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Descendants of Johannes Juker

Generation No. 2

2. JOHN² JUKER, SR (JOHANNES¹)¹ was born Oct 1837 in Deisswil/Bolligen,Berne, Switzerland, and died 03 Dec 1905 in Berwyn, Custer CO, Nebraska. He married ANNA SOMMER¹ 26 Jun 1858 in Switzerland, daughter of JAKOB SOMMER and ANNA SCHÄRER. She was born 06 Apr 1837 in Niederhornbach, Switzerland, and died 10 Mar 1924 in Berwyn, Custer Co, Nebraska.

Notes for JOHN JUKER, SR:

Baptised: Bolligen 12/11/1837
Source TR-Bolligen K-7-191


Came to America from Berne, Switzerland 1861, in a sailboat carrying 500 people. With Anna Sommer. It took them 6 weeks to cross the Atlantic and there were many trials during the trip. There was much excitement when a large whale was sighted, but the captain wouldn't let the men shoot it, for fear that it would capsize the small sailboat. Some of the people aboard ran short of food and one lady died during the trip. She was buried at sea, causing sharks to follow the boat for several days. Some days with a favorable wind, they sailed quite a distance, but other days when there was an unfavorable wind, the sails were lowered. Today some of the grandchildren have the trunks which carried the amily's possissions on the voyage.
John Juker Jr., who was born in June, 1860, in Switzerland, came on the sailboat with his parents. The family settled in Ohio as Anna Juker had a brother in Ohio who had been writing them and urging them to come to America. However, when they first arrived, they could not speak English. But, John found a Frenchman with whom he could communicate and the Frenchman found them a place to stay. A son, Frederick, was born in 1862 in Ohio and then the family moved to Indiana near Peru, where a daughter, Sarah, was born December 18, 1863. allen Alexander was born October 22, 1874 and Emma, the youngest of nine children, was born October 16, 1879 near Ft.Wayne, Indiana. Four other children of the family died. John Juker,Sr. worked in a stone quarry in Indiana.

In 1882 the family came to Custoer County, Nebraska, and homesteded south of Berwyn. They built a sod house and in later years a frame house was constructed.

In 1880 they were in Butler, Miami, Indiana

Name Nationality Date of Arrival Record Location
JUKER, JOHN SWITZERLAND 1882/02/02 ??? HENRY COUNTY, IN, BOOK 1, PAGE 142

There was a John Juker in the Civil War 1861-1865, 143 Indiana Infantry.

Notes for ANNA SOMMER:
Buried in Broken Bow, Nebraska

Born Baptised Source
Niederhornbach      Sumiswald      TR-Sumiswald
06.04.1837      23.04.1837      K-12-345

origin of Sumiswald / daughter of Jakob
and Anna Barbara Schärer, origin of Eriswil

Researches and Transcription: Hans Rudolf Junker, CH-4434 Hölstein and Alfred Müller-Waser, CH-3065 Bolligen / Switzerland



Children of JOHN JUKER and ANNA SOMMER are:

3.	i.		JOHN JR³ JUKER, b. 1859, Switzerland; d. 29 Apr 1906, Broken Bow, Custer CO, Nebraska.
	ii.		FREDRICK JUKER, b. 1862, Ohio; d. 03 May 1885, Custer CO, Nebraska.

Notes for FREDRICK JUKER:
Took his own life at the age of 23.

iii.

SARAH JUKER, b. 18 Dec 1863, Peru, Miami CO, Indiana; d. 15 Dec 1934, Missouri; m. GEORGE DEARDORF.

Notes for SARAH JUKER:
George and Sarah made their home in Missouri and had 8 children.

iv.

ALLEN ALEXANDER JUKER, b. 22 Oct 1874, Peru, Miami CO, Indiana; d. 06 Mar 1931, Custer CO, Nebraska.

Notes for ALLEN ALEXANDER JUKER:
World War I Draft Card:
Living in Berwyn, Custer County, Nebraska
Medium Height, Medium Build
Blue Eyes, Brown Hair
Finger gone on left hand
Serial Number 2157
Order# A20621

Never had children.

EMMA JUKER, b. 16 Oct 1879, Ft. Wayne, Indiana.

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