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Jacob Friedrich "Jacob Frederick" Gerwig

Jacob Friedrich "Jacob Frederick" Gerwig

Male 1824 - 1884  (59 years)

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  • Name Jacob Friedrich Gerwig 
    Nickname Jacob Frederick 
    Born 23 Dec 1824  Neusatz, Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Gender Male 
    Baptism 25 Dec 1824  Dobel, Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Emigration 14 Dec 1829  Neuenburg , Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Emigration 20 Apr 1830  Dobel, Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10
    Immigration From 1 Jul 1830 to 30 Sep 1830  Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Confirmation 1838  Second German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Occupation 1850  District 1, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Cooper 
    Residence 1884  Pine Orchard, Howard, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [14
    _UID C428686967C1F44888D52F881A878C298BDF 
    Buried 1884  Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 15
    Died 29 Nov 1884  Pine Orchard, Howard, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 14, 16
    Cause: Rhumatism 
    Person ID I151  Lechthaler/Powell Genealogy
    Last Modified 6 Jan 2013 

    Father Jacob Friedrich "Jacob Frederick, Gerwik" Gerwig,   b. 28 Feb 1793, Neusatz, Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1885, Pine Orchard, Howard, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Christina Catharina Lehmann,   b. 10 Feb 1801, Dobel, Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Dec 1865, Pine Orchard, Howard, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 22 Aug 1822  Neusatz, Württemberg, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 17, 18, 19
    _UID CA3C19C4EDD27B438ED07A14EEB5E6B48978 
    Notes 
    • Source for all this information is Charles H. Gerwig:

      Other reports state they were married in Konig Reich, Wurttemberg, Germany.
    Family ID F39  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Louisa Renn,   b. 1823, Hofgeismar, Hesse-Cassel, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Nov 1896, Pine Orchard, Howard, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married Bef 1849 
    _UID 2C94F54AA4915F4F96E42B1456B8B00B6439 
    Children 
     1. Charles August "Carl August" Gerwig,   b. 19 Oct 1848, Catonsville, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jan 1913, Pine Orchard, Howard, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
     2. Christina Caroline "Carrie" Gerwig,   b. 23 Jun 1850, Cantonville, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1924  (Age 73 years)
     3. Emile Christine "Emma, Amelia C." Gerwig,   b. 18 Aug 1852, Catonsville, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1914, Ellicott City, Howard, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     4. William H. Gerwig,   b. 16 Aug 1854, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1920, Ellicott City, Howard, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     5. Mary Louisa Gerwig,   b. 31 Jan 1858, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1937  (Age 79 years)
     6. John Henry Gerwig,   b. 23 Nov 1863, Pine Orchard, Howard, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Mar 1937, Pine Orchard, Howard, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F101  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Jacob Friedrich Gerwig in 1808 Dobel/Rotensol/Neusatz Family Book
    Jacob Friedrich Gerwig in 1808 Dobel Family Book
    Jacob Friedrich Gerwig in 1808 Dobel/Rotensol/Neusatz Family Book
    Jacob Friedrich Gerwig in 1808 Dobel/Rotensol/Neusatz Family Book
    Jacob Friedrich Gerwig Family in Wuerttemberg Emigration Records
    Jacob Friedrich Gerwig Family in Wuerttemberg Emigration Records

  • Notes 
    • Salem Church persons list has birthdate as 24 Dec 1824.

      MDLandRec.net Howard County WHW13 p 282: On 9 Apr 1853 Edward Hammond and Mary C. Hammond his wife deed to Jacob Gerwig $1093.75 a tract of land in Howard County more or less 31 1/4 acres.

      MDLandRec.net Howard County WHW13 p 285: On 9 Apr 1853 Jacob Gerwig and Louisa M. Gerwig his wife mortgaged to Edward Hammond for $593 payable in 10 year using a tract of land in Howard County more or less 31 1/4 acres as colleteral.

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Gen. Info Regarding The Families Of Hornberger & Yingling & Related Families Of Eckert, Lenhart, Steffy, Gerwig & Rahn, Claude J. Rahn, Vero Beach, Florida, (Unpublished 1951), page 114.

    2. [S9] 1870 Federal Census, series M593 roll 589 page 340.

    3. [S17] 1860 Federal Census, series M653 roll 477 page 700.

