website
watertownhistory.org
ebook History of Watertown, Wisconsin
George Gamm
1834- 1914
Watertown Gazette, 02 19 1914
Another of Watertown’s old and esteemed
pioneers has passed to his reward in the person of George Gamm,
who died of general debility on Friday, February 13, 1914, at his home, 111
North Fourth Street. Deceased was a
native of Mechelsdorf, Mecklenburg, Germany, where he
was born May 3, 1834. In 1850 he came to
America and located in this city, and has ever since made it his home.
At first he was engaged in the
cooperage business here, and later he and his brother engaged in the flour,
feed and crockery business at the corner of North Fourth and Main streets,
under the firm name of A. & G. Gamm [August & George]. Their business was destroyed by fire and Mr. Gamm then went into business on his own account at 111
North Fourth Street, which he continued till he retired from business about
eight years ago.
His wife, whose maiden name was
Henrietta Pauline Baeslau, died about eight years
ago. Two sons, Chas. A. Gamm of this city, and W. J. Gamm
of Madison, and three daughters, Mrs. Robert Hinze of
Riverdale, California, Mrs. Minnie Bensene of
Milwaukee, and Mrs. Ida Kurzweg of Watertown survive
him. Monday afternoon his funeral took
place from his late home to St. Mark’s Lutheran church, and the interment was
in Oak Hill cemetery.
In the death of Mr. Gamm
our city has lost one of its best known and most highly esteemed citizens. As a business man he was one of the most
honorable our city has ever possessed and as a neighbor and friend he was truly
an ideal man. He was of a quiet,
unassuming nature, yet was always genial and had a smile and words of good
cheer for all with whom he came in contact, and his death is sincerely mourned
here.
History of Watertown, Wisconsin