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

REV. G. GARNER, Methodist Clergyman, Little Indian; was 
born in Clarke County, Ind., March 11, 1816. When 14 years 
of age he was removed by his parents to Cass County, Ill., 
near where he now resides. His educational privileges were 
not of the best, but he eventually fitted himself for the 
ministry. In 1841 he was licensed to preach, and spent the 
following four years as a local minister. He became 
attached to Illinois Conference of Jacksonville, in 1847; 
his first charge was at Waterloo, Monroe County, where he 
remained one year. He preached in different localities 
until 1877, when he returned to this county, and has since 
had charge of the Zion M.E. Church. His term of thirty-five 
years in the Illinois Conference has been one of continuous 
labor. At Hebron March 31, 1836, he was married to Miss 
Mary J. Rebman, who was born in Greene County Ill., Nov. 
18, 1821. They are the parents of ten children, three of 
whom are deceased; those living are: Hannah E., wife of 
Rev. George B. Wolf, of Jacksonville, Ill.; Charles W., 
residing in Oregon Township, this county; Isaac C., in 
Ashland; Mary, wife of J.C. Bagby, of Chicago; Harriet E., 
wife of Ross Iler, of Pike County; George, living at home, 
and Minnie Lee, living in Chicago with her sister, Mrs. 
Bagby. Mrs. Garner is a daughter of James and Mary (Bowen) 
Rebman, natives of Kentucky, both of whom died of cholera 
in 1832. James Garner, the father of our subject, was a 
native of North Carolina; came to Illinois in about 1830, 
and was one of the early settlers of Cass County. He was 
formerly a minister, but after his arrival in Illinois, 
followed the occupation of farmer until the time of his 
death, which occurred in 1861. Elizabeth Robertson, his 
wife, was a native of Kentucky. She died in 1865, aged 
about sixty-nine years. She was the mother of nine 
children, of whom six are still living, and of whom Mr. 
Garner is the oldest now living. He was originally an old 
line Whig, but he is now a Republican. He was at one time a 
member of the I.O.O.F., and is now an active member of the 
order of A.F. & A.M., in which fraternity he has attained 
the Royal Arch Degree.

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