John Gerbic

John Gerbic had no issue from what I know

Born December 29, 1987

Rudolph Gerbitz

This is the oldest child of Frank Anton and Emma

Rudolph Gerbitz born April 12, 1895

The story is that when Rudy went to school they asked him how to spell his last name and he spelled it Gerbitz. And that is the way all his descendants have spelled it since.

Frank John Gerbic

Frank John Gerbic born April 10, 1901

Legally changed the birth certificate spelling on March 7, 1947

Anna Antonia Gerbic

Anna Antonia Gerbic born April 29, 1899

She is the only daughter of Frank and Emma




My father (AJG) told me that when he was a child his sister and her husband picked him up in a big car and took him to a birthday party. This must have been Anna as she is the only female child born to Frank. 

Emma Rebeck/Rebcik/Repcik/Reperik Gerbic

We know very little about Emma Rebeck. We have her death certificate that shows very little. Her parents names are not known, and where she is from is unreadable. The informant for her death certificate is her husband Frank

Emma was 33 when she died July 9, 1909 which means she was probably born in 1876.



Birth certificate for her oldest child Rudolph Gerbitz born April 12, 1895. Her name is spelled Reperik




John Gerbic born December 29, 1897






This birth certificate of her daughter Anna Antonia in April 29, 1899 spells Emma's name as Amalie Rejncik. But July 25, 1943 a legal document changed the birth certificate to spell Anna's mother's name as Emma Rebcik (and it is typewritten, so readable)



According to her son Frank John Gerbic's birth certificate we see that March 7, 1947 they officially changed the spelling on the document. This time (also typed) Emma's last name is Repcik.

 

Anthony John Gerbic "Tony Gerbic" AJG

This is the page for my father Anthony John Gerbic, always called Tony Gerbic. He used AJG and I will also to keep the genealogy from becoming so confusing.

Tony Gerbic early 20's

Frank Anton Gerbic & Emma Rebeck/Rebcik/Repcik/Reperik (First marriage)

I know very little about Emma Rebeck/Rebcik/Repcik/Reperik


Rudolph Gerbitz born April 12, 1895



John Gerbic born December 29, 1897









Daughter Anna Antonia Gerbic born April 29, 1899



Frank John Gerbic born April 10, 1901


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Frank Anton Gerbic and Mary Schufsa (Second marriage)

Frank and Mary (Schufsa) had two children. Victor Rudolph and Anthony John.

The story as told to me by my father Anthony John was that his father had married sisters and both came from the "old country". I can find no evidence of this, Emma's children tell the story that they didn't even know of Frank's second marriage, or that they knew almost nothing. The two women could have come from Slovenia, maybe they had known each other over there. I am under the impression that Mary Schufsa was "sent for". I don't know if we will ever know how this happened. But it was not uncommon for a younger sibling or close relation to live in the family, and when the wife died he would marry the younger woman who was already in the household. (I assume this was common as the same thing happened on my other family tree to my grandfather)

My father's older half siblings were much older than he was and he only met one Anna who picked him up and took him to a birthday party when he was young. Growing up, my father, Victor and Mary were dirt poor. They really could have used some help from these older siblings but my father understood that there was some family division between Mary (his mother) and these other children. He did not know what the cause of the tension was.

Note on Documents

When working with old documents it is really hard to read the print even on typewritten forms. SO thankfully the Internet gives us blank forms that we can see. If only it was easier to read the cursive writing that they insisted on using. ;-)

Here I'm including documents for use when reviewing these old documents.

New Zealand Gerbics

Here I will list the information I have on the New Zealand Gerbics

Disclaimer

From time to time I've heard from people who think I'm nosy or don't understand why someone would be searching for all Gerbics. Some people think I'm after their security questions (mother's maiden name) Some people think I'm looking for money.

I'm doing this as a promise to my father. Before he died he asked me to search for his siblings and find out what happened to them. He would be thrilled that I've gone so much farther. And then it developed past that promise, I found that I really enjoyed this. It is like sorting out jigsaw puzzle pieces from many boxes and trying to make one puzzle. It is addicting and a lot like being a detective.

In my other life I founded and run a team of people from all over the world that writes Wikipedia pages. And this isn't that much different. Everything you find must have some kind of evidence to prove it. And it is preserving history, something that I feel passionate about.

The people whose stories I'm trying to tell are not famous, they might have lived just normal lives. But I really think that everyone's story is special, I don't know if I can find that story, but maybe I will. The documents will give us clues, and the rest might come from knowing the history that was happening in that area at that time.

And lastly, with the invention of the Internet, you really have very little privacy. Everything on this website I was able to find by searching, or paying a few dollars and getting the document from a government body or elsewhere. Put it this way, if someone wants to know something, they can find it. I will NOT be releasing information about living Gerbics, except only in a general way. Once a person has died, they no longer have privacy rights, this has been proven in courts of law many times.

If you are uncomfortable with information you find on this website, then please contact me. Lets work together to make it as accurate as possible, with not revealing anything harmful. Contact me at SusanGerbic@yahoo.com

Thank you and enjoy!

Lost Gerbics

I'm sure they aren't really lost, I mean they knew where they were all along. But to me, researching the Gerbics, I have no idea where they fit in the picture, and really want to know.

Some of these names appear on just one document. They may not really be Gerbics, I've seen misspellings many times, but until I find that out they will remain on this page.

My hope is that with Internet Search engines, somebody out of curiosity will search for a family name and come here to this site. And say "we aren't lost" and will give me enough history to be able to get the record straight. If you are one of these people, please email me at SusanGerbic@yahoo.com and lets talk.

Frank Anton Gerbic

This is my direct ancestor, my grandfather. My father told me stories about Frank, not sure how much was correct but I will be relaying what I know for sure as well as what I was told.

On his death certificate information is given by his nephew Anton Gerbic Jr, I believe the dates are incorrect. Anton lists Frank's birth as October 4, 1860. Also the death certificate says that he was born in Rosin, Austra.

First marriage & family

Frank was married two times. The first wife is Emma Rebeck I think she came from Slovenia but not sure. Their children are ...

Rudolph Gerbitz (b April 12, 1895)

John Gerbic (b December 29, 1897)

Anna Antonia Gerbic (b April 29, 1899)

Frank John Gerbic (b April 10, 1901)

(baby) Gerbic - died August 8, XXXX

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Second marriage & family

This marriage is to Mary Schufsa (Schufa) 

Victor R. Gerbic

Anthony John Gerbic (my father)


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My father's stories of Frank Anton

Frank's Death Certificate - Dates may be incorrect 

Frank's Grave

Census 1900

Census 1910

Census 1920

City Directory

Map of area

What's Left to do?

Ohio Gerbics

Map of Gerbics in Ohio



Mathew Gerbic with wife Ursula

Frank Anton Gerbic (author's direct ancestor)

Anton Gerbic (married to Anna Yancher - lived in Collingwood)

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Unknown Gerbics in Ohio


Anthony Gerbic (13 year old living in orphanage on 1920 census)

Anton Gerbic (married to Katherine on 1920 census)

Mary Gerbic and Bromback? (Marriage certificate)

Barth? someone and unknown female Gerbic (have marriage certificate)

City Directories with various Gerbics

Gerbic History Main Page

I've devoted years to searching for Gerbics. It's been quite a journey, its time to start telling the stories I've found. Enjoy!


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