Emma Falk

1885 - 1917  (~ 32 years)

• Name	Emma Falk
  Born	Nov 1885	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Interesting	murder, life story, misfortune
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Misfortune	1917	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	murdered by husband
  Name	Emma Gerbig
  Residence	18 Simeon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-177263
  Died	29 Nov 1917	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I177263	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Charles Gerbig,   b. 29 Oct 1879, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Sep 1919, Barton, Wentworth Co., Ontario  (Age 39 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1908	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F175725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Murder, Says Jury in Gerbig Probe Kitchener Man Found Guilty at Inquest on Death of His Wife Special to the Toronto world - Kitchener, Ont., Jan. 4 That Charles Gerbig murdered his wife, who was found dead with her throat cut in the cellarway of her home at 18 Simeon Street here on December 1, was the verdict rendered by the coroner's jury empaneled in the case at the conclusion of the inquest here this afternoon. Coroner J.F. Honsberger presided. Many witnesses were heard. D.S. Bowlby conducted the hearing for the crown. The interests of the prisoner were looked after by E.W. Clement. Prominent in, the evidence heard by the jury was the testimony of Miss Elsele, superintendent of the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, and Miss Carter, a nurse at the institution. Both nurses stated that Gerbig was received at the hospital as a nervous patient on November 24, and that he was discharged on Nov. 28. They declared that he was quite bright on the morning he left the institution. They also declared that his wife visited him while he was in the hospital, and that the two seemed to be on friendly terms. W.H. Knechtel, who discovered the tragedy, stated that when he found Gerbig in bed with his throat cut, the prisoner said to him: "Keep it quiet. Don't tell anybody. I'll be all right in a few days." He stated that Gerbig declared he knew nothing of the whereabouts of his wife. P.C. Steiner, the officer who was first summoned, told the jury that Gerbig denied having killed his wife, but admitted cutting his own throat, and explained that he had done so because he was despondent over poor health. The razor with which the attempted suicide was committed, according to Gerbig's own admission, and which contained a lock of woman's hair upon the blade, was identified by W.H. Knechtel and P.C. Steiner. From evidence submitted by neighbors the jury came to the decision that Mrs. Gerbig was murdered some time on Thursday, Nov. 29, after 10 am. Other evidence was given which showed that the domestic relations of Mr. and Mrs. Gerbig were not the most harmonious., because Mrs. Gerbig had remarked that her husband boasted of the attentions he paid to other women. Following the inquest the accused was taken to the county jail, where he will be held pending his arraignment in the police court, which, it is expected will take place tomorrow or Monday. Toronto World - 5 Jan 1918

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 4. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: Charles Gerby [Gerbig] Sex: Male Age: 28 years (28 years) Birth Year (Estimated): 1880 Father's Name: Conrad Gerby Mother's Name: Elizabeth Smith Spouse's Name: Emma Falk Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 24 years (24 years) Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1884 Spouse's Father's Name: George Falk Spouse's Mother's Name: Annie Hollar Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 7 November 1908 (7 November 1908) Event Place: London Township, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Nov 1885 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Nov 1908 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Misfortune - murdered by husband - 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - - 18 Simeon St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Nov 1917 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth