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


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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 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.
>
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