Ulrich Gerber[1]
1868 - 1919 (50 years)-
Name Ulrich Gerber Born 5 Jul 1868 Gender Male Name Giebel-Ueli Died 14 Feb 1919 - Died of the "plague" or epidemic.
Person ID i0152 Gerber Family Tree | Descendants of Christian Gerber I5869 Last Modified 10 Aug 2022
Father Christian Gerber, b. 3 Dec 1823, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland 
, d. 8 Feb 1894 (Age 70 years) Mother Anna Barbara Gerber, b. 9 Jun 1835, d. 27 Feb 1892 (Age 56 years) Married 19 May 1854 Thun, Switzerland Photos 
Gerber, Christian Family Tree
Family tree of Christian Gerber taken at 2009 family reunionDocuments 
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 LangnauFamily ID F0076 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Ulrich Gerber, b. 5 Jul 1868, d. 14 Feb 1919 (Age 50 years) Married 3 Sep 1892 Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland [2] Children + 1. Fritz Gerber, b. 18 Jun 1893, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland , d. 10 Jun 1975, Küssnacht (Kussnacht), Switzerland (Age 81 years)+ 2. Marie Gerber, b. 22 Jun 1894, d. 22 Feb 1975 (Age 80 years) 3. Christian Gerber, b. 27 May 1895, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland , d. 29 May 1895, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland (Age 0 years)+ 4. Hans Gerber, b. 25 May 1896, d. 4 Apr 1976 (Age 79 years) + 5. Christian Gerber, b. 24 May 1897, d. 29 Jan 1983 (Age 85 years) + 6. Elisabeth Gerber, b. 8 Feb 1899, d. 26 Dec 1940 (Age 41 years) + 7. Walter Gerber, b. 23 Feb 1900, d. 21 Nov 1977 (Age 77 years) 8. Emma Gerber, b. 6 Feb 1901, d. 14 Oct 1982 (Age 81 years) 9. Ernst Gerber, b. 7 Dec 1902, d. 7 Jul 1907 (Age 4 years) 10. Ida Gerber, b. 8 Aug 1904, d. Jun 1955 (Age 50 years) + 11. Ruedi Gerber, b. 12 Jan 1906, Bärau, Bern, Switzerland , d. 8 Oct 2001 (Age 95 years)12. Alfred Gerber, b. 6 Jul 1907, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland , d. 23 May 1908, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland (Age 0 years)13. Rosalie Gerber, b. 19 Aug 1912, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland , d. 2 Nov 1991, Maennedorf ZH (Age 78 years)Photos 
Gerber, Ulrich Family Tree
Family tree of Ulrich Gerber taken at 2009 Family ReunionDocuments Gerber, Ulrich and Rosa Gasser Family Sheet
Family Sheet (Familienschein) for Ulrich Gerber and Rosa Gasser from Schweizerische EidgenossenschaftGerber, Ulrich and Rosa Gasser Family Sheet
Ulrich Gerber and Rosa Gasser Family SheetHistories 
Gerber-Ulrich Family
A chart of the family of Ulrich Gerber, submitted by Fritz GerberLocation Photos Vorder Giebel, family farm next to Langnau
Vorder Giebel, family farm next to LangnauLast Modified 6 Sep 2012 Family ID F0016 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Married - 3 Sep 1892 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland 
= Link to Google Earth
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Photos 
Gerber, Ulrich
Photograph of Ulrich Gerber, nicknamed "Giebel-Ueli". Photograph provided by Peter Gerber of Kuessnacht.
Vorder Giebel Photograph
Photograph of Giebel and Stoekli and Spycher (Speicher).
Documents 
Gerber, Ulrich Obituary
Obituary of Ulrich Gerber
Gerber, Ulrich Death Announcement
Death Announcement of Ulrich Gerber
Gerber, Ulrich death announcement
Death announcement of Ulrich Gerber's death (Gibel)Gerber, Christian - bill for division of estate
Legal bill for division of estate of Christian Gerber
Histories 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, aus der Gohl Stammend (auf Deutsch)
Gerber History by Heini Gerber of Kussnacht. Outlines his research, which is compiled from various sources.
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).
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Notes - bought farm from father in 1892.
Owner of Vorder Giebel
Also purchased the properties of Aussergrat and Gratweidli.
[3] - 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.
- bought farm from father in 1892.
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