Christian Gerber^{[1, 2, 3]}

1823 - 1894  (70 years)

• Name	Christian Gerber
  Born	3 Dec 1823	Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland   [4]
  Christened	21 Dec 1823	Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Address	Vorder Giebel, near Langnau in Emmental, Bern, Switzerland
  Died	8 Feb 1894
  Person ID	I0388	Gerber Family Tree | Descendants of Christian Gerber I5869
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Niklaus Gerber,   b. 4 Jul 1788, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 1865, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Barbara Aeschlimann,   b. 1797,   d. 13 Nov 1861, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  (Age 64 years)
  Married	7 May 1819	Luetzelflueh, Bern, Switzerland   [5]
  	The marriage took place in Luetzelflueh, and was registered at Langnau.
  Documents		Gerber, Niklaus and Barbara Aeschlimann marriage record Marriage record for Niklaus Gerber and Anna Aeschlimann
  		Gerber, Niklaus of Gibel and Barbara Aeschlimann marriage registration in Langnau Niklaus Gerber of Giebel and Barbara AEschlimann marriage registration in Langnau. They were required to register their marriage in their home town even though it was also recorded in the town in which they were married.
  Location Photos		Vorder Giebel, family farm next to Langnau Vorder Giebel, family farm next to Langnau
  Family ID	F0170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Barbara Gerber,   b. 9 Jun 1835,   d. 27 Feb 1892  (Age 56 years)
  Married	19 May 1854	Thun, Switzerland
  Children	+ 1. Christian Gerber,   b. 6 Nov 1855, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 7 Aug 1935, Gontenschwil, AG  (Age 79 years) + 2. Anna Elisabeth Gerber,   b. 15 Jun 1858,   d. 12 Jan 1927  (Age 68 years)   3. Johannes Gerber,   b. 19 Mar 1863, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 17 Jul 1888  (Age 25 years) + 4. Friedrich Gerber,   b. 13 Nov 1865,   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Ulrich Gerber,   b. 5 Jul 1868,   d. 14 Feb 1919  (Age 50 years)   6. Emma Gerber,   b. 13 May 1874,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Photos		Gerber, Christian Family Tree Family tree of Christian Gerber taken at 2009 family reunion
  Documents		Christian Gerber and Anna Barbara Gerber church record This record comes from Heimatrodel der Tauferfamilien von Langnau 1791-1870, page 48. It denotes the family as part of the Neuetaufer movement.
  		Christian Gerber and Anna Barbara Gerber marriage record. From: Kirchenbücher der Kirchgemeinde Langnau im Emmental Eherodel (11852-1862), page 24. This entry references Christian was living Gibel and was born 21 Dec 1823. Anna Barbara was listed as born on 21 Jun 1835. These dates match the Annabaptist church records. They are actually the christening dates.
  Location Photos		Vorder Giebel, family farm next to Langnau Vorder Giebel, family farm next to Langnau
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2021
  Family ID	F0076	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Dec 1823 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Christened - 21 Dec 1823 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Address - - Vorder Giebel, near Langnau in Emmental, Bern, Switzerland Married - 19 May 1854 - Thun, Switzerland  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Gerber, Christian Photograph Gerber, Christian Photograph. Photograph provided by Peter Gerber of Kuessnacht.
  		Vorder Giebel Photograph Photograph of Giebel and Stoekli and Spycher (Speicher).
  		Earliest photograph of any of the owners of Giebel, Christian Gerber. This is a photograph of Christian Gerber, the earliest photo of any Gerber from this ancestral line.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Division of Inheritance of Christian Gerber, who died in 1894 You can see from this document located at the Stoeckli at Vorder Giebel, that Christian Gerber and Friedrich Gerber were two of the children to receive a portion of the inheritance. Christian Gerber lived at the farm called Giebelkelle and Friedrich at the Bareggfeld farm.
  		Gerber, Christian - bill for division of estate Legal bill for division of estate of Christian Gerber
  		Giebel Tax Receipts Various Giebel (Gibel) Tax Receipts
  		Christian Gerber birth and baptism record Kirchenbücher der Kirchgemeinde Langnau im Emmental Taufrodel (1800-1835), page 155.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		Gerber ab Giebel - Heini und Annemarie Gerber Letter of Heini Gerber and Annemarie Hungeler of Kussnacht. Outlines his research, which is compiled from various sources.
  		Gerber ab Giebel(auf Englisch) Letter of Heini Gerber and Annemarie Hungeler of Kussnacht. Outlines his research, which is compiled from various sources.
  		Gerber, aus der Gohl Stammend (auf Deutsch) Gerber History by Heini Gerber of Kussnacht. Outlines his research, which is compiled from various sources.
  		Gerber, aus der Gohl stammend - History by Heini Gerber (never completed)auf Englisch This history of the Gerber family is incomplete as it was work-in-progress when Heini died. It has some slight edits by Tim Gerber but has not been proof-read for accuracy.
  		Gerber von Giebel (auf Deutsch) History of Gerbers by Heini Gerber and/or Annemarie Gerber. Compiled from various sources.
  		Gerber von Giebel History of Gerbers by Heini Gerber and/or Annemarie Gerber. Compiled from various sources.
  		Gibel (Giebel) Glass Poem and Photographs Photographs and Poem of Gerber Glass. The glass dates back to 1736. The poem was written by "uncle" Christian Gerber, born 1855 or 1865.
  		History of Giebel This is an extensive history of the occupants of Giebel, starting with Hans Bürki. It has been well-researched and sourced. Much of the information came from records still extant at Giebel. Originally created by Peter Gerber of Switzerland, it was edited by Tim Gerber for use on this website.

