Pierre Gerber b. 6 Dec 1793 Gensbourg, Oberhaslach, Haut-Rhin, FR d. 2 Nov 1857 Metamora, Woodford Co., IL: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Pierre Gerber

Male 1793 - 1857  (63 years)


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  • Name Pierre Gerber  [1, 2] 
    Birth 6 Dec 1793  Gensbourg, Oberhaslach, Haut-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1840  [2] 
    Death 2 Nov 1857  Metamora, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Burial Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Hickory Point Cemetery
    Person ID I8974  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 10 Feb 2019 

    Father Nicholas (Nikki) Gerber,   b. 1771   d. Jul 1840, Baton Rouge, LA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Madelaine Bechler (Bacher),   b. 1779   d. Jul 1840, Baton Rouge, LA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Family ID F1802  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Magdalena Güngerich,   b. 29 May 1795, Kutzenhausen, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1848 (Age 53 years) 
    Marriage 19 May 1813  Kutzenhausen, Bas-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Christian Garber,   b. 2 Nov 1814, Alsace, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Dec 1893, Metamora, Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     2. Joseph Gerber,   b. 1816   d. 1903, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     3. Barbara Gerber,   b. 1818   d. 1825 (Age 7 years)
     4. Peter Gerber,   b. 11 Oct 1820   d. 1880 (Age 59 years)
     5. Johannes Gerber,   b. 1823   d. 1843 (Age 20 years)
     6. Magdalena Garber,   b. 1825   d. 1888 (Age 63 years)
     7. Anna Gerber,   b. 10 Aug 1827, Gensbourg, Oberhaslach, Haut-Rhin, FR Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 May 1898, Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     8. Katharina Garber,   b. 1830   d. 1861 (Age 31 years)
     9. Elisabeth Gerber,   b. 1832   d. 1848 (Age 16 years)
     10. Maria Gerber,   b. 1834   d. 1837 (Age 3 years)
     11. Johannes Heinrich Gerber,   b. 1837   d. 1857 (Age 20 years)
    Family ID F6327  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Feb 2017 

    Family 2 Elizabeth Yordy 
    Marriage 1 Jan 1850 
    Family ID F10131  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Feb 2017 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 6 Dec 1793 - Gensbourg, Oberhaslach, Haut-Rhin, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 May 1813 - Kutzenhausen, Bas-Rhin, FR Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Nov 1857 - Metamora, Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Worth Twp., Woodford Co., IL Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Peter and Elizabeth are found on the 1850 census of District 56 (Woodford County) as farmer Peter Garber, 57, France; Elizabeth, 47, Germany; and Jacobina, 23, Germany.

  • Sources 
    1. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co.

    2. [S720] Joseph & Anna Sweitzer Garber Family.

    3. [S807] Neil Ann Stuckey Levine, The Gerbers at Strasbourg--One Family, Two Letters.

    4. [S398] Joseph Staker, Amish Mennonites in Tazewell Co., Dec. 8, 1793.

    5. [S1095] 1780 Bas-Rhin Anabaptist Census.


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