Christopher (Christian) Garst, 1805–1881 (aged 76 years)
- Name
- Christopher (Christian) /Garst/
- Given names
- Christopher (Christian)
- Surname
- Garst
| Birth | May 18, 1805
39 |
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| Death of a mother | ChristineChristiana Unknown… May 1805 (aged 0) |
| Marriage of a parent | Jacob Garst — Eve Minter — View this family December 3, 1805 (aged 6 months) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Eve Garst October 16, 1806 (aged 1 year) |
| Marriage of a parent | Jacob Garst — Magdalena Landers — View this family June 16, 1807 (aged 2 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Mary Frances Garst February 23, 1810 (aged 4 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Phillip Garst October 14, 1810 (aged 5 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Lydia Garst about 1814 (aged 8 years) |
| Marriage | Sarah Coltharp — View this family December 11, 1825 (aged 20 years) |
| Birth of a daughter | Martha Garst September 12, 1826 (aged 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter | Lovicy C. Garst 1830 (aged 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter | Lavinia Frances Garst March 15, 1831 (aged 25 years) |
| Birth of a son | James Marion Garst August 17, 1833 (aged 28 years) |
| Death of a brother | Nicholas Garst 1834 (aged 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter | Joanna Garst about 1836 (aged 30 years) |
| Birth of a son | William Eli Garst about 1838 (aged 32 years) |
| Birth of a son | John E. Garst about 1840 (aged 34 years) |
| Birth of a son | Jacob F. Garst about 1843 (aged 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter | Susan Mary Garst July 22, 1845 (aged 40 years) |
| Birth of a daughter | Esther Anabella Garst April 21, 1848 (aged 42 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Eve Garst February 17, 1849 (aged 43 years) |
| Death of a sister | Christina Garst June 1, 1850 (aged 45 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Archi Medes (A.M.) Carroll — Lavinia Frances Garst — View this family November 19, 1850 (aged 45 years) |
| Birth of a son | Philip Hinkle Garst October 12, 1851 (aged 46 years) |
| Birth of a daughter | Nancy Virginia Garst December 12, 1853 (aged 48 years) |
| Death of a father | Jacob Garst February 7, 1854 (aged 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Isaac Kinney — Martha Garst — View this family December 30, 1858 (aged 53 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Garst 1860 (aged 54 years) |
| Death of a son | William Eli Garst November 1862 (aged 57 years) |
| Death of a son | Jacob F. Garst May 11, 1863 (aged 57 years) |
| Death of a brother | Jacob Frederick Garst October 14, 1865 (aged 60 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Melvin Richards — Susan Mary Garst — View this family September 18, 1868 (aged 63 years) Note: Marriage date difficult to read--could be the 13th--or the 19th. |
| Marriage of a child | John E. Garst — Martha Groce — View this family December 1, 1868 (aged 63 years) |
| Death of a son | John E. Garst January 22, 1870 (aged 64 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Lydia Garst 1870 (aged 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | James Marion Garst — Fannie Elizabeth Housworth nee Lyons — View this family October 20, 1871 (aged 66 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lavinia Frances Garst May 17, 1875 (aged 69 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Philip Hinkle Garst — Mary S. Hager — View this family May 9, 1876 (aged 70 years) |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Coltharp April 6, 1877 (aged 71 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Susan Mary Garst September 2, 1877 (aged 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rosanna Garst 1880 (aged 74 years) |
| Burial of a father | Jacob Garst |
| Death | July 1881 (aged 76 years) |
| Burial | July 21, 1881 (0 after death) From the "Carroll County Times," 22 Jul 1881, p. 3 "On yesterday at Macedonia the funeral of Rev. C. Garst was preached from the 9th chapter of Hebrews, 27th verse, by our esteemed elder, John M. Muse. His discourse was good for a man of his age." |
| MHN in relation to Theobald Gerst b. 1702: | 1179 2000 (118 years after death) |
| Our Garst Family in America Number: | [4178] 2000 (118 years after death) |
| father |
1766–1854
Birth: January 14, 1766
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34 — Lancaster Co., Pa Death: February 7, 1854 — Roanoke Co., Va |
