Wade Jones Garnier, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
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Wade Jones Garnier.  While he is still classed among time younger 
business men of Tangipahoa Parish, Wade Jones Garnier, cashier and 
active head of the Security Bank of Amite, has already traveled far 
on time road to prosperity.  During his short but active career he 
has displayed time possession of those qualities which make for 
success, including stability of character, sound integrity, high 
principles and marked energy, and thus has been able to gain and 
to hold public confidence.

Mr. Gamier was born at Lecompte, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, May 10, 
1910, and is a son of Marcelin and Margaret (Jones) Garnier.  The 
Garnier family is an old and distinguished one in France, where its 
members for generations have held high positions both in official 
and social life.  Victor Garnier, the grandfather of Wade Jones 
Garnier, was born in France, where he resided until reaching middle 
life.  At that time he decided to test his fortunes in America, and 
accordingly made his way to this country and took up his residence 
at Marksville, Louisiana.  There he turned his attention to agricultural 
operations, in which he met with much success, and also was time 
operator of a sawmill, which attracted business from a number of 
miles around.  He died at Marksville, one of the successful men of his 
community.

Marcelin Garnier, the father of Wade Jones Garnier, was born October 
24, 1858, in France, and was a had when brought to the United States.  
He was reared near Alexandria, Louisiana, and his education was looked 
after carefully, he completing his scholastic training at the old 
St. Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri.  When still a young man 
he went to Lecompte, where he developed into an extensive sugar planter, 
and at the same time operated his own sugar refinery. Since 1904 he 
has been engaged in time sawmill business, operating mills in Mississippi 
and Louisiana.  In 1921 he took up his residence at Jackson, Mississippi, 
which continues to be his home.  He has been successful in his operations, 
and is a man who is highly thought of in his community, bearing an 
excellent reputation for integrity and good citizenship.  Politically 
Mr. Gamier is a democrat, but takes only a good citizen's interest in 
affairs of a political character.  He belongs to the Masonic fraternity.  
Mr. Garnier married Miss Margaret Jones. who was born November 24, 1874, 
at Lecompte, Louisiana, and to this union there were born three children:  
Edwin J., residing at Jackson, Mississippi, with his parents, a veteran 
of time World war, who was a member of time United States Marines for 
two years, stationed at Camp Sevier;  Wade Jones;  and William B., M. D., 
a physician and surgeon at New Orleans.

The education of Wade Jones Garnier was secured at various places as 
his father moved to operate his sawmills, and in turn he attended 
public and private schools at Alexandria, Louisiana; Birmingham, 
Alabama, and Shreveport, Louisiana.  He graduated from the Bolton 
High School at Alexandria as a member of time class of 1913, and at 
that time entered time Louisiana Polytechnic Institute, at Ruston, 
Louisiana, being graduated in the business administration course 
in 1916.  He next attended the Soule Business College, New Orleans, 
from which he graduated in 1917, and in the following March, 1918, 
joined the Security Bank of Amite in the capacity of assistant 
cashier.  In 1919 he was made cashier of this institution, a position 
which he has retained to time present.  This institution, of which 
Mr. Garnier is the active head, opened for business in 1918, and 
has won the confidence and support of time people of time region 
in which it operates, now having deposits of $350,00O, while its 
capital stock is $25,000 and its surplus and profits $20,000.  The 
officers are: R. A. Kent, president; H. P. McClendon, vice president; 
C. G. Foulkes, vice president; and Vs'. B. Garnier, cashier; the 
board of directors being: C. G. Foulkes, H. P. McClendon, W. J. 
Garnier, W. M. Fortenberry and Ray D. Magruder, all of Amite; E. D. 
Reichert, of Roseland; and R. A. Kent, of Fluker.

In his political affiliations Mr. Garnier is a democrat, but he has 
no political aspirations. His religious connection is with the Roman 
Catholic Church, and fraternally he is a fourth degree Knight of 
Columbus, belonging to New Orleans Council No. 714 K. C., and 
Bienvenue Council, New Orleans.  He is treasurer of the Holloway 
Gravel Company of Amite, and president of the Yosemite Construction 
Company.  Mr. Garnier is unmarried.

A History of Louisiana, (vol. 2), p. 180, by Henry E. Chambers.  
Published by The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and 
New York, 1925.