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John Gerbig

Male 1887 - 1915  (28 years)


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  • Name John Gerbig 
    Born 4 Oct 1887  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Painter. Homes 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Roman Catholic 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    WW1, Private 
    Military 1914  WW1 Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    WW1, Service #53918 
    Residence Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-330312 
    Died 20 Dec 1915  , Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Buried Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, near, Ypres, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I330312  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father George Conrad "Con" Gerbig,   b. 21 Sep 1861, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1940  (Age 78 years) 
    Mother Clara Kriwinski,   b. 1864, Nagel, Prussia, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1897, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Married 16 Feb 1883  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 7, 8, 9
    Family ID F33568  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-3 Page 4.

    2. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 30, Pg 9.

    3. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 4 Page 11.

    4. [S157] Military - Canada - World War I - Attestation papers.

    5. [S1890] Military - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener Public Library WW1 Soldiers Card Index Soldier Information Cards - World War One.

    6. [S2007] Military - Canada - War Graves Registers: Circumstances of Death.
      ohn Gerbig
      Death Date:20 Dec 1915
      Rank:Private
      Unit:18th Battalion
      Service Number:53918
      Cemetery:Ridgewood Military Cemetery
      Cemetery Location:1 Mile South East of Dickebusch 3 1/2 Miles South West of Ypres, Voormezeele, Belgium
      Burial Place:Belgium

    7. [S2] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian).
      Conrad Gerbig Age: 21 res: Berlin Place of Birth: Berlin Names of Parents: Conrad Gerbig & Cathar. Seford Name: Clara Krum Age: 18 res: Berlin Place of Birth: Nagel Prussia Names of Parents: Lawrenz Krum & Emilia Brief Name: Henry Noll res: Berlin Name: Louisa Gerbig res: Berlin Date of Marriage: Feb. 16, 1883

    8. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 22 Feb 1883.
      Feb. 16, 1883 Conrad Gerbig & Clara Kriwinski, both of Berlin, were married in Berlin by Pastor T. W. Türk.

    9. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 12164 (1883), Gerbig-Krumm.
      Conrad Gerbig, 21, Painter, b. Canada, res. Berlin, son of Conrad and Catherine, married Clara Krumm, 18, b. Germany, res. Berlin, daughter of Lawrence and Amelia, Witnessed by Henry Noll and Louisa Gerbig, both of Berlin, 16 Feb 1883 at Berlin

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Oct 1887 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Painter. Homes - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 20 Dec 1915 - , Belgium Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Ridge Wood Military Cemetery, near, Ypres, , West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Link to Google Earth
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