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| | Jacob H. Garner: A Jefferson County Militiaman of the Texas Revolution |
 | | In October, 1835, he mustered nineteen militiamen from Jefferson Municipality (which had the exact geographic confines of present-day Orange County), who marched to the defense of Bexar, and participated in the "Grass Fight" and the Battle of San Antonio with Col. Ben Milam. |
 | | David Garner was elected sheriff of Jefferson County on three occasions, in 1839 (resigned), 1843, and 1845, and served two years, 1839-1840, as Jefferson County's representative in the Texas Congress. |
 | | 11 In 1846, Jacob Garner ran for and was elected district clerk of Jefferson County, and since the principal task of that office was to record the minutes of the quarterly assizes of the district court, he must have considered himself sufficiently qualified to discharge those duties. |
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