OBIT: Catharine GARMAN, 1904, Ebensburg, Cambria County, PA

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Cambria Freeman, Ebensburg, Pa.
Friday, December 16, 1904
Volume XXXVIII, Number 49

Death of Catharine Garman

  Catharine Garman, of this place, died at the home of her daughter, 
Mrs. S. L. Clement on Saturday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the 79th year 
of her age.
  The deceased was born in Brushvalley, Indiana county, in 1826, and 
married to Wm. A. Garman, deceased, in 1846.  They started housekeeping 
in Cincinnati where Mr. Garman worked at his trade of bricklaying until 
seized with cholera.  They then moved to the Summit from where he still 
worked at his trade, having erected many residences throughout the 
county and in Ebensburg.
  In 1856 they purchased the old Garman homestead on which North 
Barnesboro now stands and remained there until 1884 when he purchased 
the William M. Jones property in this place, removing his family there. 
  She leaves to mourn her loss two sisters, Mrs. Martha Patterson of 
Indiana county, mother of Hon. S. D. Patterson, deceased, aged 83 and 
Mrs. Kezia Lockhard, aged 86.  Also six sons and four daughters, 
namely, John of California; Reichert of Montana; Elmer of Berwindale; 
George of near Uniontown, Indiana county; William of Clearfield; Emma 
of near Kittanning; Kezia of Cherrytree; James, Mrs. G. A. Davis and 
Mrs. S. L. Clement of this place.
  Services were conducted at the home of S. L. Clement on Tuesday 
morning by Rev. J. T. Jones of the Congregational church of this place 
of which she was a faithful member.  The body was then taken to Salem 
Church, Indiana County.