HANS JACOB GERBER (61) is the oldest known Gerber/Garver ancestor of the authors.  The “Souvenir, Garver - Walker Family Reunion,” gives the following biography of Jacob Gerber/Garver.  Gerber is a Swiss name which signifies tanner.  The name was later anglicized to Garver.  Jacob was born in northern Switzerland.  Jacob Gerber married in Switzerland as some of his children were born in Switzerland.  His wife’s name is not known.  Jacob Gerber and his son, Christian, emigrated to America in the year 1730 and settled in the colony of Maryland in the Hagerstown Valley in what is now the county of Washington.  Jacob Gerber was the father of five children:

  John Gerber, b. Maryland
  Samuel Gerber, b. Maryland
  Nancy Gerber, b. Maryland
  Christian Gerber (62), b. Maryland
  Jacob F. Gerber (61.5), b. Maryland

Since grandchildren of Jacob Gerber were born in Maryland, it is likely that Jacob Gerber lived all of his life in Maryland and probably died there.  “Revolutionary War Record of Christian Garver” substantiates this list of children of “Hans Jacob Gerber” listing the exact same names.  It further states that Hans Jacob Gerber “emigrated from Switzerland in 1733, settling in Pennsylvania.”

References:  1)  Souvenir, Garver - Walker Family Reunion, August 16, 1903;  2)  “Revolutionary War Record of Christian Garver,” December 6, 1952, by Catharine (Garver) Clement

JACOB F. GERBER (61.5) is the son of Hans Jacob Gerber.  Jacob was probably born in Maryland.  Jacob lived in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  Jacob Garver was the father of eight children:

  John Garver
  Jacob Garver
  Felix Garver
  Elizabeth Garver
  Anna Garver
  Barbara Garver
  Abraham Garver (61.5.7)
  Christian Garver (61.5.8), b. 1775

John Garver had one son:  -  Samuel Garver.  Jacob Garver had seven children:  -  Michael Garver,  -  George Garver,  -  Jacob Garver,  -  Samuel Garver,  -  Elizabeth Garver,  -  Mary Garver,  -  Susan Garver.  Felix Garver had three sons:  -  Jacob Garver,  -  Samuel Garver,  -  Michael Garver.  Barbara Garver married a Mr. Gantz and they had two daughters:  -  Maria Gantz,  -  Elizabeth Gantz.

References:  1)  “The Garver Family,” by J. G. Keller, 1889;  2)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953

ABRAHAM GARVER (61.5.7) is the son of Jacob F. Garver.  Abraham Garver was the father of at least one son:

  John Garver

John Garver had four children:  -  Samuel Garver,  -  Elizabeth Garver,  -  Mary Garver,  -  Catharine Garver.  Samuel Garver had seven children:  -  James Garver,  -  Abraham Garver,  -  John Garver,  -  Andrew Garver,  -  Anna Garver,  -  Eliza Garver,  -  Henry Garver.  Samuel Garver had three children:  -  James Garver,  -  Frank Garver,  -  Ellen Garver.  Abraham Garver had one son:  -  Harry Garver.  John Garver had six children:  -  Frank Garver,  -  Henry Garver,  -  Clara Garver,  -  Ida Garver,  -  Emma Garver,  -  Ann Garver.

Reference:  1)  “The Garver Family,” by J. G. Keller, 1889

CHRISTIAN GARVER (61.5.8) is the son of Jacob F. Gaver.  Christian was born in 1775.  Christian Garver married Mary Grim.  Christian Garver moved to Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  Christian Garver was the father of nine children:

  John Garver (61.5.8.1), b. 1797, Pennsylvania
  Jacob Garver (61.5.8.2), b. 1800
  Samuel Garver (61.5.8.3), b. 1806
  David Garver (61.5.8.4), b. 1809
  Christian Garver (61.5.8.5), b. July 24, 1818
  Elizabeth Garver
  Nancy Garver (61.5.8.7)
  Rachael Garver (61.5.8.8)
  Barbara Garver

Christian Garver married a second time to Mrs. Gantz.  In 1838, Jacob Garver moved to Illinois.  In 1838, David Garver moved to Illinois.  In 1838, Samuel Garver moved to Illinois.  In 1828, Elizabeth Garver married Joseph Rife and they moved to Illinois.  Joseph and Elizabeth Rife had one child:  -  Lizzie Rife.  In 1862, Lizzie Rife married Andrew Trimmer and they had ten children:  -  Mary Trimmer,  -  Grant Trimmer,  -  Libby Trimmer,  -  William Trimmer,  -  Ida Trimmer,  -  Charlie Trimmer,  -  Lurilla Trimmer,  -  Gracie Trimmer,  -  Estella Trimmer,  -  Ivey Trimmer.  In 1889, Libby Trimmer married John Welty.

Barbara Garver married Abraham Epler and they had eight children:  -  Samuel Epler,  -  John Epler,  -  Emma Epler,  -  Mariah Epler,  -  Anna Epler,  -  Lizzie Epler,  -  Jacob Epler,  -  Louzetta Epler.  Samuel Epler had two children:  -  Jennie Epler,  -  John Epler.  John Epler had five children:  -  Pearl Epler,  -  Samuel Epler,  -  Abraham Epler,  -  Mabel Epler,  -  Carrie Epler.  Emma Epler married a Mr. Stricker.  Mariah Epler married a Mr. Brinser.  Anna Epler married a Mr. Killion.  Lizzie Epler married a Mr. Goss and they had three children:  -  Ida Goss,  -  Mabel Goss,  -  Bertha Goss.  Jacob Epler had one son:  -  Elmer Epler.  Louzetta Epler married a Mr. Bauchman and they had one child:  -  Carrie Bauchman.

References:  1)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953;  2)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

JOHN GARVER (61.5.8.1) is the son of Christian Garver.  John was born in 1797 in Pennsylvania.  In 1821, John Garver married Elizabeth Smith in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  John and Elizabeth Garver were the parents of two daughters:

  Elizabeth Garver
  Mary Garver

Elizabeth (Smith) Garver died.  In 1826, John Garver married a second time to Margaret Wagoner (born 1794).  John and Margaret Garver were the parents of five children:

  Christopher Garver, b. 1822, Pennsylvania
  Nancy Garver, b. 1824, Pennsylvania
  Jennie Garver, b. 1826, Pennsylvania
  David W. Garver (61.5.8.1.6), b. 1832, Pennsylvania
  John W. Garver (61.5.8.1.7), b. 1835, Pennsylvania

In 1838, John Garver moved to Illinois.  Margaret (Wagoner) Gaver died in 1861.  In 1880, John Garver and his wife, Jane Garver (born 1815 in Ohio), were living in Macon County, Illinois.  John Garver died on December 14, 1882 in Macon County, Illinois.

Elizabeth Garver married John Houser and they had three children:  -  John Houser, Jr.,  -  Josiah Houser,  -  Lizzie Houser.  John Houser died while serving in the army in 1862.  In 1874, John Houser, Jr. married Sarah Burl and they had six children:  -  Lena Houser,  -  Clara Houser,  -  Virgie Houser,  -  Hannah Houser,  -  John Houser,  -  Alphia Houser.  In 1874, Josiah Houser married Lucy Morton and they had three children:  -  James Houser,  -  Lillian Houser,  -  Roy Houser.  Josiah Houser died in 1888.  In 1873, Lizzie Houser married George Carmean and they had four children:  -  Sarah Carmean,  -  Sophia Carmean,  -  John Carmean,  -  Charles Carmean.  Lizzie (Houser) Carmean died in 1882.

In 1844, Mary Garver married Daniel Magee and they had one son:  -  John T. Magee.  In 1867, John Magee married Hannah Burgess and they had six children:  -  Sarah E. Magee,  -  Daniel Magee,  -  Jesee Magee,  -  John Magee,  -  James Magee,  -  Samuel Magee.  Hannah (Burgess) Magee died in 1878.  In 1881, John Magee married a second time to Barbara Street.  In 1886, Sarah E. Magee married John Coon and they had one child:  -  Jesse Coon.

In 1849, Nancy Garver married Jesse Zorger and they had four children:  -  Philander Zorger,  -  Talitia Zorger,  -  Phoebe Zorger,  -  Jesse Zorger.  Jesse Zorger was killed in the Battle of Chicamauga in 1863.  In 1877, Nancy married a second time to Henry Thomas.  In 1880, Philander Zorger married Lizzie Rock and they had one child:  -  May Zorger.  Philander Zorger died in 1888.  In 1877, Talitia Zorger married Alfred Payne and they had two children:  -  Nora Payne,  -  Nettie Payne.  In 1876, Phoebe Zorger married David Deter and they had one child:  -  Willie Deter.  In 1886, Jesse Zorger married Sallie Markel.

References:  1)  1880 Census, Macon County, Illinois;  2)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953;  3)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

DAVID W. GARVER (61.5.8.1.6) is the son of John Garver and Margaret (Wagoner) Garver.  David was born in 1832 in Pennsylvania.  In 1852, David Garver married Mary A. Hiser (born 1833 in Pennsylvania) and they were the parents of seven children:

  Angeletta Garver, b. 1861, Illinois
  Robert A. Garver, b. 1863, Illinois
  Alice Garver, b. 1865, Illinois
  Jesse C. Garver, b. 1868, Illinois
  Edith M. Garver, b. 1875, Illinois
  Nancy Garver
  Ella Garver

In 1885, Robert Garver married Anna Swartz and they had one child:  -  Lewis Garver.  In 1876, Nancy Garver married Henry Lichteberger and they had seven children:  -  Della Lichteberger,  -  Rosa Lichteberger,  -  Alice Lichteberger,  -  Carrie Lichteberger,  -  Nettie Lichteberger,  -  Sheridan Lichteberger,  -  Lela Lichteberger.  In 1864, Ella Garver married Hugh Reddick and they had two children:  -  Frank Reddick,  -  Hugh Reddick, Jr..  In 1886, Alice Garver married Sidney Phillips and they had two children:  -  Charlie Phillips,  -  Bertha Phillips.  In 1887, Angeletta Garver married William Barnett.

References:  1)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953;  2)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

JOHN W. GARVER (61.5.8.1.7) is the son of John Garver and Margaret (Wagoner) Garver.  John was born in 1835 in Pennsylvania.  In 1869, John Garver married Sarah Magee (born 1855, Ohio) and they were the parents of four children:

  Edward Garver, b. 1872, Illinois
  William Garver, b. 1875, Illinois
  Theodore Garver, b. 1879, Illinois
  Mabel Garver

In 1880, John and Sarah Garver were living in Macon County, Illinois.

References:  1)  1880 Census, Macon County, Illinois;  2)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953;  3)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

JACOB GARVER (61.5.8.2) is the son of Christian Garver.  Jacob was born in 1800.  In 1820, Jacob Garver married Susan Hisey in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.  In 1838, Jacob Garver and his family moved to Decatur, Illinois.  Jacob and Susan Garver were the parents of eleven children:

  Christian H. Garver
  Nancy Garver (61.5.8.2.2)
  John H. Garver (61.5.8.2.3)
  Barbara Garver
  Mary Garver
  Susan Garver
  Samuel H. Garver
  Catherine Garver
  Daniel H. Garver (61.5.8.2.9), b. 1844, Illinois
  Abraham L. Garver
  Jacob D. Garver

In 1871, Jacob Garver moved to Humboldt, Kansas.  Susan (Hisey) Garver died in 1878 in Humboldt, Kansas.  In 1881, Jacob Garver married a second time to Christina Servin.  Jacob Garver died in 1888.  In 1843, Christian Garver married Margaret Gepfort and they had six children:  -  Elizabeth Garver,  -  Susan Garver,  -  Mary A. Garver,  -  Priscilla Garver,  -  John J. Garver,  -  Leah Garver.  In 1866, Elizabeth Garver married George Hiser and they had one daughter:  -  Alice Hiser.  In 1867, Susan Garver married Abraham Hiser and they had two children:  -  Frank Hiser,  -  Laura Hiser.  In 1873, Mary Garver married Charles Heirsch and they had one child:  -  Christiana Heirsch.  In 1877, Priscilla Garver married W. T. Jacobs and they had four children:  -  F. M. Jacobs,  -  Cora Jacobs,  -  Puner Jacobs,  -  name unknown.  In 1883, John Garver married Lucinda Hiser and they had three children:  -  Birdie Garver,  -  Lela Garver,  -  C. H. Garver.  In 1883, Leah Garver married Henry Kuhns.

Barbara Garver married S. Rodgers and they had five children:  -  Jacob Rodgers,  -  Jennie Rodgers,  -  Reuben Rodgers,  -  Franklin Rodgers,  -  Lewis Rodgers.  Jacob Rodgers and his wife, Ida Rodgers, had one daughter:  -  Ida Rodgers.  Jennie Rodgers married George Cook and they had one child:  -  Floyd Cook.  In 1848, Mary Garver married J. M. Wallace and they had eight children:  -  John Wallace,  -  David Wallace,  -  William Wallace,  -  Mary Wallace,  -  Hester Wallace,  -  Emma Wallace,  -  Charles Wallace,  -  James Wallace.  In 1878, John Wallace married Mary Beaver and they had five children:  -  Lela Wallace,  -  Ella Wallace,  -  three children (names unknown).  William Wallace married Jennie Boon and they had three children.  David Wallace had four children.  In 1887, Mary Wallace married John Myers and they had one child.  In 1886, Hester Wallace married A. A. Keefer.  In 1874, Emma Wallace married H. M. Alexander and they had one child:  -  Hugh Alexander.

In 1856, David Garver married Sarah M. Gray (born 1840 in Ohio) and they had eleven children:  -  Millard Garver,  -  James Garver,  -  Arlington S. Garver, b. 1865,  -  Emma A. Garver, b. 1867, Illinois,  -  Ida B. Garver, b. 1873, Kansas,  -  Della Garver,  -  Clara A. Garver, b. 1869, Kansas,  -  George B. Garver, b. 1876, Illinois,  -  Ollie M. Garver, b. 1880, Illinois,  -  Wortha Garver,  -  Peter Garver.  In 1880, David and Sarah Garver were living in Macon County, Illinois.  In 1884, Millard Garver married Ida Bacon.  In 1883, James Garver married Mary Magee and they had two children:  -  Katie Garver,  -  Essie Garver.  In 1888, Arlington Garver married Dora Cavenaugh.  In 1884, Emma Garver married Bart Dugen and they had two children:  -  Nettie Dugen,  -  Ollie Dugen.

In 1856, Samuel Garver married Sarah Magee and they had ten children:  -  Joshua Garver,  -  Nancy Garver,  -  Samantha Garver,  -  Amelia Garver,  -  Ida Garver,  -  Alice Garver,  -  William Garver,  -  James Garver,  -  Theodore Garver,  -  Belle Garver.  In 1878, Joshua Garver married Ida Cooper and they had two daughters:  -  Lorena Garver,  -  Irena Garver.  In 1879, Nancy Garver married Samuel Quigley and they had four children:  -  Earl Quigley,  -  Lulu Quigley,  -  Alice Quigley,  -  Clarence Quigley.  In 1882, Amelia Garver married James Huff and they had three children:  -  Earl Huff,  -  Roy Huff,  -  Ethel Huff.  In 1879, Samantha Garver married Andy Heatherton and they had three children:  -  Oliver Heatherton,  -  Ottie Heatherton,  -  Jesse Heatherton.  In 1856, Susan Garver married E. Johnson and they had two children:  -  Malinda Johnson,  -  Daniel Johnson.  In 1876, Malinda Johnson married James Brett and they had one child:  -  Elmer Brett.  In 1878, Abraham Garver married Lydia A. Chrittenden and they had one child:  -  Bessie Garver.

References:  1)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953;  2)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

NANCY GARVER (61.5.8.2.2) is the daughter of Jacob Garver and Susan (Hisey) Garver.  In 1841, Nancy Garver married John Good and they were the parents of seven children:

  David Good
  Susan Good
  Anna M. Good
  Fannie Good
  John Good
  Daniel Good
  James Good

Nancy (Garver) Good died in 1859.  David Good married Anna Hiersch and they had five children:  -  Flora Good,  -  Edith Good,  -  Minnie Good,  -  Lewis Good,  -  Bessie Good.  In 1850, Susan Good married Henry Trimmer and they had eight children:  -  Ella Trimmer,  -  John Trimmer,  -  Jacob Trimmer,  -  James Trimmer,  -  Rosa Trimmer,  -  Daniel Trimmer,  -  David Trimmer,  -  Ada Trimmer.  In 1860, Anna Good married Emanuel Good and they had six children:  -  Sarah Good,  -  Maggie Good,  -  Laura Good,  -  Rosa Good,  -  James Good,  -  John Good.

In 1863, Sarah Good married R. S. Welch.  In 1883, Maggie Good married Thomas Morris and they had two children:  -  Ida Morris,  -  Clarence Morris.  In 1889, Laura Good married Amos Westhafer.  In 1862, Fannie Good married William Hayes and they had four children:  -  Anna Hayes,  -  Emma Hayes,  -  Stephen Hayes,  -  Benjamin Hayes.  John Good married Altha Vance and they had six children:  -  Louie Good,  -  Dora Good,  -  Willard Good,  -  Flynn Good,  -  two children (names unknown).  In 1881, Daniel Good married Mollie Barnes and they had four children:  -  Susie Good,  -  Lillie Good,  -  William Good,  -  Joseph Good.  James Good married Ida Layman and they had two children:  -  Irvin Good,  -  Elmer Good.

Reference:  1)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953

JOHN H. GARVER (61.5.8.2.3) is the son of Jacob Garver and Susan (Hisey) Garver.  In 1849, John Garver married Jane Hudson and they were the parents of six chidren:

  Benjamin F. Garver
  Samuel D. Garver
  Addie Garver
  May Garver
  J. Albert Garver
  Charles Garver

In 1882, Benjamin Garver married Docia Malina and they had three children:  -  Nina Garver,  -  Trina Garver,  -  Lela Garver.  In 1877, Samuel Garver married Emma Hummel and they had two children:  -  Roy Garver,  -  Minnie Garver.  Addie Garver died in 1882.  In 1878, May Garver married H. McKinney.  H. McKinney died in 1888.

Reference:  1)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953

DANIEL H. GARVER (61.5.8.2.9) is the son of Jacob Garver and Susan (Hisey) Garver.  Daniel was born in 1844 in Illinois.  In 1867, Daniel Garver married Della Roe (born 1844 in Virginia) and they were the parents of four children:

  Louie Garver, b. 1870, Illinois
  Lillie Garver, b. 1873, Kansas
  May Garver, b. 1874, Kansas
  Roe Garver

In 1880, Daniel and Della Garver were living in Macon County, Illinois.  In 1888, Lillie Garver married Joseph Longstreet and they had one child:  -  Verne Longstreet.

References:  1)  1880 Census, Macon County, Illinois;  2)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953;  3)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

SAMUEL GARVER (61.5.8.3) is the son of Christian Garver.  Samuel was born in 1806.  In 1828, Samuel Garver married Nancy Boyer in Pennsylvania.  Samuel Nancy Garver were the parents of nine children:

  Ephraim B. Garver
  Elizabeth Garver
  Jonas B. Garver
  Anna Garver
  Samuel B. Garver
  Mary Garver
  John Garver
  Catharine Garver
  Chris B. Garver

In 1858, Ephraim Garver married Elizabeth Brown and they had five children:  -  W. E. Garver,  -  James L. Garver,  -  Anna Garver,  -  Samuel Garver,  -  Chris Garver.  In 1888, W. E. Garver married Anna Priestly.  In 1883, James Garver married Emma Quivy.  In 1885, Anna Garver married William Malone and they had one daughter:  -  Julia Malone.  In 1850, Elizabeth Garver married Jacob B. Keller and they had eight children:  -  John Keller,  -  Joseph Keller,  -  Mary Keller,  -  Jacob L. Keller,  -  Jonas Keller,  -  Nancy Keller,  -  Jesse Keller,  -  Lydia Keller.  In 1880, Joseph Keller married Elma Dreshach and they had three children:  -  Lena Keller,  -  Grace Keller,  -  Nellie Keller.

In 1861, Jonas Garver married Mary Wairous and they had six children:  -  Edward Garver,  -  Melvin Garver,  -  Minnie Garver,  -  Emma Garver,  -  Chester Garver,  -  Charlie Garver.  In 1887, Edward Garver married Etta Miller.  In 1889, Minnie Garver married Val Robison.  In 1889, Emma Garver married William Ater.  In 1857, Ann Garver married George Hummel and they had one child:  -  George Hummel, Jr.  Ann (Garver) Hummel died in 1879.  George Hummel, Jr. and his wife, Emma, were married in 1884.  In 1860, Samuel Garver married Elizabeth Gay and they had four children:  -  John U. Garver,  -  Frank Garver,  -  Jennie Garver,  -  Nellie Garver.  John Garver married Hattie Hoffman and they had one child:  -  Hoffman Garver.

In 1864, Mary Garver married William Combs and they had five children:  -  Ada Combs,  -  John Combs,  -  Jesse Combs,  -  Charles Combs,  -  William Combs.  In 1864, Catharine Garver married W. H. Hott and they had five children:  -  Lucy Hott,  -  Minnie Hott,  -  John Hott,  -  Meda Hott,  -  Ida Hott.  In 1887, Lucy Hott married Elwood Williamson.  In 1885, Minnie Hott married Marshal Clifton and they had two children:  -  Neva Clifton,  -  Bonnie Clifton.  Chris Garver marrie Eva Petit and they had two children:  -  Daisy Garver,  -  Willu Garver.

References:  1)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953;  2)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

DAVID GARVER (61.5.8.4) is the son of Christian Garver.  David was born in 1809.  In 1839, David Garver married Anna Mary Melhorn (born 1812) and they were the parents of ten children:

  Abraham M. Garver
  Solomon M. Garver
  Katie Garver
  Andrew M. Garver
  Barbara Garver
  David M. Garver, b. 1840, Pennsylvania
  Christian M. Garver
  Felix M. Garver, b. 1843, Illinois
  George M. Garver
  Anna Garver

In 1860, Abraham Garver married Christiana Alexander and they had four children:  -  Cora Garver,  -  Ulyses Garver,  -  Luna Garver,  -  Sheridan Garver.  In 1850, Solomon Garver married Kate Wheeler and they had one daughter:  -  Sarah Garver.  In 1858, Solomon Garver married a second time to Catharine Keller and they had six children:  -  Filmore Garver,  -  M. Taylor Garver,  -  Rose Garver,  -  William H. H. Garver,  -  Nora Garver,  -  Richard Garver.  In 1875, Sarah Garver married B. F. Carr and they had four children:  -  Willie Carr,  -  Annie Carr,  -  Mary Carr,  -  Charlie Carr.  In 1887, Taylor Garver married Huldah Trotter and they had one child:  -  Pearle Garver.

In 1869, David Garver married Mary Hirsch (born 1850 in Pennsylvania) and they had four children:  -  Jacob Garver,  -  Joseph Garver, b. 1865, Illinois,  -  Walter Garver, b. 1870, Illinois,  -  Harry Garver, b. 1879, Illinois.  In 1880, David and Mary Garver were living in Macon County, Illinois.  In 1885, Jacob Garver married Lizzie Swartz and they had two children:  -  Roy Garver,  -  George Garver.  In 1889, Felix Garver married Emily Corle (born 1849 in Pennsylvania) and they had three children:  -  Myrtle M. Garver, b. 1874, Illinois,  -  Dessie E. Garver, b. 1876, Illinois,  -  Ira Garver, b. 1879, Illinois.  In 1880, Felix and Emily Garver were living in Macon County, Illinois.  In 1855, Katie Garver married J. F. Schoch and they had four children:  -  George Schoch,  -  Andy Schoch,  -  Clara Schoch,  -  Alfred Schoch.  In 1864, Barbara Garver married W. P. Gannon and they had two children:  -  Maye Gannon,  -  Christie Gannon.  In 1878, Anna Garver married Alfred Deihl.

References:  1)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953;  2)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

CHRISTIAN GARVER (61.5.8.5) is the son of Christian Garver.  Christian was born on July 24, 1818.  Christian Garver married Susan Lard and they were the parents of five children:

  John L. Garver
  Elizabeth Garver
  Christian L. Garver
  Joseph L. Garver
  Susan Garver

In 1856, John Garver married Sarah Beck and they had seven children:  -  Anna Garver,  -  Solomon Garver,  -  Emma Garver,  -  Alice Garver,  -  Mary Garver,  -  Simon Garver,  -  Nicholas Garver,  -  Lane Garver.  Anna Garver married a Mr. Ough and they had one son:  -  Emanuel Ough.  Solomon Garver was the father of three children:  -  John Garver,  -  Elizabeth Garver,  -  Henry Garver.  Emma Garver married a Mr. Meckly and they had one child:  -  Fannie Meckly.  Elizabeth Garver married Jacob Ruth and they had three children:  -  Elmira Ruth,  -  Horace Ruth,  -  Annie Ruth.  Annie Ruth married a Mr. Ney and they had one son:  -  George Ney.

Christian L. Garver married Kate Brisner and they had five children:  -  Albert Garver,  -  Susan Garver,  -  John Garver,  -  Harry Garver,  -  Annie Garver.  Albert Garver had one child:  -  Nora Garver.  Susan Garver marrie a Mr. Brandtin and they had three children:  -  David Brandtin,  -  Elsie Brandtin,  -  George Brandtin.  John Garver had one daughter:  -  Alice Garver.  Joseph L. Garver married a Miss Brinser and they had one child:  -  Harvey Garver.  Susan Garver married John Gingerich and they had one daughter:  -  Mary Gingerich.

References:  1)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953;  2)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

NANCY GARVER (61.5.8.7) is the daughter of Christian Garver.  Nancy Garver married John Epler and they were the parents of twelve children:

  Elizabeth Epler (61.5.8.7.1)
  Kate Epler
  Nancy Epler
  Barbara Epler
  Solomon Epler
  Hiram Epler
  Herman Epler
  Reuben Epler
  Simon Epler
  Aaron Epler
  Susie Epler
  Leah Epler

Kate Epler married a Mr. Bishop.  Nancy Epler married a Mr. Youtsly.  Solomon Epler had three children:  -  John Epler,  -  Ella Epler,  -  David Epler.  In 1874, John Epler married and they had five children:  -  Clark Epler,  -  Harry Epler,  -  Maud Epler,  -  Josie Epler.  Ella Epler married a Mr. Layman and they had one child:  -  Mollie Layman.  Hiram Epler had two children:  -  Charles Epler,  -  child (name unknown).  Herman Epler had one daughter:  -  Ellen Epler.  Reuben Epler had five children:  -  Fred Epler,  -  Charles Epler,  -  three children (names unknown).  Simon Epler had three children.

