Born Andreas Gärber in Balinka, Fejer County, Hungary during the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The Gärber family spoke German, having come from Styria, Austria to Hungary in 1749. He migrated with his parents to Satnica, Croatia in 1890. Multi-lingual, his first name has been spelled many ways in the records - Andreas, Andro, Andrea, Andriya, Andras, Andrew. He came to the USA for the first time when he was 17 years old so he could earn money and return to Croatia to buy land for a small farm. He married Anna Hörl in 1910. He served in the Imperial Royal Austro-Hungarian Army in WWI and was a POW in Italy. He came to the USA for the last time in 1921 and sent for his family in 1923. He worked as a machinist at Cutler-Hammer in NYC for many years before he and his wife moved to Frewsburg to live with his daughter, Ann Percy.
Born Andreas Gärber in Balinka, Fejer County, Hungary during the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The Gärber family spoke German, having come from Styria, Austria to Hungary in 1749. He migrated with his parents to Satnica, Croatia in 1890. Multi-lingual, his first name has been spelled many ways in the records - Andreas, Andro, Andrea, Andriya, Andras, Andrew. He came to the USA for the first time when he was 17 years old so he could earn money and return to Croatia to buy land for a small farm. He married Anna Hörl in 1910. He served in the Imperial Royal Austro-Hungarian Army in WWI and was a POW in Italy. He came to the USA for the last time in 1921 and sent for his family in 1923. He worked as a machinist at Cutler-Hammer in NYC for many years before he and his wife moved to Frewsburg to live with his daughter, Ann Percy.
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