Miles DeLoss Thomas

Miles married Catherine Garlitz in 1851. Catherine (daughter of Jacob Garlitz and Elizabeth Keefer) was born on 22 Aug 1832 in Greenville Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania; died on 11 Apr 1898. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

He was buried in Greenville Lutheran Cemetery, Pocahontas, Somerset Co., Pennsylvania.

Jacob married Elizabeth Keefer about 1816. Elizabeth was born on 24 Nov 1794; died on 1 Jan 1868 in Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Henry had a farm in Greenville Twp., PA., just a five minute walk from the Maryland line. Baptismal records for several of Henry's children appear in St. Johns Reformed Parish Records of Salisbury, PA. At the time of their baptisms, this parish was a union church of the Lutheran and Reformed traditions. In the "History of Bedford, Somerset, and Fulton Counties, PA, 1884, page 551, the original members of the St. John's Reformed Church, Salisbury, Somerset Co., PA listed (among others) Philip Hare, Clement Engle, Henry Garlitz, Adam Fowler (Yowler) and James Boyd. -- (Philip Hare was a brother-in-law to Henry.) Son Jacob may be the Jacob Garlitz listed as one of the founders of the Reformed congregation in Greenville Twp. PA. Son Henry became a Methodist preacher and son Christian became one of the founders and patriarchs of St. Ann Catholic Mission in Avilton, MD.


Children:

1. Barbarab. abt 1784d. 1861- 69Ohio or Indianam. Peter Engle
2. Jacob b. May 25, 1787d. April 29, 1863 Buried Lutheran Cem, Greenville Twp, PA m. Elizabeth Keefer
3. Anna Mariab. July 4, 1789m. George Klingeman
4.Catherineb. Feb 2, 1793m. Adem Keaffer
5. Henry b. Dec 18, 1795died at age 5
6. Christian IIIb. April 18, 1797d. 1873m. Sarah McKenzie
7. Margretta b. July 28, 1799m. Casper Haller
8. Elizabeth b. April 4, 1801m. Michael Infield
9. Sarah b. Jan 18, 1803
10. Henryb. Jan. 20, 1805 m. (see theory 1 below) m. (see theory 2 below)
11. Solomonb. Nov. 27, 1806d. Jan 27, 1846m. Rebecca unknown (possibly McKenzie)
12. Eve b. about 1809m. Henry M. Hare

Theory One Re: Henry Garlitz:

Who was Henry Garlits?

It is unclear if this Henry Garlits is the son of Henry Garlitz of Greenville Twp born in 1805, who was the son of Hendrey (Christian I). This Henry by one theory is thought to be the father of Theodore Henry, the progenitor, for, among others, the famous race car driver Don Garlits. He is also proported to have married an Indian maiden. Another theory has Henry son of Henry of Greenville Twp marrying an Elizabeth Fair. Their descendents are recorded.

There was, however, another Henry of the same time period, a cousin of Henry's son Henry, that being Henry son of Christian II. We have no information for him, no date of birth, no descendents. However, Henry, son of Christian II, would have been born in Maryland, as Christian II had moved there by 1800 and that is where he raised his family. Census records have the Henry who married Elizabeth Fair being born in PA, which would be consistent with him being the son of Henry Garlitz of Greenville Twp. We find the Fair family interwined with the Garlitz family, both in Greenville Twp and also in Ohio. Could it be that Henry the father of Theodore Henry is actually Henry the son of Christian II? We do not know.

The Henry presented on this page is the Henry who married a Choctaw Indian.

Theory Two Re: Henry Garlitz

Who was Henry Garlits?

It is unclear of these pages is Henry Garlits son of Henry Garlitz of Greenville Twp born in 1805, who was the son of Hendrey (Christian I). That Henry, whom we have refered to as "1805 Henry", was previously thought to be the father of Theodore Henry, the progenitor, for, among others, the famous race car driver Don Garlits. That Henry was also proported to have married an Indian maiden. We do know, however, that the Henry of these pages did not marry a Choctaw Indian. Rather he married Elizabeth Fair. We find the Fair family interwined with the Garlitz family, both in Greenville Twp and also in Ohio. Census records have the Henry of these pages being born in PA, which would be consistent with him being the son of Henry Garlitz of Greenville Twp.

There was, however, another Henry of the same time period, a cousin, son of Christian II. We have no information for him, no date of birth, no descendents. However, Henry, son of Christian II, would have been born in Maryland, as Christian II had moved there by 1800 and that is where he raised his family. Could it be that Henry the father of Theodore Henry is actually Henry the son of Christian II? We do not know.

Information for the descendants of Henry Garlits and Elizabeth Fair was provided by Hunter Johnson, whose wife Lori is a Garlits descendent.

Henry married Magadelena Hutzel about 1783. Magadelena died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]