Person:John Gurtner (1)

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John Gurtner
b.Est 1804 Switzerland
d.17 Dec 1880
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  • H.  John GurtnerEst 1804 - 1880
  • W.  Anna LindnerEst 1820 -
  1. John GurtnerEst 1842 -
  2. Christian Gurtner1845 - 1926
  3. Frederick GurtnerEst 1847 -
  4. Gotlieb GurtnerEst 1849 -
  5. Charles GurtnerEst 1853 -
  6. Elizabeth GurtnerEst 1856 -
  7. Rosa GurtnerEst 1859 -
  8. Caroline M. Gurtner1862 - 1926
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Name[1] John Gurtner
Gender Male
Birth[2] Est 1804 Switzerland
Marriage to Anna Lindner
Emigration? 1852 Migrated to the USA
Residence[4] Est 1855 Noble Township, Wabash County, Indiana
Census? 1860 Noble Township, Wabash County, IndianaAge: 56
Census? 1880 Noble Township, Wabash County, IndianaAge: 74
Occupation? Farmer
Death[3] 17 Dec 1880 Age: 74 yr., 11 mo., 16 d.

Migrated to the USA in 1852.

"Arrived in New York City; went by rail as far as the lakes; took a boat to Toledo, Ohio; and from there followed the route of the old Wabash and Erie Canal, until they arrived within the borders of Wabash County."

The tombstone image below may NOT be of him! There is a discrepancy of 2 years, and no indication of any of the family being buried in the Matlock Cemetery. However, when he first settled in Wabash County, he settled 4 miles southeast of Wabash city, which was near the Matlock Cemetery.

--White Creek 00:28, 30 November 2012 (EST)

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  1. ↑ History of Wabash County, Indiana: a narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests. (Chicago: Lewis Pub. Co., 1914)
    1914.
  2. ↑ Birth .

    1860 Federal Census says that he was born in BADEN.

  3. ↑ Tombstone.
  4. ↑ About 3 years after arriving in Wabash County, he moved to a farm of 40 acres northwest of Wabash, still in Noble Township.
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