    4. [S8] 1880 Federal Census, series T9 roll 511 page 350.

    5. [S38] 1850 Federal Census, series M432 roll 280 page 322.
      Under Jacob Garvie

    6. [S157] Dobel, Rotensol, Neusatz Church Book, FHL INTL Film 1056828.
      Entry for Jacob Friedrich Gerwig in 1808 Family Book (in Dobel and Neusatz books).

    7. [S35] Tombstone, Section C Plot 87.
      Loudon Park, 3620 Wilkens Ave, Baltimore, MD.
      Jacob F. Gerwig Jr.
      Born
      Dec 23rd 1824
      Died
      Nov 28th 1884

    8. [S157] Dobel, Rotensol, Neusatz Church Book, FHL INTL Film 1056826.
      Jacob Friedrich Gerwig, born 23 Dec 1824, baptized 25 Dec 1824, son of Johann Friedrich Gerwig citizen and weaver in Neusatz and Christina Catharina born Lehmann. Saved as \DobelChurchRecords2\JohannFriedrichGerwigBap1824.jpg and JohannFriedrichGerwigBap1824a.jpg

    9. [S691] Wuerttemberg Emigration Records, FHL # 0838500.
      Wuerttemberg emigration record dated 14 Dec 1829 filed in Neuenburg District for Jacob Friedrich Gerwig, his wife Christina, and three children, Jacob Friedrich age 5, Christina age 3, Georg Friedrich age 1/2. Saved as \Wuerttemberg Emigration Records\JakobFriedrichGerwik.jpg.

    10. [S157] Dobel, Rotensol, Neusatz Church Book, FHL INTL Film 1056828.
      Entry for Jacob Friedrich Gerwig in 1808 Family Book (in Dobel and Neusatz books).
      Dobel 1808 Family book for Jacob Friedrich Gerwig notes "on 20 Apr 1830 with his family to North America and (migrated family?)"

    11. [S90] Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948 , (Baltimore, Maryland. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Baltimore, Maryland, 1891-1909. Micropublication T844. RG085.), 1830, September, Various Vessels, image 15 of 57.
      quarterly abstract, 1 Jul 1830 to 30 Sep 1830 quarter
      Friederick Gerwig, 38, male, weaver
      Friederick , 5, male
      Joanah, 1, male
      Catherine, 34, female
      Catherine, 3, female


    12. [S148] Index to Baptisms, Burials and Confirmations. Second German Evangelical Lutheran Church, Baltimore City, Md, 1835-1867, Gary B. Ruppert, (Willow Bend Books, 2006), page 308.
      Surname, Given Name; Year Confirmed:
      GERWIG, Jacob; 1838

    13. [S38] 1850 Federal Census, series M432 roll 280 page 322.

    14. [S125] Baltimore Sun Newspaper.
      Dec 1, 1884 Baltimore Sun obit for Jacob F. Gerwig Jr

    15. [S15] Matchett's Baltimore Directory for 1847-48, (Maryland archives online), http://www.mdarchives.state.md.us/megafile/msa/speccol/sc2900/sc2908/000001/000525/html/am5., CR 48,091.
      death certificate

    16. [S73] Family information from Charles H. Gerwig, page 1.

    17. [S73] Family information from Charles H. Gerwig.

    18. [S157] Dobel, Rotensol, Neusatz Church Book, FHL INTL Film 1056828.
      Entry for Johann Martin Lehmann (b1770) in 1808 Family Book.

    19. [S157] Dobel, Rotensol, Neusatz Church Book, FHL INTL Film 1056827.
      Groom: Jacob Friedrich Gerwig, citizen and weaver in Neusatz, evangelical religion, oarents Christoph Adam Gerwig, citizen and farmer in Neusatz and Regina Jacobina born Ruff, status single, born 28 Feb 1793 in Neusatz, [proclamation information not transcribed/translated], married 22 Aug 1822

      Bride: Christina Catharina born Lehmann, evangelical religion, parents deceased Johann Martin Lehmann citizen and farmer in Dobel and Catharina Sibilla born Pfrommer, status single, born 10 Feb 1801 in Dobel, [proclamation information not transcribed/translated], married 22 Aug 1822, I believe the note states mother gave permission 18 Jul 1822


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