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The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 663 Today's Topics: #1 Fw: BIBLE:Gerber, 1747+, Stark Co ["Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <026801befae5$c81ab1c0$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Fw: BIBLE:Gerber, 1747+, Stark Co Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Miller,Liz To: Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 1999 4:38 PM From a family history for John Calhoun Gerber and Iva Mabel Havenstock which is at the Ohio Genealogy Society in Mansfield, OH, there are photo copied family bible (6) pages from ELIAS GERBER's FAMILY BIBLE. Other parts of the family history state that Christian Gerber came from PA to Stark County OH in 1810. There are 8x10 pictures of several generations beginning with Elias and Maria Gerber Family. I hope this helps someone. It certainly did my Garber/Gerber, since Christian was a brother of my John Gerber b.1747 and bap. Schwartzwald Reformed Church, Exeter Township, Berks County PA. These pages are written in German as well as typed & transcribed into English. They provide the following information: Children of John Gerber John Gerber in year 1747 Catharine born Jan 28 1749 Fannie born Dec 9 1750 Jacob born Dec 15 1755 Anna born Sept 19 1760 Christian born March 10 1763 Elizabeth born Oct 18 1766 Abraham born April 22 1769 Children of John Gerber with his second wife John born Jan 17 1772 Daniel born August 25 1775. Christina Gerber, first wife of John Gerber died 27 Nov 1769. John Gerber, husband of Christina, died 13 May 1777. Another page says that Christina Gerber, wife of John Gerber died in the year 1769. They lived in matrimony for 29 years. She was 42 years old. The rest of the information is for offspring of John (1747)'s brother Christian Gerber and then his son Elias Gerber. Children of Christian Gerber John born May 5 1787 Cathrine born Sept 21 1788 Jacob born Sept 5 1790 Anna born May 12 1792 Magdalena born May 8 1794 Christian born August 16 1798 Elizabeth born May 12 1798 David born May 3 1801 Daniel born May 27 1804 Elias born April 9 1807 Deaths of Christian Gerber family Christian Gerber died in year 1817 Jacob Gerber died in year 1827 Magdalena Gerber died in year 18-- Daniel Gerber died in Sept of 1835 Elizabeth Gerber died in year 18-- Anna Gerber, wife of Christian Gerber died Dec 29 1843, aged 78 years and 2 months. Elias Gerber married Mary Richard(s) on Sept 19 1833. Elias was born April 9, 1807 and Mary Richard was born May 9 1810. Children: David Gerber born July 6 1834 Margaret Gerber born May 28 1836 Adelina born June 21 1838 George born Oct 20 1840 Christian born Feb 13 1845 Solomon born Jan 1 1846 Regards, Liz Garber Miller liz_miller@bigfoot.com - that is liz_miller - an underscore not a space lizmiller@neo.rr.com ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 13:21:48 -0400 From: "Maggie Stewart" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <028a01befae7$cc9bbb20$0300a8c0@local.net> Subject: Fw: obit:berger,Licking,1999 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit ----- Original Message ----- From: Berger, David To: Sent: Thursday, September 09, 1999 8:30 AM Grace Lillian Berger Oct.13,1906-Sept.4,1999 Funeral services were held at the Chatham United Methodist Church with burial at Evans Cemetery near St. Louisville,Ohio. She was born to the late Ora G .and Addie V. (Hughes) Pound. She was the grand-daughter of Joseph and Jane Pound. All of Newton Twp. She was a retired teacher. She is survived by three sons and daughters-in-law,David and Marilyn Berger of St. Louisville, Lloyd and Marge Berger of Newark, and Thomas and Barbara of Monmouth Junction, NJ.;two daughters and sons-in-law, Loisanne and Robert Rockwell of Barnsville, and Virginia and Karl Meyer of Wappinger Falls , NY.; one sister, Florence Bell of Newark;22 grand-children; 23 great-grandchildren; and four great-great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles David Berger in 1947 and by three brothers, Harry M. Pound , Joseph W. Pound , and Leroy C. Pound. Some of her grand -children and great-grandchildren include: Wiliam, Charles, Amy, Karen, Aleta, Kurt, Kip, Renda, Chet, Karl (Gus) Tim, Renessa, Kendra, Stephanie, Julie, Susannah, Elizabeth, Lisa , Eric, Tarina, Charlie, Illana, Renee,Jenny, Bill, Page, Morgane, Lillian, Cherara, Kandi, Sophie ......... ______________________________ ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Thu, 9 Sep 1999 13:49:19 -0400 From: "Sandra Ferguson" To: OH-FOOTSTEPS-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <001501befaeb$a631e960$117f0cd8@ferg.intelos.net> Subject: will of Thos. Anderson Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Last will and testament ...I, Thomas Anderson of Short Creek Township, Harrison co, of the State of Ohio being of sound mind and good memory but of ...... considering the uncertainty of life do make and publish the following as my last will and testament, to wit. First I desire my funeral expenses and all my other just debts to be paid out of my estate. Secondly I do hereby give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Nancy Anderson all my property both real and personal of whatsoever kind I possess, the debts and expenses deducted there from. And lastly I do hereby appoint my son Samuel Anderson to be my executor. In testimony where of I have set my hand and seal this eight day of February in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred and forty four. The above will was signed and sealed in the presence of us. James F. Inskeep, Henry Brown and Rachel Anderson -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #663 *******************************************