Herman
F
Gerken
Born in Wisconsin, United States
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Emma E (Lane) Gerken
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 54
in Owen, Clark, Wisconsin, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Jul 2020
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Biography
Herman F Gerken was born on 13 Mar 1868 in Wisconsin.
It is possible he was the H F Gerken that married Sarah Tait on 12 Apr 1884 in Sauk County, Wisconsin[1]
He married Emma E Lane of Sauk County, Wisconsin in 1898. Herman was living in the Town of Winfield when he lost a barn in a deadly tornadic storm that struck Wisconsin in July 1907.[2] They moved north to Clark County, Wisconsin. Herman was employed at the John S Owen Lumber Company in Owen, Wisconsin.
He passed away on 22 Dec 1922 in Owen.
He is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Withee, Wisconsin alongside his wife Emma.[3]
Sources
- ↑ First Marriage: "Wisconsin Marriages, 1836-1930", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XR66-5RX : 30 January 2020), H. F. Gerken, 1884.
- ↑ The Baraboo news. (Baraboo, Wis.), 10 July 1907. Front Page. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
- ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113231260/herman-gerken : accessed 07 March 2022), memorial page for Herman Gerken (13 Mar 1868–28 Dec 1922), Find a Grave Memorial ID 113231260, citing Riverside Cemetery, Withee, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA ; Maintained by Bev Bailey (contributor 47300516).
- Second-hand knowledge by Steven Greenwood, with Ribbke family history.
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