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Gerber, John T. (John Theophilus), 1837-1920

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1837 - 1920

Biographical History

John T. Gerber (1837-1920) was a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Germany.

Citation:
Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel database, via WWW, Jan. 14, 2016 (John Theophilus Gerber; b. Apr. 7, 1837; served mission to Germany, 1860-1864; m. Aug. 28, 1864 on trail in Wyo. to Anna Maria Ruopp; d. Dec. 24, 1920)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

John T. Gerber correspondence

 File — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 138
Scope and Contents

Handwritten correspondence. Most of the items are between Gerber and Louis von Buren and John Lyman Smith. Typescripts accompany many of the letters and some of the manuscripts are in German. Gerber and his correspondents write about Switzerland and the work of Mormon missionaries there.

Dates: 1862
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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