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- The Fred and Elizabeth Gewe family.
As a young man, Fred H. Gewe imigrated from his parents home in Brentwerde, Germany where he was born in 1848, to St. Louis, Missouri, to pursue his trade as a master brick mason. He met and married Elizabeth Gaebe of Farmington, Missouri, moved to Addieville, Illinois, later moved to Nashville, Illinois. To this union was born one girl and 6 boys, namely: Bertha, Frank, John, Harry Arthur, Raymond and Henry who died at birth. Both father and mother passed away in the year 1941 and are buried on Greenwood Cemetery in Nashville, Illinois.
Bertha Gewe, the oldest of the cildren, born in 1877, met Myron D. Smith, born 1877, who was a lumber dealer and Insurance Agent. They were married, lived in Nashville and became the parents of one son, Ortheldo. He was married to Dorothy McCammon. They had two daughters: Patricia Smith Johnson and Miriam Smith Hall. Ortheldo is known to many in Nashville as a professional magician. Myron died in 1932 and Bertha in 1964.
Frank, the oldest of the boys, was born in 1880, owned and operated a local Hardware Store, married Betha Schoenig born 1881. To them was born one daughter Gladys C. Gewe. She was a music teacher in England, Michigan and later in Springfield where she now resides and enjoys her retirement. Frank died in 1941 and Bertha in 1976.
John, born 1883, married Margaret Brown; born 1889. John and his younger brother, Arthur joined their father as local brick masons. John and Margaret were blessed with one daughter, Harriet, who is married to Bob Eggert. They live in Florrissant, Mo. They are the parents of Lynn Eggert Burke, Cindy Eggert, Jay Eggert and Jeff Eggert. Harriet is a registered nurse and working in St. Louis. John died in 1959 and Margaret in 1976.
Harry Gewe, born July 14, 1887, was a local jeweler on Main Street in Nashville. He married Laura Forthman, born Feb. 2, 1988, of St. Louis, Mo., and they were the parents of one son, Eugene F. Gewe. He is married to Laverna Hake Gewe and is a practicing Optometrist in Nashville. They have 2 children, Dorothy Jean Gewe Hermeling of Colorado Springs and Michael Eugene Gewe who is also an optometrist practicing with his father. Laura died in 1945 and Harry in 1955.
Arthur, born 1889, was also a local brick mason with his father and brother. He married Ruth Stoker, born 1892 and they had a son Charles who was a bank examiner and accountant. He married Betty Kalbfleisch and they had a son Jeff who is a Medical Technician. Arthur died in 1939 and his wife Ruth is living at the Good Samaritan Home in St. Louis, Mo.
Raymond, born 1892, was never married and lived with his parents and sister most of his life. he was in partnership with August Neuhaus. They operated a Recreation Parlor on the square in Nashville. Raymond passed away in 1943.
p. 210, 1979 Washington County Illinois History, published by Historical Society of Washington County, Nashville, Illinois.
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1848 - 1941 (93 years)