Genealogy of the Ludwig Mohler Family in America
 

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Creighton College, Omaha, Nebr., and has chosen dentistry as his life work.

7--Louise Jerome Mohr, b Dec. 19, 1859, near Manchester, Ia., married Arthur Smith Wasson, b Jan. 13, 1858, on May 20, 1879; settled at Ponca, Nebr., where Dr. Wasson became a very successful and popular dental practitioner. Their home now is in Sioux City, Ia. Mrs. Wasson is noted for her grace and beauty. Their children are:

7-1--Charlotte L. Wasson, b Dec. 23, 1880; married Douglas S. McMillan, July 6, 1904.

7-2--Lawrence Arthur Wasson, b Sept. 20, 1895. He enlisted June 4, 1917, in the 134th Ambulance Co., 109th Sanitary Train, 34th Division, serving two years in the L. A. W., Camp Dix, N. Y. He is a very capable young man.

This record, of the Mary Garber and Daniel Mohr family, was largely furnished by John A Mohr of Ponca, Nebr., Jan. 30, 1915, later corrected up to date.

3--Martin Garber--6005--b in Augusta Co., Va.; d at Garber, Okla., Oct. 24, 1903.

In 1836 his parents moved to Bellefontaine, Ohio, where he was educated.

In 1851, he moved to Clayton County, Iowa, where he was married to Lucy A. Rife on December 4, 1856. In 1861 he moved with his family to Humboldt County, California, salling around Cape Horn. In 1868 he again moved to East Elkport, Iowa, where he lived until 1893, at which time he, together with his family, moved to Oklahoma and made the run for homesteads, where they located on claims in Garfield County and entered into the mercantile and banking business. The town of Garber, where he died, was named in his honor, Martin Garber was admitted to the bar in the State of Iowa in 1878, where he was elected District Judge; member of Iowa State Legislature; and Court Reporter. He was a personal friend of Senator Allison, whose friendship came near making him Governor of the State of Oklahoma when President Roosevelt removed Territorial Governor Jenkins from office. As merchant, banker, postmaster, and leader of all enterprises of Garber, he exerted much constructive influence on Garfield County's civic and political development which was bequeathed to his family as a priceless heritage.

His children are:

1--Martha A. Garber, b Aug. 21, 1851, at Elkport, Iowa; married Dr. O. D. Taft, Nov. 20, 1875 at Elkport; moved to Oklahoma in 1893; to Oregon in 1908; to Ann Arbor, Mich., in 1912 to educate their youngest sons, and back to Garber, Okla., in 1918. Their children are:

1-1--Grace Taft, b Oct. 9, 1876, at Elkport; married R. E. Trosper in June, 1905, at Garber, Okla.; moved to Ann Arbor, Mich. Their children are: Lois, b in Chicago, Feb. 7, 1907; Martha, b in Chicago, Aug. 31, 1909.

 
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