Brief Life History of Jonas
When Jonas Garr was born on 1 February 1793, in Madison, Virginia, United States, his father, Abraham Gaar, was 23 and his mother, Dinah Weaver, was 24. He married Sarah Dildine Watson on 12 November 1818, in Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Wayne, Indiana, United States in 1850 and Indiana, United States in 1870. He died on 21 June 1875, in Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Richmond, Wayne Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States.
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Sources (9)
- Jonas Gaar in household of Horatio N Land, "United States Census, 1870"
- Jonas Garr, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959"
- Jonas Garr, "United States Census, 1850"
Spouse and Children
1793–1875 Male
1793–1863 Female
Children (8)
1819–1894 Male
1821–1848 Female
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1824–1893 Male
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Siblings (8)
1793–1875 Male
1794–1855 Male
1798–1879 Female
1800–1895 Male
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
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1806
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1816
Age 23
Name Meaning
Irish and Scottish: shortened form of McGarr , from Gaelic Mac an Gheairr.
German: metonymic occupational name for a cartwright, from Middle High German garre, karre ‘cart’.
German: possibly also an altered form of Gorr .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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ABRAHAM GAAR (No. 195, page 84). tinyurl.com/AndreasGaarGenealogy
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