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  1. Gertrude Esther Garst: Birth: 30 SEP 1898 in Cicero, Hamilton, Indiana. Death: 07 FEB 1983 in Arcadia, Hamilton, Indiana

  2. James Sebastian Garst: Birth: 14 MAR 1920 in Cicero, Hamilton, Indiana. Death: 28 APR 1982 in Atlanta, Hamilton, Indiana


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a. Note:   <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39553815"><b>Sebastian Garst</a></b> was born Oct 2, 1872 in Dirmstein, Germany, and died Jan 21, 1968 in Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana. He married <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41058098"><b>Clara Belle Stultz</a></b> on Dec 24, 1897 in Hamilton County, Indiana, daughter of <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40998235"><b>James Martin Stultz</a></b> and <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40998251"><b>Ellen Essex</a></b>. She was born March 3, 1874 in Indiana, and died Jan 22, 1944 in Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana. He married <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16539617"><b>Minnie Viola Lee</a></b> on May 1, 1948, daughter of <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39222993"><b>Stephen A Lee</a></b> and <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39499605"><b>Margaret Burton</a></b>. She was born 1879, and died 1959. All three were buried in <b><font color="maroon">Union Cemetery,</font></b> Atlanta, Hamilton County, Indiana. Known children of Sebastian Garst and Clara Belle Stultz are: <b><font color="Navy">( 1 )</b></font></b> <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42360593"><b>Gertrude Esther Garst</a></b> was born Sept 30, 1898 in Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana, and died Feb 7, 1983 in Arcadia, Hamilton County, Indiana. She married <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=42360629"><b>Oma Ralph Spurgeon</a></b>, son of Joseph Franklin Spurgeon and Mary Etta Parks. He was born Nov. 3, 1895 in Indiana, and died April 27 1981 in Indiana. He was buried in <b><font color="maroon">Union Cemetery,</font></b> Atlanta, Hamilton County, Indiana. <b><font color="Navy">( 2 )</b></font></b> <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41877648"><b>James Sebastian Garst</a></b> was born March 14, 1920 in Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana, and died April 28, 1982 in Atlanta, Hamilton County, Indiana. He married <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41877520"><b>Irene Easter Wright</a></b>. She was born Jan 30, 1918, and died Dec 14, 1962. Both were buried in <b><font color="maroon">Union Cemetery,</font></b> Atlanta, Hamilton County, Indiana. He married <b>Beuna Bealle Netherton Goodnight</a></b>. She was born April 10, 1934, and died May 19, 1997 in Atlanta, Hamilton County, Indiana.
  <font color="blue"><b>"Our Garst Family in America"</b></font> by William Tell Garst, Published 1950, p. 293 -294
 The following family sketch was furnished by Lena Louise Garst Tragesser, and shows that there were other Garsts coming over at different times, and we have no way of knowing what kinships existed in the old county, and so they cannot be lined up with "our" Garst family.
  Peter Garst II, son of Peter Garst I, born in Flomersheim, Germany, Mar 15 1843. Married Elizabeth Burkhart in Dirmstein, Germany, May 26, 1853. On May 18, 1884 Peter left Germany, arrived at New York, June 1, 1884, was naturalized in Noblesville, Hamilton County, Indiana, in 1891. He died Oct 24, 1915, and she, Sept 2, 1887
 ��Sebastian Garst b. Oct 2, 1872, had 2 children
 ��Anna Marie Garst b. Dec 14, 1874, had 4 children
 ��Peter George Garst, Aug 6, 1878, 5 children
 ��Conrad Johannes Garst b. Feb 3, 1880, 7 children
 ��Ludwig Garst, b. Mar 19, 1882, 6 children
 ��Margaret Garst b. Feb 2, 1886, born in America, and all the others born in Germany.
