NINTH GENERATION

GARN Book Information

856. Annis Earl⁹ GARN (John Washington⁸ GARN, Susanna⁷ GARN, John⁶ GARN, Johannes⁵ GERN, Johann Adam⁴ GERN, Johannes³ GERN, David² GERN, Johannes¹ GERN) was born on 25 Aug 1882 in Richland Center, Fulton Co., Indiana, USA. He died on 26 Feb 1970 in Burr Oak Twp., St. Joseph Co., Michigan, USA.

He was married to Ruth Erma JOHNSON (daughter of Delbert JOHNSON and Estelle BARNUM) on 26 Oct 1910 in Centreville, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, USA. Ruth Erma JOHNSON was born on 17 Jun 1893 in Sturgis, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, USA. She died on 16 Jun 1938 in Findley, St. Joseph Co., Michigan. Her obituary reads:
LAST RITES FOR MRS. GARN
Funeral services were held last Saturday for Mrs. Annis Garn, 45, who passed away Thursday morning at her home near Findley.
Mrs. Garn was born in Sturgis, June 17, 1893, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Johnson. She was united in marriage to Mr. Garn in 1910.
Mrs. Garn is survived by her husband and two daughters, Erma and Ester, her mother, one brother, Harry Johnson of Burr Oak, and two sisters, Mrs. Mina Baker and mrs. Farley Lancaster of Sturgis.
Rev. George Woomer of the local Methodist church officiated at the service. Mr. and Mrs. Woomer furnished the music. Burial was in Burr Oak Cemetery.
Although McBride and Capener give her name as Erma Ruth, she appears on two censuses as Ruth or Ruth E. Garn. Annis Earl GARN and Ruth Erma JOHNSON had the following children:

+1328 i. Erma Blanche¹⁰ GARN.
+1329 ii. Esther Marie¹⁰ GARN.

He was married to Mary Bauman STREAHLY in Angola, Steuben Co., Indiana, USA.