JUSTUS GERLACH
Justus Gerlach (deceased) came to Cass county in August, 1873. He bought wild land in the northwest quarter of section 10, Noble township, which he improved and made his home. He was born in Germane, January 15, 1832. He learned the trade of blacksmith and carpenter, and when twenty years of age, came to America, and settled in Luzerne county, Pennsylvania, where he was emploiyed as overseer in a coal mine. He was married July 12, 1857, to Elizabeth Wolf, also a native of Germany. Seven children were born to them, four of whom are now living...Catherine, Louise, William and George H. Mr. Gerlach died July 28, 1879. The family now occupy the homestead.
Transcribed by Gloria Goltiani from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 678.
