Illinois:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William 
Henry Perrin. O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, 
Chicago, 1882. Cass County.

WILLIAM S. GARNER, farmer; P. O. Virginia; was born in this 
county, Dec. 16, 1837 (for parents, see sketch of G. 
Garner). Subject received his education in the common 
school, and remained with his father until the death of the 
latter; then began farming on his own account, and has now 
a farm of 120 acres, on which he built a fine house in 
1877. He was licensed to preach by the M. E. Church in 1876 
and has since been a local preacher. In this county, Sept. 
30, 1858, he married Nancy M. Crews, born in Sangamon 
County, Ills., Oct. 7, 1837,  daughter of Jesse and
Susan Crews, natives of Kentucky; he died in 1878; she, 
still living; from this union eight children have been 
born, viz.: Hanson A., Nellie, James H., L. E., Jessie, 
Bell, Gerie and Pearl. The first ploughing that Mr. Garner 
saw done, was with a wooden moldboard, and he was quite a 
large boy before he saw a team driven with lines; he saw 
the first threshing machine in this county, which was 
brought here by a Mr. Yaples. Mr. Garner is a Methodist; 
has been an Odd Fellow; he is a Republican.

Garner Crews Yaples
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Sangamon-IL KY