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| mother | |
| brother | |
| sister | |
| elder sister | |
| sister | |
| elder brother |
1795–1865
Birth: September 2, 1795
29 — Botetourt Co., Va Death: October 14, 1865 — Muhlenberg Co., Ky |
| sister | |
| elder brother |
1801–1834
Birth: February 11, 1801
35 — Virginia Death: 1834 — Putnam Co. IN |
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-13 months
elder sister |
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7 years
himself |
1805–1881
Birth: May 18, 1805
39 — Virginia Death: July 1881 — Carroll Co. GA |
| sister |
| father |
1766–1854
Birth: January 14, 1766
38
34 — Lancaster Co., Pa Death: February 7, 1854 — Roanoke Co., Va |
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| step-mother | |
| Marriage | Marriage — December 3, 1805 — |
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11 months
half-sister |
| father |
1766–1854
Birth: January 14, 1766
38
34 — Lancaster Co., Pa Death: February 7, 1854 — Roanoke Co., Va |
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| step-mother | |
| Marriage | Marriage — June 16, 1807 — Botetourt Co., Va |
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3 years
half-brother |
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-7 months
half-sister |
1810–1891
Birth: February 23, 1810
44
38 — Roanoke Co., Va Death: February 27, 1891 |
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5 years
half-sister |
| himself |
1805–1881
Birth: May 18, 1805
39 — Virginia Death: July 1881 — Carroll Co. GA |
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| wife |
1807–1877
Birth: August 23, 1807 — Jefferson Co. TN Death: April 6, 1877 — Carroll Co. GA |
| Marriage | Marriage — December 11, 1825 — Jefferson Co. TN |
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9 months
daughter |
1826–1902
Birth: September 12, 1826
21
19 — Jefferson Co. TN or Carroll Co. GA Death: December 21, 1902 — Carroll Co. GA |
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4 years
daughter |
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15 months
daughter |
1831–1875
Birth: March 15, 1831
25
23 — Carroll Co. GA Death: May 17, 1875 — Sevier Co. AR |
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3 years
son |
1833–1916
Birth: August 17, 1833
28
25 — Carroll Co. GA Death: March 5, 1916 — Confederate Soldiers' Home, Atlanta GA |
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3 years
daughter |
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3 years
son |
1838–1862
Birth: about 1838
32
30 — Carroll Co. GA Death: November 1862 — Confederate cemetery on the grounds of the Univ. of VA at Charlottesville VA |
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3 years
son |
1840–1870
Birth: about 1840
34
32 — Carroll Co. GA Death: January 22, 1870 — Carroll Co. GA |
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4 years
son |
1843–1863
Birth: about 1843
37
35 — Carroll Co. GA Death: May 11, 1863 — Richmond Co. VA |
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3 years
daughter |
1845–1877
Birth: July 22, 1845
40
37 — Carroll Co. GA Death: September 2, 1877 — Carroll Co. GA |
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3 years
daughter |
1848–1898
Birth: April 21, 1848
42
40 — Carroll Co. GA Death: January 26, 1898 — Bosque Co. TX |
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4 years
son |
1851–1937
Birth: October 12, 1851
46
44 — Carroll Co. GA Death: May 19, 1937 — Carroll Co. GA |
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2 years
daughter |
1853–1909
Birth: December 12, 1853
48
46 — Carroll Co. GA Death: May 9, 1909 — San Saba Co. TX |
| Burial | From the "Carroll County Times," 22 Jul 1881, p. 3 "On yesterday at Macedonia the funeral of Rev. C. Garst was preached from the 9th chapter of Hebrews, 27th verse, by our esteemed elder, John M. Muse. His discourse was good for a man of his age." |
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| Note | FATHER: 117; MOTHER: 117s |
Although the fact that Christopher Garst of Carroll Co. GA was born in Virginia indicated he belonged to the descendants of Theobald Garst, there was no evidence to support that. Comparisons of Christopher's birth year (always 1804-1805 in census records) and names to the Virginia Garsts in William Tell Garst's "Our Garst Family in America" suggested that he was Christian, the son of Jacob Garst, but, again, there was no proof until the following document was found in the possession of one of Christopher's descendants. Although it is unsigned and undated, it seems likely this "history" was written by Christopher's son, James Marion Garst for his son, James Eli Garst, probably about 1900. It is entitled "A Brief Sketch of the Ancestors of J.E. Garst." "Your Great Grandfather on your father's side was named Jacob Garst. He was a German by birth but emigrated to this country and settled in Virginia near where the city of Roanoke now stands. He came to America a few years before the beginning of the Revolutionary War and died about the year 1850, being 93 years old. He owned a good farm and a mill, and was a man of influence. He was married three times and had fifteen children. Your Grand Father Garst was from the second marriage. Your Great Grandmother was born in America of German descent. Her name was Hinkle. Her life was short. This is all that is known of her. Your Great Grandfather on the mother's side was named John Coltharp. He principally lived and died in Monroe County East Tenn. He was 91 years old. He was a farmer and stockraiser. Your Great Grandmother on the mother's side was named Horner. She was of pure French descent. Your Grandfather on the father's side was named Christopher Garst. He was born in Virginia in Roanoke County on the 18th of May 1805 and died in Carroll County Georgia in 1875 being 78 years of age. Your Grand Mother on the father's side was born in Blount County East Tenn in the year 1810 and died in Carroll County GA in the year 1870, being 65 years of age. Her maiden name was Sarah Coltharp." The claim that Christopher was the son of Magdalena Landers Hinkle is in error.The birthdate of 18 May 1805 indicates that Christopher was the son of Jacob's first wife. However, since she died before Jacob's Dec 1805 marriage to Eve Minter, it's quite possible she died when Christopher was born. Since Jacob married Magdalena Hinkle Jun 1807, she would have been the only mother Christopher ever knew. To reinforce the connections indicated in the letter, note that Christopher had sons JACOB F. and PHILIP HINKLE. His name was never NICHOLAS Christian as some Garst files have it. That name was the result of a missing comma in an abstract of Jacob Garst's will. His given name probably was Christian; however, in every document from his marriage in 1825 to hisdeath in 1881, he is called Christopher, an Anglicized version of Christian. | |
Settlement in Carroll Co. GA: Christopher was in Carroll Co. for the 1830 census. He was purchasing land in district six by 1832 when he bought 61 acres from a sheriff's sale 2 March. He sold this same lot #61 to his brother-in-law, James Coltharp, 9 Jul 1834: 202 1/2 acres for $201.12/12. On Carroll Co. GA census 1830-1870. 1850:Carroll Co. GA HH#93 93 1 Christopher Garst 45 m VA 93 2 Sarah Garst 43 f TN 93 3 Martha Garst 24 f GA 93 4 Frances Garst 18 f GA 93 5 James Garst 17 m GA 93 6 Joanna Garst 14 f GA 93 7 Eli Garst 12 m GA 93 8 John Garst 10 m GA 93 9 Jacob Garst 7 m GA 93 10 Susan Garst 5 f GA 93 11 Annabel Garst 3 f GA 93 12 Mary Garst 5 f GA 93 13 Eliza Garst 3 f GA 93 14 Robert Garst 6m m GA 1860 Carroll Co GA; Fairplay Dist. Flint Hill HH#75 Garst, Chris 55 m Frmr VA 900 325 Sara 53 f TN cr cw Eli 21 m. GA John 19 m. GA Jacob 16 m. GA Mary 14 f GA Anabelle 12 GA Philip 9 m. GA Nancy A. 6 f Ga Kinney Martha 34 f Frmr TN 150 Garst, Mary 14 f GA Robert 10 m GA Kinney, Simonee C. 6/12 GA [Living between Hugh Boyd and Morgan Smith] 1870 Carroll Co. GA Carrolltohn, HH #1262 Gharst, Christopher 65 MW Farmer VA 600 Sarah 63 F W Kpg Hse TN Annie 22 F W GA Nancy 16 F W GA Philip 19 M W Wks Frm GA Robert 20 M W " GA Arthur 5 M W GA | |
| Note | Descendants of Christopher Garst of eastern TN and Carroll Co. GA always knew that he was"born in Virginia" and were told he ran away from home as a teenager, but when the original "Our Garst Family in America" by William Tell Garst was published,he did not appear. A number of descendants independently determined he was probably the son of Jacob Garst in Virginia and his first wife, the Christian named in Jacob's will. The name was close; he was roughly the right age; he named sons Jacob and Philip Hinkle, both names connecting him to Jacob Garst. However, not until 2002 did a document surface that indicated the actual tie between Christopher Garst of Georgia and Jacob Garst of Botetourt/Roanoke Virginia. 