  
  

  Location Photos

  Vorder Giebel Painting Painting of Vorder Giebel "Gibel". It was commissioned by Christian Gerber (I0018). Here are emailed notes from Peter Gerber (I0044) with corrections: I think I sent you a foto of a painting of the Gibel-farm by Otto Siegentaler (attached again) When I fotographed that painting, I thought the painter made the "Spycher" much too big.....see photo of yesterday from about the same place. Yesterday I asked John at Gibel about that. We showed him the painting (Marianne brought it with her), he was rather touched and told us, that he remebered the production of the painting. It was a brother of Ruedi Gerber, Christian Gerber from Reinach (I0018) who ordered the painting from a painter living in Reinach. The painter went to Gibel after the second world war (John doesn't remember the year, between 1945 and 1950) and made a first painting. The Spycher then was indeed much larger than now, about 3 meters larger at the right and the left and with another front. The roof was shingled ("Schindeln" in German), but damaged and the tiles to make it anew were stocked nearby. The painter painted also the stocks of tiles.....which didn't please Ruedi. So Ruedi asked the painter to leave away the stocked tiles....the painter then made at home three copies of the painting, one for Fritz, one for Christian and the third for a child of Christian. We don't know, where the other two copies and the first painting are now, certainly not at Gibel. John was rather touched looking at the painting and even remembered the trees painted (and what fruit they had, they are now no longer there). The "Spycher" has been made smaller since then, the wood for the enlargement was rather damaged from the "Hausbock" (an insect making holes in the wood).

  
  

• Notes

  Owner of Vorder Giebel He sold his farm to Ulrich for $60,000, which was worth 250,000 Swiss Francs at the time of his death. Adjusted for inflation, that is worth more than $2 million USD. He loaned out much money as there were many debt letters found at the time of his death. His wealth may have partially be due to him being an only child. Built the Stöckli at Giebel with meeting room for the church. He held the title of "steward of the poor" at the church. His wife, a Gerber from the original Gerber house (Baumgarten), was known for her beauty and work ethic. According to Ernst and Clara's travel log (8 Sept 1929), Christian was mentioned as the person who built the church. 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 he 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. Anna Elisabeth was said to be from Alteneischeuer or Alteneischürli. Her ancestors, came from Baumgarten. Her parents lived at Baumgarget at her birth.

  
  

• Sources

  [S0005] Adam J. Barrone, Adam Barrone. [S0025] Marianne Gerber, 28 Oct 2001 email (Reliability: 3). [S0061] David Diana - Redmond, Washington. [S0062] Kirchenbuch, 1555-1875, Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Langnau im Emmental (Bern), (Bern: Staatsarchiv Bern), K 12 / page 307, #141 (Reliability: 3). [S0062] Kirchenbuch, 1555-1875, Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Langnau im Emmental (Bern), (Bern: Staatsarchiv Bern), K 26 / page 108 (Reliability: 3).