Lancaster County Family Ties

Henry was the son of Charles and Elizabeth (Musselman) Garner.  He was born in Jan. 1886 and died in Feb. 1975.  He was married to Goldie Sener - they had 3 known children: Harry (1909 - ?), Vesta, who was also known as Bertha (1912 - ?), and Helen (1915 - ?). He worked for the railroad. As far as I know, he lived his entire life in Lancaster County, PA Henry Garner - date unknown.                   (used by permission from R. Schneider 11/2014)

CHARLES JACOB GARNER 1863-1943:        Charles has the arrow pointing to him - Circa 1920        (Used by permission from R. Schneider Nov. 2014) Earl Lightcap with his in-laws Charles (holding Earl's daughter Thelma) and Lizzie Garner.  Photo in probably mid 1924. (used by permission of R. Schneider 11/2014) Charles Garner with siblings and parents, John and Mary Garner.  Charles is the bearded man to the farthest left in the back row.  The date and occasion of the photo is unknown.  Lizzie and Charles Garner on a camping trip.  Date unknown. (Used by permission of R. Schneider 11/2014)

BESSIE APPLEBACH 1889 - An article in the Lancaster Daily Intelligencer on Dec. 24, 1889 "The Day Before Christmas: Pupils of the Schools Hold the Most Enjoyable Entertainment" lists Bessie Applebach among many other children in a play and preforming songs for a school production at Miss Lizzie Ebay's school. Bessie was the daughter of Abraham and Lizzie Applebach. Source: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83032300/1889-12-24/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1880&index=0&rows=20&words=Applebach+Bessie&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=Pennsylvania&date2=1922&proxtext=Bessie+Applebach&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1

KATRYNE "KATE" GARNER was a daughter of Charles and Elizabeth (Musselman) Garner and she married Earl Lightcap.  One of their children was Thelma, who married John Andrew Ressler - the son of Frank and Bertha Ressler and younger brother to my grandma Reba (Ressler) Garner.  I do remember a few comments about all the kids of those 2 marriages being double cousins, and the joking that went with it at family reunions. Earl and Katryne are buried at Mechanic Grove Church of the Brethren Cemetery in Quarryville, PA only a few stones from her parents.  Photo is from www.findagrave.com