Re: John Nance Garner
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Re: John Nance Garner
Verlee Ward 9/17/08
The way my grandfather told me the story was as follows...
My grandfather's father was William Allen Garner, he and John Nance went to court over a piece of land that was awarded to the Garner family for something that was done in the war of 1812.By the time the issue was resolved in court, the 99 year lease on the plot of land (supposedly in Chicago) was up and both sides lost the potential of a lot of money.
During WWII my grandfather told me that he went to TN to visit some of the Garner's.When they found out he was William Allen's son, he said the lady of the house told the servant to feed him and turned around and walked off.
I never did find out who he went to visit or how they were related to him.Unfortunately, I'll never get that opportunity.
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