Johannes
H.
"John"
Gerber
Born in Canton, Bern, Switzerland
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Christina (Bowman) Gerber
— married
1 Jan 1745 in Berks, Pennsylvania
Descendants 
Father of
John Gerber, Catharine (Gerber) Stoltzfus, Fannie Gerber, Jacob Gerber, Anna (Gerber) Gibboney, Christian Gerber, Elizabeth Gerber, Abraham Gerber, John Gerber and Daniel Gerber
Died
at age 55
in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States
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Biography
Johanes (H.) Gerber (d. 1779) and Joseb Gerber arrived at Philadelphia Aug. 28, 1750 on the ship Phoenix[1] from Rotterdam via Cowes, England. Hans and Joseph Gerber are generally thought to be brothers; they were both Amish; and they were both taxable in Cumru Township, Berks Co. in 1762.[2]
Sources
- ↑ https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.49015000086612&seq=517
- ↑ The Berks County PA Garber/Gerber's & Related Families
- Bible; GERBER FAMILY HOLMES COUNTY OHIO
- "Pennsylvania, Probate Records, 1683-1994," images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-28781-660-43?cc=1999196&wc=9PMF-MNR:268499201,270007401 : accessed 7 March 2015), Berks > Estates 1752-1799 Fox, Jacob-Grim, David > image 1279 of 2272; county courthouses, Pennsylvania.
- https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/27814346/person/100027509360/facts
- "The Berks County PA Garber/Gerber's & Related Families of Adam, Strohecker and Mayer/Moyer/Meyer/Meier History Elizabeth Garber Miller - 2000" [1]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Johannes by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Johannes:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Johannes by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Johannes:
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~1.56%
Kirk Fair
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M192438 [compare], Ancestry member nosanka
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~1.56%
James Troyer :
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AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Doug Stutzman :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A266328 [compare], yourDNAportal DOUb94466d7, Ancestry member sallyanne_stutzman
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~0.78%
Cynthia Troyer :
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~0.78%
Sherry Everett :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Sherry King :
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Charles Cable :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #413200
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~0.78%
Gladys (Chupp) Cripe :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T558989 [compare], FTDNA kit #700069
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~0.78%
Don Gerber :
MyHeritage DNA
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~0.39%
Laurie (Cable) Olsson :
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch A098930 [compare], yourDNAportal LAU0a79c72a
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~0.39%
Jenn Osborne :
23andMe, GEDmatch HF4630411 [compare], FTDNA kit #74388
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AncestryDNA, Ancestry member jraye32
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