Mary Jane (Rankin) Garner (1868 - 1918)

Born 11 Sep 1868 in Mississippi, United States

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Mary (Rankin) Garner is buried in Rocky Hill Cemetery.

Biography

Mary Jane "Mollie" Rankin was born on Sep 11, 1868 in Mississippi, USA. She died on May 28, 1918 (Age at Death: 49).

When she was 19, she married John Merdia Garner, son of L. Garner and Elisa Garner, about 1888 (based upon 1900 census).

Mary Jane "Mollie" Rankin lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1900 (Age: 32; AbleToSpeakEnglish: Yes; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0094; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 7; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 7; YearsMarried: 12; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife).

She lived in Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, USA in 1910 (Age: 40; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife). She was also known as Mollie. Race: (White) (American)

She was buried in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Rocky Hill Baptist Church Cemetery).

John Merdia Garner and Mary Jane Rankin had the following children: NOTE: The 1900 census has 7 of 7 children born; the 1910 has 12 of 14 children born. No 1930 or 1940 census found for the father.

1. Richard Houston Garner was born on Oct 29, 1888 in Traxler, Smith County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Aug 10, 1967 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Pine Grove Community - heart attack; Age at Death: 78). ^{[1] [2]} He married Minnie H Dollar about 1917 (based upon 1930 census). He married Emile C. Sellers on Oct 06, 1953 (based upon findagrave).
2. John Madison Garner was born on Aug 04, 1891 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 21, 1973 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Simpson General Hospital; Age at Death: 81). ^[3] When he was 22, he married Fannie Purvis, daughter of John Bedford Purvis and Margaret A. Kennedy, on Sep 14, 1913 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. ^[4] After her death and when he was 24, he married Annie Lavine Bancroft on Sep 12, 1915 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. ^[5] After his second wife's death and when he was 39, he married Geneva Jones, daughter of Sylvanus V Jones and Lulu Gill, about 1931 (based upon first child's birth).
3. Eliza Jane "Lizer, Jannie" Garner was born on Oct 23, 1892 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Sep 21, 1962 in Magee, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 68). ^[6] She never married.
4. Emma Garner was born on Sep 11, 1894 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Jan 02, 2001in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Magee General Hospital; Age at Death: 106). ^[7] She married Frank J. Johnson on Dec 11, 1910 (newspaper clipping). ^[8]
5. William Luther Garner was born on Jun 16, 1896 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 05, 1974 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Smith County Hospital; Age at Death: 78). ^[9]
6. Leander Garner was born on Dec 22, 1897 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Apr 17, 1990 in Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Veterans Hospital; Age at Death: 92). ^[10]
7. Lona Bell Garner was born on Jul 10, 1900 in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA. She died on Mar 30, 1996 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Hillcrest Nursing Home; Age at Death: 95). ^{[11] [12]} She married Sidney "Sy" Johnson on Oct 15, 1916 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. ^[13]
8. Arthur David "Dave" Garner was born on Sep 10, 1902 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 18, 1996 (Age at Death: 93). ^[14] He married Lou Ella Johnson on Oct 04, 1930 (date on headstone).
9. Vida Garner was born on Jul 01, 1904 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Apr 14, 1995 in Raleigh, Smith, Mississippi, USA (Smith County Hospital; Age at Death: 90). ^[15]
10. Verda Garner was born on Jul 01, 1904 in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. She died on Dec 24, 1990 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA (Age at Death: 86).
11. Albert Dewey Garner was born on Oct 03, 1906 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Mar 17, 1974 in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi, USA (Jones County Community Hospital; Age at Death: 65). ^[16]
12. Barney Garner was born on Sep 12, 1908 in Mississippi, USA. He died on Jun 19, 1910 (Age at Death: 21 mos).

