HERSBERGER, John Bernard

Male 1789 - 1829  (40 years)


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  • Name HERSBERGER, John Bernard  [1
    Born 23 Sep 1789  Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 16 Oct 1829  Jefferson, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I1142  Connecticut Spangs
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2015 

    Father HERSPERGER, Henry B.,   b. 16 Nov 1760, Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 03 Dec 1812, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 52 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Mother RAMSBERGH, Catherine,   b. 21 Dec 1762,   d. 02 May 1824  (Age 61 years) 
    Relationship Natural 
    Married 07 May 1787 
    Family ID F622  Group Sheet

    Family WILES, Sarah Ann,   b. Abt 1800, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1829  (Age ~ 29 years) 
    Married 20 Sep 1820  Lutheran Zion Church, Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. HERSBERGER, Henry Thomas,   b. 13 Jun 1822,   d. 1832  (Age 9 years)
     2. HERSBERGER, John William,   b. 27 Dec 1824, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Mar 1895, Madison County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     3. HERSBERGER, George Washington,   b. 02 Oct 1826,   d. 1829  (Age 2 years)
    Last Modified 23 Jun 2015 
    Family ID F351  Group Sheet

  • Notes 

    • John Bernard Hersberger was named for his maternal grandfather, Johannes George Remsberg and his paternal grandfather, Bernard Hersperger, but most records show him as John B. Hersberger.

      As the oldest son, John B. inherited his father Henry's property. However, it appears he also inherited several property problems that had to be settled with his aunts in Equity Court and possibly other debts. There are many records attempting to settle these issues of land in and around Jefferson that had come to his father through his grandfather Bernard Hersperger.

      He married Sarah Ann Wiles on September 20, 1820 in the Lutheran Church in Middletown, Frederick County, Maryland. They had three sons. In 1929, John B., Sarah, and their youngest son George Washington Hersberger all died. Their oldest son, Henry Thomas, died about 1832. This left their son John William Hersberger as the only survivor from this family. The guardianship papers show two of his guardians were his uncles, Henry Hersperger and John Dare husband of Susan Hersperger. Most likely he was raised by Henry because John William named many of his children after his first cousins who were Henry's children. Both uncles lived in Jefferson. However, there is one unverified family story that has him placed with a cobbler that he ran away from. That story has him raised by a kindly farmer that found him.

      The grave for John B., Sarah Ann, and their two sons are unknown. However, there are many unmarked graves in the Union Cemetery in Jefferson near his father and his brother. They are most likely buried there.

      Ann Smart, as documented on www.findagrave,com

  • Sources 
    1. [S161] Maryland Marriages 1667-1899, (Name: Ancestry.com;).