Phillip Gersbach was born at Kempsey, NSW, in 1855-’56 of German stock to Anton and Margaritta Gersbach (nee Senjeon) and married in Kempsey, NSW in 1880 to Sara Anne Campbell, who was born of Irish stock to Robert and Catherine Campbell (nee McLaughlin) in 1859 in County Fermanagh, Ireland. They lived on a farm outside Leeton, NSW. She died in Leeton on 22 December, 1933, aged 74 years. He died in Leeton on 11 March, 1941 aged 86 years.
They had a large family of twelve children.
| Francis Phillip Anton Bede | B: 12 November, 1881 | |
| Catherine Margarit | B: 9 February, 1882 | |
| Mary Christina | B: 29 September, 1883 | |
| Josephine Frederica | B: 22 July, 1885 | |
| Charles John | B: 27 February, 1887 | |
| Antoinetta Elizabeth | B: 21 November, 1888 | |
| Henrietta Pauline | B: 29 June,1890 | |
| William Joseph | B: 15 October, 1892 | |
| Sarah Agatha Anne | B: 13 June, 1894 | |
| Rosalie Regina | B: 20 June, 1898 | |
| Raymond Leo | B: 10 April, 1900 | |
| Margaret | B: 1 January, 1901 |
Middle Row from L to R; Uncle Jack (Big Dadda’s brother), Phillip Gersbach (Big Dadda), Sarah Gersbach (Big Mumma)Auntie Chrissy (Big Dadda’s sister)
Back row from L to R: Ray(mond), Josephine Frederica (Freda), Sarah Agatha, Catherine (Kitty), Mary, Antoinetta (Netta), Francis Phillip (Sonny)
Far back Row L to R: William (Billy), Charles (Jack). Missing is Henrietta.
Death Certificates indicate that Margaret, the youngest, died bewteen 1926 and 1933, and Phillip, the oldest, died between 1933 and 1940).
Anton Gersbach 
Margaretha Gersbach 
Phillip and Sarah Gersbach 
Stephen Mahy and Antoinette Gersbach 
Anton Gersbach 
Phillip Gersbach 
Phillip Gersbach 
Phillip Gersbach 
Sarah Gersbach 
Wedding of Stephen Mahy and Antoinette Gersbach in Leeton –
11 July, 1917
Stephen Mahy and Antoinette Gersbach 
Great grandparents Golden wedding anniversary
Antoinette Mahy and her sons 
Antoinette Mahy at wedding of Terry Stevens 
Antoinette Mahy 
Kempsey Gersbach’s
Antoinette (Mana) – Mary Watts (Mum) 
Antoinette Mahy
The Watts Family 