William Henry Garringer [1403]

  General Notes:

Rick Hambrock “Descendants of Alexander Garringer” [Nov 2000];
“Descendants of Adam Boots (1733-1803)” (1966; 1977) [LDS flim
#1036425] pp. 403-404: marriages & estate settlement, widow,
‘Elizabeth, and minor [children] heirs, Wm. Henry, Absolom &
Solomon’ — interesting that other sources place other siblings
as also young, born intermixed with these; “Saint Clair Co., MO
History [1995] p. 26: wife ‘Elizabeth Lydia Estridge’; Barbara
Carpenter’s comments & corrections on Alexander Garringer Report
by L. Ellingham [2001]: vital statistics (used here);
“Descendants of Alexander Garringer” by Carol J. Anderson
[2000]: same data as B. Carpenter’s, with death venue in Putnam
Co., MO — ‘served in Civil War, Union Private, Co. D, 18th MO
Infantry; farmer; buried in Berry Cemetery, Putnam Co., MO; died
of pneumonia & senility’; 1880 Putnam Co., MO census (Liberty
township) [E.D. 205; Sh. 15; ll. 14-16]: age 39, born in Indiana
— wife is Loura (Laura) J., 41, born in KY; a ‘servant’ lives in
household, Sarah R. Centers, 7, born in Missouri; from Jacki
McDermott’s research [2004]: ‘William H. born 16 Aug 1840,
possibly in Jay County, Indiana, married Elizabeth Rash 10 Aug
1861 and she died on March 11, 1865. William then married Louisa
J. Neagle Forbes (30 Sept 1830-4 Feb 1904 on tombstone-daughter
of Miles and Levina Naegle) on 26 Oct 1865 by William H.
Neighbors, Minister of the Gospel, Putnam County Missouri (she
had a daughter Fanny Levina Forbes Ulrich (Pat McNeel used to
correspond with her) and I have a picture of the 3 of them.
William also adopted a girl named Sarah Rebecca Centers Wells of
Aberdeen South Dakota. William married Nancy Mercer Terrell
Berry on 26 June 1906 Putnam County Marriage book 5, page 107
(daughter of Joshua and Frances Mercer). Her dates are 11 Oct
1847 to 8 April 1930 and she is buried at St. John's Cemetery in
Putnam County, MO as Nancy Garringer (have picture of stone).
William died 22 Jan 1921 Putnam County, MO and is buried beside
Louisa at Berry Cemetery, Putnam County, MO. William H. (39),
Louisa J. (41) and Sarah R. Centers, age 7, servant, are listed
in the 1880 census for Liberty Twp, Putnam County, MO at house
#140. Obit: from Putman County newspaper. William H.
Garringer, age 80 died at his home in Livonia, MO, Jan 22. Born
in Indiana in 1840 and moved to Missouri at the age of 13 years.
He was the youngest of ten children, all of whom as deceased.
He was married to Mrs. Nancy Berry in 1906 who yet survives him.
Mr. Garringer enlisted in the Federal Army at the beginning of
the Civil War and served four years. He was actively engaged in
forty battles, including Shilo, Cornith, Inka, Kennesaw
Mountain…….Savannah. Several of these engagements were in
Sherman’s March to the Sea. Funeral services were conducted by
A.C. Elliff at the home of the deceased on January 24. He was
laid to rest in the Berry Cemetery. Card of Thanks- I wish to
express my thanks to the neighbors for their kind attention and
continued services in the nursing of my husband during his long
illness. Nancy Garringer

I have a general affidavit for William’s pension that Nancy
signed. It says she was married to John Terrell on 12 Sept
1851, next married to Charles T. Berry who died at Sullivan
County Mo on May 20, 1902 and that she was next married to
William Garringer. William Garringer was first married to
Elizabeth Rash who died at Putnam County, MO on 11 March 1865,
then Louisa Forbes who died on 5 Feb 1906 and that William died
on 22 Jan 1921 and that she wanted pension as John Terrell’s
widow pension and William Garringer’s accrued pension at the
time of his death. I also have an obit for Nancy and one for
Louisa.’;

obituary Putnam Co., MO newspaper [2 Feb 1921]): ‘William H.
Garringer, age 80, died at his home in Livonia, MO Jan 22. Born
in Indiana in 1840 and moved to Missouri at the age of 13 years.
He was the youngest of ten children, all of whom are deceased.
He was married to Mrs Nancy Berry in 1906 who yet survives him.
Mr Garringer enlisted in the Federal Army at the beginning of
the Civil War and served 4 years. He was actively engaged in 40
battles, including Shilo, Cornith, Inka, Kenesaw Mountain,
Jonesborough and Savannah. Several of these engagements were in
Sherman’s March to the Sea. Funeral services were conducted by
A. C. Elliff at the home of the deceased January 24. He was laid
to rest in the Berry Cemetery.’; “Berry Cemetery Records (Putnam
Co., MO) p. 84: ‘Garringer, William H, d. 22 Jan 1921, aged 80
years’ — adopted daughter, Sarah Center, servant, born about
1873 (age 7) per 1880 Putnam Co., MO census at Liberty, Wm. H.
Garringer head of househol

William married Elizabeth Lydia Rash (Estridge) [1415] [MRIN: 640] on 10 Aug 1861 in , , Missouri, USA. (Elizabeth Lydia Rash (Estridge) [1415] was born in , , Kentucky, USA and died on 11 Mar 1865 in Putnam Co., MO.)

William next married Louisa J. Neagles (Forbes) [1474] [MRIN: 677] on 26 Oct 1865 in Putnam Co., MO. (Louisa J. Neagles (Forbes) [1474] was born on 30 Sep 1838 in , , Kentucky, USA, died on 4 Feb 1906 in Unionville, Putnam, Missouri, USA and was buried in Feb 1906 in Berry Cemetery, Putnam Co., Missouri.)

William next married Nancy Mercer [9827] [MRIN: 3808] on 19 Jun 1906 in Putnam Co., MO. (Nancy Mercer [9827] was born in Franklin Co., In (Or OH), died on 8 Apr 1930 in Livonia, Putnam, Missouri, USA and was buried in Apr 1930 in St. Johns Cemetery, Putnam Co., Missouri.)