Gerhard Amandus Joseph Junk (1828 - 1894)

Born 1 Mar 1828 in Kirchberg, Rhein-Hunsrück, Rheinland-Pfalz, Deutschland

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Louisa (Röder) Junk — married 11 Dec 1854 in Dirmingen, Eppelborn, Neunkirchen, Saarland, Deutschland

Descendants

Died 5 Sep 1894 at age 66 in St. Johann, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Deutschland

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Biography

Gerhard was born 1828 in Kirchberg, Rhein-Hunsrück, the 5th of 8 children of Dr. Johann Philipp Junk of Schönberg, Kölbingen and Theresia Steiner of Biebern. He became a royal forester, following in the footsteps of his mother's father. While working he met his supervisor's daughter Louise, and they married 1854 in Dirmingen, Eppelborn, 8 months after her father's death. Gerhard and Louise had 16 children together with 14 surviving to adulthood:

1. Theresia Katharina, b. 4 Feb 1856 in Hirzweiler

2. Charlotte Dorothea, b. 29 Aug 1857 in Hirzweiler

3. Gerhard Amandus, b. 21 Feb 1859 in Wustweiler

4. Albertine "Berta", b. 6 Jul 1860 in Wustweiler

5. Johanna, b. 6 Jul 1860 in Wustweiler, d. 1860 in Wustweiler

6. Margaretha, b. 6 Jul 1860 in Wustweiler, d. 1860 in Wustweiler

7. Heinrich, b. 10 Mar 1862 in Wustweiler

8. Franz, b. 15 Feb 1864 in Wustweilerhof

9. Louise, b. 26 May 1866 in Wustweilerhof

10. Katherina, b. 25 Nov 1868 in Wustweilerhof

11. Caroline, b. 2 Oct 1870 in Wustweilerhof

12. Carl, b. 26 May 1872 in Brebach

13. Johanna, b. 11 May 1874 in Brebach

14. Emilie, b. 15 Feb 1876 in Brebach

15. Rudolf, b. 30 Jul 1877 in Brebach

16. Emma, b. 16 Aug 1879 in Sankt Johann

Gerhard died 1894 in Sankt Johann, Saarbrücken at the age of 66 years. His wife Louise survived him by 25 years.

Sources

• WikiTree profile Junk-11 created through the import of Swanson-11gen_2012-06-19.ged on Jun 19, 2012 by Mark Swanson.
• 1828 Birth - Family History Library Film # 1336834, Kirchberg Catholic Church, acquired by Mark Swanson at the Family History Center, Plantation, FL, 6 Sep 2008.
• 1854 Marriage - Family History Library Film #1056322, Dirmingen - Civil Registration, acquired by Mark Swanson at the Family History Center, Plantation, FL, 25 Jun 2008.
• 1894 Death - Stadtarchiv, Rathausplz 1, 66111 Saarbrücken, Germany, acquired by Mark Swanson 6 Jun 1979.