This photo of Gerhard is cropped from a portrait of him with his wife Sophie. I have a small portrait that I believe is either Gerhard or his brother, Anton. Click here to compare the two photos.
Eilerd "Gerhard" (1822 - 1902) immigrated circa 1847. He married Anna Margrete "Sophie" FEHRENKAMP (1838 - 1916) in 1855. Their children included:
- Maria "Wilhelmine" (Minnie) (1857 - 1940) married William SCHWEKE
- August (1858 - 1920) married Adele J. SCHARNBERG
- Emma Helene (1860 - 1921) married Albert WAGNER
- Mary Katherine (1862 - 1943) married Charles Theodore (Charlie) ZAPP
- Friedrike Margrotha (1864 - <1870) died as a young child
- Gerhard Werner (G.W.) (1866 - 1953) married Emma LINCKE
- Emilie Friedrike (Emily) (1869 - 1942) married August "Monroe" JOHNSON
- Louis Gerhard (1872 - 1945) married Nora FEHRENKAMP
- Charles (Charlie) (1875 - 1882) died as a child
- Helene "Matilda" married first Adolph D. KRUEGER and later Henry C. FEHLER
- Ida Mary (1882 - 1960) married Rev. August BETEIT
- Ella Therese (1884 - 1964) married Rev. Hans KRAUSE
