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From: "William Thomas" <>
Subject: Re: [BRE] Who was John Garber of the Ephrata Community...ps
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:42:10 -0400
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Dwayne:

I did some more research on my Garber info, and have another possible
candidate.

Hans Gerber (b. 1737, d. 1805) was the son of immigrant Hans Gerber (b.
1710, d. 1767). The elder Hans Gerber was part of an early Amish settlement
in Cocalico. In 1745 he purchased property in Leacock Township from
Elizabeth (Thommen) Shively and Ulrich Shively, that Elizabeth inherited
from her father Jacob. Ulrich was a German Baptist, and Elizabeth's father
Jacob Thommen was a member of the Ephrata Cloister. The younger Hans Gerber
lived on property he purchased from his father in Earl and Warwick
Townships. The info does not list the name of Hans wife. It is noted in
the footnotes that Hans is possibly the John Garber at Ephrata, who was a
member along with his wife. It is noteworthy that Hans had a sister Barbara
(b. 1746, d. 1810) married to Henry Newcomer, and is buried in the Dunker
Cemetery at Beaver Creek Maryland. So Hans has several German Baptist
connections.

Bill Thomas


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