David was born September 27, 1779, in Lebanon, New Jersey. David's great-grandpa Johann Gerlach emigrated with his family from Germany to New York about 1715. When his wife died he married the daughter of a Mohawk Indian Chief, from which we are descendants. David's father moved from New York to New Jersey where he married and started a family. Then in 1792, the Garlicks moved to Providence, Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth Buck was born in Providence, Pennsylvania on May 3, 1795. Her grandpa, Thomas Buck, was born in Connecticut in 1715.
David & Elizabeth met in Providence and married October 1, 1816. Together they had 7 children. David made his living running a sawmill and lumber plantation, which he owned. David was also a hunter. It is said that one time he went hunting in the mountains and came back with 20 bear skins!
Both David & Elizabeth were religious and of the Campbellite faith. One night in 1837, Elizabeth had a dream. In it she saw 2 men with a banner over their heads that read: "Truth will Prevail." And a voice told her these "men were true messengers of God and she was to hear and obey." A few days later missionaries knocked on her door and she recognized the 2 men from her dream. She believed what they taught and she and some of her daughters were baptized on October 10, 1837.
After their baptisms, the persecutions began. Though not a member, David decided it would be better for his family if they moved to Zion. David looked to sell his business and land which was worth about $15,000. Because of the anti-Mormon influence, he was only able to get $500 for it. In October of 1839, a friend told David that a mob planned to come in the night and attack him and his family. The Garlick hastily loaded all they could and escaped before the mob came. As they walked away into the night, they could see their house was set on fire and burned to the ground. He later sent a friend into town to recover the money he had in the bank, so they had some means with which to rebuild.
The family traveled through Ohio & Indiana, then found that the Saints had been driven from Missouri and were now in Nauvoo, Illinois. When the family arrived in they settled into an old blacksmith shop until David could finish building them a two-room log cabin in March 1840.
The Garlick family enjoyed living among the Saints and on November 3, 1841, David was baptized. As the Saints worked to complete their temple, David gave a large amount of money to help with its construction. Elizabeth was a member of the first Relief Society.
On November 14, 1843, David died of congestive heart failure at the age of 64 and was buried in the Nauvoo Cemetery.
After the Martyrdom of Joseph & Hyrum Smith, Elzabeth's son, Joseph, moved the family over to the Iowa side of the Mississippi River for safety.
In the fall of 1847, the Garlicks had moved to Council Bluffs and were preparing to move west with the other pioneers. Elizabeth did not travel in a pioneer company with any of her children, because she was waiting for her son-in-law John Wakefield to get better and go with them. Eventually she left in the company of some friends and arrived in Utah in June of 1852. She settled in Springville with her daughter's family.
Elizabeth never remarried making her a widow for 44 years. She lived out the rest of her days in Springville and died of pneumonia on August 5, 1887 at the age of 92.
Elizabeth Buck was born in Providence, Pennsylvania on May 3, 1795. Her grandpa, Thomas Buck, was born in Connecticut in 1715.
David & Elizabeth met in Providence and married October 1, 1816. Together they had 7 children. David made his living running a sawmill and lumber plantation, which he owned. David was also a hunter. It is said that one time he went hunting in the mountains and came back with 20 bear skins!
Both David & Elizabeth were religious and of the Campbellite faith. One night in 1837, Elizabeth had a dream. In it she saw 2 men with a banner over their heads that read: "Truth will Prevail." And a voice told her these "men were true messengers of God and she was to hear and obey." A few days later missionaries knocked on her door and she recognized the 2 men from her dream. She believed what they taught and she and some of her daughters were baptized on October 10, 1837.
After their baptisms, the persecutions began. Though not a member, David decided it would be better for his family if they moved to Zion. David looked to sell his business and land which was worth about $15,000. Because of the anti-Mormon influence, he was only able to get $500 for it. In October of 1839, a friend told David that a mob planned to come in the night and attack him and his family. The Garlick hastily loaded all they could and escaped before the mob came. As they walked away into the night, they could see their house was set on fire and burned to the ground. He later sent a friend into town to recover the money he had in the bank, so they had some means with which to rebuild.
The family traveled through Ohio & Indiana, then found that the Saints had been driven from Missouri and were now in Nauvoo, Illinois. When the family arrived in they settled into an old blacksmith shop until David could finish building them a two-room log cabin in March 1840.
The Garlick family enjoyed living among the Saints and on November 3, 1841, David was baptized. As the Saints worked to complete their temple, David gave a large amount of money to help with its construction. Elizabeth was a member of the first Relief Society.
On November 14, 1843, David died of congestive heart failure at the age of 64 and was buried in the Nauvoo Cemetery.
After the Martyrdom of Joseph & Hyrum Smith, Elzabeth's son, Joseph, moved the family over to the Iowa side of the Mississippi River for safety.
In the fall of 1847, the Garlicks had moved to Council Bluffs and were preparing to move west with the other pioneers. Elizabeth did not travel in a pioneer company with any of her children, because she was waiting for her son-in-law John Wakefield to get better and go with them. Eventually she left in the company of some friends and arrived in Utah in June of 1852. She settled in Springville with her daughter's family.
Elizabeth never remarried making her a widow for 44 years. She lived out the rest of her days in Springville and died of pneumonia on August 5, 1887 at the age of 92.
