CHRISTIAN GERBER (62) is the son of Hans Jacob Gerber.  According to the “Souvenir of the Garver - Walker Family Reunion,” Christian was born in Switzerland and emigrated to America with his father, Jacob, in the year 1730.  Christian Gerber married in Maryland and by his first and second wives raised a large family of children.  The name of Christian’s wives are unknown.

According to “Revolutionary War Record of Christian Garver,” Christian Garver “lived in Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, during the Revolutionary War, the record showing that he was taxed on 130 acres of land there in 1782.”   It further states that “Christian Garver was a private 2nd class, of the 7th Company, 10th Battalion, Lancaster County Militia, commanded by Capt. Emanuel Carpenter.”  Catharine (Garver) Clement was admitted on D. A. R. membership on this service (Application number 412508).  The sketch continues by referring to the book “History of Leitersburg District” by H. C. Bell, page 226, and states:  “Christian Garver was the ancestor of the Garver family of Leitersburg District.  In 1790 he purchased 197 acres of land and here resided until his death prior to 1800.  The following names of children occur in a legal document . . . John, Martin, Mary, wife of Jacob Funk, Barbara, Catharine, wife of Michael Summers, David, Elisabeth, wife of Ludwig Snider, Hester, wife of Jacob Harshman, Eve, and Isaac.  It is also known that there are three other sons, Jacob, Abraham and Samuel.”

Melchora Garver further refers to the book “History of Leitersburg District” and states “I think this Christian Garver is credited with twenty-two children.”  Later in the letter, it states that Christian Garver “was married three times and the father of twenty-three children and is said at one time owned about 600 acres of land.”  Christian Garver was the father of at least eighteen children (as indentified in the letter by Melchora Garver):

   Christian Garver, Jr. (62.1), b. November 1, 1761
   John Garver (62.2)
   Martin Garver (63), b. March 23, 1764, Maryland
   Mary Garver
   Nancy Garver
   Fanny Garver
   Polly Garver
   Barbara Garver
   Catharine Garver
   David Garver (62.10), b. October 28, 1776
   Elisabeth Garver
   Hester Garver
   Eve Garver
   Isaac Garver (62.14), b. October 10, 1779
   Jacob Garver (62.15), b. February 20, 1782, Maryland
   Abraham Garver
   Samuel Garver
   Leonard Garver (62.18), b. 1789

According to “Revolutionary War Record of Christian Garver,” Christian Garver “resided on his farm near Leitersburg until his death in January, 1798.  Register of Wills office shows that he had no Will.  But the sale of the farm to settle the estate in 1802, his widow Elizabeth is named, also 19 children (Register of Wills, Washington County, Liber O, folio 183, year 1802).  Elizabeth Garver was born August, 1747, and died January 18, 1828, in Washington County.  Her tombstone stands in Jacobs Lutheran Church graveyard near the old Garver farm near Leitersburg.”

According to “Revolutionary War Record of Christian Garver,” Mary Garver married Jacob Funk.  According to Melchora Garver, Mary Garver married Abraham Schmutz and “Polly” Garver married Jacob Funk.  “Polly” is a common nickname for Mary and it is not certain if Mary was married twice or that Mary and Polly were two different daughters of Christian.  Nancy Garver married Yost Gardner.  Fanny Garver married Martin Stockman.  Elisabeth Garver married Ludwig Snider.  Catharine Garver married Michael Summers.  Hester Garver married Jacob Harshman.  Samuel Garver lived at Scotland, Pennsylvania and has a grandson, Luther M. Garver.

References:  1)  “History - Leitersburg District, Washington County, Maryland,” by Herbert C. Bell, 1898;  2)  Souvenir, Garver - Walker Family Reunion, August 16, 1903;  3)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  4)  “Revolutionary War Record of Christian Garver,” December 6, 1952, by Catharine (Garver) Clement

CHRISTIAN GERBER, JR. (62.1) is the son of Christian Gerber.  Christian was born on November 1, 1761.  This is substantiated by the 1830 census of Fayette County, Pennsylvania which shows Christian being born between 1760 and 1770.  There is another Christian Garver (born the same time frame) living in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania from 1820 to 1840.  Christian Garver does not appear in the 1820 or 1840 censuses of Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  It is believed that the Fayette County, Pennsylvania refers to our Christian Garver.  Christian Garver married Catharine Miller (born May 25, 1773).  Christian and Catharine Garver were the parents of ten children:

   David L. Garver (62.1.1), b. October 28, 1796, Pennsylvania
   Christian Garver (62.1.2), b. September 13, 1797, Pennsylvania
   Joseph Garver, b. September 13, 1799
   Mary Garver, b. November 20, 1801
   John Garver, b. June 10, 1804
   Catharine Garver, b. October 3, 1806
   Jonathan Garver (62.1.7), b. February 21, 1809, Pennsylvania
   Samuel Garver, b. May 3, 1811
   Susannah Garver (62.1.9), b. April 23, 1814, Pennsylvania
   Martin Garver, b. February 12, 1817

Joseph Garver moved to Ohio.  Joseph Garver had ten children:  -  John M. Garver,  -  David Garver,  -  Joseph Garver,  -  Bell Garver,  -  Jane Garver,  -  James Garver,  -  Mary Garver,  -  Daughters (two),  -  Nancy Garver.  Joseph Garver died in 1881.  Jane Garver married a Mr. Neff.  Mary Garver married a Mr. Neff.  One daughter (name unknown) married Simon Beal.  Another daughter (name unknown) married Christian Beal.  Nancy Garver married John Andrews.

Mary Garver married David Kesler and they had three children:  -  Joseph Kesler,  -  Christopher Kesler,  -  Jonathan Kesler.  John Garver married Lehan Neaver and moved to Wayne County, Ohio in 1830.  In 1840, John and Lehan Garver moved to Elkhart, Indiana.  John and Lehan Garver had eight children:  -  Christopher Garver,  -  Joseph Garver,  -  David Garver,  -  Jacob Garver,  -  Amanda Garver,  -  John Garver,  -  Finley Garver,  -  Jeremiah Garver.  John Garver died on August 29, 1867 in Elkhart, Indiana.  Joseph Garver lived in Bristol, Indiana.  David Garver died while serving in the Army.  Catharine Garver married John Robinson and they had two children:  -  John Robinson, Jr.,  -  Catharine Robinson.  Catharine Robinson married a Mr. Smith.  Samuel Garver married Nancy Ullery and moved to Ohio.  Samuel and Nancy Garver had one son:  -  David Garver.  David Garver lived in Nankin, Ohio.  Martin Garver never married.

References:  1)  1830 Census, Fayette County, Pennsylvania;  2)  1820, 1830 and 1840 Censuses, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania;  3)  Souvenir, Garver - Walker Family Reunion, August 16, 1903;  4)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  5)  “The Garver Family,” by Samuel Garver, 1953

DAVID L. GARVER (62.1.1) is the son of Christian Garver, Jr. and Catharine (Miller) Garver.  David was born on October 28, 1796 in Pennsylvania.  On February 20, 1816, David Garver married Sarah Bernhart (born May 10, 1792).  David and Sarah Garver were the parents of ten children:

   Jacob M. Garver, b. January 26, 1817, Pennsylvania
   Lydia Garver, b. March 5, 1818, Pennsylvania
   Catherine Garver, b. October 29, 1819, Pennsylvania
   Sarah A. Garver, b. November 20, 1820, Pennsylvania
   Christian Garver, b. July 23, 1822, Pennsylvania
   Mary Ann Garver, b. January 26, 1824
   John Garver, b. April 12, 1825, Ohio
   Joseph Garver, b. January 26, 1827, Ashland County, Ohio
   Susannah Garver, b. April 14, 1828, Ashland County, Ohio
   Elizabeth Garver, b. May 31, 1830

Sarah (Bernhart) Garver died in 1845.  In 1848, David Garver married a second time to Catharine Martin and they had no children.  Catharine (Martin) Garver died in 1848.  In 1850, David Garver married a third time to Eliza Ann Hart (born 1844).  In 1850, David and Eliza Garver were living in Wayne County, Ohio.  David and Eliza Garver were the parents of four children:

   Eliza Ann Garver
   Rebecca Jane Garver
   Samuel C. Garver, b. 1865, Ashland County, Ohio
   George F. Garver, b. 1867, Ashland County, Ohio

David L. Garver died on September 3, 1867 in Wayne County, Ohio.  Jacob Garver married Sarah Good.  Jacob Garver died in 1893.  Catherine Garver married John McVicker.  Catherine (Garver) McVicker died around 1890.  Sarah Garver married Joseph Hull.  Sarah (Garver) Hull died around 1890.  Christian Garver died about the age of eight months.  Polly Ann Garver married Samuel Hart.  John Garver married Catherine Shoemaker (born 1823 in Ohio).  In 1850, John and Catherine Garver were living in Wayne County, Ohio.  John and Catherine Garver had at least two children:  -  David Garver, b. 1847, Ohio,  -  John Garver, b. 1848, Ohio.  Joseph Garver died at the age of sixteen years.  Elizabeth Garver married Samuel Shoemaker.

Rebecca Garver married a Mr. Mason.  Samuel Garver had three children:  -  Georgia Garver,  -  Ethel Garver,  -  Clarence Garver.  Samuel C. Garver died in 1930 in Wooster, Ohio.  George F. Garver and his wife, Ella Garver (born 1874, Ashland County, Ohio), had four children:  -  Glen Garver,  -  David Garver,  -  Orpha Garver,  -  Mildred Garver.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Wayne County, Ohio;  2)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979;  3)  World Family Tree, Volume 9, File 1626

CHRISTIAN GARVER (62.1.2) is the son of Christian Garver, Jr. and Catharine (Miller) Garver.  Christian was born on September 13, 1797 in Pennsylvania.  Christian Garver married Mary Kesler (b. 1806 in Pennsylvania) in Pennsylvania and they moved to Ohio.  Christian and Mary Garver were the parents of ten children:

   Catherine Garver
   Isaac Garver, b. 1827, Pennsylvania
   George Garver, b. 1829, Pennsylvania
   Susannah Garver, b. 1831, Pennsylvania
   Mary Garver, b. 1833, Pennsylvania
   David Garver, b. 1835, Ohio
   Christian Garver, b. 1838, Ohio
   Sarah Garver, b. 1840, Ohio
   Benjamin Garver
   Jacob Garver, b. 1842, Ohio
   Joseph Garver, b. 1844, Ohio

In 1850, Christian and Mary Garver were living in Wayne County, Ohio.  Christian Garver died on September 30, 1874 in Sullivan, Ohio.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Wayne County, Ohio;  2)  Souvenir, Garver - Walker Family Reunion, August 16, 1903;  3)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  4)  “The Garver Family,” by Samuel Garver, 1953

JONATHAN GARVER (62.1.7) is the son of Christian Garver, Jr. and Catharine (Miller) Garver.  Jonathan was born on February 21, 1809 in Pennsylvania.  Jonathan Garver married Sarah Fulton (b. 1822, Pennsylvania) and they were the parents of eight children:

   Catherine Garver, b. 1844, Pennsylvania
   Elizabeth Garver, b. 1846, Pennsylvania
   Amanda Garver, b. 1848, Pennsyvania
   Susannah Garver
   Nathan Garver
   Cyrus Garve
   Sarah Garver
   Jonathan Garver

In 1850, Jonathan and Sarah Garver was living in Wayne County, Ohio.  In 1850, Jonathan’s mother, Catharine (Miller) Garver, was living with Jonathan and Sarah Garver. Jonathan Garver died in 1860 in Homer, Ohio.  After Jonathan died, Sarah (Fulton) Garver moved to Ithica, Michigan.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Wayne County, Ohio;  2)  Souvenir, Garver - Walker Family Reunion, August 16, 1903;  3)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  4)  “The Garver Family,” by Samuel Garver, 1953

SUSANNAH GARVER (62.1.9) is the daughter of Christian Garver, Jr. and Catharine (Miller) Garver.  Susannah was born on April 23, 1814 in Pennsylvania.  On May 3, 1838, Susannah Garver married Peter Gault.  Peter was born in 1814 in Pennsylvania and is the son of Richard Gault.  Peter and Susannah Gault were the parents of five children:

   Joseph Gault, b. 1839, Pennsylvania
   Samuel Gault, b. 1841, Pennsylvania
   Sarah Gault, b. 1842, Pennsylvania
   Mary Gault, b. 1845, Pennsylvania
   Aaron Gault, b. 1848, Pennsylvania

In 1850, Peter and Susannah Gault were living in Wayne County, Ohio.  Susannah (Garver) Gault died on April 6, 1852.  Sarah Gault married a Mr. Jacobs.  Mary Gault married a Mr. Jacobs.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Wayne County, Ohio;  2)  Souvenir, Garver - Walker Family Reunion, August 16, 1903;  3)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  4)  “The Garver Family,” by Samuel Garver, 1953

JOHN GARVER (62.2) is the son of Christian Gerber.  John Garver was the father of at least one son:

   Samuel Garver

Samuel Garver had at least three children:  -  Sarah Garver,  -  Jacob Garver,  -  John Garver.  Jacob Garver had three children:  -  Mary Garver,  -  Susan Garver,  -  Martin L. Garver.  Mary Garver married a Mr. Hesson.  Susan Garver married a Mr. Battin.  John Garver had at least two children:  -  Mary Garver,  -  John C. Garver.  Mary Garver married a Mr. Breckenridge and they had three children:  -  John Breckenridge,  -  Mary Breckenridge,  -  Sallie Breckenridge.  John Garver had three children:  -  Laura Garver,  -  Lewis Garver,  -  Earl Garver.

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

DAVID GARVER (62.10) is the son of Christian Gerber.  David was born on October 28, 1776.  Shortly after the death of his father, David Garver moved to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.  David Garver married Katharine Stouffer.  In 1817, they moved to Tyrone Township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  David Garver appears in the 1820 and 1830 censuses of Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  David and Katharine Garver were the parents of four children:

   Jacob Garver (62.10.1), b. June 16, 1800, Maryland
   Elizabeth Garver
   Samuel Garver (62.10.3), b. March 16, 1804, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
   Susannah Garver (62.10.4), b. July, 1814

David Garver died in 1839 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  According to Melchora Garver, David Garver was the ancestor of Ohio Garvers, including Kenneth Rennie.  Elizabeth Garver was an invalid for many years and died in the home of her brother, Jacob Garver.

References:  1)  1820 and 1830 Censuses, Fayette County, Pennsylvania;  2)  Family Reunion Paper, by J. T. Garver, September 9, 1897;  3)  Souvenir, Garver - Walker Family Reunion, August 16, 1903;  4)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942

JACOB GARVER (62.10.1) is the son of David Garver and Katharine (Stouffer) Garver.  Jacob was born on June 16, 1800 in Maryland.  Jacob Garver married Mary Lucas (b. 1804 in Pennsylvania).  In 1827, Jacob and Mary Garver moved to Ohio.  Jacob and Mary Garver were the parents of sixteen children:

   Eliza Garver, b. Pennsylvania
   Anna Garver, b. Pennsylvania
   Samuel Garver, b. October 8, 1825, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
   Mary Garver, b. Pennsylvania
   David Garver
   George Garver, b. 1830, Ohio
   Margaret Garver, b. 1832, Ohio
   Lydia Garver, b. 1833, Ohio
   Sarah Garver, b. 1835, Ohio
   Amos Garver, b. 1837, Ohio
   Catherine Garver, b. 1839, Ohio
   Jesse Garver, b. 1841, Ohio
   Malinda Garver, b. 1843, Ohio
   Samantha Garver, b. 1845, Ohio
   Elmina Garver, b. 1847, Ohio
   John C. Garver, b. 1849, Ohio

In 1850, Jacob and Mary Garver were living in Wayne County, Ohio.  Jacob’s occupation was listed in the census as a Dunker Clergyman.  Jacob Garver died on May 14, 1879.  On April 22, 1847, Samuel Garver married Sarah Rice (born November 30, 1823 in Wayne County, Ohio).  Samuel and Sarah Garver had eight children:  -  Margaret Garver,  -  Jacob Garver,  -  Charlotte Garver,  -  Lydia Garver,  -  Simon Garver,  -  John Garver,  -  Daniel Garver,  -  David N. Garver.  Mary Garver married John Pittinger.  David Garver married Nancy Smith.  George Garver Margaret Miller.  Margaret Garver married John Wertz.  Lydia Garver married Andrew McMichen.  Sarah Garver married Daniel Miller.  Amos Garver married Elizabeth Walkie.  Catherine Garver married Pete Emerick.  Jessie Garver married Lucinda Brower.  Melinda Garver married Hiram Fortney.  Samantha Garver died young.  Elmina Garver married James Ronnie.  John Garver married Lizzie Hart.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Wayne County, Ohio;  2)  Family Reunion Paper, by J. T. Garver, September 9, 1897;  3)  Souvenir, Garver - Walker Family Reunion, August 16, 1903;  4)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  5)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

SAMUEL GARVER (62.10.3) is the son of David Garver and Katharine (Stouffer) Garver.  Samuel was born on March 16, 1804 at Mount Pleasant, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.  On March 11, 1834, Samuel Garver married Catharine Freed.  Catharine was born on November 19, 1812 and is the daughter of Peter Freed and Christina (Zumbro) Freed.  In the fall of 1857, Samuel and Catharine Garver moved to Cedar Township, Lee County, Iowa.  Samuel and Catharine Garver were the parents of three children:

   Ann Garver, b. December 4, 1834
   Sarah Garver (62.10.3.2), b. July 3, 1836, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
   Jacob Freed Garver (62.10.3.3), b. April 10, 1843, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

Samuel Garver died on March 8, 1880 in Iowa and Catharine (Freed) Garver died on March 21, 1891.  Both were buried in the Big Mound Cemetery in Lee County, Iowa.  Ann Garver married Samuel Boyer (born March 2, 1840) and they moved to Iowa in 1857.  Samuel and Ann Boyer had no children.  Ann (Garver) Boyer died on December 19, 1895 and Samuel Boyer died on February 8, 1905.

References:  1)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  2)  Letter, Catharine (Garver) Clement to Mrs. Pryor, September 4, 1952

SARAH GARVER (62.10.3.2) is the daughter of Samuel Garver and Catharine (Freed) Garver.  Sarah was born on July 3, 1836 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  On February 16, 1854, Sarah Garver married Joseph Riste and later lived in Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Washington.  Joseph and Sarah Riste were the parents of ten children:

   Walter Garver Riste, b. May 19, 1855
   Laura Riste, b. July 2, 1857
   Allen Mathew Riste, b. December 3, 1859
   Hugh Riste, b. April 30, 1862
   Mary Emma Riste, b. September 2, 1864
   George Wilbur Riste, b. October 29, 1866
   Katie Evelyn Riste, b. July 26, 1868
   Grace Riste, b. August 31, 1871, Indianola, Iowa
   Ernest Riste, b. October 5, 1873
   Joseph Bertrand Riste, b. February 16, 1876
   Edgar Garver Riste, b. October 23, 1878

Joseph Riste died in 1903 and Sarah (Garver) Riste died on December 16, 1927.  On December 12, 1882, Walter Riste married Clara Margaret Baringer in Blue Springs, Nebraska.  Walter and Clara Riste had seven children:  -  Roy Baringer Riste, b. May 12, 1884,  -  Faye Margaret Riste, b. October 31, 1885,  -  Rose Alma Riste, b. February 17, 1887, Blue Springs, Nebraska,  -  Donald Ernest Riste, b. January 13, 1892,  -  Victor Emerson Riste, b. November 14, 1897, Colby, Kansas,  -  Clara Edna Riste, b. September 28, 1901,  -  Ida Gladys Riste, b. December 22, 1903, Norton, Kansas.

Laura Riste married Dr. Horace C. McCleary in Indianola, Iowa and they had one son:  -  Duane McCleary.  Laura (Riste) McCleary died on May 1, 1942.  Allen Riste married Maggie Watson and they had three children:  -  Grace Katharine Riste, b. September 22, 1899,  -  Lewis Riste, b. 1902, d. 1910,  -  Margie Riste, d. at the age of one year.  Allen Riste married a second time to Thea Lund and they had six children:  -  Joseph Therral Riste, b. July 2, 1908,  -  Althea Riste, b. March 9, 1909,  -  Arthur Riste, b. August 17, 1910,  -  Robert Riste,  -  Alfred Riste, b. 1915,  -  Kenneth Riste, b. 1917.  Hugh Riste married Nellie Eide.  Hugh Riste died on April 11, 1935.  Mary Etta Riste died as an infant on October 8, 1865.  George Riste married Ada Briley.  George Riste died on July 31, 1947.  Katie Evelyn Riste died on January 7, 1893.  Grace Riste taught in the public schools of Nebraska for a period of years and later moved to Oroville, Washington in 1907.  Grace Riste never married and died on February 1, 1945.  Ernest Riste never married and died on July 12, 1931.

Joseph Riste married May Metcalf and they had three children:  -  Gifford Riste, b. March 9, 1910,  -  Eva May Riste, b. August 21, 1912,  -  George Riste, b. July 6, 1915.  Gifford Riste married Hazel “Peggy” Henderson.  Eva Riste married Patrick King and they had eight children:  -  Patricia May King, b. September 28, 1933,  -  Mary Ellen King, b. June 17, 1935,  -  Joseph Edward King, b. September 29, 1937,  -  Eva Delores King, b. February 27, 1939,  -  John Michael King, b. October 9, 1940, d. April 7, 1942,  -  William Frances King, b. January 26, 1948,  -  James Anthony King, b. January 30, 1952,  -  Thomas Patrick King, b. March 3, 1955.  George Riste married Lucy Wordell and they had three children:  -  Lila Jane Riste (adopted), b. August 7, 1932,  -  Lucie Marie Riste, b. October 22, 1941,  -  George Joseph Riste, b. August 5, 1951.  Edgar Riste received a law degree from Leland Stanford University and practiced law for several years in Spokane, Washington.  Edgar Riste never married and died on July 16, 1913 in Molson, Washington.

References:  1)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  2)  Letter, Catharine (Garver) Clement to Mrs. Pryor, September 4, 1952;  3)  “The Garver Family,” by J. T. Garver, 1953;  

JACOB FREED GARVER (62.10.3.3) is the son of Samuel Garver and Catharine (Freed) Garver.  Jacob was born on April 10, 1843 in Tyrone Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  On January 17, 1869, Jacob Garver married Eliza Adelaide Clifford of Lee County, Iowa.  Eliza was born on January 7, 1841 in Rushville, Indiana.  Jacob Garver served in the 45th Regiment of the Iowa Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and was honorably discharged on December 15, 1864.  Jacob and Eliza Garver were the parents of four children:

   Herman Freed Garver, b. January 17, 1870, Iowa
   Mark Clifford Garver, b. November 22, 1875, Iowa
   Neal Bryant Garver (62.10.3.3.3), b. February 17, 1877, Lee County, Iowa
   Samuel Garver (62.10.3.3.4), b. March 27, 1883, Lee County, Iowa

In 1880, Jacob and Eliza Garver were living in Lee County, Iowa.  Jacob Garver died on June 30, 1899 and Eliza (Clifford) Garver died on May 30, 1925.  Both were buried at the Big Mound Cemetery, Lee County, Iowa.  Herman Garver never married and died on May 19, 1931.  On November 22, 1911, Mark Garver married Ida Weston and they had no children.  Mark Garver died on June 17, 1943.

References:  1)  1880 Census, Lee County, Iowa;  2)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  3)  Letter, Catharine (Garver) Clement to Mrs. Pryor, September 4, 1952

NEAL BRYANT GARVER (62.10.3.3.3) is the son of Jacob Freed Garver and Eliza Adelaide (Clifford) Garver.  Neal was born on February 17, 1877 in Lee County, Iowa.  On December 10, 1905, Neal Garver married Laura May Scott.  Laura was born on September 22, 1886 in Milbury, Ottawa County, Ohio.  Neal and Laura Garver were the parents of three children:

   Mark Gillespie Garver, b. September 26, 1908
   Catharine Eliza Garver, b. June 3, 1910, Toledo, Ohio
   Grace Esther Garver, b. August 12, 1918

As of 1952, Neal Garver was living in Little Rock, Arkansas.  Mark Garver married Betty Davidson (born August 31, 1910) and they have one son:  -  Mark Davidson Garver, b. February 7, 1942.  On December 27, 1935, Catharine Garver married Charles Baxter Clement of Rover, Arkansas.  Charles was born on July 12, 1918.  Charles and Catharine Clement have three children:  -  Laura Catharine Clement, b. January 19, 1937,  -  Charles Baxter Clement, Jr., b. March 27, 1940,  -  Neal Garver Clement, b. June 23, 1944.  Grace Garver married George Faulhaber (born July 12, 1916) and they have three children:  -  George Burgiss Faulhaber, b. July 1, 1947,  -  Lauralee Faulhaber, b. December 19, 1949,  -  Garver Bryant Faulhaber, b. March 1, 1951.

References:  1)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  2)  Letter, Catharine (Garver) Clement to Mrs. Pryor, September 4, 1952

SAMUEL GARVER (62.10.3.3.4) is the son of Jacob Freed Garver and Eliza Adelaide (Clifford) Garver.  Samuel was born on March 27, 1883 in Lee County, Iowa.  On March 27, 1921, Samuel Garver married Mabel E. Parson (born December 19, 1887).  Samuel and Mabel Garver were the parents of three children:

   Carol Lucille Garver, b. December 24, 1921
   Adelaide Elaine Garver, b. October 21, 1923
   Elizabeth Dawn Garver, b. January 28, 1928

On June 28, 1947, Carol Garver married William Carl Loeffel (born December 24, 1921) and they three children:  -  Cynthia Louise Loeffel, b. February 6, 1949,  -  Ann Garver Loeffel, b. April 28, 1951,  -  Sarah Lynn Loeffel, b. November 25, 1953.  On December 30, 1946, Adelaide Garver married Charles David Mastin (born September 12, 1923).  On June 7, 1947, Elizabeth Garver married Doran Teague (born January 5, 1923) and they have one son:  -  David Bryan Teague, b. December 19, 1952.

References:  1)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  2)  Letter, Catharine (Garver) Clement to Mrs. Pryor, September 4, 1952;  3)  “The Garver Family,” by Samuel Garver, 1953

SUSANNAH GARVER (62.10.4) is the daughter of David Garver and Katharine (Stouffer) Garver.  Susannah was born in July of 1814 in Pennsylvania.  On March 13, 1834, Susannah Garver married Alexander M. Armstrong (born 1808 in Pennsylvania) and moved to Iowa in 1857.  Alexander and Susannah Armstrong were the parents six children:

   David Armstrong, b. December 20, 1836, Pennsylvania
   Cyrus Armstrong, b. August 21, 1839, Pennsylvania
   Lucinda Armstrong, b. November 8, 1841, Pennsylvania
   Newbold Armstrong, b. August 7, 1844, Pennsylvania
   Sabra V. Armstrong, b. January 22, 1846, Pennsylvania
   Robert Armstrong, b. July 29, 1850

In 1850, Alexander and Susannah Armstrong were living in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Alexander Armstrong died on August 12, 1851.  In 1857, Susannah (Garver) Armstrong moved to Iowa.  Susannah (Garver) Armstrong died on October 26, 1876.  David Armstrong married Sarah Crooks in Hillsboro, Iowa.  David and Sarah Armstrong had three children:  -  Albert Armstrong,  -  Emmett Armstrong, b. January 3, 1871,  -  Nettie Armstrong, b. April 4, 1880.  David Armstrong died on August 30, 1906.  Emmett Armstrong died on January 22, 1936.  Nettie Armstong married a Mr. Hunter.  Cyrus Armstrong married Ella DeEtta Wright and they had three children:  -  Robert Armstrong,  -  Millard Armstrong,  -  Child (died in infancy).  Cyrus Armstrong died on April 9, 1923.

Lucinda Armstrong married J. W. Williams, a veteran of the Civil War.  J. W. and Lucinda Williams had six children:  -  Benjamin F. Williams, b. February 3, 1869,  -  Cyrus A. Williams, b. December 5, 1870,  -  Marion Williams, b. May 22, 1873,  -  Laura D. Williams, b. February 21, 1876,  -  George E. Williams, b. May 23, 1878,  -  J. Vernon Williams, b. April 12, 1884.  Lucinda (Armstrong) Williams died on May 20, 1924.  Benjamin F. Williams died on November 3, 1941.  George E. Williams died on October 21, 1939.  Newbold Armstong never married.

Sabra Armstrong married Henry Clay Smith (born March 30, 1848) and they had seven children:  -  Minnie Smith, b. and d. July 10, 1870,  -  Ernest Smith, b. October, 1871,  -  Charles Smith, b. December 25, 1875,  -  A. Roy Smith, b. October 3, 1879,  -  Frank Smith, b. September 20, 1883,  -  Ralph Smith, b. June 18, 1887,  -  Will Smith, b. August 22, 1889.  Henry and Sabra Smith lived in Linden, Iowa.  Henry Smith died on March 18, 1924 and Sabra (Armstrong) Smith died on April 14, 1930.  Ernest Smith died on May 12, 1895.  Charles Smith died on January 14, 1942.  Ralph Smith died in 1943.  Robert Armstrong married Elva Wright and they had four children:  -  Child (died at birth),  -  Edwin Alexander Armstrong,  -  Wright Armstrong,  -  Max Armstrong.  Robert Armstrong was a merchant in York, Nebraska for over forty years.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Wayne County, Ohio;  2)  Souvenir, Garver - Walker Family Reunion, August 16, 1903;  3)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  4)  “The Garver Family,” by Samuel Garver, 1953

ISAAC GARVER (62.14) is the son of Christian Gerber.  Isaac was born on October 10, 1779.  Isaac Garver married Anna Snively.  Anna was born on January 22, 1780 in Pennsylvania and is the daughter of Joseph Snively and Magadalena (Stoner) Snively.  Isaac and Anna Garver were the parents of four children:

   Susanna Garver
   Joseph Garver (62.14.2), b. June 12, 1803, Maryland
   Benjamin Garver (62.14.3), b. January 19, 1805, Maryland
   Isaac Garver, Jr. (62.14.4), b. November 12, 1811, Maryland

After the death of his father, Christian Garver, Isaac Garver became the owner of the home farm and established an extensive vineyard, but the venture was not a success.  Isaac resided there until he died on March 12, 1826.  Anna (Snively) Garver died on February 5, 1863.  Both were buried in Welty’s Church Cemetery in Leitersburg.

