Brooks, Patricia

Pat married Gerber, Frieda. Frieda (daughter of Gerber, Otto H. and Müller, Franziska) was born Feb 1893; died Yes, date unknown. [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.

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:

• Immigration: 1883, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1900, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Birth:
There is some suggestion that she might have been born in 1867. When applying for her marriage license in St. Louis on 21 February 1888, Miss Franziska Müller declared her age to be 21 years (i.e., born about 1866-1867). In the 1900 federal census, her date of birth is recorded as April 1867, her age as 33 years. In the 1920 federal census, her age is recorded as 52 years (i.e., born about 1867-1868). Curiously, in the intervening 20 years the enumerator discovered that she had lost her ability to speak English.

Immigration:
Franziska emigrated to the USA in either 1883 or 1884 (the 1900 federal census records the first date; the 1920 census shows the second date).

Census:
In the census enumeration, Franciska [sic] is identified as a 33 year old wife, born April 1867 in Germany who immigrated to the USA in 1883. She has been married for 13 years and is the mother of four children, all of whom are still living. The household at 2836 Broadway also included her husband, four daughters ages 3-12 years, and her husband's nine month old niece.

Buried:
The funeral was at Schumacher Funeral Home (3013 Meramec St.) on Monday, March 2 at 10:00 a.m. Burial was at New St. Marcus Cemetery, the same as her husband, Otto.

Died:
Otto Gerber's obituary gives his wife's maiden name as Mueller. An obituary in a St. Louis paper for a Franziska Gerber identifies her as the mother of Mrs. Emma Keny and Mrs. Frieda H. Brooks (the same names as in Otto's death notice) but does not mention Rose or Pauline. It further identifies her as a sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunt. Her obituary indicates that she may have originally come from Columbus, Ohio.

Franziska or Francesca (Mueller) Gerber was Otto Gerber's first cousin and also his wife. She was the daughter of Franz Anton Mueller, brother to Franceska or Francesca (Mueller) Gerber, the wife of George Jacob Gerber and Otto's mother. The fact that the two women shared the same maiden and married names, and that there is some variety to the way their given names have been spelled, has led to some confusion of identities.

The two Mueller women were born in Germany. The suggestion in her obituary that Francesca Gerber, Otto's wife, came from Columbus, Ohio arises perhaps from the fact that some time in the 1920s the Otto Gerber family did indeed move to Columbus. Obviously the Gerbers did not stay there very long. It has been suggested that the Muellers may have had family who lived in Columbus and this is why the Gerbers moved to Ohio.

Other Events:

• Occupation: St. Louis, Missouri, USA; grocer
• Immigration: 1858/9, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1860, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1870, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1880, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Notes:

Occupation:
George owned a grocery store on South Broadway in St. Louis.

Census:
He was identified as a 30 year old carpenter born in Baden.

Census:
He was identified as Jacob Gerber, a 40 year old carpenter from Baden.

Census:
He was identified as a 51 year old retail grocer, born in Germany.

Buried:
George was buried in Old St. Marcus Cemetery.

Died:
George died at his home at 2822 South Carondelet. The cause of death was marasmus, a disease causing gradual emaciation.

George married Müller, Franziska 1858, Grand Duchy of Baden. Franziska (daughter of Müller, Michael and Mückahorn, Elizabeth) was born 25 Jul 1831, Grand Duchy of Baden; died 31 Aug 1924, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. [Group Sheet]

Other Events:

• Immigration: 1858/9, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1860, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1870, St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
• Census: 1880, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
• Cremation: 3 Sep 1924

Notes:

Birth:
This woman's given name appears in various forms: Franceska; Franciska; Francesca; Franziska. I have chosen to use the spelling she herself used when signing papers connected with her husband's probate court case, 1881-1883.

Census:
In the 1860 U.S. census, "Frances" was enumerated as 27 years old (born in Baden), which would indicate a year of birth of about 1832-1833.

Census:
She was identified as a 39 year old housewife.

Census:
She was identified as a 50 year old housewife, born in Germany.

Cremation:
The funeral was held on Wednesday, September 3, 1924 at Shepard Parlors (4121 North Grand Boulevard) and then to Valhalla Crematory.

Died:
Franceska died from chronic myocarditis complicated by arterial sclerosis. Her death notice in the local paper read:

     "GERBER - Entered into rest Sunday, Aug. 31, 1924, Franceska Gerber of 3919A Garfield avenue, beloved mother of George L., Otto H., Fred William Gerber, the late Philip A. and Rudolph M. Gerber, our dear grandmother and great-grandmother, aged 93 years, 1 month and 6 days.
     "Funeral Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 2:30 p.m. from Shepard parlors, 4121 North Grand boulevard, to Valhalla Crematory."