Johannes GERN
Main Archive Record
2000 Ordinance Index
NOTES: Died from a rattlesnake bite while clearing rock from his land NAME: Johannes aka John GERN aka GARN
NOTES: First member of the family to join the LDS Church. Received his patriarchal blessing from Joseph Smith, Sr. In 1851, Brigham Young sent Daniel GARN to Germa ny to serve as the first mission president in that land.
SOURCES: 1. 1998 Ancestral File 2. Main Archive Record 3. Family Records 4. 2000 Ordinance Index
He married Susanna Cable Abt 1794 at St. Clair, Bedford, Pennsylvania . Susanna Cable was born at St. Clair, Bedford, Pennsylvania 8 Feb 1775 daughter of John Martin Cable and Christiana Mary Ripley .
They were the parents of 13
children:
Margaret Rebecca Garn
born 1796.
Jacob Garn
born 4 Jun 1798.
Elizabeth Garn
born 26 Oct 1801.
Christina Garn
born 3 Apr 1800.
Daniel Garn
born 13 Dec 1802.
Mary Garn
born 13 Jul 1804.
Samuel Garn
born 6 May 1806.
John Garn
born 5 May 1807.
Joseph Ickes Garn
born 19 Mar 1809.
David Garn
born 7 Jan 1811.
Martin Garn
born 17 Feb 1814.
Susan Garn
born 2 Dec 1815.
Phillip James Garn
born 1 May 1819.
Johannes Gern died 27 Jul 1833 at St. Clair, Bedford, Pennsylvania .
Susanna Cable died 1840 at Sandusky, Erie, Pennsylvania .