Reverend John W. Berger

1841 - 1891  (50 years)

• Name	John W. Berger
  Prefix	Reverend
  Born	17 Aug 1841	Marshall County, Indiana, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	12 Dec 1891	Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA
  Buried	Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, California, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I299066	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2018

  
  

  Father	Heinrich Michael Berger,   b. 15 May 1788, Rinnthal, Pfalz ,   d. 2 Sep 1871, Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Elisabetha Fredericka Matz,   b. 26 Dec 1793, Pfalz ,   d. 4 Apr 1868, Bremen, Marshall County, Indiana, USA  (Age 74 years)
  Married	Abt 1811
  Family ID	F102074	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Susanna Von Allmen,   b. 9 Feb 1849, Olney Township, Richland County, Illinois, USA ,   d. 11 Jun 1932, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, USA  (Age 83 years)
  Married	9 Dec 1866	Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana, USA
  Children	1. Samuel J. Berger,   b. 17 Apr 1869, Illinois, USA ,   d. 12 Aug 1870  (Age 1 years) + 2. Otto Allmen Berger,   b. 9 Aug 1873, Indiana, USA ,   d. California, USA   3. John William Berger,   b. 1876, California, USA ,   d. 29 Dec 1947, California, USA  (Age 71 years)   4. Dr. Albert Jacob Berger,   b. 4 Dec 1877, California, USA ,   d. 10 Feb 1934, California, USA  (Age 56 years)   5. Mary Barbara Berger,   b. 16 Aug 1879, Indiana, USA ,   d. 12 Sep 1978, San Joaquin County, California, USA  (Age 99 years)   6. Garfield Mentor Berger,   b. 20 Sep 1881, Indiana, USA ,   d. 0Jan 1964, California, USA  (Age 82 years) + 7. Madeline Susanna Berger,   b. 25 Oct 1883, Indiana, USA ,   d. 21 May 1969, California, USA  (Age 85 years)   8. Reverend Gideon Gottlieb Berger,   b. 11 Oct 1885, Wabash County, Indiana, USA ,   d. 29 Nov 1965, Stockton, San Joaquin County, California, USA  (Age 80 years)   9. Jesse Arthur Berger,   b. 10 Jul 1887, Indiana, USA ,   d. 5 Nov 1971, California, USA  (Age 84 years)   10. Florence P. Berger,   b. 11 Jun 1890, California, USA ,   d. 11 Aug 1962, California, USA  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F102161	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  John Berger was a minister in the German Evangelical Association (Methodist Church) who served as a Union chaplin during the Civil War, he was also a member of the Albright Brethren (also called the Evangelical Association, a Methodist group of ministers that traveled the US -- mostly to German speaking communities -- preaching in German). The two went back to Susanna's native Illinois after they were married for a few years where John worked as a minister in Prairie, Shelby, Illinois. They had a son there but he died while they were in Germany. Susanna and John went to Germany early in their marriage to do missionary work and had two other children there. They then came back to Indiana and had the rest of their children there. They moved to California in 1890 but John died not long after and Susanna basically had to raise their nine children alone. (from descendant Leah Allen at blueomega128@gmail.com) Find A Grave Memorial# 31241908 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31241908

  
  

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  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). John W Berger Memorial Photos Flowers Edit Share Learn about sponsoring this memorial... Birth: Aug. 17, 1841 Marshall County Indiana, USA Death: Dec. 12, 1891 Oakland Alameda County California, USA My great-great-grandfather. Son of Heinrich Michael Berger and Elisabetha Fredricka Matz who worshiped in the parish of Wilgartswiesen-Hofstätten, Sudwestpfalz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany before arriving in the United States around 1832. First arriving in Stark Co., Ohio they came to Marshall Co., Indiana around 1838. John was born there and lived there until becoming a minister of the German Evangelical Association. While a minister, he served in Michigan, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and California as well as several years in Essen, Germany. He was a veteran of the American Civil War, serving in the Union Army (29th Indiana Infantry Regiment, Co. K) and saw action at Shiloh before being discharged due to illness. His health never recovered and he came to Los Angeles, California in 1888 and finally, Oakland, Alameda, California in 1890. He died there in 1891. His wife outlived him by over forty years. He was also survived by nine of his known ten children. His siblings were: Heinrich (Henry) Berger; Elisabetha Berger, Johann Michael Berger and an unnamed brother who all died in infancy; Johann Philipp (Philip) Berger; Katharina (Catherine) Berger Beyler; Anna Elisabetha (Anna Elizabeth) Berger Beyler; Johann Jakob (Jacob) Berger; and Anna Marie (Mary Ann) Berger Ringgenberg. His children were: Samuel J. Berger (died young); Otto Allmen Berger; John William Berger; Albert Jacob Berger; Mary Barbara Berger Jory; Garfield Mentor Berger; Madeline Susanna Berger Grimshaw; Gideon Gottlieb Berger; Jesse Arthur Berger; and Florence P. Berger. Family links: Parents: Michael Berger (1788 - 1871) Friedricka Matz Berger (1793 - 1868) Spouse: Susanna vonAllmen Berger (1849 - 1932) Children: Mary Barbara Berger Jory (1879 - 1978)* Gideon Gottlieb Berger (1885 - 1965)* Sibling: Anna Mary Berger Ringgenberg (1834 - 1910)* John W Berger (1841 - 1891) *Calculated relationship Burial: Mountain View Cemetery Oakland Alameda County California, USA Created by: Leah Record added: Nov 09, 2008 Find A Grave Memorial# 31241908