Barbara Miller

1733 - 1808  (74 years)

• Name	Barbara Miller
  Birth	15 Aug 1733	York County, Pennsylvania   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 Jan 1808	Forestville, Shenandoah, Virginia   [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Lydia Garber Cemetery, Forestville, Shenandoah, Virginia   [2]
  Person ID	I36973	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others | Ancestor of JMF
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2021

  
  

  Family	Johannes H. Garber,   b. 5 Feb 1717, Amsoldingen, Verwaltungskreis Thun, Bern, Switzerland d. Between 3 Sep 1787 and 27 Dec 1787, Forestville, Shenandoah, Virginia (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	Between 1750 and 1752	York County, Pennsylvania   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Anna Garber,   b. 1776
  Family ID	F21734	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2021

  
  

• Notes

  Her birthdate is extrapolated from her original gravestone, now nearly illegible, which (in German) states that she died 15 Jan 1808, ages 75 years and five months. Her Find a Grave page identifies her as a daughter of early Brethren immigrants John Michael Miller/Mueller and Agnes Susanna Berchtoll, but this exhaustively researched essay about that couple by Roberta Estes states that while this is entirely plausible, it is also entirely unproved. (Those interested in this couple might also want to consult this further essay about them, also by Roberta Estes.) "The story is told that Barbara Garber walked to Maryland and Pennsylvania and back again on two different occasions to visit relatives. The round-trip distance for each visit was nearly 400 miles." [Find a Grave page for Barbara Miller Garber, citation details below]

  
  

• Sources

  [S6158] The Garber Historical and Genealogical Record by Clark M. Garber. Volume 3, 1964., year only. [S6160] Find a Grave page for Barbara Miller Garber. [S6161] Family Tree of Jacob Garber of Augusta County, Virginia and His Descendants by S. W. Garber. Ottumwa, Iowa, 1919., year only. [S6158] The Garber Historical and Genealogical Record by Clark M. Garber. Volume 3, 1964.