Christian Gerber, II
1825 - 1917 (92 years)-
Name Christian Gerber [1, 2, 3] Suffix II Birth 11 Feb 1825 Austria 
[3] - Alsace Lorraine, FR ?
Gender Male Death 9 Dec 1917 America Burial Ellington, Tolland Co., Connecticut - Ellington Center Cemetery
Person ID I6761 Schrock-Birkey Connection Last Modified 19 Sep 2022
Family Elizabeth Zimmerman, b. 1834, Alsace Lorraine, FR d. 11 Jun 1887, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL (Age 53 years) Marriage 1853 [4] Children 1. Paul Gerber, b. 31 Aug 1864, Lorraine d. 6 Apr 1944, Fort Wayne, Allen Co., IN (Age 79 years)2. Naomi Gerber, b. 17 Jul 1868, FR d. 10 Aug 1944, Congerville, Woodford Co., IL (Age 76 years)3. Theophile Gerber, b. 17 Feb 1863, FR d. 31 Dec 1930, IL (Age 67 years)Family ID F4722 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 22 Sep 2022
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Burial - - Ellington, Tolland Co., Connecticut 
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Notes - This large family came to the US after the War of 1870 when Alsace Lorraine was taken over by the Germans. Brother Froehlich baptized this couple in Europe before coming to the U.S.
Lived in Peoria. [5]
- This large family came to the US after the War of 1870 when Alsace Lorraine was taken over by the Germans. Brother Froehlich baptized this couple in Europe before coming to the U.S.
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Sources - [S4] Willard Smith, Johannes Schrock: His Children and Grandchildren.
- [S202] Ada Marie Schrock, Jonathan and Naomi (Gerber) Schrock.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81960342/christian-gerber.
- [S1060] Find-A-Grave.
- [S739] Narrative given by Alvin J. Schrock in Morton at next to last Joseph Schrock Reunion in 1976.. Taped by Roy Schrock. Transcribed by Don Schrock.
- [S4] Willard Smith, Johannes Schrock: His Children and Grandchildren.
