Louis Garbs of Okawville, Washington County, Illinois was born on December 16, 1915 at Okawville, Il. in Okawville,, Ill. U.S.A. to George Washington Garbs and Maria Louisa Mueller. He had siblings Alleen Zelenis Garbs, Stanley August George Garbs, Esther Anna Lina Garbs, Pearl Ida Marie Garbs, Helena Augusta Lillian Garbs, Clinton Zenis Garbs, Leonard Deedrich Garbs, and Bonnie Lee Garbs. Louis Garbs died at age 66 years old in August 1982.