  <b>Address:</b> RR2 Atlanta, Hamilton, Indiana
 <b>Remark:</b> loss of use eyes, left eye, showing on the Draft Registration Cards
  <b>Indiana, Marriage:</b> Clara Bell Stultz Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1897 Marriage County: Hamilton Birth Date: abt 1874 Age: 23 yrs, Father Name: James M Stultz, Mother Name: Ellen Essex
  <b>Indiana, Marriage:</b> Sebastian Garst Marriage date: 25 Dec 1944 Place: Hamilton, Indiana, Residence Place: Atlanta, Age 72 yrs, Birth Date: 02 Oct 1872 Birthplace: Dirmstein, , Germany Father's Name: Peter Garst, Mother's Name: Elizabeth Burkhardt Spouse's Name: Sarah Ila Malott Spouse's Residence Place: Goldsmith, , Indiana, Age 73 yrs, Spouse's Birth Date: 27 Jun 1871 Spouse's Birthplace: Woodford, Illinois, Spouse's Father's Name: Josephes Noble Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth Ellen Creek
  <b>Indiana, Marriage:</b> Sebastian Garst Marriage date: 01 May 1948 Place: Hamilton, Indiana, Residence Place: Atlanta, Age 72 yrs, Number of Previous Marriages: third, Birth Date: 02 Oct 1872 Birthplace: Germany, Father's Name: Peter Garst, Mother's Name: Elizabeth Burkhardt Spouse's Name: Minnie Bellhymer Spouse's Residence Place: Atlanta, , Indiana, Age 69 yrs, Spouse's Previous Marriage Number: third, Spouse's Birth Date: 05 Feb 1879 Spouse's Birthplace: Tipton, Spouse's Father's Name: Stephen Lee Spouse's Mother's Name: Margaret Bartore
  <b><font color="crimson">WORLD WAR I,</font></b> <b>Draft:</b> Registration Cards
 Name: Sebastian Garst Address: RR2 Atlanta, Hamilton, Indiana, Birth Date: Oct 2, 1872, FHL Roll Number: 1503896, Draft Board: (unreadable) Hamilton State of Indiana, Age: 45, Occupation: farmer, Self, Nearest Relative: Clara Bell Garst wife RR2 Atlanta, Hamilton, Indiana Height/Build: Color of Eyes/Hair: Brown, Dark, Remark: loss of use eyes, left eye, Signature: Sebastian Garst This does not mean he was in World War I, but had to register for the draft.
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 Sebastian Garst was born Oct 2, 1872 in Dirmstein, Germany, and died Jan 21, 1968 in Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana. He married Clara Bell Stultz on Dec 24, 1897 in Hamilton County, Indiana, daughter of James Martin Stultz and Ellen Essex. She was born March 3, 1874 in Indiana, and died Jan 22, 1944 in Cicero, Hamilton County, Indiana.
  <b><font color="blue">SSDI:</font></b> Sebastian Garst 02 Oct 1872 Jan 1968 46034 (Cicero, Hamilton, IN)
  <b><font color="maroon">Union Cemetery,</font></b> Atlanta, Hamilton County, Indiana; Double Headstone Inscription: GARST --- Sebastian 1872 -- 1968 --- Clara B. 1874 -- 1944 to left of tombstone are thre grave mark: Irene Garst, James Garst, Charles Garst
  <b><font color="maroon">Union Cemetery,</font></b> Atlanta, Hamilton County, Indiana; Headstone Inscription: Minnie Fox Garst 1879 - 1959 showing being Spouse of Sebastion Garst
  Minnie Fox Garst show Children: Iva Pearl Fox Sparks (1902 - 1948)*and Margaret Elizabeth Fox Watkins (1903 - 1974)* Spouses: James Fox (1879 - 1919) Elmer Billhymer (1871 - 1940) and Sebastion Garst (1872 - 1968). Minnie Fox Garst marker is next to James Fox.
  <b>Obituaries:</b> Kokomo Tribune (Kokomo, Indiana) Jan 22, 1968
 Sebastian Garst
 Tipton -- Sebastian Ves Garst, 95, Atlanta RR 2, died Sunday morning in his home after of illiness three years.
 Born Oct 2, 1872, in Dirmstein, Germany, he was the son of Peter and Elizabeth (Burkhardt) Garst. On Dec 24, 1897, in Arcadia, he married to Clara B Stultz, who preceded him in death Jan 21, 1944. On May 1, 1948 he was married to Mimmii Bilhymer, who died Sept 21, 1959.
 He had attended Todd School in Tipton County and was a retired farmer.
