Katharina married Johannes Gerber on 17 Feb 1803 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland. Johannes was born in in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 19 Nov 1835. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ulrich married Barbara Gerber on 3 Jul 1829. Barbara (daughter of Peter Gerber) was born on 26 Jul 1810 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; was christened on 5 Aug 1810; died on 6 May 1882. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Address: 9 Jun 1835, Baumgarten; Parents lived at Baumgarten at the time of Anna Barbara's birth. Baumgarten has been thought to be an ancestral farm for the Vorder Giebel Gerber line.
• Address: 19 May 1854, Alteneischürli; Lived at Alteneischürli at the time of Anna Barbara's marriage

Notes:

She came from the original farm of the early Gerbers, called Baumgarten - Marianne Gerber, 28 Oct 2001.

According to a chart assembled by John Gerber of Giebel, Anna Barbara came out of the farm called Altenel and was the daughter of Ulrich and Barbara Gerber.

Descendent Ruedi Gerber mentioned in a letter that Anna Barbara was very well respected and beautiful. She was said to be a very hard worker, and she did not care about doing even the farm work that was usually done by men.

Anna married Christian Gerber on 19 May 1854 in Thun, Switzerland. Christian (son of Niklaus Gerber and Barbara Aeschlimann) was born on 3 Dec 1823 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; was christened on 21 Dec 1823 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 8 Feb 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Address: Giebelkelle or Giebelchelle
• Address: Reinach, Switzerland
• Address: 6 Nov 1855, Vorder Giebel, near Langnau in Emmental, Bern, Switzerland

Notes:

Purchased Giebelkelle from his father in 1885. It also appears from a chart at a Gerber Reunion he may have lived in "Weg" at Trubschachen prior to moving to Reinach.

Later moved to Reinach - letter from Heinrich Gerber to Paul Gerber on 2 July 1993.

According to Ruedi of Vorder Giebel, Christian didn't make large payments (or increased in payments) as he leased Giebelkelle.

Christian married Anna Fankhauser on 9 Nov 1878 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland. Anna (daughter of Niklaus Fankhauser and Elisabeth Neuenschwander) was born on 14 Nov 1851 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 5 May 1901 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christian married Maria Anna Sommerhalder on 8 Apr 1904 in Trubschachen, Switzerland. Maria (daughter of Johann Rudolf and Maria Anna Burger) was born on 23 Jul 1849 in Burg, AG; died on 2 Nov 1929 in Gontenschwil, AG. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna married Johannes Jakob on 14 Sep 1876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Fritz

Notes:

Became owner and farmer at Baereggfeld.

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Name: Giebel-Ueli

Notes:

bought farm from father in 1892.

Owner of Vorder Giebel

Also purchased the properties of Aussergrat and Gratweidli.



From Markus Kaufman on 27 Apr 2013:

On your website, I found an entry of the farm Gratweidli in Escholzmatt. I have myself ancestors who were born in the Gratweidli. For a photobook of our family, we are looking for a photograph of the house Gratweidli. Today this house is not existing anymore and the fields are covered with forest. The current owner is Rosmarie Gerber from Aussergrat. Previously it was owned by a Gerber relative who lives in the US or Canada. He is 85 year old now. If you would have a photograph of this house Gratweidli, who was occupied still in the early 19hundreds..in 1950 there were still some walls but today nothing is left of this house.

Thank you very much for your help finding a photograph of the house Gratweidli in Escholzmatt, LU. It was occupied until 1920 by the Kaufmanns from the Kurüti (Churüti). Johann Kaufmann moved to the Gratweidli and raised his children there, one of them, Anton Kaufmann, was my grandfahter, he died in 1966.

Sincerely Yours
Markus Kaufmann

Ruedi said he felt his father, Ulrich, was too interested in cattle trading, but he admired his grandfather Christian who promoted the reunions of the Neutäufer in the Versammlungshaus, or meeting house. This is known as the Stöckli which was built where the Küherhaus/Hüsli used to be. A "küher" was a high-level farm hand who was responsible for caring for the cattle. Apparently, the existing Stöckli has "NG 1862" inscribed on it, referring to Niklaus Gerber.

Ruedi said he felt his father, Ulrich, was too interested in cattle trading, but he admired his grandfather Christian who promoted the reunions of the Neutäufer in the Versammlungshaus, or meeting house. This is known as the Stöckli which was built where the Küherhaus/Hüsli used to be. A "küher" was a high-level farm hand who was responsible for caring for the cattle. Apparently, the existing Stöckli has "NG 1862" inscribed on it, referring to Niklaus Gerber.

Died:
Died of the "plague" or epidemic.

Ulrich married Rosa Gasser on 3 Sep 1892 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland. Rosa (daughter of Ulrich Gasser and Elisabeth Lehmann) was born on 17 Aug 1865 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 26 Jun 1935 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Emma married Herrmann Rueegger after 1893. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]