Research Notes

Daughter spelled Leona in the 1900 census and the one spelled Lonia in the 1910 census and named spelled Lona in other census all appear to be the same daughter. Lona's SSDi has her birth date as Jul 10, 1899. ^[17] where as her headstone and U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index ^[11] has birth date as Jul 10, 1900. If she was born in Jul 1899 then the 1900 census for daughter named Leona Garner would be her. Bishop-4082 20:24, 10 November 2017 (EST)

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Richard Houston Garner Clipped from The Magee Courier, 17 Aug 1967, Thu, Page 1
2. ↑ Obituary for Richard Houston Garner Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 12 Aug 1967, Sat, Page 3
3. ↑ Obituary for John Madison Garner Clipped from The Magee Courier, 25 Jan 1973, Thu, Page 7
4. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Z21V-7JZM : 6 June 2020), Miss Frannie Purvis in entry for Mr J M Garner, 14 Sep 1913; citing Marriage, Smith, Mississippi, United States, 00109, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
5. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZN1C-7SW2 : 28 May 2020), Miss Annie Bancroft in entry for Mr J M Garner, 12 Sep 1915; citing Marriage, Smith, Mississippi, United States, 00208, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
6. ↑ Obituary for Eliza Jane Garner Clipped from Simpson County News, 27 Sep 1962, Thu, Page 1
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Emma Johnson. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=26481153&indiv=try. Name: Emma Johnson [Emma Garner] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 11 Sep 1894 Birth Place: Simpson Mage, Mississippi [Magee, Mississippi] Death Date: 2 Jan 2001 Father: John M Garner Mother: Mary J Rankin SSN: xxx Notes: 16 Oct 1972: Name listed as EMMA JOHNSON
8. ↑ Obituary for Emma Garner Johnson Clipped from The Magee Courier, 11 Jan 2001, Thu, Page 6
9. ↑ Obituary for William Luther Garner Clipped from The Magee Courier, 10 Oct 1974, Thu, Page 7
10. ↑ Obituary for Leander Garner Clipped from The Magee Courier, 26 Apr 1990, Thu, Page 8
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Lona Gar Johnson. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=813693955&indiv=try. Name: Lona Gar Johnson [Lona G Johnson] [Lona Gar Garner] Gender: Female Birth Date: 10 Jul 1900 Birth Place: Simpson CO, MS Death Date: 30 Mar 1996 Claim Date: 25 Feb 1966 Father: John M Garner Mother: Mollie Rankin SSN: xxx
12. ↑ Obituary for Lona Bell Garner Johnson Clipped from The Magee Courier, 04 Apr 1996, Thu, Page 7
13. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZN14-3ZW2 : 28 May 2020), Miss Lona or Cora Garnes or Garner in entry for Mr Sidney Johnson, 15 Oct 1916; citing Marriage, Smith, Mississippi, United States, 00444, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
14. ↑ Obituary for Arthur David Garner Clipped from The Magee Courier, 23 May 1996, Thu, Page 7
15. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Ancestry.com, Record for Vida Garner Pruitt. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60901&h=19429890&indiv=try. Name: Vida Garner Pruitt [Vida G Pruitt] [Vida Garner Garner] Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 1 Jul 1904 Birth Place: Mazee, Mississippi Death Date: 14 Apr 1995 Father: John M Garner Mother: Mary J Rankin SSN: xxx Notes: 15 Aug 1972: Name listed as VIDA GARNER PRUITT; 20 Apr 1995: Name listed as VIDA G PRUITT
16. ↑ Obituary for Albert Dewey Garner Clipped from The Magee Courier, 21 Mar 1974, Thu, Page 7
17. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9BS-G4Q : 20 May 2014), Lona G Johnson, 30 Mar 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Headstone Inscription: M. J. Garner Wife of J. M. Garner
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPDL-CGT : accessed 10 November 2017), Mary J Garner in household of Marida Garner, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 120, sheet 11B, family 199, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 758; FHL microfilm 1,374,771.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9F9-W17 : accessed 10 November 2017), Mary J Garner in household of John M Garner, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94, sheet 24B, family 446, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,827.