Garner Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Garner Family

5,382 Garner records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

5,382Records in our database

1811Earliest birth

1Documented families

4Biographies

See the Garner family trees →228 Garner families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

5,382 Garner records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (1,954 of 5,382)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Henry Garner, born 1823, Butler County, Ohio
Earliest in the county histories: John Campbell Garner, born 1811

Most common first names

James159 William131 John127 Robert99 Mary95 Charles81 George71 Ruth47 Joseph39 Helen38 Thomas37 Margaret36

Documented families

Garner families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family histories, generation by generation (1)

The Garner family of Ray CountyMissouriStarts: Colonel Jesse W. Garner and Docia (Trigg) Garner (b. 1791)Most recent: James W. Garner (b. 1851)

The earliest Garners in the county histories

John Campbell GarnerBorn 1811, Clarke countyRay County, Missouri Samuel GarnerBorn 1818Child of William Garner and Sarah (Cook) GarnerCrawford County, Ohio Amos R. GarnerBorn 1820, Dodson TownshipChild of John Garner and Eleanor (Ratcliff) GarnerClinton County, Ohio Christopher Trigg GarnerBorn 1825Child of Colonel Jesse W. Garner and Docia (Trigg) GarnerRay County, Missouri Henry C. GarnerBorn 1827Ray County, Missouri James W. GarnerBorn 1851Ray County, Missouri

Family trees from the public record

228 Garner families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

11 Garner death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

19 Garner people in 12 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (4)

John Campbell GarnerBorn 1811 · Ray County, Missouri Christopher Trigg GarnerBorn 1825 · Ray County, Missouri Henry C. GarnerBorn 1827 · Ray County, Missouri James W. GarnerBorn 1851 · Ray County, Missouri

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Common questions

Garner genealogy: FAQ

Where were Garner ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 5,382 Garner records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (1,954), then Ohio (811) and Illinois (709).

How far back does the Garner family tree go?

The earliest Garner birth in our database is 1823: Henry Garner, Butler County, Ohio. The old county histories name John Campbell Garner, born 1811. We have pieced together 228 Garner family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Garner family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Garner family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.