John Adams Erb^{[1, 2]}

1855 - 1928  (72 years)

• Name	John Adams Erb
  Birth	5 Dec 1855	Wood County, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Feb 1928	San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
  Burial	Cypress Lawn Memorial Park, Colma, San Mateo County, California, USA   [3]
  Person ID	I2255	Tulpehocken Genealogy | Hackman
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Peter Frederick Erb, Sr,   b. 23 Apr 1815, Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 29 Jul 1887, Galesburg, Traill County, North Dakota, USA (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Catherine Mary Ferciot,   b. 13 Apr 1827, New York, USA d. 12 Feb 1917, Whittier, Los Angeles County, California, USA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	c 1851
  Family ID	F476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Marie York   d. 29 Dec 1926
  Marriage	1889
  Children	1. Daisy Louisa (Lyons) Erb,   b. 30 Apr 1892, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA d. 16 Jan 1934, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA (Age 41 years)   2. Grace H Erb,   b. 3 Feb 1896, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA d. 15 Feb 1917, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA (Age 21 years)
  Family ID	F11713	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Dec 2023

  
  

• Notes

  Named for the second president of the United States, John Adams was born in Ohio (most likely Wood County), the second of eleven children, to Catherine Mary (née FERCIOT) and Peter Frederick ERB. Peter (1815-1887) was from a thicket of Erbs in Warwick Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, while Catherine (1829-1917) was born in New York to newly immigrated parents from Doubs in east-central France, near the borders with Germany and Switzerland. George and Elizabeth (née STOKEY) FERCIOT made their way to Wood County, Ohio, and resided there for the rest of their lives. Catherine was living with her parents in Center Township, Wood County, in 1850, and was soon married to Peter (c.1851/52). As a young John's father had traveled west on the Oregon Trail by oxen in 1848. The following year Peter became a '49er and went to south to the gold rush of the South Fork of the American River. With a modest stake, and most likely tired of the work and isolation, he made his way back east via the Isthmus of Panama (probably to the Port of Baltimore). Somehow he made his way to Wood County, and on his journey encountered Peter Ferciot, Catherine's older brother, and then Catherine herself. George Washington Erb (John's older brother) was born circa 1853, and John followed about two years later. John Adams Erb was most likely born in December 1855. Soon the family moved to Indiana (c.1856), but by April 1857 Peter purchased land in Minnesota. The family then homesteaded in Utica Township, Winona County, purchasing 160 acres (NW 1/4 s35-106n-09w) from a Timothy Kirk on 04 APR 1857, just 2-1/2 miles straight south from the town of Lewiston. They later added another adjoining 160 acres by filing a U.S. Federal Land Patent (NE 1/4 s35-106n-09w) on 10 AUG 1859. John's nine other siblings where born on this farm: 3) Martin VanBuren (1857-1938; +Sophia Elizabeth SAYER) 4) William Morris (1859-1923; +Katie Monica EGAN; +Susanna LONERGAN) 5) Elizabeth (1861-1925; +Carlos Howard "Carl" CRUMB ) 6) Edna (1863-1954; +Aden Stevens PRATT) 7) Enoch J. (1866-1929; +Georgia LABEE/SMITH; +Nettie R. COLUMBIA) 8) Peter Frederick (1867-1943; +Annie E. Sterner ROBERTSON) 9) Jacob Edward (1872-1927; +Isadora Jane "Dora" FURLONG) 10) Elias C. (1870-????) 11) Emma L. (1875-1900) After selling small parcels of their property in Winona County between 1867 and 1874, they sold the remainder of their farm in 1878 (the bulk of which was to Timothy Ronan in September of that year). From 1878 until sometime prior to 1885 the family lived in New Richland Township, Waseca County, Minnesota. There is no doubt that Peter Erb told his children of his grand adventure to the great Oregon Territory and California goldfields. Tales of the beauty and majesty of the west and the bustle of San Francisco. Catherine must have also recounted stories about her parents and two older brothers coming to America from eastern France. When John came of age the power of the west was stronger than breaking dirt and living through the Minnesota winters. He is living at home in April 1876, so set out after that, arriving in California prior to 1880. He most likely made his way west by skirting his way along the Canadian boarder and arrived in Placer County.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Website: Ancestry Family Trees, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree (Reliability: 0). http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=53028956&pid=2255 [S4] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10128-54750947/john-erb-in-1870-united-states-federal-census (Reliability: 4). John Erb<br>Gender: Male<br>Birth: Circa 1855 - Ohio, United States<br>Residence: June 1 1870 - Minnesota, USA<br>Age: 15<br>Race: White<br>Father (implied): Peter Erb<br>Mother (implied): Catharine Erb<br>Siblings (implied): Martin Erb, William Erb, Elizabeth Erb, Edna Erb, Enoch Erb, Peter Erb, Elias Erb<br>Census: StateMinnesotaSeriesM593Family81 Date1870-06-01Frame00119Line35 Sheet11Image119 See household members<br><a id='household'></a>Household<br>Relation to head; Name; Age; Suggested alternatives<br>Head (implied); <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10128-54750945/peter-erb-in-1870-united-states-federal-census?s=301571651">Peter Erb</a>; 55; <br>Wife (implied); <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10128-54750946/catharine-erb-in-1870-united-states-federal-census?s=301571651">Catharine Erb</a>; 40; <br>Son (implied); <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10128-54750947/john-erb-in-1870-united-states-federal-census?s=301571651">John Erb</a>; 15; <br>Son (implied); <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10128-54750948/martin-erb-in-1870-united-states-federal-census?s=301571651">Martin Erb</a>; 13; <br>Son (implied); <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10128-54750949/william-erb-in-1870-united-states-federal-census?s=301571651">William Erb</a>; 11; <br>Daughter (implied); <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10128-54750950/elizabeth-erb-in-1870-united-states-federal-census?s=301571651">Elizabeth Erb</a>; 9; <br>Daughter (implied); <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10128-54750951/edna-erb-in-1870-united-states-federal-census?s=301571651">Edna Erb</a>; 7; <br>Son (implied); <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10128-54750952/enoch-erb-in-1870-united-states-federal-census?s=301571651">Enoch Erb</a>; 5; <br>Son (implied); <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10128-54750953/peter-erb-in-1870-united-states-federal-census?s=301571651">Peter Erb</a>; 3; <br>Son (implied); <a href="https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-10128-54750954/elias-erb-in-1870-united-states-federal-census?s=301571651">Elias Erb</a>; 6 months; [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73287251/john-adams-erb.