(1) Marlin V. Garner, Bremond. Roster of senators and representatives of the 20th Legislature with their postoffice address, Austin Weekly Statesman, "Governmental," 12/30/1886, p. 6. Portal to Texas History (University of North Texas Libraries).

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Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, M.V. Garner, p. 130. Born 9/30/1839 in Morgan County, Alabama, married Mrs. S.A. Hays of Robertson County in 1865. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.

Military Service Notes

Confederate States Army, 11th Arkansas Infantry; captured at Island No. 10, escaped from prison, and rejoined the army, 2nd Arkansas Regiment; elected 2nd Lieutenant. Personnel of the Texas State Government with Sketches of Distinguished Texans, 20th Legislature, 1887.

Other Resources

Census of 1880 - M.V. Garner, Robertson County, Texas, age 40, born circa 1840 in Alabama, farmer, wife S.A.
Census of 1900 - Martin V. Garner, Township 2, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, age 61, born September 1839 in Alabama, farmer, wife Lula C., married 5 years. FamilySearch. 1880 1900
M.V. Garner, birth date 9/30/1839, death date obscured on headstone, burial in East Hill Cemetery, Roff, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. Includes portrait, death notice in The Chickasha Star and Telegram. Find a Grave.
Death notices, M.V. Garner, The Daily Ardmoreite (Ardmore, Indian Territory), 3/31/1905, p. 1, and The Tahlequah Arrow (Tahlequah, Indian Territory), 4/8/1905, p. 1, crediting Oklahoma Historical Society. Died 3/29/1905 in Roff, Indian Territory, in a gunfight. The Gateway to Oklahoma History. April 8, 1905 March 31, 1905
Marlin V. Garner. Members of the Texas Congress 1836-1845; Members of the Texas Legislature 1846-2004, 2005.

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

20th session composite photo of House members (Ground floor elevator vestibule, north wall. GW.V3). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

20th R.S. - 1887
Constitutional Amendments
Penitentiaries
Public Printing
Revenue and Taxation
State Lunatic Asylum, Charges Against Management and Condition of Female Inmates

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