Michel Gerber^[1]

1697 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Michel Gerber
  Christened	14 Nov 1697	Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Address	1731	Vorder Giebel, near Langnau in Emmental, Bern, Switzerland
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I18382	Gerber Family Tree | Descendants of Christian Gerber I5869
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Christian Gerber,   c. 13 Apr 1663, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 23 Jul 1757, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  (Age ~ 94 years)
  Mother	Barbara Baertschi,   b. Abt 1670,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F4438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Anna Steiner,   b. Abt 1700,   d. 15 Jun 1761, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  (Age ~ 61 years)
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021
  Family ID	F10	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Anna Roethlisberger,   b. 9 Dec 1698, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 19 Aug 1743, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  (Age 44 years)
  Married	17 Mar 1724  [3]
  Children	1. Christian Gerber,   b. 18 Feb 1725,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Michael Gerber,   b. 17 Nov 1726, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 21 Jan 1745, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  (Age 18 years) + 3. Johannes Gerber,   b. 30 Jan 1729, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 29 Nov 1782  (Age 53 years)   4. Barbara Gerber,   b. 14 Jan 1731, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 25 Apr 1731, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  (Age 0 years)   5. Ulrich Gerber,   b. 4 Jan 1733 + 6. Niklaus Gerber,   b. 20 Nov 1735, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 7 May 1807  (Age 71 years)   7. Anna Gerber,   b. 9 Aug 1739,   d. 4 Jun 1744  (Age 4 years)
  Documents		Gerber, Michael and Anna Roethlisberger marriage record Marriage record of Michael Gerber and Anna Roethlisberger
  Histories		Gerber, Michael and Anna Roethlisberger Marriage Record Marriage Record of Michael Gerber and Anna Roethlisberger
  Location Photos » Slide Show		Vorder Giebel, family farm next to Langnau Vorder Giebel, family farm next to Langnau
  		Vorder Giebel Speicher (Spycher) outside of Giebel This speicher (storage shed) has an incription on it that indicates Michael Gerber and Anna Roethlisberger built it in 1735.
  		Vorder Giebel Speicher (spycher) inscription This inscription says, "Michael Gerber and Anna Roethlisberger have built this speicher in 1735."
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F0166	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Christened - 14 Nov 1697 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Address - 1731 - Vorder Giebel, near Langnau in Emmental, Bern, Switzerland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Vorder Giebel Photograph Photograph of Giebel and Stoekli and Spycher (Speicher).

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Baptism record of twins, Barbara and Christian Gerber. Kirchenbücher der Kirchgemeinde Langnau im Emmental Taufrodel (1697-1725), page 13
  		Giebel reference in 1735 birth record Kirchenbücher der Kirchgemeinde Langnau im Emmental Taufrodel (1726-1744), page 95. The birth was of Elsbeth Burki, probably the granddaughter of famed, Hans Burki who sold Giebel to Michael Gerber.
  		Giebel (Gibel) Purchase Agreement dated September 19, 1731 This purchase agreement is dated 1731. It hasn't been translated into English, but a transcript in a modern Swiss dialect was made by Mr Eduard Ehrler. However, the character set wasn't available for this dialect, so a photographed copy of the transcript is appended to the original photographed document. Vorder Gibel was purchased from Hans Burki. More information about Mr. Burki is available on this website. There is listing of debts on this document, and one debit is owed to Christian Gerber, the father of Michael Gerber who was purchasing Giebel. The document also states that Michael Gerber came from Dorft (most likely Oben im Dorft) as his family was known to live there.

  
  

  Histories » Slide Show		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 History of Gerbers by Heini Gerber and/or Annemarie Gerber. Compiled from various sources.
  		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 Inscription at the Spycher of Vorder Giebel: "Michel Grber und Anna Röthlisparger syn Husfrau haben dar Spycher lassen bauen im 1735 Jahr." Translated into English, this says, "Michael Gärber and Anna Röthlisberger, his wife, built this Spiecher in year 1735." IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT MOST FAMILY TREES FOLLOW THE RESEARCH DONE BY JULIUS BILLETER. HOWEVER, JULIUS'S RESEARCH SHOULD BE NOT BE TRUSTED AS MANY ERRORS HAVE BEEN FOUND, PARTICULARLY BETWEEN GENERATIONS (LINKING THE CORRECT PARENTS TO INDIVIDUALS). [4, 5] Purportedly, his ancestors came from the farm called Baumgarten. [4, 5] Eventually co-owner of Lohngrat in Gohl. The speicher there has an inscription on it with the names of Michael's boys: Niklaus, Michael, and Johannes. It reads "Hans Gärber und Nyklaus Gärber, beyd zu Gibel, Mychel Gärber der Senn, ym 1767 Yahr. Petter Bärger der Zymmermeyster.", translated into English "Hans Gerber and Niklaus Gerber, both of Gibel, Michael Gerber the Senn ?, year 1767. Peter Bärger the carpenter." It is dated 1767, the year the speicher was built. [5, 6] The oldest document at Giebel is an exchange agreement between Michael Gerber (4) and Daniel Grimm of Giebelfeld dated 1742. It had to do with the exchange of land due to preferences for crop growing vs. shepherding in relation to the quality of the soil due to proximity of a river. [7]

  
  

• Sources

  [S0061] David Diana - Redmond, Washington. [S0062] Kirchenbuch, 1555-1875, Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Langnau im Emmental (Bern), (Bern: Staatsarchiv Bern), K 7 / page 21, #76 (Reliability: 3). [S4] Kirchenbücher der Kirchgemeinde Langnau im Emmental, (Bern Canton Chancellery), 6 (Reliability: 3), 17 Mar 1724. [S9] Zähjs Holz, Hans Gerber, 22 (Reliability: 2). [S10] Gerber, aus der Gohl stammend, Heinrich Gerber, 1 (Reliability: 2). [S9] Zähjs Holz, Hans Gerber, 24 (Reliability: 2). [S10] Gerber, aus der Gohl stammend, Heinrich Gerber, 1 (Reliability: 3).