18 July 2002: the following document was found in the possession of Jarvis S. Garst of Somerville Tx, nephew of J. E. (James Eli) Garst. It is unsigned and undated, but it was probably written by James Marion Garst, James Eli's father, about 1900. There are obvious errors in the details, as there are in any oral history passed down from one generation to the next, but there are also many details which present strong evidence its writer was knowledgeable about the broad outline of his family's history. It is entitled "A Brief Sketch of the Ancestors of J.E. Garst." "Your Great Grandfather on your father's side was named Jacob Garst. He was a German by birth but emigrated to this country and settled in Virginia near where the city of Roanoke now stands. He came to America a few years before the beginning of the Revolutionary War and died about the year 1850, being 93 years old. He owned a good farm and a mill, and was a man of influence. He was married three times and had fifteen children. Your Grand Father Garst was from the second marriage. Your Great Grandmother was born in America of German descent. Her name was Hinkle. Her life was short. This is all that is known of her. Your Great Grandfather on the mother's side was named John Coltharp. He principally lived and died in Monroe County East Tenn. He was 91 years old. He was a farmer and stockraiser. Your Great Grandmother on the mother's side was named Horner. Shewas of pure French descent. Your Grandfather on the father's side was named Christopher Garst. Hr was born in Virginia in Roanoke County on the 18th of May 1805 and died in Carroll County Georgia in 1875 being 78 years of age. Your Grand Mother on the father's side was born in Blount County East Tenn in the year 1810 and died in Carroll County GA in the year 1870, being 65 years of age. Her maiden name was Sarah Coltharp." The claim that Christopher was the son of Magdalena Landers Hinkle is in error.The birthdate of 18 May 1805 indicates that Christopher was the son of Jacob's first wife. However, since she died before Jacob's Dec 1805 marriage to Eve Minter, it's quite possible she died when Christopher was born. Since Jacob married Magdalena Hinkle Jun 1807, she would have been the only mother Christopher ever knew.Christopher first appears in the records of Jefferson Co. TN, Dec 1825, when he married Sarah Coltharp. They moved to Carroll Co. GA before the 1830 census and are enumerated in every census from 1830-1870 (Christopher should also be in the 1880 census but the record has not surfaced). 1850:Carroll Co. GA HH#93 93 1 Christopher Garst 45 m VA 93 2 Sarah Garst 43 f TN 93 3 Martha Garst 24 f GA 93 4 Frances Garst 18 f GA 93 5 James Garst 17 m GA 93 6 Joanna Garst 14 f GA 93 7 Eli Garst 12 m GA 93 8 John Garst 10 m GA 93 9 Jacob Garst 7 m GA 93 10 Susan Garst 5 f GA 93 11 Annabel Garst 3 f GA 93 12 Mary Garst 5 f GA 93 13 Eliza Garst 3 f GA 93 14 Robert Garst 6m m GA 1860 Carroll Co GA; Fairplay Dist. Flint Hill HH#75 Garst, Chris 55 m Frmr VA 900 325 Sara 53 f TN cr cw Eli 21 m. GA John 19 m. GA Jacob 16 m. GA Mary 14 f GA Anabelle 12 GA Philip 9 m. GA Nancy A. 6 f Ga Kinney Martha 34 f Frmr TN 150 Garst, Mary 14 f GA Robert 10 m GA Kinney, Simonee C. 6/12 GA [Living between Hugh Boyd and Morgan Smith] 1870 Carroll Co. GA Carrollton, HH #1262 Gharst, Christopher 65 MW Farmer VA 600 Sarah 63 F W Kpg Hse TN Annie 22 F W GA Nancy 16 F W GA Philip 19 M W Wks Frm GA Robert 20 M W " GA Arthur 5 M W GASETTLEMENT IN CARROLL CO. GA: By 1830. By 1832, Christopher and Sarah were already members of the New Hope Baptist Church (on the Douglas Co. line) APRIL 21, 1832. "BROTHER" GARST mentioned in minutes. In 1843, Christopher and Sarah Garst received a letter of dismissal from New Hope when they apparently moved to another part of Carroll Co (near Villa Rica) where they became members of the newly formed Macedonia Baptist church. LAND IN CARROLL CO: Christopher was purchasing land in District six in Carroll Co. by 1832 when he bought 61 from a sheriff's sale 2 March. However, he sold this same lot #61 to his brother-in-law, James Coltharp 9 Jul 1834: 202 1/2 acres for $201.12 1/2. DEED BOOK C & D 1836- 1843 VOL. 2 C - PAGE 466 Carroll County, 9 Jul 1834. CHRISTOPHER GARST to JAMES CALTHARP. 201.12 1/2 . Land lot #61, 6th dist. Carrol County. 202 1/2 acres. Attest: 22 July 1839. C - PAGE 466 15 Aug 1836. JAMES CALTHROP, Campbell County to BENJAMIN BURNES. $300. Land lot #61, 6th dist. Carroll County. 101 1/2 acres. Attest: Jacob Autrey, Myamin Burnes. |
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