1840 Birth:3023 Birth date of 6 June 1840 in Ottesheim, Germany, taken from 1928 Ohio death certificate.

1861 Wedding Witness:24, p. 29. John Gerstner, along with Catherine Gerstner, is a witness at wedding of Joseph Wener and Elizabeth Gerstner, 11 June 1861.

1866 Birth of son George:164, p. 57. Birth of George William Gerstner, 13 September 1866, recorded to parents John Gerstner and Maria Eisert.

1878 Death of daughter Mary:638, p. 59 and Parents Recorded on Death Records, p. 5. Mary Gerstner; died 5 March 1878; mother, Mary Eisert; father, John Gerstner; age, 1 year, 2 months.

1880 U.S. Census:1199
Auglaize County, Ohio (Pusheta Township)
Enumerated 8 June 1880
John Gerstner •• white, male, age 40, married, farmer, born in Bavaria, father born in Bavaria, mother born in Bavaria
Mary •• white, female, age 36, wife, married, keeping house, born in Ohio, father born in Bavaria, mother born in Bavaria
George •• white, male, age 13, son, single, attended school, born in Ohio, father born in Bavaria, mother born in Ohio
Katie •• white, female, age 11, daughter, single, attended school, born in Ohio, father born in Bavaria, mother born in Ohio
Matthias •• white, male, age 9, son, single, attended school, born in Ohio, father born in Bavaria, mother born in Ohio
Lizzie •• white, female, age 7, daughter, single, attended school, born in Ohio, father born in Bavaria, mother born in Ohio
Joseph •• white, male, age 5, son, single, born in Ohio, father born in Bavaria, mother born in Ohio
Henry •• white, male, age 1, son, single, born in Ohio, father born in Bavaria, mother born in Ohio
Joseph Wehner •• white, male, 8, nephew, at home, in school within the year, born in Ohio, father born in Ohio, mother born in Ohio << This is the son of Joseph Wehner (d. 1879) and Mary Elizabeth Gerstner (d. 1877)

1928 Death Record:3023 John Gerstner; date of death, 25 August 1928; place of death, Botkins, Shelby County; residence, Walnut St.; male, white, widower; born 6 June 1840; age at death, 88 years, 2 months, 19 days; retired farmer; born, Ottesheim, Germany; father, John Gerstner, born in Germany; maiden name of mother, Eva Kopf, born in Germany; informant, Miss Lizzie Gerstner, Botkins, Ohio; burial, St. Johns Cemetery, Wapakoneta, 27 August 1928.