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Charles Henry Gerber 1895–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 AUG 1895

Birth Location: Cape, Cape Province, South Africa

Death Date: 9 OCT 1939

Death Location: Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Father: Paul Gerber

Mother: Eliza Tait

Spouse(s): Maria Rautenbach

Children(s): Carel Gerber

Charles Henry Gerber was born in 1895 in Cape, Cape Province, South Africa, the child of Paul Stephanus Johannes Gerber And Eliza Gabrienetta Tait. Charles Henry Gerber married Maria Magdalena Jacoba Rautenbach, and had children including Carel David Gerber. Charles Henry Gerber passed away in 1939 in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

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Biography

  • Charles Henry Gerber was born in 1895 in Cape, Cape Province, South Africa, the child of Paul Stephanus Johannes Gerber And Eliza Gabrienetta Tait.
  • Charles Henry Gerber married Maria Magdalena Jacoba Rautenbach, and had children including Carel David Gerber.
  • Charles Henry Gerber passed away in 1939 in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Gerber's Ancestors

Self
Charles Gerber
1895–1939
Birth Place: Cape, Cape Province, South Africa
Parents
Paul Stephanus Johannes Gerber
1858–1923
George, Cape, South Africa
Eliza (Gabrienetta) Tait
1866–1931
Wellington, Cape Province, South Africa
Grandparents
Christiaan (Johannes) Gerber
1834–
Cape Colony, South Africa
Magdalena (Hendrina Egberta) Gerber
1837–
George, Cape Colony, South Africa
John (George) Tait
1841–1908
Cape Town, Cape Colony, South Africa
Alida (Hillegonda Jacoba) Herholdt
1837–1915
Malmesbury, Cape Province, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Charles Gerber's Descendants

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Charles (Henry) Gerber (22 AUG 1895–9 OCT 1939) m. Maria (Magdalena Jacoba) Rautenbach (30 JUN 1895–1975)
  1. 1. Carel (David) Gerber 1925–1969 m. Magdalena (Johanna) Hattingh 1919–2005

Charles Gerber's Timeline

5 Records

1895
22 AUG 1895
Birth of Charles Henry Gerber in Cape, Cape Province, South Africa
Cape, Cape Province, South Africa
1895
29 SEP 1895
Charles Henry Gerber was christened in Griekwastad, Hay, Cape Province, South Africa
Griekwastad, Hay, Cape Province, South Africa
1939
1939
Age 44
Charles Henry Gerber - Probate in Transvaal, South Africa
Transvaal, South Africa
1939
9 OCT 1939
Age 44
Burial of Charles Henry Gerber in Lichtenburg, Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Lichtenburg, Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
1939
9 OCT 1939
Age 44
Death of Charles Henry Gerber in Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 AUG 1895
    Event Place: Cape, Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 22:52:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Henry Gerber and Eliza Gabrinetta Tait, 22 Sep 1895.
    [2] South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972, "South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 19:02:35 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Henry Gerber and Paul Jacobus Steffanus Gerber, 22 Aug 1895.
    [3] South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961, "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 07:00:44 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Henry Gerber, 1939.
    [4] South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1931, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1931", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 08:22:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Henry Gerber and Maria Magdalena Rautenbach, 25 Sep 1917.
    [5] South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Mar 07 23:32:17 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Henry Gerber, 9 Oct 1939.
    [6] South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961, "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 04:45:33 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Henry Gerber, 9 Oct 1939.
    [7] South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961, "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 22:46:42 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Henry Gerber, 9 Oct 1939.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 29 SEP 1895
    Event Place: Griekwastad, Hay, Cape Province, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 21:41:51 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Henry Gerber, 22 Aug 1895.
    [2] South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994, "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1994 ", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Sep 26 22:52:08 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Henry Gerber and Eliza Gabrinetta Tait, 22 Sep 1895.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 1939
    Event Place: Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 9 OCT 1939
    Event Place: Lichtenburg, Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 OCT 1939
    Event Place: Lichtenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961, "South Africa, Transvaal, Probate Records from the Master of the Supreme Court, 1869-1961", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 07:00:44 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Henry Gerber, 1939.
    [2] South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1931, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Marriages, 1870-1931", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 08:22:07 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Henry Gerber and Maria Magdalena Rautenbach, 25 Sep 1917.
    [3] South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954, "South Africa, Transvaal, Civil Death, 1869-1954", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Thu Mar 07 23:32:17 UTC 2024), Entry for Charles Henry Gerber, 9 Oct 1939.

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