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Ancestors and Descendants of
Michael Hammes, Jr & Margaretha Hammen
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 1875 - 1952 (76 years)
Has 2 ancestors and 26 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Arnold Peter Gau |
| Birth |
16 May 1875 |
Westphalia, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
16 Feb 1952 |
Westphalia, Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa |
| Burial |
St. Mary's Cemetery, Portsmouth, Shelby County, Iowa |
| Person ID |
I906 |
Peter and Anna |
| Last Modified |
25 Mar 2017 |
| Family |
Anna Rose Leinen, b. 10 Feb 1877, Portsmouth, Shelby County, Iowa d. 30 Dec 1946, Westphalia, Shelby County, Iowa (Age 69 years) |
| Marriage |
18 Apr 1899 |
| Children |
| + | 1. Arnold C Gau, b. 15 Oct 1900, Portsmouth, Shelby County, Iowa d. 10 Jun 1993, Wagner, Charles Mix County, South Dakota (Age 92 years) [Birth] |
| + | 2. Andrew Mathias Gau, b. 11 Nov 1902, At Home on Farm, Portsmouth, Shelby County, Iowa d. 10 Sep 1991, Baptist Memorial Home, Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa (Age 88 years) [Birth] |
| + | 3. Mary R Gau, b. 17 Feb 1905, Iowa d. 9 Aug 1995, Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa (Age 90 years) [Birth] |
| | 4. Michael E Gau, b. 30 Jun 1907, Iowa d. Aug 1981, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska (Age 74 years) [Birth] |
| | 5. Pauline Gau, b. 1912, Iowa d. 1996, Portsmouth, Shelby County, Iowa (Age 84 years) [Birth] |
| | 6. Rita Gau, b. 1915, Iowa [Birth] |
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| Last Modified |
25 Mar 2017 |
| Family ID |
F268 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- Arnold Peter Gau
OBITUARY
ARNOLD P. GAU
A substantial farmer and stock raiser of Cass Township, Shelby County, Iowa, is Arnold P. GAU, a resident of this county for the past thirty five years. He is a representative German farmer and has met with much success, characteristic of the German citizens of this county. He followed the carpenter's trade for several years and then became interested in farming. Since changing his occupation, he has been remarkably successful. He is a man of keen integrity and great honor.
Arnold P. GAU, son of Chris and Ann (PICARD) GAU, was born May 16, 1875 in Lincoln Township. His father was a native of Germany and came to this country with his parents in his boyhood days. He located in Wisconsin, where he lived until after his marriage. His wife was born in that state, and they are still living in this county. Chris Gau and his family located in Lincoln Township, this county, in 1874 and later located in Cass Township. Chris Gau was a carpenter and farmer. Eleven children were born to Chris Gau and wife: Joseph, Arnold, Peter, Albert, Margaret, Frederick, Chris, Matilda, William, Annie and Kerney.
Arnold P. Gau was born in Iowa. Most of his education was received in the schools of Cass township. After leaving school, he took up the carpenter's trade with his father and followed that trade until twenty-one, when he became a contractor and builder. In 1902 he purchased a farm of 120 acres in Cass Township, and farmed it for ten years, when he sold it and bought a farm of 240 acres in the same township, on which he is now living. Since acquiring this farm, he has placed about five thousand dollars' worth of improvements on it. He now has one of the most attractive farms in the county. Much of his time and attention have been directed to the raising and breeding of livestock. He raises a large amount of corn each year and feeds it to his hogs and cattle.
Mr. Gau was married in 1899, at Portsmouth, Iowa, to Anna LEINEN, daughter of Mathias and Anna LEINEN, and to this union have been born five children: Arnold, Andrew, Mary, Michael and Pauline, all of whom are still living with their parents. Mrs. Gau's parents were natives of Germany and came to America and located in Shelby county early in its history. They are still living in the county.
Mr. Gau and his family are all devoted members of the Catholic church. He is a member of the Roman Catholic Mutual Protective Society. In politics, he has never been a partisan, but has chosen rather to cast his ballot for the best man, irrespective of their political affiliations. He is a man of progressive ideas, deeply interested in the welfare of those about him and has always given his hearty support to all worthy movements and measures. Source: 1915 Past and Present of Shelby County, Iowa, pp. 1070-71
Contributed by: Mona Sarratt Knight
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