THE BIOGRAPHY OF W. H. Garner

W. H. Garner, P. O. Council Bluffs, was born in Garner Township, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa, in 1849, son of Wm. and Sarah (Warkman) Garner, who came from North Carolina to Illinois, and from there to Pottawattamie Co., Iowa, in 1846. They had eleven children, two boys and nine girls. One of the latter is dead. They are all married and settled in Garner Township, except three, who live in Hazel Dell Township. Their father having pre-empted land, gave each of them 200 acres, with a good house upon it. Before Mr. Garner divided his land among his children, the Rock Island Railroad ran across his farm for five miles.

Our subject has always worked at farming, excepting some time spent in a woolen factory. His present farm consists of 180 acres, mostly under cultivation and well improved, although when he first took it, in 1874, it was entirely unimproved. He has an orchard of four and a half acres, which has just commenced bearing; also grapes and other small fruits.

Mr. Garner was married in December, 1871, to Miss Lena McMullen, daughter of James and Hannah (Poe) McMullen, who came here from Indiana in an early day. Her mother died when Mrs. Garner was quite small. Her father, who is now dead, served in the Mexican war. Mr. and Mrs. Garner have one son and two daughters.

Mr. Garner is a member of the Knights of Pythias. He and his brothers are Democrats.

History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 1883
Submitted by Cathy Danielson