Name: Anastasius Gebhard
Gender: Male
Age: 26
Birth Date: 11. Apr 1823 (11 Apr 1823)
Birth Place: Schifferstadt
Marriage Date: 23. Jun 1849 (23 Jun 1849)
Marriage Place: Schifferstadt, Bayern, Germany
Father: Johannes Gebhard
Mother: Anna Maria Steinhard
Spouse: Theresia Bieck
FHL Film Number: 197586

SOURCE- Germany, Select Marriages

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Name: John Gephart (sic)
Age in 1870: 47
Birth Date: abt 1823
Birthplace: Bavaria / Bayern
Dwelling Number: 81
Home in 1870: Wayne, Cass, Michigan
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Dowagiac
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Father of Foreign Birth: Yes
Mother of Foreign Birth: Yes
Male Citizen Over 21: Yes
Personal Estate Value: 950

Household Members Age
John Gephart 47
Theressia Gephart 46
Michael Gephart 19
Margaret Gephart 16
Mary Gephart 13
Catherine Gephart 10
Conrad Gephart 8
Henry Gephart 6
Phebe Gephart 4
Charles Gephart 1

SOURCE- 1870 Federal Census
NOTE- This includes all eight of their children. KG

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SOURCE- Dowagiac Daily News, July 6, 1903:

John Gebhard, who had been fifty years a resident of Cass County, died Saturday night at 10 0'clock at the home of his daughter, Mrs Fred Rapp, on West Railroad St after an illness which had lasted since last winter. His funeral was held this morning at 9:30 at the Catholic Church, Father Wall officiating, and burial occurred at Calvary cemetery.

The deceased came to Cass County August 1, 1853. He is survived by the following children. all of whom live in this vicinity: Mrs Fred (Mary) Rapp, Mrs Frank (Catherine) Cook, Mrs Joseph (Phoebe) Cook, Mrs John (Margaret) Robinson, Michael Gebhard, Conrad Gebhard, Henry Gebhard and Charles Gebhard. He is also survived by one sister (?), Mrs Jacob Gebhard. He was aged 81.

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From death certificate COD was gangrene of the foot from complication of diabetes. Son-in-law Fred Rapp was the informant. His father as written was John Gebhard, actually Johann Michael Gebhard 1st.

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He may have an unmarked grave, there are spaces on either side of his wife, per volunteer Carlene.

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This from Daniel Volkmuth via Facebook Messenger, 3 May 2022 :

The findagrave birthday for John Gebhard is NOT what is in the German civil or church records.
I have seen this many times, those records say born 11 Apr 1823;
the Schifferstadt town historian confirms that date too.
Indeed, there is NO Gebhard born 16 Jun 1822 in Schifferstadt

I personally have scanned all the paper civil and church records from 1818-1830 to double check.

There are no Gebhards born in 1822;
the closest are Gertrude b 30 Sep 1823 who stayed and married in Schifferstadt
and her brother Georg (17 Sep 1821-28 Sep 1821).
They are children of Franz Jacob Gebhard 1797- and Maria Eva Eisen (1796-1847)
Franz Jacob immigrated to Rochester and died there 17 Sep 1863 (No findagrave memorial- KG)

Its possible the records are wrong

Daniel Volkmuth

BTW...I purchased the Town historian's books and have reviewed the paper records (which are available on-line).

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Per this corrected information I have changed the birth date to what Daniel has sent and will not use what is stated on the death certificate

KG
3 May 2022