Garst, John N. , ca. 1796-1875
Biographical Note
John N. Garst (also Gharst; ca. 1796-1875) was the son of Frederick and Magdalena Garst. In 1842, he purchased 130 acres of land on Mason's Creek in Roanoke, Virginia, and built the Garst Mill in 1845. The mill was later renamed the Kesler Mill and operated until 1922.
Garst married Christina Peffley in 1821, and they had several children.
External sources:
U.S. Federal Censuses, 1850-1870
"John N. Gharst I", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64345556/john-n-gharst, accessed on July 19, 2023.
"Garst/Kesler Mill Hanging Rock Battlefield Trail", Historical Marker Database, https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=15146, accessed on July 19, 2023.
"John Garst" in the Virginia, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/2558/records/742440, accessed February 6, 2025.
"John Garst" in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/7836/records/454952, accessed February 6, 2025.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
John Garst Account Ledgers
The ledgers in this collection are detail John Garst's carpentry and mill business, including selling and purchasing planks and repairing and making wagons. Garst (ca. 1796-1875) built the Garst Mill in 1845 along Mason's Creek in Roanoke, Virginia.