Hickory County, Missouri Biographies--Samuel W. Gerster

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Pages 589, 590

Samuel W. Gerster is a native of Fairfield County, of the "Buckeye State." And was born 
on the 20th of June, 1854, being a son of Johanes and Elizabeth (Goss) Gerster, who were 
born in Switzerland and Fairfield Counties, Ohio, respectively.  The former died in 
Hickory County, Mo., in 1880, when fifty-eight years of age.  He left his native land when 
twenty-one years of age, and came to the United States, and, after residing in different 
counties in Ohio until 1869, came to Missouri and located on the farm on which his son 
Samuel W. is now living.  He was a farmer the greater portion of his life, but also followed 
the mill-wright and carpenter's trade.  He and wife were members of the German Reformed Church.
Their children who are living are as follows: John, Adam, George, Jacob, Anna, Elizabeth and 
Samuel W.  Abraham and Daniel are deceased.  Samuel W. Gerster was educated in Ohio and Hickory
County, Mo., and since early boyhood has been engaged in farm labor, and, since gaining his 
majority, has followed carpentering in connection with this work.  After the father's death 
the six sons continued housekeeping with their mother and little sister, but on March 8, 1885, 
Abraham died at the age of twenty-six years.  Following this the other five carried on the 
work until January 15, 1888, when Jacob was married, and then removed to St. Clair County, Mo.,
where the five brothers are now jointly conducting a successful agricultural business, under 
the supervision of S. W. Gerster, in connection with the home farm.  Since his father's death, 
he being the eldest son, he has managed the business affairs of the family, and is industrious
and enterprising, and has taken great interest in the development of the mineral wealth of the 
county.  In politics he and his brothers are Democrats.

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