Mary was born to Francis Hendrick and Elizabeth Howard Hendrick on September 23, 1811. She was of Dutch descent. At age twenty she married Philip Garner Sr. [on April 4, 1830 at Carthage, Hancock, Illinois. Shortly thereafter they moved to Jackson County, Indiana
During their stay in Indians, three children were born. They next moved to Adams County, Illinois. In the summer of 1841, Mary was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
In 1845, with her family, she moved to Nauvoo, where she remained until the "Mormon Exodus" in the winter of 1846. With her family she reached Council Bluffs, where Philip entered the Mormon Battalion [Captain J.D. Hunter's Company B], on July 16, 1846.
He was absent for fifteen months, during which time Mary was left with eight children. In 1847, he returned from the Battalion to his family in Iowa and in 1849 the family left Kanesville, Iowa, July 4, 1849, arriving in Salt Lake City, December 25, 1849.
They went north and helped Captain James Brown to colonize Ogden, Utah. They remained there for the rest of their lives, having three more children, fighting crickets, grasshoppers, snakes and Indians.
They made a nice home, cultivated the land and grew with the new community. Mary served where she was called, was quick to recognixe good qualities in others and was never more happy than when she was making others happy.
Phillip passed away September 16, 1872, leaving her a widow for nearly twenty years. They were parents of twelve children and left a large posterity.
Mary passed away at age eightly and is buried in Ogden beside her dear Philip.
