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Robert C. Garner (1832-1912) was an American from Jackson City, Missouri who arrived in Chilliwack in 1864. He farmed in the Deroche and Chilliwack areas before opening Chilliwack's first store in a log building in 1867. In 1869, he married Alice Joseph and they had seven children. Garner was the Postmaster from 1874 to 1876 before selling his stock to the Ashwells.

P456 - Formal Portrait of Robert Craig Garner

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