References:  1)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953;  2)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

ELIZABETH EPLER (61.5.8.7.1) is the daughter of John Epler and Nancy (Garver) Epler.  Elizabeth Epler married a Mr. Enterline and they were the parents of nine children:

  Conrad Enterline
  Edward Enterline
  Annie Enterline
  John Enterline
  William Enterline
  George Enterline
  Charlie Enterline
  Leah Enterline
  Caroline Enterline

Conrad Enterline had nine children:  -  Edward Enterline,  -  Charles Enterline,  -  Sherman Enterline,  -  Jacob Enterline,  -  Willie Enterline,  -  Annie Enterline,  -  Edith Enterline,  -  Ida Enterline,  -  Minnie Enterline.  Sherman Enterline had one child:  -  Cloyd Enterline.  Edward Enterline had five children:  -  Roscoe Enterline,  -  Lottie Enterline,  -  Effie Enterline,  -  two children (names unknown).  Annie Enterline married G. H. Welty and they had three children:  -  John Welty,  -  Charlie Welty,  -  Ellen Welty.  In 1877, Ellen Welty married J. B. Ford and they had three children:  -  Arthur Ford,  -  Ida Ford,  -  Ora Ford.  John Enterline had five children:  -  John Enterline, Jr.,  -  Charles Enterline,  -  Cora Enterline,  -  Mattie Enterline,  -  Carrie Enterline.

George Enterline had five children:  -  Lottie Enterline,  -  Hattie Enterline,  -  three children (names unknown).  Charlie Enterline had one child.  Leah Enterline married a Mr. Gergen and they had one son:  -  Charlie Gergen.  Rachael Enterline married a Mr. Bryan and they had five children:  -  Clarence Bryan,  -  Walter Bryan,  -  Maud Bryan,  -  Lulu Bryan,  -  Arthur Bryan.  Caroline Bryan married a Mr. Wheeler and they had five children:  -  Maggie Wheeler,  -  Minnie Wheeler,  -  William Wheeler,  -  John Wheeler,  -  Annie Wheeler.

Reference:  1)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953

RACHAEL GARVER (61.5.8.8) is the daughter of Christian Garver.  In 1826, Rachael Garver married Henry Hummel and they moved to Illinois.  Henry and Rachael Hummel were the parents of eight children:

  Rachael Hummel
  Jacob Hummel
  Emma Hummel
  Amanda Hummel
  Mary Hummel
  David Hummel
  John Hummel
  Eliza Hummel

In 1873, Rachael Hummel married Daniel Bear.  In 1850, Jacob Hummel married Emily Hinkson.  Emma Hummel married S. D. Garver and they had two children:  -  Roy Garver,  -  Minnie Garver.  In 1869, Amanda Hummel married John Cotton and they had three children:  -  Nettie Cotton,  -  Henry Cotton,  -  Fannie Cotton.  In 1856, Mary Hummel married Allen Smalley and they had two children:  -  Ira Smalley,  -  Willie Smalley.  In 1852, David Hummel married Mary Stanfield and they had nine children:  -  Ida Hummel,  -  Effie Hummel,  -  Charlie Hummel,  -  William Hummel,  -  Ellen Hummel,  -  John Hummel,  -  Edward Hummel,  -  Lillie Hummel,  -  Clara Hummel.  Ida Hummel married a Mr. Miller and they had two children:  -  Ethel Miller,  -  Clarence Miller.  Charlie Hummel had one son:  -  David Hummel.  Clara Hummel married a Mr. King and they had one daughter:  -  Mary King.

John Hummel married Mary Stockton and they had seven children:  -  Emma Hummel,  -  Fannie Hummel,  -  Annie Hummel,  -  Dick Hummel,  -  Ira Hummel,  -  Rachael Hummel,  -  Minnie Hummel.  Emma Hummel married a Mr. Elliot and they had two children.  Fannie Hummel married a Mr. Rowe and they had three children.  Annie Hummel married a Mr. Shaw.  In 1867, Elizabeth Hummel married W. J. Alexander and they had four children:  -  Rachael Alexander,  -  Oliver Alexander,  -  Grant Alexander,  -  Eliza Alexander.

References:  1)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953;  2)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979