Samuel Garber (1804 - 1893)

Born 8 May 1804 in York, Pennsylvania, United States

Husband of Catherine (Leedy) Garber — married 17 Sep 1825 in Jefferson Township, Richland, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 27 Apr 1893 at age 88 in Richland, Ohio, United States

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Biography

From The History of Richland County, Ohio:

Garber, Samuel: The progenitor of an industrious and well-known family of Garbers. His father probably resided in York Co., Penn, when the subject of this sketch was born, and possessed an extraordinary taste for hunting; he usually kept a large number of horses and hounds, which worked in well with this sort of life; the horses were likely not kept solely for the purpose of hunting, as he made a business of purchasing "old skeletons," which he fattened upon a mixture made of red-ant hills, and some kind of forage boiled together. He enlisted during the war of 1812, and his relatives never again heard from him. He had three sons names respectively John, Samuel, and David. John moved to Iowa in an early day where he died. Samuel, whose name heads this sketch, was born May 8, 1804, and during his early boyhood, his mother moved to Bedford Co., Penn., where he was placed in the care of a relative named Mock. He was then about 12 years of age, but the cruel treatment that he received could not be endured, and he returned to the care of his mother who was then married to Samuel Brawlier. He remained in Pennsylvania working on the shoe bench and teaming over the mountains until 1821, when he moved with Jacob Mock to Ohio. He worked at shoemaking a short time in this country. He finally engaged himself as a laborer to John Leedy, and made his home with him, where he remained until he was married to Catherine Leedy, his daughter. This transpired Sept. 17, 1825. Their first years were spent on Sec. 28, Jefferson Township, 80 acres of which he entered. Selling this he bought part of Sec. 34, on which he lived until the fall of 1851, when he moved upon his father-in-law's farm. In 1863 he bought 192 acres of the northwestern part of Sec. 13 on which he has since lived. His wife Catherine Leedy was born April 9, 1809. Children--John was born Dec. 11, 1826; Levi, March 13, 1828; David, April 3, 1831; Lewis, June 11, 1833; Jehu, Oct. 29, 1835; Elizabeth, Jan. 10, 1838, Jackson, Jan. 17, 1841; Washington, April 12, 1843; Theodore, Aug. 9. 1845; Mary E., Feb. 14, 1848; Benton, April 16, 1850; Mina, Sep. 5, 1854. Deaths-- Levi died April 27, 1850 of spotted fever while attending school in Bellville, and was buried before his friends knew of his death; David, April 5, 1865; the mother died Oct. 24, 1879. Mr. Garber and his wife passed their lives in industry, and they leave an exemplary record as citizens and as parents. ^[1]

A picture of Samuel Garber is found here. Samuel is said to be buried in Bellville Cemetery, Bellville, Richland County, Ohio, and there is a stone there with his name on it. However the style of the stone is clearly from the mid to late 20th century, ^[2] Additionally, the Find a Grave entry gives Samuel a middle initial "B." though there is no middle initial B. on the stone pictured, and no source supporting such a middle initial.

Sources

1. ↑ Graham, Albert Adams. History of Richland County, Ohio: (including the original boundaries); its past and present, containing a condensed comprehensive history of Ohio, including an outline history of Richland County . . . miscellaneous matter, map of the county, biographies and histories of the most prominent families. Mansfield, OH: A.A. Graham & Co. Publishers, 1807-1880. Page 801-02.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2H-K47Z : 13 December 2015), Samuel B. Garber, 1893; Burial, Bellville, Richland, Ohio, United States of America, Bellville Cemetery; citing record ID 62584925, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.