Carl Berns

1846 - 1866  (20 years)

• Name	Carl Berns
  Born	12 May 1846	, Germany   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Cause: 14 Sep 1867
  Immigration	2 Sep 1852	New York City, New York, USA.   [3]
  Name	Carl Gmelin
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-350880
  Died	16 Sep 1866	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I350880	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Philip "Philip" Gmelin,   b. 21 Dec 1825, Sinsheim, Sinsheim, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany ,   d. 29 Mar 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Carolina Kludas,   b. 17 Aug 1825, , Baden, Germany ,   d. 8 Oct 1891, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Married	7 Aug 1853	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F35590	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  There is confusion about the dates and parentage of Carl. If the tombstone is transcribed incorrectly with the age being different that stated on the transcription then he would be the son of Carolina, if the dates are correct then the mother probably would be Louisa. Carl doesn't appear on any census or any other record found. More research is needed.

  
  

• Sources

  [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 20 Sep 1866. Carl Berns died 16 Sep 1866 in Preston, stepson of Philipp Gmelin, 20 yrs, 4 mths, 4 days [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . Carl (Berus)/ Sohn Von Philipp/ Und Sohn Von Carolina/ Gmelin/ Gest. 14 Sept. 1867/ Alt. 20 Jah. 1 Mo./Und 2 Tage./ Verse. [S3004] New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, Place of Origin Meckenlenburg-Strelitz Departure Port Hamburg, Germany Destination USA Arrival Date 2 Sep 1852 Arrival Port New York, New York, USA Ship Name Southerner. Martin Kludas 54, Brandmaker Caroline 28 Elise 20 Carl 6 [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. Philipp Glemlin, taylor of Preston married 7 Aug 1853 in Greenbush by banns to Carolina Kludas of Preston, wit: bernhardt Meyer of Waterloo T. & Michael Haffner of Woolwich

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 May 1846 - , Germany Immigration - 2 Sep 1852 - New York City, New York, USA. Died - 16 Sep 1866 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth