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From: Merle C Rummel <>
Subject: Re: [BRE] Ritter, Garver and Custer Family--error
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:16:14 -0400
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I pastored the Beaver Dam Church, and of course, knew the Garber
families well, but I have done little on the Garber background. You
named Samuel Garber as cousin of the Elder John Garber (who went down to
the Flat Rock Church VA - and yes, I've been there and seen that church,
too). I thought he was a brother - we must have had a larger Garber
family at Beaver Dam than I realized.

Most of my research into the Garber families was the migration of a
Martin Garber who came to the Prices' Creek Church here in Preble County
OH, with the Petry families - about 1828. And I've described the old
Martin Garber home/meetinghouse there at Beaver Dam (who I remember was
the father of the above Martin). Would you be willing to give me a
little more information about those early Beaver Dam Garbers?

Merle C Rummel

>
> My Garber info has the Samuel Garber you speak of as a cousin of John Garber
> married to Barbara Miller. Both lived in the Beaver Dam area, and both had
> son's named John. The Garber info I have has the John Garber married to
> Barbara Zook, as being a son of John. The foot notes refer to an
> unpublished genealogy from 1997. The Frederick County 1776 non-enrollers
> listing include John Garber Sr. and John Garber Jr., Martin Garber, Samuel
> Garber, and Samuel & Martin Garber sons of John. John Garber Jr. being on
> the list and John Garber/Zook being an elder seemed to confirm he was John
> Garber married to Barbara Zook.
>

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