Gerhart was born about 1887. He is the son of Frederick Salmen and Margaret Hoefer.
Name appears as Gerhart on the 1900 Census, but Garrett on the Iowa Births listing. Since I'm unable to take a look at the original birth certificate at this time, I've listed Gerhart as the name.
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