Mt Clemens Monitor, March 20 1903 Another of Macomb county's pioneers has passed away. Frederick Gerlach, of Halfway, Mich., breathed his last Wednesday afternoon, after a week's illness. He was born in Koerner, Saxon-Gotha, Germany Dec 8th 1828, and came to this country in 1834, settling with his parents at Halfway. The trip from the fatherland took about ten weeks, fifty-two days of which were spent in a sailing vessel. In 1849 he was married to Miss Caroline Spindler, who died in 1865. He then married Miss Catherine Ullrich who survives him. He was the father of twelve children. There are now living, Edward of Detroit, Louis of Halfway, Hannah Gerlach Preisel of Big Beaver, Ann Gerlach Rein of Halfway, Paul of Mt. Clemens, Frank, Cora, Josephine and Fred of Halfway. The deceased children are Mrs. Pauline Gerlach Hesse of Beech, Charles and Gusta of Halfway. He no political aspirations. Hunting was his favorite pastime. His first hunting was done with a flint lock rifle sixty years ago. His last was done in the Upper Peninsula last fall, in company with three sons and a grandson. He leaves 26 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The fuenral services occur at Halfway tomorrow at two o'clock. Special cars from Mt. Clemens and Detroit at one.