Phillip Gerber, a well known and successful carpenter, contractor and
builder of Carlinville, maintains his residence at No. 407 Orient street.
His birth occurred in Waterloo, Illinois, on the 13th of April, 1884, his
parents being Phillip and Mary (Rick) Gerber, both of whom were natives of
this state. The paternal grandfather, who was born in Germany, was twice
married, Phillip being the only child of his first union. The maternal
grandfather of our subject was also a native of Germany and lived to the age
of about ninety-five years. He and his wife, Mrs. Mary Rick, took up their
abode among the early settlers in the vicinity of St. Louis, Missouri. They
had a number of children, including Anton, Charles, Fred, Gottlieb, John and
Mary.
Philip Gerber, the father of our subject, followed general
agricultural pursuits throughout his active business career and made his
home in the vicinity of Waterloo. He inherited a farm from his father, but
sold the property and cultivated rented land. His demise occurred in 1887,
when he had attained the age of about forty-five years. His widow, who has
made her home at Carlinville for the past twenty-two years, is a devoted
member of the German Evangelical church. They were the parents of eight
children, seven of whom reached mature years, as follows: Lizzie, the wife
of Charles Bloom, of North Otter township; Mary, who is the wife of Charles
Loehr and resides in Carlinville; Katie, the wife of F. C. Leefers, of Shaws
Point township; Emma, the wife of George Schmidt, of Honey Point township;
Anna, the wife of Herman Tostberg, of Carlinville township; Phillip, of this
review; and Charles, living in Carlinville.
The gentleman whose name
introduces this review has resided in Carlinville from the age of five. He
attended the public schools in the acquirement of an education and worked at
farm labor until a youth of eighteen. At that time he began learning the
carpenter’s trade, which occupation has since claimed his attention. For the
past three years he has likewise done contract work. Though still young in
years, he is a fine workman and has erected a number of substantial
buildings in Carlinville. Industrious, enterprising and ambitious, he has
won an enviable reputation in the business and social circles of
Carlinville, which town has been his home for twenty-two years.
On
the 26th of April, 1906, Mr. Gerber was united in marriage to Miss Anna
Geiser, a native of Carlinville, Illinois, and a daughter of William and
Mary (Pfaff) Geiser, natives of Germany, who have made their home at
Carlinville for the past twenty-five years. They had nine children, namely:
William; Mary; Anna; Joseph; Charles; Henry; Lilly; Rose, and Theodore, who
died at the age of five years. Mr. and Mrs. Gerber have two children,
Theodore and Alfred.
In politics Mr. Gerber is a republican, while
his religious faith is indicated by his membership in the German Evangelical
church. His wife is a faithful communicant of the Catholic church.
Fraternally he is identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows at
Carlinville.
Extracted 18 May 2018 by Norma Hass from History of Macoupin County, Illinois: Biographical and Pictorial, by Charles A. Walker, published in 1911, Volume 2, pages 103-104.
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