Son of Johann Nicholas Garst Jr and Elizabeth Francis Unknown.

The fifth oldest known child (of John Nicholas Garst Jr.) was Henry Garst. He was born in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, in 1801, and died in Montgomery County, Ohio, in 1887. He married Elizabeth Wenger in Jonestown, Lebanon County (formerly Dauphin County), Pennsylvania, in 1826. They moved to Ohio and settled in Mad River Township, Montgomery County, near the line with Greene County. Elizabeth [Wenger] Garst died in 1886. Both were buried in Hawker Cemetery, Beavercreek Township, Greene County, Ohio. This cemetery was one mile south of the Aley Chapel Cemetery where Henry Garst's sister Anna [Garst] Aley was buried. Source: Family of John Nicholas Garst Jr., by Dwight Wrightsman

Married October 15, 1826 to Elizabeth Light Wenger b: Aug 8, 1809 PA d: June 15, 1886 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, Mad River Township daughter of Martin Wenger and Mari Elizabeth Light

Ohio Death Record: Henry Garst, born 1802, Penn, died 15 Apr 1887 Mad River Township, Montgomery, Ohio, 85 years, Farmer, Married, v 3 p 57

Henry Garst was born Dec 6, 1801in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, and died April 15, 1887 in Mad River Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. He married Elizabeth Light Wenger on Oct 15, 1826 in Dayton County, Ohio, daughter of Martin Wenger and Mari Elizabeth Light. She was born Aug 8, 1809 in Pennsylvania, and died Jan 15, 1886 in Mad River Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. Both was buried in Hawker Cemetery, Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio. Known children of Henry Garst and Elizabeth Light Wenger are: 1 Mary Ann Garst was born Jan 30, 1828 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, and died Aug 23, 1908 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. She was buried in Hawker Cemetery, Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio. She married William H Koogler on Feb 7, 1856 in Montgomery County, Ohio. He was born Feb 1828 in Ohio. 2 Elizabeth Garst was born Nov 1, 1829 in Mad River Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. She married James Curtis on Sept 9, 1852 in Montgomery County, Ohio. 3 Jacob Garst was born April 12, 1831 in Mad River Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, and died Nov 1, 1909 in Miami County, Ohio. He was in the Civil War: Ohio 154th Infantry, Company "E". He married Matilda Reser on Sep 2, 1855 in Darke County, Ohio, daughter of Henry Reeser and Elizabeth Altic. She was born Oct 26, 1837 in Greencastle, Putnam County, Indiana, and died March 25, 1910 in Staunton Twp, Miami County, Ohio. Both was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Troy, Miami County, Ohio. 4 Simon Garst was born Sept 15, 1832 in Mad River Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, and died Sept 2, 1904 in Mad River Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. He was in the Civil War: Union Army, Ohio Infantry National Guard 154th Regiment. He married Mary Harshman, daughter of John H Harshman and Susanna Ritter. She was born June 6, 1836 in Ohio, and died Jan 20, 1930 in Madriver Township, Montgomery County, Ohio. She was buried in Hawker Cemetery, Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio. 5 Elias Garst was born Aug 27, 1834 in Mad River Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, and died Sep 8, 1916 in Perry Twp, Montgomery County, Ohio. He was buried in Eversole Cemetery, New Lebanon, Montgomery County, Ohio. He married Sarah Kaufman in Elkhart County, Indiana. She was born Jul 23, 1836, and died Apr 21, 1863 in Beavercreek Township, Greene County, Ohio. She was buried in Aley Cemetery, Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio. He married Hannah Maria Eversole on Oct 22, 1867 in Montgomery County, Ohio, daughter of Abraham Eversole and Margaret Folkerth. She was born March 8, 1840 in Ohio, and died Aug 30, 1923 in Perry Twp, Montgomery County, Ohio. She was buried in Eversole Cemetery, New Lebanon, Montgomery County, Ohio. 6 Christian Garst was born Aug 10, 1837 in Mad River Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, and died March 9, 1864 in Decatur, Morgan County, Alabama. He was buried in Corinth National Cemetery, Corinth, Alcorn County, Mississippi. Died from wound in Civil War: Ohio 112th Infantry. transferred to Co "K" Ohio 63th Infantry. He married Susan Miller on Dec 16, 1858 in Montgomery County, Ohio. She was born 1840. 7 Barbara Garst was born July 7, 1839 in Mad River Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, and died July 16, 1875 in Pennville, Jay County, Indiana. She was buried in Hillside Cemetery, Pennville, Jay County, Indiana. She married John Valentine Greulich Gross on Jan 3, 1858 in Montgomery County, Ohio. He was born Aug 18, 1827 in Neuenheim, Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and died Nov 3, 1911 in Greenville, Darke County, Ohio. He was buried in Greenville Union Cemetery, Greenvillem Darke County, Ohio. 8 Anna Garst was born Dec 10, 1843 in Mad River Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, and died Dec 15, 1890. She married James O Sargent on Feb 7, 1865 in Versailles, Darke County, Ohio. He was born Jan 1, 1840 in Enfield, Grafton County, New Hampshire, and died Feb 12, 1876 in Versailles, Darke County, Ohio. He was in the Civil War: in Company E, 1st Infantry Regiment New Hampshire. She married Isaac W Snyder . 9 Henry Light Garst was born Sept 12, 1846 in Mad River Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, and died Oct 23, 1914 in Clay County, Illinois. He married Anna Maria Breth on Oct 7, 1869 in Greene County, Ohio, daughter of Fredrick Breth and Barbara Carrell. She was born Feb 4, 1850 in Germany, and died Jun 6, 1933 in Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. Both was buried in Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois. 10 John W Garst was born Oct 28, 1852 in Mad River Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, and died Mar 29, 1918 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. He married Sophia Leonhard, daughter of Philip Leonhard and Elizabeth Guenther. She was born Aug 23, 1851 in Ohio, and died Aug 24, 1918 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. Both was buried in Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio

Note: "History of Greene Co, Ohio" by Robinson 1902 records this burial in Hawker Churchyard