John B. GEBHARD

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Quelle/source:
http://www.archive.org/stream/historyofdubuque02oldt/historyofdubuque02oldt_djvu.txt
page 820-821

John B. Gebhard, now retired from the active cares of life and
residing in Dyersville is a native of Delaware county, Iowa, and a
son of Joseph and Clara Gebhard. The father was born in the
Kingdom of Saxony, Germany, and in 1852, when but ten years
old, was brought to America and Dubuque county, Iowa, by his
parents. They first settled on 40 acres in New Wine Tow^nship,
then moved to Liberty Township, and in 1868 removed to Delaware
county, Iowa, locating on a farm near Petersburg. Here the father
larmed until he retired, and at present makes his home with the sub-
ject of this sketch. His wife died in 1893, aged forty-tliree years,
and is buried at Petersburg. Mr. Gebhard has ahvays taken great
interest in local affairs of importance, and for twenty-five years
served as treasurer of the board of education. He was also justice
of the peace for eighteen years. John B. Gebhard was born on his
father's farm near Petersburg, April 7, 1873. and received his
early education in the district schools. He later attended Highland
College. Des Moines, Iowa. He assisted his father with the work
on the home farm, and at the age of twenty-one was assistant
veterinary surgeon to Dr. Bruner. He practiced this profession
two years in Dyersville, and then took a special course in pharmacy.
In the spring of 1904 he bought the Pennsylvania House and con-
ducted same up to January. 191 1. Mr. Gebhard has invested exten-
sively in valuable real estate properties, and also manufactures an
invention of his own — a draw bar for folding harrows — which has
proved very practical and successful. As a Democrat in politics
he served two years on the Colony Township Central Committee of
Delaware county, Iowa, and in religious views is a Catholic. He
is a member of the Roman Catholic Mutual Protective Association
of the State of Iowa. February 15, 1904, at New Vienna, he
married Miss Mary Bunker, daughter of Frank and Mary Bunker.
Her father came to America and Dubuque county about 1854, and
was the first blacksmith in the village of New Vienna. To Mr.
and Mrs. Gebhard have been born two sons : Charles, born April
13, 1906. and Martin, born July 24, 1908. The family are highly
regarded in the community where they reside.

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