Niklaus Gerber^{[1, 2]}

1788 - 1865  (76 years)

• Name	Niklaus Gerber
  Born	4 Jul 1788	Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland   [3]
  Christened	4 Jul 1788	Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Address	Vorder Giebel, near Langnau in Emmental, Bern, Switzerland
  Died	1865	Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland   [5]
  Buried	1 Jul 1865	Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland   [5]
  Person ID	i0461	Gerber Family Tree | Descendants of Christian Gerber I5869
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Christian Gerber,   b. Abt 1763,   d. 3 Apr 1849, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Katharina Burkhalter,   b. 2 May 1766, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 31 Dec 1845, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  (Age 79 years)
  Married	11 Jul 1783	Lauperswil, Bern, Switzerland   [6, 7]
  Documents » Slide Show		From: Heimatrodel der Tauferfamilien von Langnau (1791-1870), pg 14
  		Gerber, Christian of Gibel and Catharina Burkhalter marriage record Marriage record of Christian Gerber of Giebel and Catharina Burkhalter in Lauperswil
  		Gerber, Christian and Catharina Burkhalter record of baptism of four of their children Record of baptism of four children of Christian Gerber and Catharina Burkhalter. A law was passed that stated that parents of any child born after 1798 who had not been baptized could lose their civil rights including right to own land. This resulted in 26 children being baptized on one day.
  Location Photos		Vorder Giebel, family farm next to Langnau Vorder Giebel, family farm next to Langnau
  Family ID	F0188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Niklaus Gerber,   b. 4 Jul 1788, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 1865, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  (Age 76 years)
  Married	7 May 1819	Luetzelflueh, Bern, Switzerland   [8]
  	The marriage took place in Luetzelflueh, and was registered at Langnau.
  Children	+ 1. Christian Gerber,   b. 3 Dec 1823, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 8 Feb 1894  (Age 70 years)
  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
  Last Modified	5 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F0170	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 4 Jul 1788 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Christened - 4 Jul 1788 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Address - - Vorder Giebel, near Langnau in Emmental, Bern, Switzerland Married - 7 May 1819 - Luetzelflueh, Bern, Switzerland Died - 1865 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Buried - 1 Jul 1865 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

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

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Gerber, Christian Transfer Agreement Transfer agreement between Christian Gerber and Niklaus Gerber dated 1839. It appears the transfer had to to with Giebel (Gibel).
  		Gerber, Niklaus of Gibel baptism record Baptism record of Niklaus of Giebel
  		Gerber, Niklaus of Gibel death record (burial, actually) Death record of Niklaus Gerber of Vorder Giebel at 77 years old. Shown as a widow.

  
  

  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 Niklaus also had a daughter. He died early, so there is no will outlining the separation of the estate. Great grandson Ruedi said that a Baeregg-Fritz told him that Niklaus had a beard and used to give him nuts from a tree. Another person told him that he was rather frugal. Niklaus was noted by Ruedi Gerber to be Armendirektor, or a bookkeeper responsible for looking after the poor in the village. According to Ruedi Gerber of Vorder Giebel in "Usere Altvordern" document, father Christian passed down to this Niklaus in 1839 1 large farm house, 1 cow barn, 1 Speicher, 1 "Bauchehaus?", 1 house at Giebelkelle, 1 bee apieri, and "Moos" (could be a wetland area or Giebelmoos). he held back the Schwandgraben" portion of Lohngratalp for its timber.

  
  

• Sources

  [S0005] Adam J. Barrone, Adam Barrone. [S0061] David Diana - Redmond, Washington. [S0024] LDS. [S0062] Kirchenbuch, 1555-1875, Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Langnau im Emmental (Bern), (Bern: Staatsarchiv Bern), K 11 / page 273, #68 (Reliability: 3). [S0062] Kirchenbuch, 1555-1875, Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Langnau im Emmental (Bern), (Bern: Staatsarchiv Bern), K 33 / page 174, #85 (Reliability: 3). [S37] Kirchenbücher Langnau 25 Eherodel, 1721-1803, 193 (Reliability: 3). As provided by David Diana [S50] Kirchenbücher Lauperswil 7 Taufrodel, Eherodel, 1764-1784, 89 (Reliability: 3). [S0062] Kirchenbuch, 1555-1875, Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Langnau im Emmental (Bern), (Bern: Staatsarchiv Bern), K 26 / page 108 (Reliability: 3).