Gerber, Otto H.

Other Events:

• Membership: General N. C. Lyon Council No. 21
• Membership: Junior O. U. A. M.
• Census: 1870, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1880, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1900, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
A variety of sources report a date of birth ranging from 1862 to 1866.

Census:
Otto was identified as age 6, born in Missouri.

Census:
He was identified as a 16 year old blacksmith, born in Missouri.

Census:
In the census enumeration, Otto is identified as a 34 year old engineer, born February 1866 in Missouri, and married for 13 years. The household at 2836 Broadway also included his wife, four daughters ages 3-12 years, and a nine month old niece.
     Residing in the same building was the family of Otto's brother, George L. Gerber. Two houses down, on the same side do the street, Otto's mother, Franziska Gerber, lived with her son, Frederick Gerber.

Buried:
The funeral was at Schumacher Funeral Home (3013 Meramec) at 2:00 p.m. Otto is buried in the New St. Marcus Cemetery.

Died:
According to his obituary, Otto resided at 3628A Wyoming Street, St. Louis, Missouri at the time of his death at age 62 on a Thursday at 9:15 p.m.

Otto married Müller, Franziska 22 Feb 1888, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Franziska (daughter of Müller, Franz Anton) was born 10 Apr 1864, Germany; died 1926, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; was buried , St. Louis, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
In the 1900 U.S. census, Osa [sic] is identified as a 12 year old daughter, born May 1888 in Missouri.

Census:
She lived at 2836 Broadway with her parents, three sisters, and her father's nine month old niece.

Rose married Jaeger, Gebhard?. Gebhard? died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
In the 1900 U.S. census, Emma is identified as a 9 year old daughter, born November 1890 in Missouri.

Census:
She lived at 2836 Broadway with her parents, three sisters, and her father's nine month old niece.

Emma married Keny, [--?--]. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
In the 1900 U.S. census, Frieda is identified as a 7 year old daughter, born February 1893 in Missouri.

Census:
She lived at 2836 Broadway with her parents, three sisters, and her father's nine month old niece.

Frieda married Brooks, Pat. Pat died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Census: 1900, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
She was born at 2860 S. Broadway.

Census:
She lived at 2836 Broadway with her parents, three sisters, and her father's nine month old niece.

Died:

     Otto H. Gerber's obituary identified him as the father of the late Pauline William. Other married daughters mentioned in the obituary are identified by their married names (Mrs. Emma Keny and Mrs. Frieda Brooks). Howard J. Seesler reports that Pauline died at the age of 18 or 19 and is buried in New St. Marcus Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. There is some indication, however, that Pauline was still alive in 1920.