Biographies For Muscatine County Iowa 1879 |
Here is what the abbreviations in the bios stand for: far: farm; Co.: company or county; dir: dealer; IVA: Iowa Volunteer Artillery; IVC: Iowa Volunteer Cavalry; IVI: Iowa Volunteer Infantry; P.O.: Post Office; S. or Sec.: section; and st.: street.
Source: History of Muscatine County Iowa, Biographical Section, 1879, page 626
HENRY H. GARNES (deceased); was born in Harrisburg, Penn., Feb. 24, 1815. Married Miss Catherine Nisly, of Dauphin Co., Penn; they removed to this county in 1844 and settled in this township, on Sec. 21, where she now resides; he died Aug. 1, 1878; their children are C. H.; Irene now Mrs. George A. Neish, Katie N., now Mrs. Charles C. Rowland; Mary H., Elizabeth N., born January, 1843, died 1844; Catherine N., born January, 1845, died 18th June, 1853; Muscatine N., born November, 1849, died August, 1855.
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