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Johann Ernst Gerlach 1858–1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 July 1858

Birth Location: Dziuplina, Oława, Lower Silesian, Poland

Death Date: 20 May 1941

Death Location: Douglas County, South Dakota, USA

Father: Christian Gerlach

Mother: Elizabeth Gerlach

Spouse(s): Augusta Kiunke

Children(s): Emil Gerlach, Reinhold Gerlach, Herbert Gerlach, Albert Gerlach, Hertha Gerlach, Eitel Gerlach, Martin Gerlach, Wilhelm Gerlach, Oscar Gerlach, John Gerlach, Alvin Gerlach, Alma Gerlach, Hilda Gerlach, Emma Gerlach

Johann Ernst Gerlach was born in 1858 in Dziuplina, Oława, Lower Silesian, Poland, the child of Christian Gerlach And Elizabeth Gerlach. Johann Ernst Gerlach married Augusta Dorothea Kiunke, and had children including Albert Otto Gerlach, Alma Rosina Gerlach, Alvin Emil Gerlach, Eitel Fredrich Gerlach, Emil Paul Gerlach, Emma Ella Gerlach, Herbert Carl Gerlach, Hertha Augusta Gerlach, Hilda Erna Gerlach, John Ernest Gerlach, Martin Walter Gerlach, Oscar Karl Gerlach, Reinhold Walter Gerlach, Wilhelm Herman Gerlach. Johann Ernst Gerlach passed away in 1941 in Douglas County, South Dakota, USA.

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Biography

  • Johann Ernst Gerlach was born in 1858 in Dziuplina, Oława, Lower Silesian, Poland, the child of Christian Gerlach And Elizabeth Gerlach.
  • Johann Ernst Gerlach married Augusta Dorothea Kiunke, and had children including Albert Otto Gerlach, Alma Rosina Gerlach, Alvin Emil Gerlach, Eitel Fredrich Gerlach, Emil Paul Gerlach, Emma Ella Gerlach, Herbert Carl Gerlach, Hertha Augusta Gerlach, Hilda Erna Gerlach, John Ernest Gerlach, Martin Walter Gerlach, Oscar Karl Gerlach, Reinhold Walter Gerlach, Wilhelm Herman Gerlach.
  • Johann Ernst Gerlach passed away in 1941 in Douglas County, South Dakota, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Johann Gerlach's Ancestors

Self
Johann Gerlach
1858–1941
Birth Place: Dziuplina, Oława, Lower Silesian, Poland
Parents
Christian Gerlach
1823–1896
Dziuplina, Oława, Lower Silesian, Poland
Elizabeth Gerlach
1829–1883
Beckern, Germany
Grandparents
Christian Gerlach
1796–1842
Germany
Elizabeth Gerlach
1798–1860
Gottlieb Gerlach
1796–1857
Beckern, Germany
Susanna Wieczorek
–1852
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Johann Gerlach's Descendants

