Carroll County, Missouri Obituary - Garner, Matthew G. d. xxx Source: Garner, Matthew G. - Obit Matthew G. Garner, native of Huntingdon county, Pa, and a son of John and Eleanor (Norris) Garner, both born and reared in that part of the state also. Matthew Garner, the subject’s grandfather was a Marylander by birth and a member of an old German family. He married Mary Brumbaugh, whose antecedents were German also, and among the early colonists of Maryland, one of her brothers having served with distinction during the Revolutionary War. On September 16, 1861, when but little past his eighteenth year, he enlisted in Co. C., Fifty-third Pennsylvania Infantry, with which he served until mustered out at Harrisburg, Oct. 31, 1864. Mr. Garner was married on Feb. 25, 1863 to Octavia Plaster, daughter of William and Charlotte (Davidson) Plaster. They are the parents of four children: William H., who died at the age of eighteen months: Charlotte Ellen, born 1871, and departed this life in the year 1902, leaving her husband, John B. Hatt, and one child to mourn her loss: John T., the third in order of birth, married Ruth Goodson. George M., the youngest, married Vallie Pennington. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Janie Colliver USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ------------------------------------------------------------------------