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Barbara Gerber

Female 1790 - 1834  (43 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Barbara Gerber 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. 2. Elisabeth Neuenschwander  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Jun 1814 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 20 Apr 1893.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Elisabeth Neuenschwander Descendancy chart to this point (1.Barbara1) 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. 3. Sophia Fankhauser  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Sep 1836 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 27 Apr 1883.
    2. 4. Elisabeth Fankhauser  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 May 1837 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 1 Mar 1899.
    3. 5. Simon Fankhauser  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Jun 1839 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 15 Jan 1894.
    4. 6. Maria Fankhauser  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jul 1843 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 10 Feb 1903.
    5. 7. Verena Fankhauser  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Nov 1844 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; and died.
    6. 8. Christian Fankhauser  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Sep 1846 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 25 Feb 1892.
    7. 9. 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.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Sophia Fankhauser Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elisabeth2, 1.Barbara1) was born on 20 Sep 1836 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 27 Apr 1883.

  2. 4.  Elisabeth Fankhauser Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elisabeth2, 1.Barbara1) 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.


  3. 5.  Simon Fankhauser Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elisabeth2, 1.Barbara1) was born on 1 Jun 1839 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 15 Jan 1894.

  4. 6.  Maria Fankhauser Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elisabeth2, 1.Barbara1) was born on 3 Jul 1843 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 10 Feb 1903.

  5. 7.  Verena Fankhauser Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elisabeth2, 1.Barbara1) was born on 18 Nov 1844 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; and died.

  6. 8.  Christian Fankhauser Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elisabeth2, 1.Barbara1) was born on 23 Sep 1846 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; died on 25 Feb 1892.

  7. 9.  Anna Fankhauser Descendancy chart to this point (2.Elisabeth2, 1.Barbara1) 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. 10. Anna Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 11. 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. 12. Bertha Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Nov 1880 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland.
    4. 13. 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. 14. Emma Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Oct 1883 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland.
    6. 15. 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. 16. Marie Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Aug 1891 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died after 1973.
    8. 17. Johann Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Aug 1894 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Anna Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anna3, 2.Elisabeth2, 1.Barbara1)

    Anna married Johannes Zehnder on 15 May 1909 in Buempliz, Bern, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Chloris Zehnder  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 19. Hans Zehnder  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 20. Alice Zehnder  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 21. Bethli (Bertha) Zehnder  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 22. Gertrude Zehnder  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 23. Hanna Zehnder  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 11.  Ernst GerberErnst Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anna3, 2.Elisabeth2, 1.Barbara1) was born on 11 Sep 1879 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 30 Jun 1974 in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA.

    Other Events:

    • : 1903, Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA; Through Ellis Island, NY
    • Naturalization of Citizenship: 14 Sep 1906

    Notes:

    visited the US between 1897 and 1899 according to shipping manifest

    The childhood home of Ernst was inhabited by a family with the name Bieri in 1929, according to Ernst and Clara's travel log. This would have been Giebelkelle.

    Ernst married Clara Moser on 3 Jan 1907 in Oneida, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA. Clara (daughter of Jacob Moser and Anna Beiler) was born on 7 Jun 1888 in Oneida, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA; died on 2 Oct 1965 in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA; was buried in Oct 1965 in Apostolic Christian Cemetary, Bern, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Edward Ernest Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1907; died on 26 Aug 1979 in Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, USA.
    2. 25. Theodore Roosevelt Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Oct 1909 in Oneida, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA; died on 14 Aug 1999 in Hills, Rock County, Minnesota, USA; was buried on 17 Aug 1999 in Apostolic Christian Church Cemetary-Lester, IA.
    3. 26. Andrew Reuben Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jun 1911 in Oneida, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA; died on 7 Oct 1939 in Bend, Oregon; was buried in Oct 1939 in Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA.
    4. 27. Gilbert J. Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Dec 1913 in Oneida, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA; died on 23 Jan 1992; was buried in Jan 1992 in Albany, Nemaha, Kansas.
    5. 28. Clarence Eugene Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Feb 1917 in Oneida, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA; died on 19 Dec 1999 in Elgelwood, CO; was buried on 15 Jan 2000 in Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA.
    6. 29. Paul R. Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Jan 1920 in Oneida, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA; died on 26 Sep 2000.

