BIOGRAPHIES: Frank GARNER, Dallas Township, Barron Co., WI ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Transcribed by Kate Wilson. Edited and submitted by Vic Gulickson 09 December 2003 ************************************************************************ Frank Garner, a well-to-do farmer of Section 20, east, Dallas Township, is a prominent man throughout this part of the county, and is exerting considerable influence on public affairs. He is a man of sound sense and good judgment and his opinions are highly valued by all who know him. He was born in northern Illinois Jan. 26, 1875, the son of C. Henry and Susan (Fuller) Garner, natives respectively of New York state and Ohio. The father came to Wisconsin in 1847 and lived for thirty-one years in Racine and Kenosha Counties, and for a short time in northern Illinois. In 1878 he came to Barron County and bought 80 acres in Section 20, east, Dallas Township. This tract was all wild land. He put up a set of buildings, cleared some of the land and there successfully farmed until his death, April 5, 1907. He was a substantial man of solid worth, whose good qualities were fully appreciated by all who knew him. His wife died March 12, 1897. In the family there were two sons, Frank and Elba (deceased). Frank was brought to Barron County as a child, and was here reared on the farm and educated in the district schools. He was a mere youth when he took charge of the parental farm, and when he became of age he received the deed. Later he added two more tracts in Section 29, one of 120 acres and one of 40 acres in Section 20, making 240 acres in all. About 100 acres are cleared. He has put up a fine set of buildings, and the house, barn and yards are illuminated with the Universal light system. The machinery and equipment are of the best. Aside from his farm, Mr. Garner has various interests, including stock in the Co-operative Store at Chetek. In public affairs he has won commendation as supervisor of the township, and he has also done excellent work for many years as the clerk of his school district. In everything he does his duty as he sees it, and his work has met with well-deserved success. Mr. Garner was married in Dallas Township on March 20, 1903 to Anna Massie, who was born in Dallas on April 15, 1879, the daughter of Benjamin and Hannah (Sims) Massie. This union has been blessed with five bright children: Myrtle F., born May 6, 1905; Clayton P., Sept. 29, 1906; Paul F., March 25, 1908; Esther, Jan. 12, 1910, and Perry W., Sept. 10, 1911. The children, who are all attending school, reside at home with their father, the mother, Mrs. Anna Garner, having passed away Aug. 18, 1921. --Transcribed from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper, Jr., & Co., 1922, pp. 878-879. © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm