Joseph Garber
1816 - 1903 (86 years)-
Name Joseph Garber [1, 2] Birth 7 Nov 1816 Alsace Lorraine, FR Gender Male Immigration 1840 - With his father.
Religion Amish Mennonite [3] Death 16 Jan 1903 Washington Twp., Tazewell Co., IL - FAG: Woodford Co., IL
Burial Washington, Tazewell Co., IL [2] - Union Cemetery
Person ID I938 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 20 Sep 2021
Father Samuel Gerber, b. SW d. 1840, TN Mother Magdalena Gingrich, b. 6 Jun 1795 d. 2 Nov 1848 (Age 53 years) Family ID F450 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Anna Magdalena Sweitzer, b. 2 Mar 1826, Alsace Lorraine, FR d. 9 Nov 1905, Woodford Co., IL (Age 79 years) Marriage 1848 [2] Children 1. Peter Samuel Garber, b. 8 Aug 1849, Washington, Tazewell Co., IL d. 12 Dec 1939, Lowpoint, Woodford Co., IL (Age 90 years) 2. Mary Marie Garber, b. 9 May 1851 d. 12 Jun 1916 (Age 65 years) 3. Joseph W. Garber, b. 1 May 1853, Woodford Co., IL d. 6 Dec 1937, Washington, Tazewell Co., IL (Age 84 years) 4. Christian G. Garber, b. 5 Mar 1857, Metamora, Woodford Co., IL d. 27 May 1939, Sweetser, Grant Co., IN (Age 82 years) 5. Valentine Forney Garber, b. 16 Feb 1862, Woodford Co., IL d. 18 Oct 1938 (Age 76 years) 6. Magdalena Garber 7. Jacob Garber Family ID F689 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Aug 2018
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Notes - Obit:
GARBER.-Joseph Garber was born Nov. 7, 1816, in Alsace, France, died near Washington, Ill., Jan. 16, 1903, of old age, aged 87 Y., 2 M., 9 D. He leaves a wife, six sons, two daughters, 41 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren to mourn his departure, but not as those who have no hope. One son preceded him to the spirit world. He was a member of the Amish Mennonite church and was faithful to the end. Funeral services were held at the Union M.H. by Peter Summer and Andrew Schrock in German and John Smith in English. Text, Matt. 1:21.
Children: Peter, Mary, Joseph, Christian, Valentine, Magdalena and Jacob. [4]
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Sources - [S11] Obituaries of Individuals, of son Peter.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23002692/joseph-garber.
- [S11] Obituaries of Individuals.
- [S129] Portrait and Biographical Album of Woodford County, Illinois, (Chapman Brothers, Chicago).
- [S11] Obituaries of Individuals, of son Peter.