 Surviving are one daughter, Mrs Ralph Spurgeon of Greenwood; one son, James Garst of Atlanta; on stepdaughter, Mrs Harlan Walkins of Indianaplois; one brother, Andrew Garst of Tipton; Eight grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
  <b><font color="blue">1900 Census:</font></b> <b>Indiana:</b> Jackson, Hamilton, Indiana: Series: T623 Roll: 375 Page: 112
 Sebastian Garst Head born May 1872 aged 27 yrs. No, yrs married 2, Germany, Both parent Germany, Year of Immigration 1883, Number year in U. S. 17, farmer, Clara B Garst, wife, born Aug 1861, 26 yrs. No, yrs married 2, no. children 1, still alive 1, Germany, Both parent Germany, Gertrude Garst, daughter born Sept 1889, single, 1 yrs old, Indiana, father mother Germany,
  <b><font color="blue">1910 Census:</font></b> <b>Indiana:</b> Jackson, Hamilton, Indiana. Series: T624 Roll: 353 Page: 107
 Sebastian Garst Head aged 31 yrs. Married ounces No, yrs married 11, Germany, Both parent Germany, Year of Immigration (look like) 1882, General farm Clara B Garst, wife, aged 36 yrs. Married ounces No, yrs married 11, no. children 1, still alive 1, Germany, Both parent Germany, Gertrude Garst, daughter, single, 11 yrs old, Indiana, father mother Germany,
  <b><font color="blue">1930 Census:</font></b> <b>Indiana:</b> Jackson, Hamilton, Indiana,
 Sebastian Garst Head aged 57 yrs. Married Indiana, Clara Bell Garst, wife, aged 56 yrs, Indiana, James S Garst Son, age 10 yrs, Indiana,
  <b><font color="blue">1940 Census:</font></b> <b>Indiana:</b>Jackson, Hamilton, Indiana,
 Sebastian Garst Head aged 67 yrs. Married Indiana, Clara Bell Garst, wife, aged 66 yrs, Indiana,
  <b>Family Line:</b> <b><i>Clara Bell Stultz</i></b>
  Clara Bell Stultz daughter of James Martin Stultz and Ellen Essex.
  <b><font color="blue">1880 Census:</font></b> <b>Indiana:</b> Union, Boone, Indiana
 James M. Stultz aged 35 yrs. Married, Indiana, father North Carolina, mother Kentucky, Farmer, Ellen Stultz, wife, aged 29 yrs, Indiana, father Ohio, mother Indiana, John E. Stultz, son, age 12 yrs old, Indiana, Ada M. Stultz daughter, age 9 yrs old, Indiana, Ida G. Stultz daughter, age 7 yrs old, Indiana, Clara B. Stultz daughter, age 6 yrs old, Indiana, Mary O. Stultz daughter, age 4 yrs old, Indiana, Gracie L. Stultz daughter, age 6/12 yrs old, Indiana, Manerva J. Essex Mother-in-law, age 52 yrs, Widowed, Indiana, both parent Kentucky, Allie Gifford, Cousin, age 10 yrs, Indiana, both parent Indiana,
  <b><font color="maroon">Eagle Creek Cemetery,</font></b> Westfield, Hamilton County, Indiana, <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40998235"><b>James Martin Stultz</a></b> was born Oct. 24, 1844 Indiana, and died Dec. 20, 1931 Indiana, Husband of <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=40998251"><b>Ellen Essex</a></b> <b>Stultz</b> was born Jun. 26, 1850 Eagle Village, Boone County, Indiana, and died May 7, 1932 Lebanon, Boone County, Indiana
  <b>Find A Grave:</b> Created by: J Vogel
 James Martin Stultz was the son of Joseph Stultz and Julia "Gilla" Gentry Stultz. He married Ellen Essex on June 26, 1866 in Boone County, Indiana. Ellen Essex daughter of John Essex and Minerva Jane Sanders.
  <b><font color="maroon">Union Cemetery,</font></b> Atlanta, Hamilton County, Indiana, <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39222993"><b>Stephen A Lee</a></b> was born April 12, 1835 and died May 23, 1912 Atlanta, Hamilton County, Indiana, Husband of <a href="http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=39499605"><b>Margaret Burton</a></b> was born March 30, 1849 Indiana, and died April 8, 1922 Indiana,



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