Goebel, Gert ^{Person Individualisierte Person}

1816–1896 | Gerd Goebel was born in Coburg, Germany, on April 1, 1816, to David and Henrietta Goebel. The family immigrated to the United States in 1834 and settled on a farm near Newport, Franklin County, Missouri. In 1842 he married Caroline Becker a nd they had ten children, three of whom died in infancy. During his lifetime, he served as public surveyor, chief clerk for the state register office, and state senator. He died in 1896.