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GYGER, David

GYGER, David

Male 1840 - 1913  (72 years)

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  • Name GYGER, David  
    GYGER David - 1900
    GYGER David - 1900
    with grandchildren
    L-R
    back row: Bertha, Walter, Flora
    2nd row: Hazel, Paul, DAVID GYGER, Mable, Edna
    3rd row: Sherman, Baby Bernice, Baby Leroy, Irvin, Clarence, Lester
    4th row: Esther, Helen
    Gender Male 
    Born 28 Mar 1840  Daerstetten, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Immigration 19 Apr 1870  Castle Island Immigration Center Battery Park, Manhattan, New York City Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    30 March 1870 departed Liverpool, England on Ship "The City of Manchester"
    w/wife (children not listed on passenger list) 
    • NOTE:
      Castle Island open 1855 to 1890
      Ellis Island open 1891-1954
    Census 30 Jul 1870  Lee Center, Oneida, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FARM LABORER; w/wife & children 
    Census 14 Jun 1880  Crane Township, Wyandot, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FARMER; w/wife & children 
    Census 26 Jun 1900  Ten Mile Precinct, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    FARMER; widowed; living w/son & his family 
    Census 30 Apr 1910  Wahl, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location 
    widowed; living w/widowed son & his children 
    Died 21 Mar 1913  Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age: 72y 11m 21d 
    Cause: Paralysis, attack of hemiplegia 6 yrs. ago 
    Buried 23 Mar 1913  Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Queen Anne, King, Seattle, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I00291  1. Schwald - WA-NY-OR-TX
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2020 

    Mother Living 
    Family ID F0107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family LEUTHOLD, Katherine (Katharina),   b. 1 Oct 1843, Gadmen, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jan 1891, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Married 28 Oct 1864  Daerstetten, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 8
    Children 
    +1. GYGER, Gottfried "Gottfriey Godfrey ",   b. 30 Nov 1864, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1915, Whatcom County, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
    +2. GYGER, Karolena Caroline "Lena",   b. 20 Jun 1866, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Feb 1940, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    +3. GYGER, Elisa "Lizzie",   b. 16 Apr 1868, Bern, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1937, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
    +4. GYGER, Emil,   b. 8 Jul 1870, Lee Center, Oneida, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1916, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
    +5. GYGER, John "Albert ",   b. 7 Oct 1872, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1910, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years)
    +6. GYGER, Ida M.,   b. 28 Jun 1875, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1959, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
    +7. GYGER, Minnie S.,   b. 25 Oct 1877, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Sep 1904, Seattle, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 26 years)
    +8. GYGER GEIGER, Alfred E.,   b. Between 20-24 Jul 1881, Upper Sandusky, Wyandot, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1948, Renton, King, Washington Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years)
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2020 
    Family ID F0116  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Mar 1840 - Daerstetten, Bern, Switzerland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 Oct 1864 - Daerstetten, Bern, Switzerland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 30 March 1870 departed Liverpool, England on Ship "The City of Manchester" w/wife (children not listed on passenger list) - 19 Apr 1870 - Castle Island Immigration Center Battery Park, Manhattan, New York City Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - FARM LABORER; w/wife & children - 30 Jul 1870 - Lee Center, Oneida, New York Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - FARMER; w/wife & children - 14 Jun 1880 - Crane Township, Wyandot, Ohio Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - FARMER; widowed; living w/son & his family - 26 Jun 1900 - Ten Mile Precinct, Whatcom, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - widowed; living w/widowed son & his children - 30 Apr 1910 - Wahl, Whatcom, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Age: 72y 11m 21d - 21 Mar 1913 - Seattle, King, Washington Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 23 Mar 1913 - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Queen Anne, King, Seattle, Washington Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S344] Archives (ancestry.com), (ancestry.com), page 5/13, 19 Apr 1870.
      IMMIGRATION (New York, Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island, 1820-1957)
      CASTLE ISLAND:
      Ship manifest: The City of Manchester
      Departed: Liverpool, England
      NAME - AGE yrs_mos - SEX - OCCUPATION - COUNTRY TO WHICH YOU BELONG - COUNTRY IN WHICH INTEND TO BECOME INHABITANT - PLACE DURING THE VOYAGE (Paraphrased)
      David GRYGER - 30_1 - M - Farmer - Germany - U.S - Steerage
      Cathrn GRYGER - 26_4 - F - Wife - Germany - U.S. Steerage

      IMMIGRATION ROUTE:
      - Frutigen, Bern, Switzerland to Thun, Switzerland
      - Thun, Switzerland to Le Havre, France
      - Le Havre, France to Liverpool, England
      - Liverpool, England to Castle Island Immigration Center, New York

    2. [S108] AVS-Death - Certificate, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3LZ-D59, 21 Mar 1913.
      DEATH CERTIFICATE (Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960)
      RECORD IMAGE: Film # 004220905 (image #798/2565)
      https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6DH7-9JR
      Record No: 581
      File No.: 2318 (2818? illegible)
      Registered No: 582
      Name: DAVID GYGER
      Death Date: [no time given], 21 Mar 1913
      Death Place: 314 East Mercer St., Seattle, King, Washington
      Cause of Death: Paralysis, attack of hemiplegia 6 yrs. ago
      Sex: Male
      Race: White
      Age: 72y 11m 21d
      Birth Date: 28 Mar 1841
      Birth Place: Switzerland
      Occupation: Laborer
      Marital Status: Widower
      Father's Name: Unknown
      Father's Birth Place: Switzerland
      Mother's Maiden Name: --- Gyger
      Mother's Birth Place: Switzerland
      Burial Date: 23 Mar 1913
      Burial Place: Mount Pleasant
      Informant: [Blank]

    3. [S201] AVS-Death-Burial - findagrave.com, (findagrave.com), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5217212/david-gyger.
      BURIAL
      DAVID GYGER
      BIRTH: 28 Mar 1840
      Därstetten, Verwaltungskreis Frutigen-Niedersimmental, Bern, Switzerland
      DEATH: 25 Mar 1913 (aged 72)
      Seattle, King County, Washington
      BURIAL
      Mount Pleasant Cemetery
      Seattle, King County, Washington

      FAMILY MEMBERS
      Spouse: Catherine Leuthold Gyger 1843-1891

      Children:
      Godfred Gyger 1864-1915
      Caroline Karolena Gyger Reinhardt 1866-1940
      Elisa Gyger Schwald 1868-1937
      Emil Gyger 1870-1916
      John Albert Gyger 1872-1910
      Ida Matilda Gyger Ernst 1875-1959
      Minnie S Gyger Rahe 1877-1904
      Alfred E Geiger 1881-1948

    4. [S127] AVS-Marriage - Certificate, 28 Oct 1864.
      MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE
      MARRIAGE DATE: 28 Oct 2864
      MARRIAGE PLACE: Church Parish Darstetten, Canton Bern District Office Niedersimmenthal
      "October 28, 1864 in the local church, after producing the legally required license, united in blessed matrimony were:
      DAVID GYGER of Susanna from Frutigen here in Reichenbach
      KATHARINA LEUTHOLD of Christian from Nesselthal (Gadmen)here in Haberling
      Darstetten October 28, 1864
      The pastor of this location F. Schneeberger"

      Marriage info from pix of original marr. cert. found in a Woodinville Antique store by Mary Karr

    5. [S170] CENSUS 1870 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 40 [363]; 40/67, 30 Jul 1870.
      1870 CENSUS - Lee Centre, Oneida, New York
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - SEX - PROFESSION - VALUE OF REAL ESTATE/PERSONAL ESTATE - BIRTH PLACE
      FAMILY #362
      25. David Gyger - 32 - M - Farm Laborer - _ - Switzerland
      26. Catharine Gyger - 26 - F - Keeping House - _ - Switzerland
      27. Godfrey Gyger - 6 - M - _ - _ - Switzerland
      28. Caroline Gyger - 4 - F - _ - _ - Switzerland
      29. Alice Gyger - 2 - F - _ - _ - Switzerland

    6. [S171] CENSUS 1880 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 19D [482]; 18/30, 14 Jun 1880.
      1880 CENSUS - Dist. 164, Crane Township, Wyandot, Ohio
      LINE#: NAME - AGE - RELATIONSHIP - CIVIL CONDITION S/M/W - OCCUPATION - BORN: self/father/mother
      FAMILY #124
      29. David Geiger - 40 - _ - M - Farmer - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland
      30. Catharine Geiger - 37 - Wife - M - Housekeeping - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland
      31. Gottfried Geiger - 15 - Son - S - At Home - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      32. Caroline Geiger - 14 - Daughter - S - At Home - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      33. Eliza Geiger - 12 - Daughter - S - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      34. Emil Geiger - 10 - Son - S - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      35. Albert Geiger - 8 - Son - S - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      36. Ida M. Geiger - 5 - Daughter - S - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland
      37. Minnie S Geiger - 3 - Daughter - S - _ - Ohio/Switzerland/Switzerland

    7. [S173] CENSUS 1900 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 13A [124]; 1/8, 26 Jun 1900.
      1900 CENSUS - Dist. 239, Ten Mile Township, Whatcom, Washington
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - DOB - AGE - MARRIED/SINGLE - #YRS MARRIED - MOTHER OF #CHILDREN BORN/#CHILDREN LIVING - BIRTHPLACE: Self/Father/Mother - CITIZEN Yr Imm/Yrs in USA/Nat - OCCUPATION - HOME: O/R_H/F
      FAMILY #250
      1. Emil Gyger - Head - July 1870 - 27 - M - 8 - _ - New York - Switzerland/Switzerland - _ - Farmer - O_F
      2. Emma Gyger - Wife - Oct 1863 - 36 - M - 8 - 3/3 - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland - 1880/20
      3. Edna E. Gyger - Daughter - June 1895 - 4 - S - _ - _ - Washington/New York/Switzerland
      4. Erwin Gyger - Son - Sept 1897 - 2 - S - _ - _ - Washington/New York/Switzerland
      5. Helen Gyger - Daughter - 10/12 - S - _ - _ - Washington/New York/Switzerland
      6. Daniel Gyger - Father - Mch 1840 - 60 - Wd - _ - _ - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland -1870/30 - Farmer

    8. [S175] CENSUS 1910 - U.S. Federal, (ancestry.com), page 10A [294]; 5/6, 30 Apr 1910.
      1910 CENSUS - Dist. 356, Wahl, Whatcom, Washington
      LINE#: NAME - RELATION - AGE - SINGLE/MARRIED - #YRS MARRIED - MOTHER OF #CHILD: Born/Living - BORN: Self/Father/Mother - CITIZEN Yr. Imm/Nat-Al - OCCUPATION - HOME: Own/Rent_Home/Farm
      FAMILY #186
      11. Gottfried Gyger - Head - 45 - Wd - 23 - _ - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland - 1870/Nat - Farmer/General Farm - O_F
      12. Flora Gyger - Daughter - 19 - S - _ - _ - Washington/Switzerland/Switzerland - _ - None
      13. Walter Gyger - Son - 16 - S - _ - _ - Washington/Switzerland/Switzerland - _ - Laborer/Farm
      14. David Gyger - Father - 70 - Wd - _ - _ - Switzerland/Switzerland/Switzerland - _ - None