George Luther

1839 - 1901  (~ 61 years)

• Name	George Luther
  Birth	Oct 1839	Germany
  Gender	Male
  Physical Description	the tallest man in Homestead and was 7 feet tall!  [1, 2]
  	This description is from the Biography done by Dennis B. Ardinger in 1977. That biography is attached here (1977 Biography) and to William E. Luther, George's grandson.
  Miscellaneous	Sep 1891	Homestead, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
  	was charged with Assault & Battery
  	Age: 51y
  	On Wednesday, Sept 16, 1891, it was reported in the Pittsburgh Dispatch, that the Allegheny County Grand Jury, returned a true bill, of aggrevated assault and battery, to George Luther, the previous day. Two days later, on Friday the 18th the newspaper reported the 'Trial-List' had been posted in the county's criminal court for the previous days hearings. The following day, Saturday the 19th, the paper gave further information, stating that the jury was out on Friday the 18th, in the case of George Luther, being tried for assault and battery on Bridget Luther, his daughter-in-law at Homestead. In the end, the Criminal Court imposed a 6 cents fine for the assault and battery!
  Ω Census Family Census	1900	Homestead, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
  	Address: 210 18th Avenue
  	Witness Role: Principal: [F26] ...of (parents not known) Witness Role: Family Census: [I71] Carl August GUSTAFSON Witness Role: Family Census: [I11] George Luther GUSTAFSON Witness Role: Family Census: [I366] Martin Joel GUSTAFSON Witness Role: Family Census: [I369] George LUTHER
  		1900 Census Keywords: Picture
  FACTby	1977
  	Dennis B Ardinger
  	Witness Role: Principal: [I2982] William Ernest LUTHER Witness Role: Witness: [I370] Catharine Witness Role: Witness: [I3653] Catherine LUTHER Witness Role: Witness: [I3464] Cecilia LUTHER Witness Role: Witness: [I369] George LUTHER Witness Role: Witness: [I3652] John LUTHER Witness Role: Witness: [I2983] Julia LUTHER
  		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  Immigration	30 May 1873
  	From Germany on the ship Ohio This info came from Castlegarden.org
  Will	6 May 1899	Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
  	Address: Registrar of Wills - Fred W. Edwards, Esq
  _UID	493BD03A31E3C44E8FE80F75F1F09A002A05
  Death	19 Jul 1901	Homestead, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania   [3]
  	Cause: at 12:30 p.m.
  	Address: his daughter Lena Gustafson's home at 210 18th Avenue
  	TRANSCRIPTION OF NEWSPAPER OBITUARY THE NEWS=MESSENGER Homestead, PA Friday Evening July 19, 1901 Front Page,cols. 6&7 GEORGE LUTHER DIED AT NOON He Was a Well Known Citizen of the Third Ward. George Luther, who for years has been one of the most familiar figures on the streets of Homestead, and who was quite a noted character, died at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Gus Gustafson, at 12:30 today of a complication of diseases. the deceased has been ailing and unable to do any work for several years, but only took to his bed Monday and his death was somewhat sudden and unexpected. The deceased was 63 years of age and was born in Germany and came to this country 38 years ago. He located in Pittsburgh in 1872 and in 1880 came to Homestead and accepted a position in the steel works where he was employed for a (long xxxxx and)later on worked for the borough. He was a keen witted German, (xxxxx) of joking and was well known to all (xxx) old residents of the town. By hard work and thrift, he managed to (xxxx) considerable money and owned considerable property in the Third ward where he resided. He is survived by two daughters and two sons, Mrs. John Handschuh, Mrs. Gus Gustafson, and Earnest and August Luther,all of this place. He was a member of St. Mark;s church, where the funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. (xxx-day). Internment is Homestead cemetery.
  		Obit Keywords: Picture
  Person ID	I369	Gustafson/Morrow
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Catharine,   b. 1836, Germany d. 22 Apr 1899, Homestead, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania (Age 63 years)
  Census	1880	Baldwin Township, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania
  	Witness Role: Family Census: [I372] August LUTHER Witness Role: Family Census: [I371] Ernest LUTHER Witness Role: Family Census: [I365] Lena LUTHER
  		1880 Census Keywords: Picture
  Children	1. Elizabeth Luther,   b. Aug 1863, Germany d. 3 Jan 1928, Homestead, Allegheny Co., Pennsylvania (Age ~ 64 years)   2. Ernest Luther,   b. 26 Oct 1865, Berlin, Germany d. Abt 1908 (Age 42 years)   3. August Luther,   b. Sep 1868, Germany   4. Lena Luther,   b. 4 Sep 1872, Germany d. 8 Sep 1933, Munhall, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F154	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  See Gustafson pendeflex for printout from Castlegarden.org Geo. Luther coming over from Germany in 1873 on the Ohio. Catharina and children including a Karo"lina" 10 mo. old from Germany in 1873 on the Braunschweig. See Gustafson pendeflex for printout from Castlegarden.org Geo. Luther coming over from Germany in 1873 on the Ohio. Catharina and children including a Karo"lina" 10 mo. old from Germany in 1873 on the Braunschweig. June 11, 2013 We now have obituaries for Mary Gustafson, Catharina Luther and George Luther. We have confirmed that the immigration info on Catharina and the children; Elise (Elizabeth), Ernest, August and Karolina (Lena) is correct. On Catharina's obit she attended St. Mark's German Evangelical Protestant Church, located on Ninth Ave between Ann and Amity. The pastor in 1902 may have been Rev Carl Martin or Rev M. Orend. St. Mark's merged with St. John's in 1981. The records of both churches are at the University of Pittsburgh library. The Church is now called St. John Mark Evangelical Church and the records are stored under that name. Collection number AIS.1989.17

  
  

• Sources

  [S191] The Legend of "Pappa Bill". George Luther was the tallest man in Homestead and was 7 feet tall! [S191] The Legend of "Pappa Bill". [S166] George Luther Record of Death.