Emma Virginia (Dubbs) Garver (1887 - 1966)

Born 26 Nov 1887 in Manheim Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Biography

Emma (Dubbs) Garver has German Roots.

Emma (Dubbs) Garver was a Pennsylvanian.

Emma, daughter of Israel Boardt Dubbs and Elenora Ehrhart,^[1] was born 26 November 1887 in Manheim Township, York County, Pennsylvania.^[2]

Emma was 13 years old when she was enumerated in the 1900 census in North Codorus Township, York County, with her parents Israel B. (age 36, miller) and Elenora Dubbs (35, mother of six, all living), and siblings Frederick Calvin (15), Willis Leroy (10), Bertha Ruth (8), Elenora Esther "Nora" (5) and George Elwood (3).^[2]

On 4 May 1907 in Jefferson, York County, Emma (age 19) married the 19-year-old Charles Irvin Wertz,^[3] son of Jesse H. Wertz and Lovina E. Shue.^{[citation needed]} They had three children before his death:

• Edgar L. Wertz (b. 17 August 1907;^[4][5] d. 15 April 1981).^[4][5]

• Herman A. Wertz (b. ~1912;^[6] d. before 2012).

• Miriam Elenora (Wertz) Altland (b. 19 June 1917;^[7][8] m. Paul Edward Altland;^[8] d. 11 November 2012).^[7][8] Three sons.^[9]

In 1910, Charles (age 22, house painter) and Emma (22, mother of one) rented a house in Jefferson, Codorus Township, for themselves and their son Edgar Wertz (20).^[10]

Charles died at age 31 on 15 December 1919 during the Spanish flu pandemic.^[11][12] Afterwards Emma moved back to her parents' farm, where in 1920 the household consisted of the widowed Emma (age 32), her three children Edgar L. (12), Herman A. (8) and Miriam Elenora (2), her parents Israel B. (age 55, farmer) and Ellen K. (53, mother of nine, all living), her siblings Annie M. (18), Charles P. (16), Henry P. (13) and the widowed Willis Leroy (29, laborer) and Willis's son (her nephew) Beecher Mitzel Dubbs (3).^[6] She and her brother Willis had both lost spouses during the pandemic and were likely a comfort to one another.

On 22 July 1921 in Carlisle, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, she remarried to Calvin Garver,^[1] son of Jonas Garver and Leah Spangler.^[1] They had four children:

• George C. Garver (b. 14 January 1922;^[13][14] m. Margaret M. Miller;^[14]
  d. 25 September 2008).^[13][14] United States Army veteran of World War II.^[15] One son.^[14]

• Richard J. "Dick" Garver (b. 1 August 1925;^[16][17][18] m. Mildred Josephine "Mim" Fultz;^[17][18] d. 28 March 2007).^[16][17][18] United States Army veteran of World War II.^[17][18] Two children.^[18]

• Virginia Garver (b. 16 July 1929; d. 17 July 1929).^[19]

• Infant Daughter Garver (b. and d. 21 January 1931).^[20]

Calvin (age 48, farmhand) and Emma V. Garver (42) settled in Jackson Township, York County, where they rented a home in 1930 for her children George C. (8) and Richard J. Garver (4) and Miriam E. Wertz (12).^[21] Calvin (58, public road worker), Emma V. (52) and Richard C. Garver (14) remained in a rented house in Jackson Township in 1940.^[22] The record shows that Calvin and Emma had each completed five years of formal education; Richard had just completed the eighth grade.^[22]

Emma died 22 January 1966 and was buried next to her first husband at Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, Codorus Township.^[23]

