WINDER, Elizabeth Ellen [150] ^{2 3 4 5}

   Cause of her death was Cancer.¹

   Another name for Elizabeth was WINDER, Ellen.

  General Notes:

Adair County Free Press, 20 Apr 1922
Elizabeth Ellen Winder was born February 10, 1849, near Bladenburg, Wapello County, Iowa. When in her teens, she moved to Jefferson County, near Batavia, where she was married to David H. Garber in August, 1866. In 1877, they went to Ness County, Kansas, being among the early settlers of that country. Eleven years later, they moved to Aspen, Colorado, where the husband and two daughters passed away. In 1889, she went to Fort Collins, Colorado, where she resided a number of years, later living in Illinois, Washington and California. About six years ago she came to Grove Township, Adair County, where she made her home with her daughter, Mrs. Sarah E. Rigg. Here she passed away Friday, April 14th, at the age of 73 years, 2 months and 4 days.
She was the mother of ten children, four of whom, Eliza C., Eunice E., Ruthie I. and Wilbert O. preceded her to the other world. She leaves to mourn her loss six children, Mrs. Sarah E. Rigg of Greenfield, Iowa; Mrs. Ella Lamb of Fort Collins, Colo.; Mrs. Bessie E. Mason of Tacoma, Wash.; Levi W. of Bazine, Kansas, and Samuel of Tacoma, Wash.; two step children, Mrs. Anna M. Sellers of Horace, Kansas, and John D. of Plains, Mont.; two brothers; one sister; two step-sisters; seventeen grandchildren and five great grandchildren, besides many other relatives and friends.
She spent her long life in caring for her own family and in helping her neighbors and friends, working many times beyond her own strength to save others from care and suffering. She saved others, herself she could not save. She was a member of the Dunkard church in Jefferson county, and a faithful servant of God to the last, looking forward with faith in God, and anxious to put off her mortal chains of suffering for the peach and rest promised to His children. She was a loving and faithful wife, mother and friend, patient and uncomplaining through months of suffering. She has left vacant a place no one else can fill, though they may follow her in love, faith and good works, in the name of the One who came not to be ministered unto but to minister.
Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist church in Greenfield. Rev. W. H. Meredith conducted the services. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. Interment was made in the Greenfield cemetery.

According to Melanie Smith (email, Dec 1998):
Elizabeth Ellen Winder and David Garber had a tough life. She lost three children and her husband all in one year. I believe she spent her last years living with her daughter Sade (Garber) Rigg although she did live in Ft. Collins for a while.

According to letter from Pat Vaughan (20 Jan 1999):
My cousin recently died and he told me that my Grandma once told him about her Dunkard baptism! That reminded me that she'd told me about nearly drowning in a river. The Winders were devout Dunkards.

According to Molly Davis (Feb 1999):
I have a bunch of family history notes that my grandmother (Alphronia Lamb Smith) put together over the years, and this material shows that Elizabeth Ellen Winder Garber married a D.H. Christensen 1891. Her notes also indicate "divorced" and "lived in Ft. Collins, Colo". If they were divorced, that could explain the lack of a mention of her second marriage in the obituary. I haven't found anything in Larimer County, Colorado records to provide any other evidence of this second marriage or divorce, so it is possible the marriage and/or divorce took place in Iowa?

According to Mary Launder (May 1993):
During WWI when womenfolk were knitting washcloths for the soldiers, she taught me to knit, to crochet, to patch and to darn.
Elizabeth Ellen said she spoke only German until she started school. When I knew her, her English was excellent and she was a well educated woman.
[Nov 1992]: Did I tell you that the records may show Grandma as Ellen? This is what she went by and in the 1890's her surname was Christensen for a while then she took back the Garber.

Winder Family Genealogy Forum
Posted by mel smith on November 27, 1998 at 21:11:48:
October 14, 1998 at 21:37:15:
I descend from Elizabeth Ellen (WINDER) Garber, the daughter of Thomas and Eliza (HARMON) Winder.
ggg gr. - Thomas Winder m. Eliza Harmon
gg gr. - Elizabeth Ellen Winder m. David Garber
g -gr. Amy Luella Garber m. John Lamb
grandparents - Alphronia Lamb m. Stanley Smith
The GARBERS lived in Colorado and Iowa, having moved from Pennsylvania. Many of their children were born in Kansas. I believe there is a photograph of Eliza Harmon WINDER. Perhaps I could scan and e-mail it to you if interested. Will go through my WINDER notes to see if there is anything helpful as to your query.

Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 14:19:43 EST
From: [email protected]

Actually my source was my grandmother who told me about her side of the family, not sure where she got that info..but probably has been shared through generations of our family. All I know is that his wife was Eliza Harmon who lived from 1821-1889...not sure of their birth/death places. I know that on that side we are related to John Billington the famous Mayflower murderer, though I haven't gotten that far yet. Let me know if you have any information on that....Anyway..here is my lineage so far:
1. Thomas Winder
Eliza Harmon
2. David Garber
Elizabeth Winder
3. Owen Lamb
Alphronia LeMunyon
4. John Lamb
Amy Garber
5. Calvin Kingsley
Charlotte Moss
6. George Wise
Eunice Kingsley
7. Lloyd Smith
Sarah Allen
8. Matthew Smith
Charlotte Wise
9. Mary Smith
Hugh Lamb
10. Minnie Karstetter
Cadet Colvin
11. Willard Colvin
Arlyene Lamb (my grandparents-my grandmother died a few years ago)
12. Debby Colvin (my mother)
Richard Wilhelm

Date: Sun, 4 Apr 1999 00:07:46 EST
From: [email protected]

I'm not sure of all the details on the Mayflower murder...it is in a book though called The Mayflower Murderer and other Forgotten Firsts...can't remember who the author is. All I can remember is John Billington commited a murder soon after they landed and they hung him from his neck and his feet, in other words, streched his body out until he couldn't take it & died...what a way to die huh?
[snip]-Keri-

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Religion: Brethren (Dunkard).

2. Occupation: Seamstress.

3. census: Federal, 1850, Pleasant, Wapello, Iowa, USA. ⁶

4. census: Iowa State, 1856, , Wapello, Iowa, USA. ⁷

5. cemetery: Fairfield Cemetery, 1922, Fairfield, Jefferson, Iowa, USA.

6. census: Federal, 1880, Bazine, Ness, Kansas, USA.

Elizabeth married David Henry GARBER [151] [MRIN: 94], son of John GARBER [10037] and Sarah ALBAUGH [10038], on 29 Aug 1866 in , , Iowa, USA.¹ (David Henry GARBER [151] was born on 7 Aug 1829 in , Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA ¹ and died on 22 May 1889 in Aspen, Pitkin, Colorado, USA ¹.)

Elizabeth next married Morris CHRISTENSEN [10019] [MRIN: 95] in 1891.