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Geschke Hardware
115
South Second St
1866
Geschke & Co, Charles Geschke, 1866, 115 S Second
Richard Geschke (son of Charles)
1848 - 1923
Geschke
Hardware: 115 S Second St
Residence
at 301 Sixth St.
Richard
Geschke, dealer in stoves, hardware, tinware, etc.; was born in Prussia March 9, 1848; the son
of Charles Geschke, who came to America with his
family and located in Texas in 1853; resided there until 1861, then returned to
Germany and remained until 1865, when they came to Watertown.
Charles
Geschke died here in April, 1874; his widow survived
him.
Richard
Geschke has carried on business here since 1862,
associated with his father and also with his brother Edward, until the death of
the latter; Richard then conducted the business alone.
WHS_005_997 and
WHS_005_998
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to enlarge
On
March 4, 1872, he was married, in Watertown, to Ida Eckhoff, daughter of Ludwig
Eckhoff. She was born in Watertown. They had two children.
Mr.
and Mrs. Richard Geschke were members of the German Evangelical Lutheran
Church. Buried in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
1923
03 08 RICHARD
GESCHKE CALLED TO HIS FINAL REWARD
Richard
Geschke, one of Watertown’s oldest and best known
business men, died last Monday at his home, 301 Sixth Street. He had been in poor health several months and
for three weeks past was confined to his home.
March 9, 1848, he was born in Stratsmud, Germany, and in 1865 came to
Watertown with his parents, and he has resided here ever since. Shortly after locating here he and his two
brothers and his father opened a hardware store in Second Street, to which he
succeeded and conducted till about four years ago. His wife and one son and two daughters
survive him, his children being Carl Geschke of Berkeley, California, Mrs.
Frank Bliefernicht of Berlin and Mrs. Herman Marquardt of this city. Mr. Geschke has always during his long
residence here enjoyed the esteem and good will of his fellow citizens and all
regret his death very much. WG
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The Richard Geschke Family
The
Richard Geschke family of Watertown click to enlarge
Richard,
Adelia, Emma, Carl, Ida (nee Eckhoff) Geschke.
Emma
married Franz Bliefernicht.
Franz
and Emma born in Watertown.
Photo
dated 1890s.
Cross-References:
115
S Second became home of Plattdeutscher Verein
Geschke burials in Oak Hill
cemetery:
Geschke, A. W., b. 1854, d. 1949
Geschke, Adela H., b. 1871, d. 1874
Geschke, Arnold, b. 1893, d. 1967
Geschke, Carl A., b. 1876, d.
Geschke, Carl, b. 1813, d. 1874 (Charles)
Geschke, Dora M., b. 1869, d. 1955
Geschke, Dorothea, b. 1813, d. 1889
Geschke, Edward, b. 1839, d. 1877
Geschke, Elias, b. 1841, d. 1904
Geschke, Elmer, b. 1903, d. 1913
Geschke, Father, b. 1859, d. 1943
Geschke, Ida, b. 1852, d. 1931
Geschke, Laura, b. 1892, d. 1933
Geschke, Mother, b. 1862, d. 1916
Geschke, Richard, b. 1848, d. 1923
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