Family Group Sheet
NameThomas Garst
Birth15 Jun 1815, Botetourt Co., Virginia
DeathFeb 1889, Wabash Co., Indiana
Marriage11 Nov 1841/1842, Roanoke Co., Virginia
SpouseElizabeth Brubaker, 1C4R
Birthabt 1822, Botetourt Co., Virginia
Death1884/1894, Wabash Co., Indiana
FatherJacob Brubaker (1799-1863)
MotherSusannah Grisso (~1799-~1832)
Children
1 MJohn Garst, 2C3R
Birth1844, Roanoke Co., Virginia
SpouseAlice Rogers
3 MHenry Garst, 2C3R
Birth1848/1849, Somerset, Wabash Co., Indiana
DeathSomerset, Wabash Co., Indiana
4 FSarah Garst, 2C3R
Birthabt 1851, Somerset, Wabash Co., Indiana
SpouseIsaac Pressler
5 MGeorge Garst, 2C3R
Birthabt 1854, Somerset, Wabash Co., Indiana
7 FEliza Jane Garst, 2C3R
BirthDec 1859, Somerset, Wabash Co., Indiana
8 FMary E. Garst, 2C3R
Birthabt 1863, Somerset, Wabash Co., Indiana
Notes for Thomas Garst
The LDS IGI, from batch #84 003 09, submitted by Howard Kemp, lists this marriage as Elizabeth Brubaker and Thomas Gharst, m. 11 Nov 1841.
Most information on this family and descendents from pages 290-292 of William T. Garst's Our Garst Family in America, which gives a marriage date of 11 Nov 1842. According to this book, "Thomas Garst came from Botetourt County, Virginia, to Somerset, Indiana in the autumn of 1848. In 1862 he purchased a farm of 420 acres. His house burned in 1872, and in 1873, he built a brick mansion, which is still standing, and which is three miles east of Somerset, Indiana. Every effort has been made to locate an authentic record of the parents of Thomas Garst. Numerous suggested leads have been followed without results. The most promising theory points to John Nicholas Garst, Jr., who left no will, and a complete list of his children has not been determined." (Note: Somerset is in the far south of Wabash Co., at the border with Grant Co., on Mississinewa Lake.)
Most information on this family and descendents from pages 290-292 of William T. Garst's Our Garst Family in America, which gives a marriage date of 11 Nov 1842. According to this book, "Thomas Garst came from Botetourt County, Virginia, to Somerset, Indiana in the autumn of 1848. In 1862 he purchased a farm of 420 acres. His house burned in 1872, and in 1873, he built a brick mansion, which is still standing, and which is three miles east of Somerset, Indiana. Every effort has been made to locate an authentic record of the parents of Thomas Garst. Numerous suggested leads have been followed without results. The most promising theory points to John Nicholas Garst, Jr., who left no will, and a complete list of his children has not been determined." (Note: Somerset is in the far south of Wabash Co., at the border with Grant Co., on Mississinewa Lake.)
