Other Events:

• Address: 9 Jun 1835, Baumgarten; Parents lived at Baumgarten at the time of Anna Barbara's birth. Baumgarten has been thought to be an ancestral farm for the Vorder Giebel Gerber line.
• Address: 19 May 1854, Alteneischürli; Lived at Alteneischürli at the time of Anna Barbara's marriage

Notes:

She came from the original farm of the early Gerbers, called Baumgarten - Marianne Gerber, 28 Oct 2001.

According to a chart assembled by John Gerber of Giebel, Anna Barbara came out of the farm called Altenel and was the daughter of Ulrich and Barbara Gerber.

Descendent Ruedi Gerber mentioned in a letter that Anna Barbara was very well respected and beautiful. She was said to be a very hard worker, and she did not care about doing even the farm work that was usually done by men.

Anna married Christian Gerber on 19 May 1854 in Thun, Switzerland. Christian (son of Niklaus Gerber and Barbara Aeschlimann) was born on 3 Dec 1823 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; was christened on 21 Dec 1823 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 8 Feb 1894. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Christian Gerber was born on 6 Nov 1855 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 7 Aug 1935 in Gontenschwil, AG.
2. Anna Elisabeth Gerber was born on 15 Jun 1858; died on 12 Jan 1927.
3. Johannes Gerber was born on 19 Mar 1863 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; died on 17 Jul 1888.
4. Friedrich Gerber was born on 13 Nov 1865; and died.
5. Ulrich Gerber was born on 5 Jul 1868; died on 14 Feb 1919.
6. Emma Gerber was born on 13 May 1874; and died.

Ulrich married Barbara Gerber on 3 Jul 1829. Barbara (daughter of Peter Gerber) was born on 26 Jul 1810 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland; was christened on 5 Aug 1810; died on 6 May 1882. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Parents are either:
Peter Gerber and Rosina Stucki (preferred)
Source Information:
Film Number: 178000
Page Number: 46
Reference number: 1499

or Mathys Gerber and Katharina Jacob
Source Information:
Film Number: 455103
Page Number:
Reference number:

Notes:

This family lived at the farm of Baumgarten when Anna Barbara was born. However, they lived at Altenei. Exactly which Altenei house is not known. However, Anna Barbara Gerber who married Christian Gerber was said to come from Alteneischürli.

Other Events:

• Name: Hans

Notes:

There was a Hans Gerber born to Niklaus Gerber living at Baumgarten in 1775. Han's birthdate was 20 Jul 1764, born to Niklaus Gerber and Anna Roethlisberger. His birth record confirms he was born at Baumgarten.

Their son, Ulrich, has a baptism record that is testified to by a Maria Roesthlisberger, spouse of Niklaus Gerber. This Niklaus could be Hans' father, or possibly his brother.

Johannes married Katharina Fankhauser on 17 Feb 1803 in Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland. Katharina (daughter of Mathis Fankhauser and Verena Fankhauser) was born on 29 Jul 1781 in Trub, Bern, Switzerland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

We know that Peter was the name of Barbara's father from Anna Barbara's (Peter's granddaughter) birth record. They lived at Baumgarten at the time of her birth. So, this Peter may have been from that house.

Mathis married Verena Fankhauser. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]