Christina Gerig Schrock
17 Apr 1832 – 21 Oct 1909
Christopher’s 3rd great-grandmother · ancestor no. 53 · generation 6
Evidence: identity documented · link to parents family compilation
Family
- Parents: Joseph Gerig (fl. 1841) and Christina Yoder (fl. 1832)
- Spouse: Moses Schrock (1828–1909)
- Family notes: Moses Schrock + Christina Gerig (m. 1853)
- Children in this vault: David Schrock (1858–1903)
Life and evidence
(Hostetler 1938, no. 3290)
Born 17 Apr 1831 (the vault’s 1832 is from another source), died 21 Oct 1909, six months after her husband Moses Schrock.
Born in Alsace, France; came to America with her parents at age 9 (about 1841); married Moses 1853; nine children, six surviving; Amish Mennonite.
In their lifetime
- 1833 — 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio
- 1835 — 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond
- 1852 — 1852 Swiss Mennonites found Berne, Indiana
- 1869 — 1869 The Fieguths move from Prussia to Am Trakt
- 1874 — 1874 Military service ends the exemptions
Pedigree
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Conflicts
- Birth year 1832 (obituary) vs 1831 (family tree)
Sources
- MennObits (Gospel Herald and Herald of Truth obituaries)
- The Schrock Ramseyer Story (1986)
- Illustrated family tree (Ramseyer, July 1986)
- Obituary, Gospel Herald, Nov 1909
Narratives and research
- History: 1833 First Swiss Mennonite settler in Putnam County, Ohio, 1835 The Ramseyers sail on the Richmond, 1852 Swiss Mennonites found Berne, Indiana, 1869 The Fieguths move from Prussia to Am Trakt, 1874 Military service ends the exemptions, Faith traditions
- Sources: Illustrated family tree (Ramseyer, July 1986), MennObits (Gospel Herald and Herald of Truth obituaries), The Schrock Ramseyer Story (1986)
Open questions
- Birth year 1832 (obituary) vs 1831 (family tree)
Record compiled 31 October 2026.
About this research
Supporting documentation is linked throughout. This project is an exercise in AI-assisted research and development, and I haven’t manually verified every link or conclusion. All transcriptions and translations of Swiss parish records were made with AI, and their accuracy should be treated accordingly.