David was born September 27, 1779, in Lebanon, New Jersey. David's great-grandpa Johann Gerlach emigrated with his family from Germany to New York about 1715. When his wife died he married the daughter of a Mohawk Indian Chief, from which we are descendants. David's father moved from New York to New Jersey where he married and started a family. Then in 1792, the Garlicks moved to Providence, Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth Buck was born in Providence, Pennsylvania on May 3, 1795. Her grandpa, Thomas Buck, was born in Connecticut in 1715.
David & Elizabeth met in Providence and married October 1, 1816. Together they had 7 children. David made his living running a sawmill and lumber plantation, which he owned. David was also a hunter. It is said that one time he went hunting in the mountains and came back with 20 bear skins!
Both David & Elizabeth were religious and of the Campbellite faith. One night in 1837, Elizabeth had a dream. In it she saw 2 men with a banner over their heads that read: "Truth will Prevail." And a voice told her these "men were true messengers of God and she was to hear and obey." A few days later missionaries knocked on her door and she recognized the 2 men from her dream. She believed what they taught and she and some of her daughters were baptized on October 10, 1837.
After their baptisms, the persecutions began. Though not a member, David decided it would be better for his family if they moved to Zion. David looked to sell his business and land which was worth about $15,000. Because of the anti-Mormon influence, he was only able to get $500 for it. In October of 1839, a friend told David that a mob planned to come in the night and attack him and his family. The Garlick hastily loaded all they could and escaped before the mob came. As they walked away into the night, they could see their house was set on fire and burned to the ground. He later sent a friend into town to recover the money he had in the bank, so they had some means with which to rebuild.
The family traveled through Ohio & Indiana, then found that the Saints had been driven from Missouri and were now in Nauvoo, Illinois. When the family arrived in they settled into an old blacksmith shop until David could finish building them a two-room log cabin in March 1840.
The Garlick family enjoyed living among the Saints and on November 3, 1841, David was baptized. As the Saints worked to complete their temple, David gave a large amount of money to help with its construction. Elizabeth was a member of the first Relief Society.
On November 14, 1843, David died of congestive heart failure at the age of 64 and was buried in the Nauvoo Cemetery.
After the Martyrdom of Joseph & Hyrum Smith, Elzabeth's son, Joseph, moved the family over to the Iowa side of the Mississippi River for safety.
In the fall of 1847, the Garlicks had moved to Council Bluffs and were preparing to move west with the other pioneers. Elizabeth did not travel in a pioneer company with any of her children, because she was waiting for her son-in-law John Wakefield to get better and go with them. Eventually she left in the company of some friends and arrived in Utah in June of 1852. She settled in Springville with her daughter's family.
Elizabeth never remarried making her a widow for 44 years. She lived out the rest of her days in Springville and died of pneumonia on August 5, 1887 at the age of 92.
Elizabeth Buck was born in Providence, Pennsylvania on May 3, 1795. Her grandpa, Thomas Buck, was born in Connecticut in 1715.
David & Elizabeth met in Providence and married October 1, 1816. Together they had 7 children. David made his living running a sawmill and lumber plantation, which he owned. David was also a hunter. It is said that one time he went hunting in the mountains and came back with 20 bear skins!
Both David & Elizabeth were religious and of the Campbellite faith. One night in 1837, Elizabeth had a dream. In it she saw 2 men with a banner over their heads that read: "Truth will Prevail." And a voice told her these "men were true messengers of God and she was to hear and obey." A few days later missionaries knocked on her door and she recognized the 2 men from her dream. She believed what they taught and she and some of her daughters were baptized on October 10, 1837.
After their baptisms, the persecutions began. Though not a member, David decided it would be better for his family if they moved to Zion. David looked to sell his business and land which was worth about $15,000. Because of the anti-Mormon influence, he was only able to get $500 for it. In October of 1839, a friend told David that a mob planned to come in the night and attack him and his family. The Garlick hastily loaded all they could and escaped before the mob came. As they walked away into the night, they could see their house was set on fire and burned to the ground. He later sent a friend into town to recover the money he had in the bank, so they had some means with which to rebuild.
The family traveled through Ohio & Indiana, then found that the Saints had been driven from Missouri and were now in Nauvoo, Illinois. When the family arrived in they settled into an old blacksmith shop until David could finish building them a two-room log cabin in March 1840.
The Garlick family enjoyed living among the Saints and on November 3, 1841, David was baptized. As the Saints worked to complete their temple, David gave a large amount of money to help with its construction. Elizabeth was a member of the first Relief Society.
On November 14, 1843, David died of congestive heart failure at the age of 64 and was buried in the Nauvoo Cemetery.
After the Martyrdom of Joseph & Hyrum Smith, Elzabeth's son, Joseph, moved the family over to the Iowa side of the Mississippi River for safety.
In the fall of 1847, the Garlicks had moved to Council Bluffs and were preparing to move west with the other pioneers. Elizabeth did not travel in a pioneer company with any of her children, because she was waiting for her son-in-law John Wakefield to get better and go with them. Eventually she left in the company of some friends and arrived in Utah in June of 1852. She settled in Springville with her daughter's family.
Elizabeth never remarried making her a widow for 44 years. She lived out the rest of her days in Springville and died of pneumonia on August 5, 1887 at the age of 92.
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