Individual Details

Anna Katherina GUBLER

(24 Nov 1825 - 26 May 1897)

Anna Katherina Gubler was born in Mullheim, Thurgau, Switzerland on 25 November 1825. She was the second of six children born to Joseph and Katherina Jaeck Gubler. She was baptized by the Mormon Elders on 12 June 1859, and that samme fall she, with her six year old daughter Magdalena, her brother Heinrich and sister Magdalena, left for America. They left Liverpool, England on Saturday, 20 August 1859 on the ship "Emerald Isle" in a company of 54 Saints, 50 of whom were from the Swiss-Italian Mission, and four from England. Captain Cornish brought them safely to New York after six weeks on the water. Johannes Gubler, with his wife and four children, Anna Marie, Louise, Johannes (John), and Herman were also on this ship.

In Florence, Nebraska, they prepared for their western treck. Katherina, her daughter and sister came in their brother Heinrich's wagon, with a total of nine persons, four oxen, three cows and one heifer. Captain Jesse Murphy was in charge of their wagon train of 279 persons, 38 wagons, and 164 oxen and 39 cows. They left Florence on 19 June 1860 and, after a successful journey, arrived at the public square in Salt Lake City about noon of Thursday, 30 August 1860. There had been no deaths in the company but two children were born in route.

Katherina married Casper Gubler in the Endowment House in Salt Lake City on 9 November 1861. Casper had sent mney to Switzerland to help bring the Saints to Utah, and she was one of the recipients. Though they had the same surname, they didn't know they were related, but through our genealogical research, we have found that they were both descendants of Hans Adam Gubler (about 1610). Katherina came down through his first wife, Klara Schmidt, and Casper through his second wife Margaretha Wurt.

Casper had previously married a French girl from whom he was separated after about two weeks of marriage. He and Katherina had four children: Selina, Mary, Casper A., who died at age 13 months, and Jacob J. Gubler.

When Katherina's daughter, Magdalena, was 15 years of age, she became the plural wife of Casper, her mother's husband. Two years later she died when her first child, Henry was born. Katherina took him to her breast, weaning five month old Jacob, and reared him as her own son.

Katherina worked hard, helping her husband in the field and with the fruit. She was a very devote Latter-day Saint. Her son Jacob said that he often found her in the vineyard on her knees praying cocally to our Heavenly Father.

Anna Katherina was left with her boys in later years; Casper had married Polena Rosby who also had died with the birth of her first child, the child dying also. Then on 16 September 1886 he married Agnes Florence Horsley, and they were the parents of six children.

Her daughter Selina married, 11 December 1879 to Herman Gubler, and Mary had married 31 May 1883 to Christian Stucki, and they now had families of their own. Jacob took care of the garden, farm and peddling while Henry served a mission to Switzerland. He married on 29 January 1896 Agnes Mary Horsley, and they lived with his mother until she passed away, the following year, 26 May 1897. Henry had only been married a few weeks at this time.

Anna Katherina told my mother, Agnes, that she spoke to her boys in Swiss but they answered her in English. So they seemed to be able to communicate by using both languages. The boys had spoken only Swiss until they entered the first grade of school.

My mother taught us all how to make excellent noodles - a favorite dish of the whole family. She said that it was our grandmother, Katherina Gubler, who had shown her how to make them. The Swiss people are noted for their noodles, breads, etc., and I think of grandma when I am cutting my noodles very fine and thread-like.

She worked so hard all her life, see seemed old for her age. She passed away at the age of 72 in Santa Clara on May 26, 1897. She was buried in the local cemetery west of town in the red dirt of Santa Clara.

Compiled from life stories contributed by Rose Ann G. Hafen, Nellie M. Gubler, Laura G. Hendrix and others.. FIELD NAME Page FIELD NAME Page

    Events

    Birth24 Nov 1825Müllheim, Thurgau, Switzerland
    Marriage9 Nov 1861Salt Lake Endowm, Salt Lake, Utah - Kasper GUBLER
    Death26 May 1897Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States
    Burial27 May 1897Santa Clara, Washington, Utah, United States
    MarriageNot MarriedAKERMAN
    ChristenMüllheim, Thurgau, Switzerland
    Ancestral File Number1GM5-5H
    Emigration1860 - Jessie Murphy CompanySwitzerland To St. George, Washington, Utah

    Families

    SpouseAKERMAN (1821 - )
    ChildMagdalena GUBLER (1853 - 1870)
    SpouseKasper GUBLER (1835 - 1917)
    ChildSelina GUBLER (1862 - 1929)
    ChildMary GUBLER (1864 - 1932)
    ChildCasper Albert GUBLER (1866 - 1867)
    ChildJacob John GUBLER (1870 - 1947)
    FatherJoseph GUBLER (1794 - 1858)
    MotherKatharina JECK (1795 - 1858)
    SiblingMargaretha GUBLER (1824 - 1858)
    SiblingJohn Heinrich GUBLER (1827 - 1876)
    SiblingKaspar GUBLER (1829 - 1897)
    SiblingMagdalena GUBLER (1832 - 1894)
    SiblingJoseph GUBLER (1837 - 1837)

    Notes

    Emigration

    #6005466 - Immigrants for 1859 from Henry Hug Diary: Lists the Gublers but years are wrong. #39. Heinrich Gubler (prob Anna Kath G. brother) of Thurgau, Switz, age 27 #40. Magdalena Gubler (prob Anna Kath G. sister) of Thurgau, Switz, age 27 #41. Johannes Gubler (husband of Maria Ursula) of Thurgau, Switz, age 27 #42. M. Ursula Gubler of Thurgau, Switzerland, age 35. 43. Anna Maria Gubler (child of 41 and 42) of Thurgau, Switz. age 9 (ok) 44. Louisa Gubler (child of 41 and 42) of Thurgau, Switz, age 7 (ok) 45. Herrmann Gubler (child of 41 and 42) of Thurg, Switz, age 31 (he was 2) 46. Katharina Gulber (wife of Kaspar) of Thurg, Switz, age 31 47. Katharina Gubler (?) of Thurg, Switz, age 31 48. Magadalena Gubler (daughter of Katharina, married Kaspar) of ",", age 6 (record is mission John, age 3)

    Pioneer Information: Her given name is "Catherina" in Journal History. She is the daughter of Joseph and anna. Both parents are deceased. Birthdate: 22 Nov 1825 Death Date: 26 May 1897 Gender: Female Age: 34 Company: Jesse Murphy Company (1860) Journal History, Supp. after 31 Dec 1860, p 32.

    Endnotes

    1. Cemetery Records.

    2. LDS Church History.