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Johann (Ernst) Gerlach (31 July 1858–20 May 1941) m. Augusta (Dorothea) Kiunke (27 September 1875–8 May 1941)
  1. 1. Emil (Paul) Gerlach 1907–1987 m. Helen (Gertrude) Dalke 1922–2001
    1. 1. Ronald (Darwin) Gerlach 1942–2001
    2. 2. Gary Gerlach 1943–2005
    3. 3. Jimmie (Lee) Gerlach 1947–2013
  2. 2. Reinhold (Walter) Gerlach 1909–1981 m. Alice (Margaret) Sorensen 1918–1992
    1. 1. Dennis (Reinhold) Gerlach 1942–2002
  3. 3. Herbert (Carl) Gerlach 1911–1949 m. Minnie (Amalia) Moke 1918–1998
    1. 1. Darwin (Wayne) Gerlach 1944–1944
  4. 4. Albert (Otto) Gerlach 1912–1988 m. Linda (Devona) Titze 1921–
    1. 1. Dana (Lynn) Gerlach 1942–2016 m. Raymond (Martin) Wittrock 1940–2002 m. Darryl (J) Matthies 1940–1984
    2. 2. Randy (Myriam) Gerlach 1948–2000
    3. 3. Renae (Yvette Louise) Gerlach 1951–2015
  5. 5. Hertha (Augusta) Gerlach 1914–1989 m. Donald (Merton) Erdman 1918–2018
  6. 6. Eitel (Fredrich) Gerlach 1916–1998 m. Frances (Clara) Janish 1926–
    1. 1. Gloria (Jean) Gerlach 1947–2021
  7. 7. Martin (Walter) Gerlach 1917–1995 m. Lora (Arlene) Stampe 1924–
    1. 1. Bruce (Martin) Gerlach 1946–1964
  8. 8. Wilhelm (Herman) Gerlach 1898–1976 m. Alvina (Emma Martha) Burmeister 1905–1994
    1. 1. Gerlach 1927–1927
    2. 2. Esther (Anita) Gerlach 1926–2001 m. Alfred (John) Hohn 1926–1995
    3. 3. Anita (Alvina) Gerlach 1928–2011 m. Norman (Albert) Beiswanger 1929–2012
  9. 9. Oscar (Karl) Gerlach 1899–1971 m. Elizabeth (Augusta) Zirpel 1897–1988
    1. 1. Infant Gerlach 1923–1923
    2. 2. Walter (Herman) Gerlach 1926–
    3. 3. Bernice (Elizabeth) Gerlach 1935–2021
  10. 10. John (Ernest) Gerlach 1901–1989 m. Margareta (Ann) Riecke 1910–1988
    1. 1. Garhardt (Gilbert) Gerlach 1936–2013
    2. 2. June (Laura) Gerlach 1943–2012 m. Calvin (Carl) Droppers 1938–2009
    3. 3. Judy (Mae) Gerlach 1945–1948
    4. 4. Dorothy (Margaret) Gerlach 1929–2005 m. Marion (Edward) Travis 1927–2005
  11. 11. Alvin (Emil) Gerlach 1903–1985 m. Helen (Wilhemina) Sperlich 1908–1991
    1. 1. Delbert (Herbert) Gerlach 1928–1998
    2. 2. Elmer (Albert) Gerlach 1929–2008
    3. 3. Delma (Delores) Gerlach 1930–1979 m. Homer (Leo) Croson 1922–1958
    4. 4. Jerry (Lee) Gerlach 1949–1950
  12. 12. Alma (Rosina) Gerlach 1904–1989 m. Otto (William) Knickrehm 1898–1973
    1. 1. Rueben (Otto) Knickrehm 1932–1933
    2. 2. Ruth (Alma) Knickrehm 1932–1933
    3. 3. Edna (Eileen) Knickrehm 1934–2007
    4. 4. Eileen (Iona) Knickrehm 1941–2011 m. James (Edward) Woods 1939–2014
    5. 5. Marvin (Otto) Knickrehm 1944–2001 m. Carol (Ann) Kalvik 1947–2000
  13. 13. Hilda (Erna) Gerlach 1906–2003 m. Fritz (Johann) Bialas 1906–1979
    1. 1. Ivan (Willie Bialas) Sr 1929–2017 m. Lena (Louise) Reimnitz 1929–2018
    2. 2. Harvey (Louis) Bialas 1933–2006
    3. 3. Larry (Eitel) Bialas 1941–2011
  14. 14. Emma (Ella) Gerlach 1897–1899

