Great grandfather Joseph Benjamin Garber was the son of Elizabeth (Short) and Henry Garber. He was the fifth born of eight children. The location where Joseph, his parents, and family lived during the 1860s and Civil War period remain unknown to this family historian. His father Henry Garber (1831-1904) was a German Baptist preacher who refused to fight and serve in and during the American Civil War.
Joseph at about the age of 2-3 years old along with his mother and 2 younger siblings paid the price, when his father Henry Garber was taken by the sourthern Army and jailed for his father's refusal to join the fight. Afterwards, the Union Army arrived, comsumed their remaining food, and burned homes. Joseph's mother Elizabeth at this time being homeless, and 8 months pregnant with her daughter Rebecca gathered and burned wood in her struggle to keep her children warm and protect them from the cold. The only known assistance Elizabeth received was from the black community who helped to feed her and her children until the relief wagon train arrived that followed the army. After the war, Joseph's father Henry was reunited with his wife and children. They moved north and settled in Logan County, Ohio near Gretna where they farmed.
At about the age of 30, Joseph united in marriage to Ellen Brooks 15 May 1888 in Rice County, Kansas. She was also known as Ella. From this union are 7 children. Mary Elizabeth (Garber) Sherrill; Edna Mae (Garber) Leib; Chester Garber; Anna Bell (Garber) Wolfe; Hazel Viola (Garber) Graham; and twins Robert & Raymond Garber who both died in infancy.
After his first wife Ellen passed away, Joseph married Stella Gantt 28 November, 1900. They had 4 children. Martha Blanche Garber; Robert Milton Garber; Irvin Paul Garber; and Henry Franklin Garber.
He was of the Old German Baptist Church which he joined while living in Kansas.
1934 OBITUARY OF JOSEPH BENJAMIN GARBER
Published in a Ohio newspaper
Publication information unknown
"Joseph Garber died at his home 333 Wood Street, Piqua, Ohio at the age of 75 years, ten months and five days. He had been in failing health for several months but was confined to his bed for only one week. He came to Logan County, Ohio with his parents in childhood. He later moved to Kansas where he married Ellen Brooks. To this union were born seven children of whom two died in infancy and one Mrs. Hazel Graham died in 1918 at a early age. They came back to West Liberty, Ohio in 1894 where he entered the grocery business for twenty five years.
After first wife died he married Stella Gantt of Union County, Ohio. To this marriage was born four children. One son (Henry Robby) Franklin died at the age of four as the result of a bad fall. His sister Edna (Garber) Leib always felt badly about this as at the age of sixteen she had made a long night gown that Henry Franklin tripped over causing him to fall down a flight of stairs. Stella, Joseph's second wife died in 1913.
Joseph was the last survivng member of his family being preceeded in death by seven sisters. He had no brothers. The following children survive him: (Mary) Mrs. Frank Shirill, Warsaw, Illinois; (Edna) Mrs. William Leib, West Liberty, Ohio; Chester Garber in California; (Anna) Mrs. Walter Wolfe, Springfield, Ohio; Miss Blanch Garber, Robert and Paul at home. Burial was in the West Liberty, Ohio Fair View Cemetery."
This Garber family history has been passed down from Joseph's parents Henry Garber (1831-1904) and Elizabeth (Short) Garber (1825-1904) to his current 6th & 7th generations in 2008.
Sources:
Family bible of Henry Garber (1831-1904)
1870 Ohio Federal Census, Rushcreek, Logan County
1880 Ohio Federal Census, Liberty, Logan County
1900 Ohio Federal Census, (West) Liberty, Logan County
1910 Ohio Federal Census, Liberty, Logan County
1920 Ohio Federal Census, West Liberty, Logan County
Ohio Death Index Vol. 7467 certificate #13
1934 Ohio Obituary publication info unknown
1934 Vindicator, page 188
Tombstone
Personal Family records and knowledge
A Brief History of Bishop Henry Funck And Other Pioneers, book published 1899
The Garber Family book compiled 1995 by Philip J. Leib
Joseph at about the age of 2-3 years old along with his mother and 2 younger siblings paid the price, when his father Henry Garber was taken by the sourthern Army and jailed for his father's refusal to join the fight. Afterwards, the Union Army arrived, comsumed their remaining food, and burned homes. Joseph's mother Elizabeth at this time being homeless, and 8 months pregnant with her daughter Rebecca gathered and burned wood in her struggle to keep her children warm and protect them from the cold. The only known assistance Elizabeth received was from the black community who helped to feed her and her children until the relief wagon train arrived that followed the army. After the war, Joseph's father Henry was reunited with his wife and children. They moved north and settled in Logan County, Ohio near Gretna where they farmed.
At about the age of 30, Joseph united in marriage to Ellen Brooks 15 May 1888 in Rice County, Kansas. She was also known as Ella. From this union are 7 children. Mary Elizabeth (Garber) Sherrill; Edna Mae (Garber) Leib; Chester Garber; Anna Bell (Garber) Wolfe; Hazel Viola (Garber) Graham; and twins Robert & Raymond Garber who both died in infancy.
After his first wife Ellen passed away, Joseph married Stella Gantt 28 November, 1900. They had 4 children. Martha Blanche Garber; Robert Milton Garber; Irvin Paul Garber; and Henry Franklin Garber.
He was of the Old German Baptist Church which he joined while living in Kansas.
1934 OBITUARY OF JOSEPH BENJAMIN GARBER
Published in a Ohio newspaper
Publication information unknown
"Joseph Garber died at his home 333 Wood Street, Piqua, Ohio at the age of 75 years, ten months and five days. He had been in failing health for several months but was confined to his bed for only one week. He came to Logan County, Ohio with his parents in childhood. He later moved to Kansas where he married Ellen Brooks. To this union were born seven children of whom two died in infancy and one Mrs. Hazel Graham died in 1918 at a early age. They came back to West Liberty, Ohio in 1894 where he entered the grocery business for twenty five years.
After first wife died he married Stella Gantt of Union County, Ohio. To this marriage was born four children. One son (Henry Robby) Franklin died at the age of four as the result of a bad fall. His sister Edna (Garber) Leib always felt badly about this as at the age of sixteen she had made a long night gown that Henry Franklin tripped over causing him to fall down a flight of stairs. Stella, Joseph's second wife died in 1913.
Joseph was the last survivng member of his family being preceeded in death by seven sisters. He had no brothers. The following children survive him: (Mary) Mrs. Frank Shirill, Warsaw, Illinois; (Edna) Mrs. William Leib, West Liberty, Ohio; Chester Garber in California; (Anna) Mrs. Walter Wolfe, Springfield, Ohio; Miss Blanch Garber, Robert and Paul at home. Burial was in the West Liberty, Ohio Fair View Cemetery."
This Garber family history has been passed down from Joseph's parents Henry Garber (1831-1904) and Elizabeth (Short) Garber (1825-1904) to his current 6th & 7th generations in 2008.
Sources:
Family bible of Henry Garber (1831-1904)
1870 Ohio Federal Census, Rushcreek, Logan County
1880 Ohio Federal Census, Liberty, Logan County
1900 Ohio Federal Census, (West) Liberty, Logan County
1910 Ohio Federal Census, Liberty, Logan County
1920 Ohio Federal Census, West Liberty, Logan County
Ohio Death Index Vol. 7467 certificate #13
1934 Ohio Obituary publication info unknown
1934 Vindicator, page 188
Tombstone
Personal Family records and knowledge
A Brief History of Bishop Henry Funck And Other Pioneers, book published 1899
The Garber Family book compiled 1995 by Philip J. Leib
Great grandfather Joseph Benjamin Garber was the son of Elizabeth (Short) and Henry Garber. He was the fifth born of eight children. The location where Joseph, his parents, and family lived during the 1860s and Civil War period remain unknown to this family historian. His father Henry Garber (1831-1904) was a German Baptist preacher who refused to fight and serve in and during the American Civil War.
Joseph at about the age of 2-3 years old along with his mother and 2 younger siblings paid the price, when his father Henry Garber was taken by the sourthern Army and jailed for his father's refusal to join the fight. Afterwards, the Union Army arrived, comsumed their remaining food, and burned homes. Joseph's mother Elizabeth at this time being homeless, and 8 months pregnant with her daughter Rebecca gathered and burned wood in her struggle to keep her children warm and protect them from the cold. The only known assistance Elizabeth received was from the black community who helped to feed her and her children until the relief wagon train arrived that followed the army. After the war, Joseph's father Henry was reunited with his wife and children. They moved north and settled in Logan County, Ohio near Gretna where they farmed.
At about the age of 30, Joseph united in marriage to Ellen Brooks 15 May 1888 in Rice County, Kansas. She was also known as Ella. From this union are 7 children. Mary Elizabeth (Garber) Sherrill; Edna Mae (Garber) Leib; Chester Garber; Anna Bell (Garber) Wolfe; Hazel Viola (Garber) Graham; and twins Robert & Raymond Garber who both died in infancy.
After his first wife Ellen passed away, Joseph married Stella Gantt 28 November, 1900. They had 4 children. Martha Blanche Garber; Robert Milton Garber; Irvin Paul Garber; and Henry Franklin Garber.
He was of the Old German Baptist Church which he joined while living in Kansas.
1934 OBITUARY OF JOSEPH BENJAMIN GARBER
Published in a Ohio newspaper
Publication information unknown
"Joseph Garber died at his home 333 Wood Street, Piqua, Ohio at the age of 75 years, ten months and five days. He had been in failing health for several months but was confined to his bed for only one week. He came to Logan County, Ohio with his parents in childhood. He later moved to Kansas where he married Ellen Brooks. To this union were born seven children of whom two died in infancy and one Mrs. Hazel Graham died in 1918 at a early age. They came back to West Liberty, Ohio in 1894 where he entered the grocery business for twenty five years.
After first wife died he married Stella Gantt of Union County, Ohio. To this marriage was born four children. One son (Henry Robby) Franklin died at the age of four as the result of a bad fall. His sister Edna (Garber) Leib always felt badly about this as at the age of sixteen she had made a long night gown that Henry Franklin tripped over causing him to fall down a flight of stairs. Stella, Joseph's second wife died in 1913.
Joseph was the last survivng member of his family being preceeded in death by seven sisters. He had no brothers. The following children survive him: (Mary) Mrs. Frank Shirill, Warsaw, Illinois; (Edna) Mrs. William Leib, West Liberty, Ohio; Chester Garber in California; (Anna) Mrs. Walter Wolfe, Springfield, Ohio; Miss Blanch Garber, Robert and Paul at home. Burial was in the West Liberty, Ohio Fair View Cemetery."
This Garber family history has been passed down from Joseph's parents Henry Garber (1831-1904) and Elizabeth (Short) Garber (1825-1904) to his current 6th & 7th generations in 2008.
Sources:
Family bible of Henry Garber (1831-1904)
1870 Ohio Federal Census, Rushcreek, Logan County
1880 Ohio Federal Census, Liberty, Logan County
1900 Ohio Federal Census, (West) Liberty, Logan County
1910 Ohio Federal Census, Liberty, Logan County
1920 Ohio Federal Census, West Liberty, Logan County
Ohio Death Index Vol. 7467 certificate #13
1934 Ohio Obituary publication info unknown
1934 Vindicator, page 188
Tombstone
Personal Family records and knowledge
A Brief History of Bishop Henry Funck And Other Pioneers, book published 1899
The Garber Family book compiled 1995 by Philip J. Leib
Joseph at about the age of 2-3 years old along with his mother and 2 younger siblings paid the price, when his father Henry Garber was taken by the sourthern Army and jailed for his father's refusal to join the fight. Afterwards, the Union Army arrived, comsumed their remaining food, and burned homes. Joseph's mother Elizabeth at this time being homeless, and 8 months pregnant with her daughter Rebecca gathered and burned wood in her struggle to keep her children warm and protect them from the cold. The only known assistance Elizabeth received was from the black community who helped to feed her and her children until the relief wagon train arrived that followed the army. After the war, Joseph's father Henry was reunited with his wife and children. They moved north and settled in Logan County, Ohio near Gretna where they farmed.
At about the age of 30, Joseph united in marriage to Ellen Brooks 15 May 1888 in Rice County, Kansas. She was also known as Ella. From this union are 7 children. Mary Elizabeth (Garber) Sherrill; Edna Mae (Garber) Leib; Chester Garber; Anna Bell (Garber) Wolfe; Hazel Viola (Garber) Graham; and twins Robert & Raymond Garber who both died in infancy.
After his first wife Ellen passed away, Joseph married Stella Gantt 28 November, 1900. They had 4 children. Martha Blanche Garber; Robert Milton Garber; Irvin Paul Garber; and Henry Franklin Garber.
He was of the Old German Baptist Church which he joined while living in Kansas.
1934 OBITUARY OF JOSEPH BENJAMIN GARBER
Published in a Ohio newspaper
Publication information unknown
"Joseph Garber died at his home 333 Wood Street, Piqua, Ohio at the age of 75 years, ten months and five days. He had been in failing health for several months but was confined to his bed for only one week. He came to Logan County, Ohio with his parents in childhood. He later moved to Kansas where he married Ellen Brooks. To this union were born seven children of whom two died in infancy and one Mrs. Hazel Graham died in 1918 at a early age. They came back to West Liberty, Ohio in 1894 where he entered the grocery business for twenty five years.
After first wife died he married Stella Gantt of Union County, Ohio. To this marriage was born four children. One son (Henry Robby) Franklin died at the age of four as the result of a bad fall. His sister Edna (Garber) Leib always felt badly about this as at the age of sixteen she had made a long night gown that Henry Franklin tripped over causing him to fall down a flight of stairs. Stella, Joseph's second wife died in 1913.
Joseph was the last survivng member of his family being preceeded in death by seven sisters. He had no brothers. The following children survive him: (Mary) Mrs. Frank Shirill, Warsaw, Illinois; (Edna) Mrs. William Leib, West Liberty, Ohio; Chester Garber in California; (Anna) Mrs. Walter Wolfe, Springfield, Ohio; Miss Blanch Garber, Robert and Paul at home. Burial was in the West Liberty, Ohio Fair View Cemetery."
This Garber family history has been passed down from Joseph's parents Henry Garber (1831-1904) and Elizabeth (Short) Garber (1825-1904) to his current 6th & 7th generations in 2008.
Sources:
Family bible of Henry Garber (1831-1904)
1870 Ohio Federal Census, Rushcreek, Logan County
1880 Ohio Federal Census, Liberty, Logan County
1900 Ohio Federal Census, (West) Liberty, Logan County
1910 Ohio Federal Census, Liberty, Logan County
1920 Ohio Federal Census, West Liberty, Logan County
Ohio Death Index Vol. 7467 certificate #13
1934 Ohio Obituary publication info unknown
1934 Vindicator, page 188
Tombstone
Personal Family records and knowledge
A Brief History of Bishop Henry Funck And Other Pioneers, book published 1899
The Garber Family book compiled 1995 by Philip J. Leib
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