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Jacobus Johannes Gerber 1844–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 AUG 1844

Birth Location: George, Cape Colony, South Africa

Death Date: 15 DEC 1905

Death Location: Oudtshoorn, Cape Colony, South Africa

Father: Stephanus Gerber

Mother: Sophia Oosthuizen

Spouse(s): Aletta Meiring

Children(s): Susanna Gerber

The story of Jacobus Johannes Gerber began in 1844 in George, Cape Colony, South Africa. Jacobus Johannes Gerber married Aletta Elizabeth Meiring, and had children including Susanna Maria Gerber. Jacobus Johannes Gerber passed away in 1905 in Oudtshoorn, Cape Colony, South Africa.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacobus Johannes Gerber began in 1844 in George, Cape Colony, South Africa.
  • Jacobus Johannes Gerber married Aletta Elizabeth Meiring, and had children including Susanna Maria Gerber.
  • Jacobus Johannes Gerber passed away in 1905 in Oudtshoorn, Cape Colony, South Africa.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacobus Gerber's Ancestors

Self
Jacobus Gerber
1844–1905
Birth Place: George, Cape Colony, South Africa
Parents
Stephanus Hendrik Gerber
1821–1879
Mossel Bay, Cape Colony, South Africa
Sophia (Elizabeth) Oosthuizen
1822–1900
Cape Colony, South Africa
Grandparents
Stephanus (Jacobus) Gerber
1786–1840
Paarl, Drakenstein, Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Susanna (Petronella) Fouche
1791–
Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
Great-Grandparents
Franz Gerber
1739–1793
Catharina Dijk
1754–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Franz Gerber
1717–
Barbara Haegin
1717–
Hendrik Dijk
1720–1820
Catharina Visagie
1716–1779

Jacobus Gerber's Descendants

1.
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Jacobus (Johannes) Gerber (28 AUG 1844–15 DEC 1905) m. Aletta (Elizabeth) Meiring (20 AUG 1866–23 AUG 1919)
  1. 1. Susanna (Maria) Gerber 1895–1985 m. Johannes (Petrus) Wagener 1884–1963
    1. 1. Marie 1928–1970 m. Dirk (Gert Jacobus) Fourie 1909–

Jacobus Gerber's Timeline

4 Records

1844
28 AUG 1844
Birth of Jacobus Johannes Gerber in George, Cape Colony, South Africa
George, Cape Colony, South Africa
1844
10 NOV 1844
Jacobus Johannes Gerber was baptized in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa
1844
10 NOV 1844
Jacobus Johannes Gerber was christened in Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
1905
15 DEC 1905
Age 61
Death of Jacobus Johannes Gerber in Oudtshoorn, Cape Colony, South Africa
Oudtshoorn, Cape Colony, South Africa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 AUG 1844
    Event Place: George, Cape Colony, 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 20:40:35 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Johannes and Sophia Elizabeth Oosthuyzen, 10 Nov 1844.
    [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 20:09:05 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Johannes Gerber and Elisabeth Helena Loftie Eaton, 26 Oct 1891.
    [3] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 09:30:36 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Johannes Gerber and Elisabeth Helena Loftie Eaton, 26 Oct 1891.
    [4] 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 19:59:38 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Johannes Gerber and Alletta Carolina Meyering, 3 Feb 1868.
    [5] South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990, "South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 15:35:21 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Johannes Gerber, 15 Dec 1905.
    [6] South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972, "South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 13:12:13 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Johannes Gerber, 15 Dec 1905.
    [7] South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974, "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1801-1974", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Fri Mar 08 01:10:54 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Johannes Gerber and Alletta Carolina Meyering, 3 Feb 1868.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 NOV 1844
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 10 NOV 1844
    Event Place: Graaff-Reinet, Cape Colony, South Africa
    Record Source: 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 20:40:35 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Johannes and Sophia Elizabeth Oosthuyzen, 10 Nov 1844.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Oudtshoorn, Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Cape Province, South Africa

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 DEC 1905
    Event Place: Oudtshoorn, Cape Colony, South Africa
    Record Source:
    [1] South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990, "South Africa, Cape, Probate Records of the Master of the High Court, 1822-1990", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sat Mar 09 15:35:21 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Johannes Gerber, 15 Dec 1905.
    [2] South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972, "South Africa, Cape Province, Civil Records, 1840-1972", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : Sun Mar 10 13:12:13 UTC 2024), Entry for Jacobus Johannes Gerber, 15 Dec 1905.

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