Johann Gerlach's Timeline

7 Records

1858
31 July 1858
Birth of Johann Ernst Gerlach in Dziuplina, Oława, Lower Silesian, Poland
Dziuplina, Oława, Lower Silesian, Poland
1858
8 Aug 1858
Johann Ernst Gerlach was baptized in Dziuplina, Oława, Lower Silesian, Poland
Dziuplina, Oława, Lower Silesian, Poland
1883
11 Apr 1883
Age 25
Johann Ernst Gerlach immigrated in Douglas, South Dakota, USA
Douglas, South Dakota, USA
1888
14 Mar 1888
Age 30
Johann Ernst Gerlach - Naturalization in Davison, South Dakota, USA
Davison, South Dakota, USA
1895
1 Dec 1895
Age 37
Johann Ernst Gerlach was married in Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
1941
17 May 1941
Age 83
Death of Johann Ernst Gerlach in Dimock, Hutchinson, South Dakota, USA
Dimock, Hutchinson, South Dakota, USA
1941
20 May 1941
Age 83
Burial of Johann Ernst Gerlach in Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
Douglas County, South Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 July 1858
    Event Place: Dziuplina, Oława, Lower Silesian, Poland
    Record Source:
    [1] Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934, Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Microfilm No.: K_1729
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Washington, Douglas, South Dakota; Roll: T627_3855; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 22-17
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Washington, Douglas, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1719; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 80; Image: 625
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington, Douglas, South Dakota; Roll: 2222; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0017; Image: 932.0; FHL microfilm: 2341956
    [5] New York, Passenger Lists, Year: 1883; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 463; Line: 14; List Number: 357
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Valley, Douglas, South Dakota; Roll: 1549; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1241549
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Berlin, Douglas, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1480; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0169; FHL microfilm: 1375493
    [8] South Dakota, State Census, 1905
    [9] South Dakota, State Census, 1915
    [10] South Dakota, State Census
    [11] South Dakota, State Census, 1935
    [12] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [13] South Dakota, Find a Grave Index
    [14] Newspaper Clipping (Unknown), Obituary-Ernest Gerlach, This obiturary was a clipping in the Gerlach family genealogy book prepared for a Gerlach reunion.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1858
    Event Place: Dziuplina, Oława, Lower Silesian, Poland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1 Dec 1895
    Event Place: Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Valley, Douglas, South Dakota; Roll: 1549; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1241549
    [2] South Dakota, State Census
    [3] South Dakota, State Census, 1935
    [4] Newspaper Clipping (Unknown), Obituary-Ernest Gerlach, This obiturary was a clipping in the Gerlach family genealogy book prepared for a Gerlach reunion.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1883
    Event Place: Hamburg, Germany
    Record Source:
    [1] Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934, Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Microfilm No.: K_1729
    [2] New York, Passenger Lists, Year: 1883; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 463; Line: 14; List Number: 357

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1883
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934, Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Microfilm No.: K_1729
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Washington, Douglas, South Dakota; Roll: T625_1719; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 80; Image: 625
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington, Douglas, South Dakota; Roll: 2222; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0017; Image: 932.0; FHL microfilm: 2341956
    [4] New York, Passenger Lists, Year: 1883; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 463; Line: 14; List Number: 357
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Valley, Douglas, South Dakota; Roll: 1549; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0137; FHL microfilm: 1241549
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Berlin, Douglas, South Dakota; Roll: T624_1480; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0169; FHL microfilm: 1375493
    [7] South Dakota, State Census
    [8] Newspaper Clipping (Unknown), Obituary-Ernest Gerlach, This obiturary was a clipping in the Gerlach family genealogy book prepared for a Gerlach reunion.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Immigration
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1883
    Event Place: Douglas, South Dakota, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Naturalization
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1888
    Event Place: Davison, South Dakota, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1917, Fri
    Event Place: Hartford, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 May 1941
    Event Place: Dimock, Hutchinson, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Dakota Death Index
    [2] South Dakota, Cemetery Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] South Dakota, Find a Grave Index
    [5] Newspaper Clipping (Unknown), Obituary-Ernest Gerlach, This obiturary was a clipping in the Gerlach family genealogy book prepared for a Gerlach reunion.
    [6] Newspaper Clipping (Unknown), Ernest Gerlach, Dimock, Dies at Farm Residence

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 20 May 1941
    Event Place: Douglas County, South Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] South Dakota, Cemetery Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] South Dakota, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Newspaper Clipping (Unknown), Obituary-Ernest Gerlach, This obiturary was a clipping in the Gerlach family genealogy book prepared for a Gerlach reunion.
    [5] Newspaper Clipping (Unknown), Ernest Gerlach, Dimock, Dies at Farm Residence

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