Anna Fankhauser

1851 - 1901  (49 years)

• Name	Anna Fankhauser
  Born	14 Nov 1851	Trub, Bern, Switzerland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Died	5 May 1901	Trub, Bern, Switzerland   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I0019	Gerber Family Tree | Descendants of Christian Gerber I5869
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Niklaus Fankhauser,   b. 23 Aug 1806, Trub, Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 13 Feb 1875  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth Neuenschwander,   b. 18 Jun 1814, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 20 Apr 1893  (Age 78 years)
  Married	17 Jun 1836
  Documents		Marriage Record of Niklaus Fankhauser and Elisabeth Neuenschwander From: Kirchenbücher der Kirchgemeinde Trub Ehefrodel (1835-1852) page 17
  Family ID	F0018	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Johannes Zuercher,   b. 28 Sep 1839, Trub, Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 25 Aug 1876  (Age 36 years)
  Married	9 Nov 1878	Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland   [3]
  Last Modified	11 Jan 2016
  Family ID	F0017	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Christian Gerber,   b. 6 Nov 1855, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 7 Aug 1935, Gontenschwil, AG  (Age 79 years)  [4]
  Married	9 Nov 1878	Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland   [1, 5]
  Children	+ 1. Anna Gerber + 2. Ernst Gerber,   b. 11 Sep 1879, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 30 Jun 1974, Sabetha, Nemaha County, Kansas, USA  (Age 94 years) + 3. Bertha Gerber,   b. 17 Nov 1880, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland   4. Christian Gerber,   b. 3 May 1882, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 10 Dec 1886, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland  (Age 4 years) + 5. Emma Gerber,   b. 21 Oct 1883, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland + 6. Fritz Gerber,   b. 11 Aug 1885, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. 31 Mar 1951  (Age 65 years) + 7. Marie Gerber,   b. 11 Aug 1891, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland ,   d. Aft 1973  (Age 82 years) + 8. Johann Gerber,   b. 12 Aug 1894, Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland
  Photos		Gerber, Christian - Family Photograph Christian Gerber with new wife (unknown), his daughters, and their husbands. Provided by Leland Gerber.
  		Gerber, Christian Family Tree Family tree of Christian Gerber, taken at 2009 Reunion
  Documents		Gerber, Christian - Family Photograph Legend Christian Gerber with new wife (unknown), his daughters, and their husbands. This document shows the names of the people in the corresponding photograph.
  		Gerber, Christian and Anna Fankhauser Family This is a Familienschein from the community of Langnau. It is their official record of Christian Gerber and his families.
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2012
  Family ID	F0008	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 14 Nov 1851 - Trub, Bern, Switzerland Married - 9 Nov 1878 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Married - 9 Nov 1878 - Langnau (im Emmental), Bern, Switzerland Died - 5 May 1901 - Trub, Bern, Switzerland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Anna Fankhauser baptism record From Kirchenbücher der Kirchgemeinde Langnau im Emmental Taufrodel (1836-1855)

  
  

  Crests

  Fankhauser Crest Fankhauser Crest

  
  

• Notes

  FANKHAUSER: TRUB. Fankhaus is the place name of a farm. The German verb fangen means to catch. This house is catched, that is to say surrounded by hills and forest, enclosed territory. - By Delbert Gratz ORIGIN OF NAME - VERSION 2 Heinz Fankhauser from Burgdorf... When fall comes, the farmers have to drive their animals down from the high pastures for the winter. There must have been some sort of stockade (or corrall) in Fankhaus Graben which pinned the cows and/or sheep and/or goats in until the various owners could sort out which belonged to whom. There must have been a house there for the fellow who maintained it. ORIGIN OF NAME - VERSION 3 Contributed by Frieda Funkhouser Wilson - FUNKHOUSER A SWISS-AMERICAN GENEALOGY (1364-1978) Copyright 1978 ...at the turn of the century the circulated story was that one of the Fankhauser ancestors "was an inspector of a prison or guard of prisoners. This story has been refuted. Cousin Hans Fankhauser says there are no jails or prisons in Trub for the one thing. Instead the name Fankhauser comes from the verb 'fangen' meaning 'to catch' (the bears). A 'fang' was a large pit for trapping the bears and other wild animals that threatened the crops and livestock of the families who lived in this valley in the Middle Ages. The trap tender lived in a 'Fanghus.' As a small community grew there, it took the name and the families there became Fankhausers."

  
  

• Sources

  [S0005] Adam J. Barrone, Adam Barrone, Taken from Julius Billeter whose work is suspect (Reliability: 3). [S0005] Adam J. Barrone, Adam Barrone, Taken from Julius Billeter whose work is suspect (Reliability: 1). [S85] Schweizeriche Eidgenossenschaft, (Schweizeriche Eidgenossenschaft), 1 (Reliability: 3), 26 Oct 2012. Band und Blatt 18/391 (tape reel and page) [S85] Schweizeriche Eidgenossenschaft, (Schweizeriche Eidgenossenschaft), Band und Blatt 18/391 (Reliability: 3), 26 Oct 2012. [S0024] LDS, Batch 8127126, Sheet 91, Source Call No. 1260976, Film (Reliability: 3).