  3. 12.  Bertha Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anna3, 2.Elisabeth2, 1.Barbara1) was born on 17 Nov 1880 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland.

    Notes:

    A chart from the Gerber reunion in 2009 shows she lived at Bottigen. Whether that was before or after she was married is unknown.

    Bertha married Friedrich Zehnder on 12 Jul 1902 in Buempliz, Bern, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 30. Klara Zehnder  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 31. Werner Zehnder  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 32. Walter Zehnder  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 33. Fritz Or Martha Zehnder  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 13.  Christian Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anna3, 2.Elisabeth2, 1.Barbara1) was born on 3 May 1882 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 10 Dec 1886 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland.

  5. 14.  Emma Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anna3, 2.Elisabeth2, 1.Barbara1) was born on 21 Oct 1883 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland.

    Emma married Hans Luginbuhl on 21 Mar 1903 in Buempliz, Bern, Switzerland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 34. Hans Luginbuhl  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 35. Hulda Luginbuhl  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 36. Fred Luginbuhl  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 37. Ernst Luginbuhl  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 15.  Fritz Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anna3, 2.Elisabeth2, 1.Barbara1) was born on 11 Aug 1885 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 31 Mar 1951.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Fred
    • Name: Fritz

    Notes:

    The following information was abstracted from Book 1 of the Declaration of Intentions which begins in October 1906. This book contains 100 records of which 50 are given here. These records are located in the office of the Clerk of District Court, Nemaha County Courthouse, Seneca, KS:

    "Fred GERBER, farmer, aged 22, of Oneida, Kansas, was born on 11 Aug 1885 in Laungua, Switzerland. Fred immigrated from Laungua, Switzerland aboard the Sampaen. He arrived in New York on 22 Jan 1902. Fred Gerber filed a declaration of intention to become a citizen of the United States on 23 Dec 1907 with the district court of Nemaha County. (page 8)"

    Note: immigration information does not match exactly. However, phoenetically, Sampaen and Champagne are very similar. The birth dates match, and dates of arrival in the US are within 5 days.

    Fritz married Emma Heinen on 9 Mar 1910 in Seneca, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA. Emma (daughter of John Heinen and Rosa Heck) was born about 1883 in Illinois, USA; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 38. Jane Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 39. George W Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Mar 1913 in Oneida, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA; died on 02 May 2005.
    3. 40. John Arnold Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Aug 1918 in Oneida, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA; died on 16 Dec 1920; was buried in Oneida, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA.
    4. 41. Betty Jean Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Sep 1927; died on 16 Oct 1927.

  7. 16.  Marie Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anna3, 2.Elisabeth2, 1.Barbara1) was born on 11 Aug 1891 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died after 1973.

    Notes:

    Lived in Reinach.

    Marie married Heinrich Rueegger on 14 Apr 1917. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 42. Christian Rueegger  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 43. Ernst Rueegger  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 44. Max Rueegger  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 45. Verena Rueegger  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 46. John Rueegger  Descendancy chart to this point
    6. 47. Heinrich Rueegger  Descendancy chart to this point died in Sep 2002.

  8. 17.  Johann Gerber Descendancy chart to this point (9.Anna3, 2.Elisabeth2, 1.Barbara1) was born on 12 Aug 1894 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Hans

    Notes:

    It has been passed down over the years from Ernst that Johann died at an early age. It was said he died while working "in the field". However, there is a letter from "Sue" to Erma stating that Hans married a Martha and had seven children.

    Also, a chart from the Gerber reunion in 2009 shows he lived at Bottigen. Whether that was where he grew up or where he lived as an adult is unknown. The chart also shows he was a dairy farmer.

    Documents from the 1993 reunion indicated Hans had 7 daughters.

    Johann married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 48. Lena Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 49. Freda Gerber  Descendancy chart to this point


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