Brown County MN Archives Biographies.....Gastler, George O. 1879 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/mnfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00001.html#0000031 November 24, 2014, 11:01 pm Source: See Below Author: L. A. Fritsche GEORGE O. GASTLER. George O. Gastler, well-known, enterprising and progressive artist photographer at New Ulm, this county, and proprietor of the largest and most thoroughly equipped studio in that city, is a native of Germany. He was born on April 5, 1879, son of Ludwig and Wilhelmina Gastler, both natives of the Fatherland, Ludwig Gastler, a very competent tailor, came to the United States with his family in 1886 and located at Chaska, Minnesota, where he opened a tailor shop and where he ever since has made his home. He and his wife are the parents of five children, of whom the subject of this sketch and his brother Oscar are the only ones living in this county. George O. Gastler was about seven years old when he came to Minnesota with his parents and he received his education in the Chaska public schools. After leaving school he for some time was engaged as a bridge carpenter for the railroad company, in the meantime devoting considerable study to the art of photography, in which he had been interested from the days of his childhood. In 1904 he entered the Northwestern College of Photography and after a comprehensive course in that institution located at Woodward, Iowa, where he opened a studio and where he remained for four years, or until 1909, in which year he moved to New Ulm, where he ever since has resided. Upon locating at New Ulm Mr. Gastler opened an up-to-date photograph studio and he has prospered in his business from the very start, having an extensive patronage throughout this part of the state. In addition to his general studio work Mr. Gastler does all kinds of photographic work and also makes a specialty of developing films for amateur photographers. In 1905, George O. Gastler was united in marriage to Martha Holtz, daughter of Ferdinand Holtz and wife, and to this union two children have been born, George and Dorothy. Mr. and Mrs. Gastler are earnest members of the German Lutheran church and take a warm interest in the general good work of the community. Mr. Gastler is a Democrat and gives a good citizen's attention to local politics, but is not included in the office-seeking class. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF BROWN COUNTY MINNESOTA ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS L. A. FRITSCHE. M. D. Editor With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families VOLUME II B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mn/brown/bios/gastler414gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mnfiles/ File size: 3.1 Kb