BIO: JACOB GARVER, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
   
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  >From Biographical Annals of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania,
  Chicago: The Genealogical Publishing Co., 1905, pages 328-329
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     JACOB GARVER (deceased) was one of the well known and successful farmers of
  York and Cumberland counties for a period of forty years. He was born in
  Fairview township, York Co., Pa., Aug. 12, 1823, a son of Christian and Nancy
  (Hursh) Garver.

    Jacob Garver was reared to manhood on his father's farm and secured the
  ordinary district school education of the day. As his parents were
  well-to-do, he was given rather better advantages than many others, but was
  put at farm work as soon as old enough, and he remained with his father until
  his marriage, Dec. 24, 1846, to Miss Elizabeth Musselman. She was born April
  24, 1828, at New Kingston, Cumberland county, where she was educated, and was
  a daughter of Samuel and Anna (Eberly) Musselman, the former of whom was born
  in Lancaster county. The mother of Mrs. Garver was born in East Pennsboro
  township, a daughter of John and Elizabeth Eberly. Samuel Musselman was a
  farmer near New Kingston, to which place he retired some years prior to the
  close of his life, dying there in 1874, at the age of seventy-five years; he
  was survived by his widow for ten years. The children of Samuel Musselman and
  his wife were as follows: John, who married Margaret Musser, and died in
  Mechanicsburg; Elizabeth, who became the wife of Jacob Garver; Anna, who
  married William Senseman, of New Kingston; and Simon, who located at Dayton,
  Ohio.

    After their marriage Mr. and Mrs. Garver settled on his farm in Fairview
  township, York county, where they lived for fifteen years. They then removed
  to a farm just north of New Cumberland, where Mr. Garver continued to carry
  on agricultural pursuits, with much success, for twenty-five years. Forty
  years is a long time to continue active work as a farmer, and at the close of
  this period, which had been one of prosperity and of much enjoyment to him, in
  spite of its many hardships, he retired to New Cumberland, where he resided
  until his death, Aug. 6, 1899.

    In his death the M. E. Church lost a faithful member and officer and a
  liberal supporter. He served for many years as steward and trustee and set an
  example of true Christianity. Mrs. Garver also joined the church with her
  husband, soon after marriage, and she has always been one of its active and
  useful members. Mr. Garver was a domestic man, taking pleasure in his own
  fireside with his books, papers and family. Although he voted regularly the
  Republican ticket, believing in its principles, he never sought office.

    Children as follows were born to Jacob Garver and his wife: Catherine, Mrs.
  Charles

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  Kutz, of Middlesex township, Cumberland county; Lizzie, who is at home; John
  M., who married Lizzie Beck and moved to Aberdeen, Kans.; Mary, married to
  Geraldus Hartman, of Mechanicsburg; Samuel, who married Cora Grove, of Valley
  Center, Kans.; Benjamin, who married Annie Hartzler and resides in New
  Cumberland; and Carrie, wife of Edward Snavely, of Sparrows Point, Maryland.

    Christian Garver, father of Jacob Garver, was born in Lancaster county, and
  his wife was a native of York county. After marriage he settled on a farm in
  Fairview township, York county, and died at New Market, whither he had
  retired after a long and busy life, aged seventy-five years. His wife was
  accidentally killed in a runaway some ten years previously. In religion both
  were Mennonites. Their children besides Jacob were: Christian, of New
  Cumberland; Anna, who married John Musselman and died at Churchtown; Mary,
  who died unmarried; Susan, Mrs. Samuel Eberly, who died in Cumberland county;
  and Fanny, who became the second wife of Samuel Eberly.