Isadore came to America on the “Utica,” arriving in New York City with his parents and two brothers on November 25, 1841.

According to the 1860 Census, Isadore was a 26 year old "waggon maker" born in Baden, Germany; he had realty valued at $500 and personalty worth $300; and lived in Munster Township, Cambria County, Pa. He was included on jury service lists, for the June 1861 and December 1863 terms in Ebensburg. In the 1870 Census “Isadore Farebaugh” is listed as a wagon maker in the 5th Ward of Altoona, with realty worth $1800 and personalty worth $500, with wife Elizabeth (24, keeping house) and son Henry P. (2), and a Clara Buck (8). He was advertising his wagon business in the Altoona Mirror in 1877. In 1880, Isadore Farabaugh is listed as a 46 year old wheelwright on 16th Street, with wife Elizabeth (34, keeping house), children Henry (11, at school), Francis W. (9, at school), John I. (5, at school), Mary E. (3), Louis E. (a) and servant Clara Buck (16). They were next to his sister Mary and her husband Michael Fechter.

He was also a blacksmith. His obituary in the Cambria Freemen indicated that he learned the wagon making trade and was then employed by the Messrs. Collins as general repairman on their railroad contracts. He relocated to Altoona in 1866 where he worked as a journeyman at his trade. His enterprise enabled the purchase of considerable real estate in Altoona. He was troubled by heart disease in his last two weeks of life.

Elizabeth was sister to Lawrence F. Flick, a physician who pioneered research and treatent of tuberculosis. She is frequently mentioned in a 1956 memoir enitled “Dr. Lawrence F. Flick As I Knew Him,” authored by her niece Cecilia R. Flick. In her book, Cecilia indicated that “Liz” had a talent for mathematics yet did not have much schooling in her youth due to the family farm responsibilities. She “was very skillful in the field, and a quick and efficient worker,” but refused to help with the stables. In one anecdote Liz at the age of about 15 was pitted against another worker to determine who was faster and more efficicient, and bets were taken. Liz was the victor and when her opponent later returned to the area following service in the Civil War, he immediately approached visited the Flicks to propose marriage, only to learn that she had recently married Isadore Farabaugh.

Cecilia further relates that Liz developed many talents despite her lack of formal education. “Aunt Lizzie wrote a beautiful letter.” When she was eventually left a widow with six children she took over Isadore’s wheelwright trade in Altoona, with the help of the company foreman. She then developed a large real estate business, starting from a few acres bordering on Altoona. As her business reputation grew in the community, her advice was frequently sought by others, including Mr. Gable, the owner of Altoona’s largest department store. “I have heard Aunt Lizzie say that she was satisfied with the status of women, that it never interfered with her business relations.”

Elizabeth eventually remarried, to Paul Sharp, but had no further children. Paul was a railroad engineer, and received a medal of honor in preventing a train incident. Elizabeth took over Paul's business ventures and became quite successful in real estate and construction. Sharp Avenue in Altoona, Pa., is named after her. She once owned a log hotel in Bedford, Pa.