References:  1)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  2  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

JOSEPH GARVER (62.14.2) is the son of Isaac Garver and Anna (Snively) Garver.  Joseph was born on June 12, 1803 in Maryland.  Joseph Garver married Mary Holmes (born July 28, 1801).  Joseph and Mary Garver were the parents of six children:

   John W. Garver, b. 1829, Maryland
   Isaac Garver, b. 1831, Maryland
   Joseph Garver, Jr., b. 1838, Maryland
   Daniel Garver, b. 1839, Maryland
   Ann Rebecca Garver, b. 1840, Maryland
   Samuel Garver, b. 1843, Maryland

From 1850 to 1860, Joseph and Mary Garver were living in Washington County, Maryland.  In 1860, Joseph’s mother, Anna (Snively) Garver, was living with Joseph and Mary Garver.  Mary (Holmes) Garver died on August 27, 1869 and Joseph Garver died on April 24, 1870.  John Garver married Eliza Hiteshew.   Isaac Garver died in Kansas City.  Ann Rebecca Garver married William Hiteshew.  Daniel Garver married Lillia Stouffer.  Joseph Garver, Jr. died unmarried.  Samuel Garver died unmarried.

References:  1)  1850 and 1860 Censuses, Washington County, Maryland;  2  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  2  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

BENJAMIN GARVER (62.14.3) is the son of Isaac Garver and Anna (Snively) Garver.  Benjamin was born on January 19, 1805 in Maryland.  On November 30, 1830, Benjamin Garver married Elizabeth Martin.  Benjamin and Elizabeth Garver were the parents of three children:

   Susanna Garver
   Barbara Garver, b. October 5, 1833, Maryland
   Benjamin Garver, Jr., b. January 18, 1836, Maryland

Elizabeth (Martin) Garver died on January 25, 1836.  On May 17, 1838, Benjamin Garver married a second time to Barbara Burger.  Barbara was born on June 3, 1809 in Maryland.  Benjamin and Barbara Garver were the parents of eight children:

   Daniel Garver, b. February 4, 1839, Maryland
   Cyrus Garver, b. April 26, 1840, Maryland
   Mary Garver, b. November 21, 1841, Maryland
   David Garver, b. October 24, 1843, Maryland
   Elizabeth Garver, b. September 2, 1845, Maryland
   Josiah Garver, b. October 10, 1847, Maryland
   Melchor Garver, b. April 14, 1849, Maryland
   Louis Garver, b. March 3, 1852

In 1850, Benjamin and Barbara Garver were living in Washington County, Maryland.  In 1850, Benjamin’s mother, Anna (Snively) Garver, was living with Benjamin and Barbara Garver.  Benjamin Garver died on May 24, 1875 and Barbara (Burger) Garver died on April 30, 1882.  Both were buried at the Welty’s Church Cemetery at Leitersburg.  Susanna Garver died when about sixteen years old and was buried in Welty’s Church Cemetery.  Barbara Garver married William Grove and they had six children:  -  Alpheus Grove,  -  Frank Grove,  -  Kathrine Grove,   -  Ella Grove,  -  Margia Grove,  -  Charles Grove.  William Grove died on January 15, 1875 and Barbara (Garver) Grove died on August 12, 1908.  Alpheus Grove died as a young man.  Frank Grove married Nella Younson.  Kathrine “Katy” Grove married Isaac Hoover.  Margia Grove married Ed Sander.  Charles Grove married Mary Raycob.

Benjamin Garver, Jr. married Ann Maria Bell and they had five children:  -  Charles Garver,  -  William Harvey Garver,  -  Carrie Garver,  -  Emma Garver,  -  Edith Garver.  Benjamin Garver, Jr. died on February 5, 1915.  Charles Garver lived in Pasadena, California.  William, Carrie, Emma and Edith Garver live in Missouri.  Daniel Garver died unmarried on February 13, 1890 and was buried in Welty’s Church Cemetery.  Cyrus Garver died unmarried on April 26, 1840 and was buried in Welty’s Church Cemetery.

Mary Garver married Benjamin Newcomer and they had eight children:  -  Emma Newcomer,  -  Charles Newcomer,  -  Cyrus Newcomer,  -  Fannie Newcomer,  -  Nettie Newcomer,  -  Benjamin Newcomer,  -  Elmer Newcomer,  -  Zella Newcomer.  Benjamin Newcomer, Sr. died on January 7, 1892.  Emma, Fannie, Nettie and Zella Newcomer were single.  Charley Newcomer married Lula Styles.  Cyrus Newcomer married Nannie Ridenour.  Benjamin Newcomer, Jr. married Elsie Stouffer.  Elmer Newcomer married Minnie Bowman.

David Garver married Ella Hall and they had five children:  -  Maggie Garver,  -  Daisy Garver,  -  Pansy Garver,  -  Fred Garver,  -  Emma Garver.  Maggie Garver married Peter Owens.  Daisy Garver married Houston Weeks.  Pansy Garver married Samuel Hopper.  Fred Garver married.  Emma Garver was single.  On November 24, 1868, Lizzie Garver married Henry Rinehart and they had three children:  -  Harvey Rinehart,  -  Benjamin Rinehart,  -  Ira Garver Rinehart, b. August 21, 1877.  Lizzie (Garver) Rinehart died on May 12, 1913.  Harry Rinehart married Fannie Shank and they had two children:  -  Edwin H. Rinehart,  -  J. Aldus Rinehart.  Ira Garver Rinehart died on March 2, 1896.  Josiah Garver died on June 7, 1863 and was buried in Welty’s Church Cemetery.

Melchor Garver married Emma Harbaugh and they had six children:  -  Arthur Garver,  -  Keller Garver,  -  Edna Garver,  -  Melchora Garver,  -  Edwin Garver,  -  Paul Garver.  Arthur Garver married Edna Eddins.  Keller Garver married Bertha Huyette.  Louis Garver married Willia McKinney and they had six children:  -  Leta Garver,  -  Berta Garver,  -  Trube Garver,  -  Lucille Garver,  -  Roscoe Garver,  -  Lois Garver.  Leta Garver married Dalton Scales.  Berta Garver married Albert Somerville.  Lucile Garver married Walter C. Judd.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Washington County, Maryland;  2  “History - Leitersburg District, Washington County, Maryland,” by Herbert C. Bell, 1898;  3)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942

ISAAC GARVER, JR. (62.14.4) is the son of Isaac Garver and Anna (Snively) Garver.  Isaac was born on November 12, 1811 in  Maryland.  Isaac Garver, Jr. married Fannie Newcomer (born 1822 in Maryland) and they had seven children (two that are known):

   Ann C. Garver, b. 1845, Maryland
   David Garver, b. 1848, Maryland

In 1850, Isaac and Mary Garver were living in Washington County, Maryland.  Isaac Garver, Jr. died on April 13, 1888.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Washington County, Maryland;  2  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  2  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

JACOB GARVER (62.15) is the son of Christian Gerber.  Jacob was born on February 20, 1782 in Maryland.  Jacob Garver was engaged in farming for twenty-five years near Martin’s school house.  He also conducted a store at Chewsville, a hotel at Leitersburg and a tannery at Cavetown.  Jacob was the first toll collector at gate number 2 on the Hagerstown and Waynesboro turnpike.  Jacob Garver married Nancy Hogans and after her death, married a second time to Mrs. Elizabeth (Justice) Smith (born 1806 in Maryland).  Jacob Garver was the father of nineteen children of which five are known:

   Mary Garver
   Martha J. Garver
   Jane Garver, b. 1839, Maryland
   Eliza A. Garver, b. 1842, Maryland
   Daniel H. Garver, b. 1844, Maryland

In 1850, Jacob and Elizabeth Garver were living in Washington County, Maryland.  Jacob’s occupation was listed as Gatekeeper.  Jacob Garver died on October 4, 1859.  After Jacob’s death, his widow became the toll collector at gate number 2.  Mary Garver married a Mr. Stephy and lived in the Leitersburg District.  Martha Garver married a Mr. Stoner and lived in the Leitersburg District.  Eliza Garver later became the toll collector for gate number 2 of the Hagerstown and Waynesboro turnpike.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Washington County, Maryland;  2  “History - Leitersburg District, Washington County, Maryland,” by Herbert C. Bell, 1898

LEONARD GARVER (62.18) is the son of Christian Gerber.  Leonard was born in 1789.  On March 17, 1809, Leonard Garver married Catherine Fisher in Butler County, Ohio.  Leonard and Catherine Garver were the parents of four children:

   Two Children (names unknown)
   William Garver, b. July 19, 1816, Ohio
   John Garver (62.18.4), b. 1818, Ohio

William Garver married Eliza J. Stevenson.  In 1852, William Garver married a second time to Eliza Jane Ray.  Eliza (Ray) Garver died in 1870.  In 1873, William Garver married a third time to Telitha Pierce.

References:  1)  Letter, Melchora Garver to Lois Garver, December 7, 1942;  2)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

JOHN GARVER (62.18.4) is the son of Leonard Garver and Catherine (Fisher) Garver.  John was born in 1818 in Ohio.  On September 17, 1848, John Garver married Mary Jane White (born July 23, 1828 in Butler County, Ohio).  John and Mary Garver were the parents of eight children:

   Rosanah Garver, b. 1849
   Amanda Garver, b. 1851
   William Eugene Garver (62.18.4.3), b. January 29, 1854
   Charles Garver, b. 1856
   Leonard Garver, b. 1858
   Winnie Garver
   Harry Garver
   Walter Garver

Mary (White) Garver died on January 13, 1870 and John Garver died on September 24, 1878 in Hamilton, Ohio.  Rosanah Garver died in April of 1891.  Amanda Garver died in 1921.  Charles Garver died in August of 1938.  Harry Garver died in February of 1936.  Walter Garver died in October of 1942.

References:  1)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979

WILLIAM EUGENE GARVER (62.18.4.3) is the son of John Garver and Mary Jane (White) Garver.  William was born on January 29, 1854.  On February 13, 1877, William Garver married Mary Ellen Shellborn (born April 20, 1855) and they were the parents of ten children:

   Walter Eugene Garver
   Jesse Edmond Garver
   Nora Elinor Garver
   William Leonard Garver
   Dora Rhea Garver
   Donnelly Racon Garver
   John Arthur Garver, b. May, 1891
   Louis Emerson Garver
   Gladys Irene Garver
   Frederick Richard Garver

William Garver died on August 10, 1915 and Mary (Shellborn) Garver died on January 16, 1931.  In 1913, John A. Garver married Mary Etta Likes (born January 11, 1887) and they had four children:  -  Ila Louise Garver, b. March 18, 1914,  -  W. Eugene Garver, b. December 31, 1915,  -  Frances Marion Garver, b. March 27, 1918,  -  Byron Finley Garver, b. August 17, 1923.  John A. Garver died on March 26, 1963.

References:  1)  “Garver Family Lineage,” from Mrs. W. O. Raftery, January, 1979