^{[2] [10] [6] [21] [22] [23] [3] [1] [11] [12]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (7 January 2020), Calvin Garver and Emma Wertz, 22 Jul 1921; citing Marriage, Carlisle, Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 13 June 2020), Emma Dubbs in household of Israel B Dubbs, North Codorus Township, Western District, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 168, sheet 12A, family 225, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,502.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950, database with images, FamilySearch (7 January 2020), Charles E. Wertz and Emma V. Dubbs, 4 May 1907; citing Marriage, Jefferson, York, Pennsylvania, United States, multiple County Clerks, Pennsylvania.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (4 December 2020), Edgar Wertz, Apr 1981; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 December 2020), memorial page for Edgar Wertz (17 Aug 1907–15 Apr 1981), Find A Grave: Memorial #45038889, citing Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, York County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by contributor 42060820. Edgar shares a headstone with his parents that is engraved with their full birth and death dates.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} United States Census, 1920, database with images, FamilySearch (11 December 2020), Emma V Wertz, 1920.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (4 December 2020), Miriam W Altland, 11 Nov 2012; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 December 2020), memorial page for Miriam E. Wertz Altland (19 Jun 1917–11 Nov 2012), Find A Grave: Memorial #100622413, citing Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, York County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Gloria Ehrhart Miller (contributor 46524864). Miriam's memorial includes a photograph of her headstone showing her full date of death, as well as a detailed obituary.
9. ↑ Obituary for Miriam E. (Wertz) Altland published in the York Daily Record & York Dispatch on 13 November 2012.
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 13 June 2020), Emma Wertz in household of Charles Wertz, Hellam, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 38, sheet 14A, family 272, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1433; FHL microfilm 1,375,446.
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1} Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950, database, FamilySearch (1 October 2020), Chas I Wertz.
12. ↑ ^{12.0 12.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 December 2020), memorial page for Charles Irvin Wertz (29 Dec 1886–15 Dec 1918), Find A Grave: Memorial #45039033, citing Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, York County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by contributor 42060820. Charles shares a headstone with his wife and son that is engraved with their full birth and death dates.
13. ↑ ^{13.0 13.1} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (4 December 2020), George C Garver, 25 Sep 2008; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
14. ↑ ^{14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 December 2020), memorial page for George C. Garver (14 Jan 1922–25 Sep 2008), Find A Grave: Memorial #30099297, citing Mount Rose Cemetery, York, York County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Gloria Ehrhart Miller (contributor 46524864). George's memorial includes a detailed obituary.
15. ↑ United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, database, FamilySearch (5 December 2014), George C Garver, enlisted 29 Dec 1942, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
16. ↑ ^{16.0 16.1} United States Social Security Death Index, database, FamilySearch (4 December 2020), Richard J Garver, 28 Mar 2007; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
17. ↑ ^{17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 December 2020), memorial page for Richard "Dick" J. Garver (1 Aug 1925–28 Mar 2007), Find A Grave: Memorial #18678419, citing Saint Jacobs Union Cemetery New, New Salem, York County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Gloria Ehrhart Miller (contributor 46524864). Dick shares a headstone with his wife that is engraved with their full birth and death dates.
18. ↑ ^{18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4} United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 24 December 2020), J Richard Or Dick J Or Dick Garver York, Pennsylvania, United States, 30 Mar 2007; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (2014); citing York Daily Record, born-digital text.
19. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 December 2020), memorial page for Virginia Garver (16 Jul 1929–17 Jul 1929), Find A Grave: Memorial #108803853, citing Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, York County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Corey & Douglas Marshall-Steele (contributor 47477063). Virginia shares a headstone with her father and sister.
20. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 24 December 2020), memorial page for Infant Daughter Garver (21 Jan 1931–21 Jan 1931), Find A Grave: Memorial #108803770, citing Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, York County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Corey & Douglas Marshall-Steele (contributor 47477063). The infant shares a headstone with her father and sister.
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1} United States Census, 1930, database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 13 June 2020), Emma V Garver in household of Calvin Garver, Jackson, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 36, sheet 13A, line 44, family 316, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2165; FHL microfilm 2,341,899.
22. ↑ ^{22.0 22.1 22.2} United States Census, 1940, database with images, FamilySearch (12 February 2020), Emma V Garver in household of Calvin Garver, Jackson Township, York, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67-45, sheet 23A, line 25, family 412, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3642.
23. ↑ ^{23.0 23.1} Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 13 June 2020), memorial page for Emma Virginia Dubbs Wertz (26 Nov 1887–22 Jan 1966), Find A Grave: Memorial #45039267, citing Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, York County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Barry Miller (contributor 42060820).

• FamilySearch Emma Virginia Dubbs.

Acknowledgements

This profile was created, researched and initially written by Kathy Rabenstein (unrelated).