Johannes GERN
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 patriarchalblessing from Joseph Smith, Sr. In 1851, Brigham Young sent Daniel GARN to Germany to serve as the first mission president in that land.
Sources cited here are from SL City, Utah Family History Library unless otherwise indicated BIRTH: Provo, Ut. BYU Lib. 979.2 D3c (1966) Pioneers & Prominent Men of Utah Vol 2:885 MARRIAGE: Family Records in possession of Arlene B. Meservy 313 E. 2020 N. Provo, Utah 84604 DEATH: Film #511731 Deaths of Sandusky Co. Ohio 1889-1916 Vol 3-4:12 1889-1916 LDS BAPTISM: LDS Collections Film #177938 Book 40:474 1941-1943 Lg Temple Bapts Re-Bapt: 21 Mar 1942 - Stamped date on his Archive FGS ENDOWMENT: LDS TIB Book 5:902 #26709 LG Temple; Internet IGI Version 5.0. SEALING TO PARENTS: SEALING TO SPOUSE: LDS Collection Film #178116 Book B-3:1868 LG Temple
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 .