Eugene Adolph Gerber
In May 1918, a St. Louis, Missouri newspaper published part of this photo of Eugene and also one of his brother, Louis August Gerber, and a very short account of their activities in the Army:
"Sergt. Eugene A. Gerber of 1616 Potomac street sent a letter home in which he says he expects to leave for France at almost any hour. He is with the 8th Coast Company, Signal Corps, England. His brother, Louis A. Gerber, has been with the Headquarters Detachment in France for some time. In his letter he stated that he had formed a band of which he is a bugler."
The article seems to imply that Eugene was the bugler, but family photographs and lore indicate the Louis was the musical brother.
Eugene Adolph Gerber was inducted into the Army on 5 December 1917 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. He served overseas from 16 March 1918 to 11 December 1918.
It appears that this photo was taken in New York before Eugene went abroad.
Following the war, Gene and his brother, Louis August Gerber, started Gerber Brothers Construction in St. Louis, Missouri.
Here, Gene poses with some of the tools of his trade.
Gene Gerber is standing on the far right. He and his buddies seem to be getting ready for a boat trip - on the Mississippi?
The large brick building in the far background has been identified as part of the Anheuser Busch brewery in St. Louis, Missouri.
The lettering on the wagon reads: Wm. Green, 3045 S. Broadway. Who was Bill Green? There are a number of family photos where this wagon appears.
Eugene Adolph Gerber's family
- Father: George Louis Gerber (1859-1924)
- Mother: Charlotte Elisabetha (Etling) Gerber (1859-1933)
- Brother: George August Gerber (1886-1886)
- Sister: Selma Anna Gerber (1887-1967)
- Self: Eugene Adolph Gerber (1889-1972)
- Brother: Louis August Gerber (1892-1958)
- Sister: Frances Emilia Gerber (1894-1944)
Anna Charlotte Springmeyer's family
- Father: Frank Springmeyer (1863-1930)
- Mother: Lena (Binhammer) Sprinmeyer (1872-1950)
- Self: Anna Charlotte Springmeyer (1895-1927)
- Sister: Edna Springmeyer (1899- ? )
Eugene Adolph Gerber and Anna Charlotte Springmeyer were married 15 November 1919 in St. Paul's Evangelical Church at St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Their child:
- Arlaine Gerber (1921-1921)
Alvina Wodtke's family
- Father: Julius Wodtke ( ? - ? )
- Mother: ? Niehaus ( ? - ? )
- Self: Alvina Wodtke (1895-1954)
- Siblings: ?
Eugene Adolph Gerber and Alvina Wodtke were married about 1943. They had no children.
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Photos
- Charlotte Elisabetha (Etling) Gerber
- Eugene Adolph & Anna Charlotte (Springmeyer) Gerber
- George Louis Gerber
- George Louis & Charlotte Elisabetha (Etling) Gerber family
- Louis August Gerber
- Louis August & Charlotte Caroline Christine (Brockmeyer) Gerber - children
- Selma Anna Gerber
- Selma Anna Gerber & Eugene Adolph Gerber
- Gerber Brothers, Contractors & Builders; St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Anna Charlotte Springmeyer
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