Second Generation  

According to Thomas Jefferson Garner III handwritten notes in the Garner Bible, Dr. T. J. Garner came to Arkansas from Georgia in 1860.

According to Mable Flippin's taped conversation with Lucille Garner Rowland, Thomas Jefferson and Frances Garner took their children on a trip once. T.J. closed his medical practice for a period and prepared a covered wagon to travel and live in. He took a year off to just see some of the country. He wanted his children to see it. They went clear down to Central Texas and lived for awhile in Brownwood, Texas.

Thomas Jefferson Garner moved from Boone County, Arkansas to Rogers, Arkansas late in 1901 and practiced medicine. He and his son-in-law Eli Key, also owned the grocery store of Daily and Deason. A month after he moved to Rogers, he went on horseback into a winter storm on a medical call and became ill and died. According to his obituary he died of typhoid fever.

Noted events in his life were:

1. Military; Between 1862-1865; Confederate Soldier In Civil War. ⁹

Thomas married Frances Jane Jones, daughter of Richard Simon Jones and Mary (Polly) Page, on 5 Aug 1857. (Frances Jane Jones was born on 5 Mar 1840 in Western Grove, Arkansas, died on 7 Dec 1924 in Wagoner, Oklahoma ¹⁰ and was buried on 8 Dec 1924 in Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Oklahoma ¹⁰.) The cause of death was tuberculosis.

According to Mable Flippins taped conversation with Pearl Johnston Mallard (granddaughter of Frances Jane Jones), Frances was dutch.

Reference Number:14814

They had the following children:

+ 10 F    i. Mary (Parmalee) Garner ⁵ was born on 24 Jun 1859 in Mt. Judea, Newton County, Arkansas ³ and died on 2 Dec 1940 in Oklahoma

+ 11 M    ii. William Simon Garner ^{5,11,12,13,14} was born in Mar 1862 in Ft. Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas ^3,13,15, died on 26 Jan 1949 in Hasty, Newton County, Arkansas ¹³ and was buried on 31 Jan 1949 in Hasty Cemetery, Newton County, Arkansas ¹³

+ 12 M    iii. Thomas Jefferson Garner Jr. ^2,5 was born on 17 Dec 1864 in Western Grove, Newton County, Arkansas ¹⁵ and died on 5 Aug 1905 in Heavener, Leflore County, Oklahoma

+ 13 F    iv. Sarah Rebecca Garner ⁵ was born on 11 Mar 1868 in Western Grove, Newton County, Arkansas ¹⁵ and died on 6 Apr 1944 in Haskell, Oklahoma

+ 14 F    v. Ida Louraner Garner ¹⁶ was born on 29 Dec 1873 in Newton County, Arkansas ¹⁶, died on 22 Dec 1957 in Muskogee, Oklahoma ¹⁶ and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Wagoner, Oklahoma ¹⁶

   15 F    vi. Amanda F. Garner was born on 7 May 1870 in Western Grove, Newton County, Arkansas and died on 28 Sep 1954 in Wagoner, Oklahoma. User ID:16689.

Amanda married Eli Keys.

   16 F    vii. Elizabeth (Betty) Garner was born on 2 Jul 1878 in Arkansas and died on 16 Oct 1970 in Wagoner, Oklahoma. User ID:16691.

Elizabeth married Ben Rowland.

   17 M    viii. Elmer Garner was born on 23 Feb 1880 in ? and died on 9 Nov 1909 in Clairmore, Oklahoma. User ID:16693.

Elmer married Bess Girard.