Garver Name Study

Profile managers: Tommy Buch [send private message] and One Name Studies WikiTree [send private message]

About the Project

The Garver Name Study project serves as a collaborative platform to collect information on the Garver name. The hope is that other researchers like you will join the study to help make it a valuable reference point for other genealogists who are researching or have an interest in the Garver name.

As a One Name Study, this project is not limited to persons who are related biologically. Individual studies can be used to branch out the research into specific methods and areas of interest, such as geographically (England Garver's), by time period (18th Century Garver's), or by topic (Garver DNA, Garver Occupations, Garver Statistics). These studies may also include a number of family branches which have no immediate link with each other. Some researchers may even be motivated to go beyond the profile identification and research stage to compile fully sourced, single-family histories of some of the families they discover through this name study project.

Also see the related surnames and surname variants.

How to Join

To join the Garver Name Study, first start out by browsing our current research pages to see if there is a specific study ongoing that fits your interests. If so, feel free to add your name to the Membership list below, post an introduction comment on the specific team page, and then dive right in!

If a research page does not yet exist for your particular area of interest, please contact the Name Study Coordinator: Tommy Buch for assistance.

... ... ... is a member of the Garver Name Study Project.

Once you are ready to go, you can also show your project affiliation with the ONS Member Sticker:

Research Pages

Here are some of the current research pages included in the study. I'll be working on them, and could use your help!

• 1st Garver Family Reunion - Decatur, Illinois • Aug 1888 - David Garver (1809-1891), President
• 2nd Garver Family Reunion - Decatur, Illinois • Aug 1889 - David Garver (1809-1891), President
• 3rd Garver Family Reunion - Decatur, Illinois • Aug 1891 - Christian H. Garver (1821-1896), President

Membership

• Tommy Buch - my father's maternal grandmother was Nancy Ellen (Garver) Quigley (1858-1942), daughter of Samuel Houston Garver (1837-1906) and Sarah Jane (Magee) Garver (1837-1905). Currently, I am searching for documentation to confirm Samuel Houston Garver's parents, Jacob M. Garver (1798-1888) and Susannah A. Heisey.

Tasks

• Connect the Unconnected Garver profiles:

44 unconnected profiles

23 unconnected PRIVATE profiles

21 unconnected OPEN profiles

1 unconnected unmanaged (aka orphaned) OPEN profile

• Standardize the Place Locations:

spell out all locations and abbreviations

• Add sources to those profiles without sources
• Work on clearing any profile suggestions

Related Surnames and Surname Variants

• Garber
• Gerber