Jacob Garst, b: 1766

^{1803 Louisiana Territory Purchased}
^{1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific}
^{1812 - 1814 War of 1812 with Britain}
^{1846 War w/Mexico,Calif & NM acquired}
^{1861 - 1865 Civil War, North vs. South}

^{1754 - 1763 Anglo-French War}
^{1773 Boston Tea Party tax rebellion}
^{1775 - 1783 Revolutionary War}
^{1776 Declaration of Independence}
^{1789 George Washington first president}

^{1681 La Salle explores Louisiana}
^{1700 American colonies prosper}
^{1720 Texas becomes Spanish possession}
^{1735 Freedom of press established}
^{1740 Colony population = 1.5 million}


		^{Theobold Gerst (Garst)}^{b.1702 Of Schwenckhau, Bavaria d. Bethel Township, PA}

	^{Johan Nicolaus Gerst}^{b.1727 Philadelphia, PA d. Botetourt, VA}	^{Magdelena Catharina Bueckin}^{b.1704 Of Sembach, Pfalz, Bavaria d.}

^Jacob Garst^{b.1766 Bethel, PA d.1854 Roanoke Co., VA}

	^{Mary Elizabeth Stathalter}^{b.1729 d.}

		^{Michael Frantz}^{b.1687 St. Jacob, Switzerland d.1734 Conestoga, PA}

	^{Michael Frantz}^{b.1725 Germany d.1747 Virginia}

^{Anna (Salome) (Sally) Frantz}^{b.1768 d.}		^Ulrich Zug^{b.1697 Heidelberg, Baden, Ger d.1737 Warwick, PA}

	^{Magdalena Zug}^{b.1729 Lancaster, Pennsylvania d.1823 Botetourt, VA}	^{Barbara Bachman}^{b.1701 Of Germany d.1758 Warwick, Lancaster, PA}