Brief Life History of Edwin Benjamin
When Edwin Benjamin Garber was born on 28 December 1872, in Noble Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States, his father, Jacob Garber, was 33 and his mother, Sarah Parson, was 29. He married Clara B Wiswasser on 20 March 1898, in Auglaize, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Saint Marys, Saint Marys Township, Auglaize, Ohio, United States for about 20 years and Springfield Township, Clark, Ohio, United States in 1930. He died on 21 August 1942, in Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Ferncliff Cemetery, Springfield, Clark, Ohio, United States.
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- Edwin Garber, "United States Census, 1940"
- Edwin B. Tarber, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- Edwin B. Garber, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1875 · A New Civil Rights Act
During the response to civil rights violations to African Americans, the bill was passed giving African Americans equal treatment in public accommodations, public transportation, and to prohibit exclusion from jury duty. While many in the public opposed this law, the African Americans greatly favored it.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
North German: from a personal name composed of gēri, gāri ‘spear’ + berht ‘bright, famous’.
German: northern variant of Gerber .
Jewish (Ashkenazic): variant of Gerber , from Yiddish garber.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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