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Niklaus Gerber

Male 1767 - 1830  (62 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Niklaus Gerber was born on 23 Jan 1767; died on 1 Jan 1830.

    Other Events:

    • Address: 1802, Ober Hapbach

    Notes:

    Changed their crest to show a black and white animal named Steinbock (rock goat). The famous Gerber cheese comes from this line.-Marianne Gerber 28 October 2001 email
    Purchased Oberer Habbach (Hapbach) after 1801.

    The descendants were no longer part of the Mennonite church, but became members of the State Reformed Church.


    According to Peter Gerber: He was christened “Niklaus”. That name is usually abreviated to “Klaus” and in the language of the people Klaus transforms to “Glais” (as "Robert" to "Dick" in English).

    "Zähjs Holz" appears to say that Niklaus Gerber of Giebel, after his purchase of the Hapbach farm, moved and no longer was a member of the Neutäufer church. However, that statement is could be associated with the wrong Niklaus as the Neutäufer movement began in 1835. More likely, this Niklaus renounced his membership in the Mennonite church, not Neutäufer.

    Family/Spouse: Anna Steiner. Anna (daughter of Ulrich Steiner and Barbara Daellenbach) was born on 8 Jul 1759 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 5 Jan 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Christian Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 May 1786 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 12 Feb 1842.
    2. 3. Niklaus Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Jan 1788 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 5 Feb 1850.
    3. 4. Barbara Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jul 1790 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 19 Mar 1834 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland.
    4. 5. Michael Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Aug 1793 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 18 Feb 1862.
    5. 6. Anna Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Jul 1796 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 17 Feb 1797.
    6. 7. Anna Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Nov 1803 in Schangnau, Bern, Switzerland; died on 10 Feb 1855.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Christian Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (1.Niklaus1) was born on 28 May 1786 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 12 Feb 1842.

    Notes:

    Christian had 3 sons. He moved to Thun and founded the Gerber cheese factory. The website location is http://www.emmi-gerber.ch. It was founded in 1836. Information about its founding can be found on the website at https://www.gerberfondue.ch/che/de/ueber-uns.

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

    Children:
    1. 8. Christian Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1814; died in 1878.
    2. 9. Johannes Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1817; died in 1882.
    3. 10. Niklaus Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1820; died in 1880.
    4. 11. Fritz Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1830; died in 1880.

  2. 3.  Niklaus Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (1.Niklaus1) was born on 20 Jan 1788 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 5 Feb 1850.

    Notes:

    Niklaus 1788 -1850, going to Bern and working for the “Tscharnergut” as an administrator, a big farm in the vincinity of the town which today is a part of Bern/Bümpliz with big houses for 5000 people. The Tscharner Family is one of the local nobility families of the old Bern. They made their money (also) by sending swiss men as solders to foreign countries.


  3. 4.  Barbara Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (1.Niklaus1) was born on 23 Jul 1790 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 19 Mar 1834 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland.

    Barbara married Johannes Neuenschwander on 17 Jul 1807. Johannes (son of Johannes Neuenschwander and Barbara Roethlisberger) was born on 16 Feb 1781 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 30 Jan 1848. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Elisabeth Neuenschwander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jun 1814 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 20 Apr 1893.

  4. 5.  Michael Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (1.Niklaus1) was born on 23 Aug 1793 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 18 Feb 1862.

    Notes:

    Michael 1793-1862, staying on the oberer Hapbach and was later the ancestor of the butchery-line in Grosshöchsstetten (http://www.gerber-fleisch.ch/)

    Michael married Barbara Haldimann on 10 Sep 1814. Barbara was born about 1785 in Signau, Bern, Switzerland; died on 2 Nov 1838. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Ulrich Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Apr 1815 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 28 Sep 1863.
    2. 14. Michael Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Feb 1818 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 10 Dec 1891.
    3. 15. Niklaus Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Nov 1819 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 10 Jan 1887.
    4. 16. Christian Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Oct 1821 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 6 Apr 1822.
    5. 17. Christian Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Apr 1823 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 13 Jun 1824.
    6. 18. Johannes Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Nov 1824 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 14 Oct 1822.
    7. 19. Anna Barbara Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Dec 1826 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 5 Jul 1897.
    8. 20. Simon Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jun 1829 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 28 Oct 1904.

  5. 6.  Anna Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (1.Niklaus1) was born on 15 Jul 1796 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 17 Feb 1797.

  6. 7.  Anna Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (1.Niklaus1) was born on 20 Nov 1803 in Schangnau, Bern, Switzerland; died on 10 Feb 1855.


Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Christian Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (2.Christian2, 1.Niklaus1) was born in 1814; died in 1878.

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

    Children:
    1. 21. Gustav Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1862; died in 1906.

  2. 9.  Johannes Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (2.Christian2, 1.Niklaus1) was born in 1817; died in 1882.

  3. 10.  Niklaus Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (2.Christian2, 1.Niklaus1) was born in 1820; died in 1880.

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

    Children:
    1. 22. Niklaus Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1850 in 1914.

  4. 11.  Fritz Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (2.Christian2, 1.Niklaus1) was born in 1830; died in 1880.

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

    Children:
    1. 23. Walter Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1879; died in 1942.
    2. 24. Ernst Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1881; died in 1962.

  5. 12.  Elisabeth Neuenschwander Descendancy chart to this point (4.Barbara2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 18 Jun 1814 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 20 Apr 1893.

    Elisabeth married Niklaus Fankhauser on 17 Jun 1836. Niklaus (son of Johannes Fankhauser and Barbara Mosimann) was born on 23 Aug 1806 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 13 Feb 1875. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 25. Sophia Fankhauser  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1836 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 27 Apr 1883.
    2. 26. Elisabeth Fankhauser  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 May 1837 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 1 Mar 1899.
    3. 27. Simon Fankhauser  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jun 1839 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 15 Jan 1894.
    4. 28. Maria Fankhauser  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jul 1843 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 10 Feb 1903.
    5. 29. Verena Fankhauser  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Nov 1844 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; and died.
    6. 30. Christian Fankhauser  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Sep 1846 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 25 Feb 1892.
    7. 31. Anna Fankhauser  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Nov 1851 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 5 May 1901 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland.

  6. 13.  Ulrich Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (5.Michael2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 1 Apr 1815 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 28 Sep 1863.

  7. 14.  Michael Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (5.Michael2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 6 Feb 1818 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 10 Dec 1891.

  8. 15.  Niklaus Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (5.Michael2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 11 Nov 1819 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 10 Jan 1887.

  9. 16.  Christian Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (5.Michael2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 29 Oct 1821 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 6 Apr 1822.

  10. 17.  Christian Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (5.Michael2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 3 Apr 1823 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 13 Jun 1824.

  11. 18.  Johannes Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (5.Michael2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 4 Nov 1824 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 14 Oct 1822.

  12. 19.  Anna Barbara Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (5.Michael2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 19 Dec 1826 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 5 Jul 1897.

  13. 20.  Simon Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (5.Michael2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 14 Jun 1829 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 28 Oct 1904.

    Notes:

    LDS record K4PL-ZHN shows his birth date as 21 May 1829

    Family/Spouse: Elisabetha Kuehni. Elisabetha was born on 7 Oct 1832; died on 23 Jul 1917. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 32. Christian Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jan 1852 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 15 May 1902.
    2. 33. Ulrich Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 25 Apr 1856 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 20 Sep 1903.
    3. 34. Maria Anne Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Nov 1860 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 11 Jan 1929 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland.
    4. 35. Simon Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Dec 1865 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 1 Feb 1918.
    5. 36. Elizabetha Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Mar 1872 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 20 Jan 1873.


Generation: 4

  1. 21.  Gustav Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (8.Christian3, 2.Christian2, 1.Niklaus1) was born in 1862; died in 1906.

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

    Children:
    1. 37. Gustav Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1900; died in 1974.

  2. 22.  Niklaus Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (10.Niklaus3, 2.Christian2, 1.Niklaus1) was born in 1850 in 1914.

  3. 23.  Walter Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (11.Fritz3, 2.Christian2, 1.Niklaus1) was born in 1879; died in 1942.

  4. 24.  Ernst Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (11.Fritz3, 2.Christian2, 1.Niklaus1) was born in 1881; died in 1962.

  5. 25.  Sophia Fankhauser Descendancy chart to this point (12.Elisabeth3, 4.Barbara2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 20 Sep 1836 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 27 Apr 1883.

  6. 26.  Elisabeth Fankhauser Descendancy chart to this point (12.Elisabeth3, 4.Barbara2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 1 May 1837 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 1 Mar 1899.

    Other Events:

    • Birth: 1 Nov 1837; LDS has conflicting information on birth, but identical information on death.


  7. 27.  Simon Fankhauser Descendancy chart to this point (12.Elisabeth3, 4.Barbara2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 1 Jun 1839 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 15 Jan 1894.

  8. 28.  Maria Fankhauser Descendancy chart to this point (12.Elisabeth3, 4.Barbara2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 3 Jul 1843 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 10 Feb 1903.

  9. 29.  Verena Fankhauser Descendancy chart to this point (12.Elisabeth3, 4.Barbara2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 18 Nov 1844 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; and died.

  10. 30.  Christian Fankhauser Descendancy chart to this point (12.Elisabeth3, 4.Barbara2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 23 Sep 1846 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 25 Feb 1892.

  11. 31.  Anna Fankhauser Descendancy chart to this point (12.Elisabeth3, 4.Barbara2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 14 Nov 1851 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 5 May 1901 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland.

    Notes:

    FANKHAUSER: TRUB. Fankhaus is the place name of a farm. The German verb fangen means to catch. This house is catched, that is to say surrounded by hills and forest, enclosed territory. - By Delbert Gratz



    ORIGIN OF NAME - VERSION 2

    Heinz Fankhauser from Burgdorf...

    When fall comes, the farmers have to drive their animals down from the high pastures for the winter. There must have been some sort of stockade (or corrall) in Fankhaus Graben which pinned the cows and/or sheep and/or goats in until the various owners could sort out which belonged to whom. There must have been a house there for the fellow who maintained it.



    ORIGIN OF NAME - VERSION 3

    Contributed by Frieda Funkhouser Wilson - FUNKHOUSER A SWISS-AMERICAN GENEALOGY (1364-1978) Copyright 1978

    ...at the turn of the century the circulated story was that one of the Fankhauser ancestors "was an inspector of a prison or guard of prisoners. This story has been refuted. Cousin Hans Fankhauser says there are no jails or prisons in Trub for the one thing. Instead the name Fankhauser comes from the verb 'fangen' meaning 'to catch' (the bears). A 'fang' was a large pit for trapping the bears and other wild animals that threatened the crops and livestock of the families who lived in this valley in the Middle Ages. The trap tender lived in a 'Fanghus.' As a small community grew there, it took the name and the families there became Fankhausers."

    Anna married Johannes Zuercher on 9 Nov 1878 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland. Johannes was born on 28 Sep 1839 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 25 Aug 1876. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Anna married Christian Gerber on 9 Nov 1878 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland. Christian (son of Christian Gerber and Anna Barbara Gerber) was born on 6 Nov 1855 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 7 Aug 1935 in Gontenschwil, AG. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Anna Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 39. Ernst Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Sep 1879 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 30 Jun 1974 in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA.
    3. 40. Bertha Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Nov 1880 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland.
    4. 41. Christian Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 May 1882 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 10 Dec 1886 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland.
    5. 42. Emma Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Oct 1883 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland.
    6. 43. Fritz Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Aug 1885 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 31 Mar 1951.
    7. 44. Marie Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Aug 1891 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died after 1973.
    8. 45. Johann Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Aug 1894 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland.

  12. 32.  Christian Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (20.Simon3, 5.Michael2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 14 Jan 1852 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 15 May 1902.

  13. 33.  Ulrich Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (20.Simon3, 5.Michael2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 25 Apr 1856 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 20 Sep 1903.

  14. 34.  Maria Anne Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (20.Simon3, 5.Michael2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 13 Nov 1860 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 11 Jan 1929 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland.

    Maria married Ulrich Gasser on 20 Aug 1878 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland. Ulrich (son of Ulrich Gasser and Elisabeth Lehmann) was born on 21 Oct 1852 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 17 Apr 1929 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  15. 35.  Simon Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (20.Simon3, 5.Michael2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 6 Dec 1865 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 1 Feb 1918.

  16. 36.  Elizabetha Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (20.Simon3, 5.Michael2, 1.Niklaus1) was born on 31 Mar 1872 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 20 Jan 1873.


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