Son of August Garbe and Louise Wockenfus, Wilhelm Karl Garbe was born in Prussia/Poland, likely in the village of Jannewitz, Schlawe, Pommern, Prussia.
Karl Garbe immigrated to America before November 1884, according to his statement of residence in Minnesota as given on the 1895 Census of Cascade Twp, Olmsted County, Minnesota. In America, Karl became known as Charles Garbe.
In 1889 Charles Garbe married Emma Beiersdorf in Bottineau County, North Dakota. Emma had immigrated with her younger brother Louis (Ludwig?) Beiersdorf on April 6, 1888 aboard the SS Hermann from Luneburg, Germany (located in Northern Saxony) and arriving at Baltimore, Maryland.
In the 1895 Census Charles and Emma Garbe were living in Cascade Twp, Olmsted Cnty, Minnesota. By 1900 Charles and Emma Garbe were living in Rochester City, Olmsted Cnty, Minnesota, and by 1905 they had moved to Pleasant Valley Twp, Mower Cnty, Minnesota. Soon after the 1905 census they moved to Yakima County, Washington. In Minnesota Charles was a farmer; in Yakima, Washington Charles worked as a day laborer.
Charles and Emma Garbe retired to the Union Gap area of Yakima County, Washington before 1930. Charles died August 14, 1953 at the age of 87 years, 8 months and 10 days. His birth date is calculated from his age at death. He is buried in the Tahoma Cemetery at Yakima, Yakima County, Washington. His Find-A-Grave Memorial is # 138660200.
Charles Garbe's death record lists August Garbe as his father and Louise Wockenfus as his mother.
Son of August Garbe and Louise Wockenfus, Wilhelm Karl Garbe was born in Prussia/Poland, likely in the village of Jannewitz, Schlawe, Pommern, Prussia.
Karl Garbe immigrated to America before November 1884, according to his statement of residence in Minnesota as given on the 1895 Census of Cascade Twp, Olmsted County, Minnesota. In America, Karl became known as Charles Garbe.
In 1889 Charles Garbe married Emma Beiersdorf in Bottineau County, North Dakota. Emma had immigrated with her younger brother Louis (Ludwig?) Beiersdorf on April 6, 1888 aboard the SS Hermann from Luneburg, Germany (located in Northern Saxony) and arriving at Baltimore, Maryland.
In the 1895 Census Charles and Emma Garbe were living in Cascade Twp, Olmsted Cnty, Minnesota. By 1900 Charles and Emma Garbe were living in Rochester City, Olmsted Cnty, Minnesota, and by 1905 they had moved to Pleasant Valley Twp, Mower Cnty, Minnesota. Soon after the 1905 census they moved to Yakima County, Washington. In Minnesota Charles was a farmer; in Yakima, Washington Charles worked as a day laborer.
Charles and Emma Garbe retired to the Union Gap area of Yakima County, Washington before 1930. Charles died August 14, 1953 at the age of 87 years, 8 months and 10 days. His birth date is calculated from his age at death. He is buried in the Tahoma Cemetery at Yakima, Yakima County, Washington. His Find-A-Grave Memorial is # 138660200.
Charles Garbe's death record lists August Garbe as his father and Louise Wockenfus as his mother.
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