West Virginia Pioneers
George W Garnes
Abt 1827 - Yes, date unknown-
Name George W Garnes Born Abt 1827 Mason, Mason County, West Virginia [1] Gender Male Died Yes, date unknown Person ID I9743 WVPioneers Last Modified 24 May 2005
Father Joseph Garnes, d. BY 2 Sep 1851, prob Jackson Co , WV Mother Margaret 'Peggy' Minnick, d. Yes, date unknown Married 4 Jan 1810 Montgomery County, Virginia, USA [2] Notes
Jackson County Past and Present, page 216
Jackson, Joseph and James were triplets, born May 30, 1830. Fighting for the Union, both Jackson and Joseph were in the third Regiment of the Virginia Calvary during the Civil War. While a prisioner of war, Joseph died in the Second Division Rebel Hospital, Danville, VA, on Nov 5, 1864. Jackson survived the war and died in Jackson County on Feb 4, 1910. Oral tradition says that James was also in the Civil War, but no record of this has been found. The last official record referring to James was dated 1851.
Moved to Grasslick, Mason Co, by 1820.
Family ID F7536 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Nancy Crane, b. Abt 1826, Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Married 18 Oct 1846 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
JCMR
Garrnes, George W
Crane, Nancy 10/18/1846
1850 JC 19-19
Garnes Geo W. 23 M Farmer Va
Garnes Nancy 24 F Va
Garnes Geo W 2 M Va
Children 1. George W Garnes, Jr, b. Abt 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F3196 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Caroline Pearsons, b. Abt 1839, Nicholas County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown Married 1 Dec 1876 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
JCMR
Garnes, George W, 50 Mason res Kanawha
Pearsons, Caroline, 37 Nicholas 12/1/1876
Family ID F3197 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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