Greene County PA Archives Biographies.....Garard Esq., J. C. ???? - ???? ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marta Burns marta43@juno.com June 16, 2025, 8:55 pm Source: Biographical History of Greene County, Nelson, Rishforth, and Co, Chicago, 1888 Author: Samuel P. Bates J C Garard Esq, prothonatary, Waynesburg, Penna, was born in Greene County. He is a son of Justus Garard and Emeline Mestrezat Garard, also natives of this county and of French and English descent. The family were among the earliest settlers of the county; Mr Garard's great grandfather being the Rev John Corbly, one of the pioneer Baptist ministers. His grandfather, Garard, was a farmer and Justus Garard, his father, was a cabinet maker and engaged in that business for years at Mapletown, Penna. The subject of our sketch was reared in Monongahela Township, where he received his early education in the common schools. He afterwards spent some time in the State Normal School at California, Penna, and Waynesburg College. After leaving college, he taught school until 1878 when he was elected clerk of the courts of Greene County and served six years. Mr Garard was elected prothonotary in 1884 and re-elected in 1887 and has filled that office very acceptably. In politics he is a Democrat. He was married in Fayette County, Penna, in 1879, to Miss A B Schroyer, at Masontown, Penna. Page 663 Additional Comments: Originally submitted 2003 This file has been created by a form at http://www.usgwarchives.net/pafiles/ File size: 1.7 Kb