John Garst Account Ledgers
Scope and Content
The ledgers in this collection are detail John Garst's carpentry and mill business. The ledger entries include the making of 1100 rails, selling and purchasing planks, and repairing and making wagons. There are many people mentioned throughout the ledgers, including Charles Parrish, Jr., Colonel Abraham Hupp, Robert Paxton, Adolphus Huff, and more.
Dates
- 1844 - 1850
Creator
- Garst, John N. , ca. 1796-1875 (Person)
Language of Materials
The material in this collection is in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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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.
Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Abstract
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.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Source of Acquisition
The John Garst Account Ledgers was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in February 2017.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the John Garst Account Ledgers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the John Garst Account Ledgers was completed in July 2023.
- Title
- John Garst Account Ledgers, 1844-1850
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sterling Bryant, Student Assistant
- Date
- 2023 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu