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Jacob GARVER This picture was given to me in 1989 by my Aunt Bertha of Ava;       (who was wife of Vern Garver. ) She said it was the only existing picture of Jacob Garver. She believed he came to Illinois on the orphan train.

Born : 1836 Married (1) : Nancy Cheatham ( nee WILCOX )       Known Children of Jacob & Nancy : 1. James Hansford GARVER (1866-1954)       James' Data Married (2) : Rebecca Parker       Rebecca's Data Known Children of Jacob & Rebecca : 1. Cary Izella Garver (1878- ____)       Cary's Data Military : Army - Civil War       Declaration of Recruit       Enlistment Paper       Desertion Paper Occupation : Farmer Resided :       Richland County, Ohio       Ava, Jackson County, Illinois       Chester, Randolph County, Illinois Died : 1879 Burial : King Cemetery, Ava, Jackson County, Illinois

Declaration of Recruit - 15Aug1862		Enlistment Paper - 15Aug1862

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Desertion - 15Mar1863 - Jackson, Tennessee

Notes:
Jacob came from Richland Co., Ohio to Illinois;
      supposedly around 1850 or 1860.

Jacob Garver's tombstone was found in the King Cemetery
off Route 4 near Ava, Jackson County, Illinois
      just a few miles before you get to the Gale Garver homestead.
This was told to me that this was the plot where Jacob Garver was buried
according to the caretaker of the cemetery years ago before the family
purchased a tombstone for him; ( I believe between 1950 or later. )
To find out more about this tombstone, you can contact the Garvers of Ava, Ill.

Aunt Bertha, Vern Garver's wife, gave me this picture.
      ( I believe she gave them to me in 1989 )
She said it was Jacob Garver with son James and either
Elizabeth Wilcox who was his wife's
daughter from former marriage to Jesse Wilcox
or it was Rebecca Parker who was Jacob's second wife.