FIRST GENERATION

1. Abraham¹ GARN was born on 5 Sep 1810 in Bedford Co., Pennsylvania, USA. He also appears as Abram GARN in the records. He appeared on the 1840 U.S. Census in Jackson Twp., Sandusky Co., Ohio. He died on 29 Jan 1890 in Burr Oak, Marshall Co., Indiana, USA. He was a farmer.

The Obituary of Abram Garn as it appeared in The Republican, February 7, 1890 reads as follows:
Abram Garn for over 31 years a resident of Burr Oak Flats, died Wednesday night of last week, January 29th, aged 80 years, 4 months and 24 days.
Deceased was born in Bedford County, Pa., Sept. 10, 1810, went to Ohio from Pennsylvania and came from there to Marshall county in 1858, settled on the farm where he died and where he had ever since lived, near the village of Burr Oak, in Union Township. He was the father of 15 children, nine of whom are now living; John in Fulton county, David, in West township, George, Mandas, P. J. and B. F. in Union township, Martin, in Michigan, Joshua in Nebraska and Mrs. Sarah E. Weirman, in Paulding county, Ohio. All of these children are prominent citizens in the communitites in which they reside.
Abram Garn was an honest, industrious, quiet citizen, respected by all who knew him. He was twice married; his first wife died in 1866, his second is still living, aged 72 years. His death was caused by rheumatism and softening of the brain. The remains were interred at the Voreis cemetery [Burr Oak cemetery], Friday, Rev. Mr. Tracy and Rev. Mr. Dustin conducting the funeral services, which were largely attended. Deceased was a member of the Evangelical church. All of his children except Joshua and Martin were at his bedside when he died.

He was married to Susan GARN in 1828. Abraham and Susan appeared on the 1850 U.S. Census in Jackson Twp., Sandusky Co., Ohio. Susan GARN was born on 2 Dec 1815 in Ohio, USA. There is little doubt that her maiden name was also GARN. Death records of at least seven of her children have been located. Although the mother's name was unknown on several of those death records, at least four listed the mother's maiden name as some variation of Susan with the last name Garn. No record of another maiden name has been found for her. She died on 11 Jan 1866 in Burr Oak, Marshall Co., Indiana, USA. Abraham GARN and Susan GARN had the following children:

2 i. child² GARN was born about 1829.
3 ii. child² GARN was born about 1831.
4 iii. Sophia² GARN was born in 1833.
+5 iv. John Washington² GARN.
+6 v. David² GARN.
+7 vi. Samuel² GARN.
8 vii. Mary² GARN was born on 4 Nov 1841 in Ohio, USA. She appeared on the 1850 U.S. Census with her parents in Jackson Twp., Sandusky Co., Ohio. She died on 4 Oct 1859. She was buried in Burr Oak Cemetery, Union Twp., Marshall Co., Indiana.
+9 viii. Phillip James² GARN.
+10 ix. Martin² GARN.
11 x. Joshua² GARN was born on 9 Jun 1848 in Sandusky, Ohio. He appeared on the 1850 U.S. Census with his parents in Jackson Twp., Sandusky Co., Ohio. Thirty years later he was living with his brother Benjamin and appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census with Benjamin's family in Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska. He died on 8 Jan 1912 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was buried in Beatrice, Gage Co., Nebraska, USA.
+12 xi. Benjamin Franklin² GARN.
+13 xii. George Washington² GARN.
+14 xiii. Mandus Edward² GARN.
+15 xiv. Francis Aaron² GARN.
+16 xv. Sarah Ellen² GARN.

He was married to Lydia about 1867. Their marriage was probably in Marshall Co., Indiana. They appear on the 1870 U.S. Census in Union Twp., Marshall Co., Indiana. Abraham, along with several of his children, moved from Indiana to Nebraska some time after the 1870 U.S. Census because he appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census with Lydia in Beatrice Twp., Gage Co., Nebraska. His sons Martin, Joshua and Benjamin Franklin Garn were also in the township in the 1880 U.S. Census. That census corroborates other information that claims he was born in Pennsylvania. However, it also indicates that Abraham's father was born in Germany and his mother in Pennsylvania. He probably moved back to Indiana soon after the census because his son Martin moved back before 1 January 1881. Lydia was born about 1816 in Ohio, USA.