Olga L (Weber) Gier

Olga L (Weber) Gier

Olga Weber married David Gier (1848-1926) in 1872. David and Olga had two daughters, Emma (1872-1948) and Laura (1873-1954). They raised chickens in their big garage and sprouted oat seeds in the winter so the chickens would have some greens in the wintertime. They had a small bay window on the south side of the house and Emma had a beautiful fern in a large earthen stand, that to a small boy seemed to be a whole forest.

David was a barber. At the turn of the century, David was barbering at the Planter’s Hotel in downtown Saint Louis when Buffalo Bill Cody came to town with his Wild West Show. When he appeared at the barber shop to get his hair cut, which he kept long, all of the barbers except David threw up their hands in dismay. David stepped forward, cut Buffalo Bill’s hair and received a handsome tip.

Emma married Edward Engelland (1870-1958), who worked for Rice and Stix Dry Goods Company and sold shirt material. Their son, David Engelland (1894-1977) was quite a politician and had a tavern on Hanley Road near Kinloch, Missouri.

Laura married Albert Rahing (1868-1929), who sold flour, jam and jelly, and they had one son, Charles Rahing (1897-1962).

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Olga L. Weber

(b. 1853, d. 1935)

David N. Gier

(b. 1848, m. 1871, d. 1926)

Emma L. Gier

(b. 1872, d. 1948)

Edward E. Engelland

(b. 1870, m. 1892, d. 1958)

Laura E. Gier

(b. 1873, d. 1954)

Albert H. Rahing

(b. 1868, m. 1893, d. 1929)

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