Irvin Detwiler Garlick

Brief Life History of Irvin Detwiler

When Irvin Detwiler Garlick was born on 29 December 1875, in Emmaville, Brush Creek Township, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Abraham B Garlick, was 36 and his mother, Luemma Serena Hanks, was 31. He married Sophia Ache Steele on 29 January 1899, in Hopewell Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Brush Creek Township, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920 and Gilberts, Kane, Illinois, United States in 1940. He died on 2 December 1953, in Warfordsburg, Bethel Township, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in East Providence Township, Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Irvin Detwiler Garlick
1875–1953
Sophia Ache Steele
1880–1931
Marriage: 29 January 1899
Elizabeth May Garlick
1900–1977
Bessie E Garlick
1902–1986
Seibert Matthew Garlick
1904–1990
Ellis A. Garlick
1906–1968
Edith Edna Garlick
1908–2001
Lina Lois Garlick
1910–1983
Wilmer Wilson Garlick
1914–1916
Beatrice V Garlick
1916–1996
John Irvin Garlick
1923–1990

Sources (19)

  • Irvin D Garlic, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Irvin Garlick, "Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1976"
  • Irvin D. Garlick, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad

Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.

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

Americanized form of Jewish Gorelik .

English (northern): from Middle English garlec (Old English gārlēac) ‘garlic’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grower or seller of garlic or perhaps a nickname for someone who ate a lot of garlic.

English: alternatively, sometimes probably a shortening of Middle English Garleker ‘seller of garlic’, hence an occupational name with the same meaning as 2 above.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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