Charles Gies
Cascade County
History of Montana, Sanders, 1913

Many of the more enterprising and prosperous citizens 
of our great country are of foreign birth and breeding 
among those Charles Gies of Great Falls, whose birth 
occurred at Hesse Cassel Germany, November 10, 1868.  
His grandfather Johannes Gies, Sr. was born in 1797 and 
spent his entire life of eighty one years in Germany 
being well known in military circles.

Johannes Gies, Jr, the father of Charles was born, 
lived and died in the Fatherland, his death occurring 
in 1903 at the age of seventy nine.  He, too was widely 
known in the army circles of Neustadt, having a fine 
military record as a member of a troop of Hussars.  He 
married Katherine Rickel, who was born in Germany and 
there died in 1896, aged sixty two.  Ten children were 
born to them, two daughters and eight sons, Charles 
being the six child in order of birth.

Having completed his studies in the public schools of 
Germany, Charles Gies was employed in a bakery until 
sixteen.  Coming then to America with an uncle, he 
followed the bakers trade in St. Paul, Minnesota until 
1887.  He then made his way to Montana and for a year 
was engaged in the restaurant business t Maiden.  In 
July 1888 Mr. Gies was engaged in the bakery business 
in Great Falls, the ensuing four years.  In 1896 Mr. 
Gies made another change of occupation, selling his 
factory he formed a partnership with Mr. Frank Glab, 
with whom he was associated in the wholesale liquor 
business until 1900.  The partnership then dissolved, 
Mr. Gies has since continued in the business alone.

On September 2, 1896, Mr. Gies was united in marriage 
with Mary Miller, a daughter of Matthias and Katherine 
Bauer Miller.  Mr. and Mrs. Gies have five children: 
Arthur, born June 16, 1898, Olive, November 18, 1899, 
Katherine, born July 16, 1905, Noel, born December9, 1908 
and Rosemary born November 21, 1911.