From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 755. City of La Crosse JOHN GEBHARDT, engineer at the La Crosse Elevator of the C., M. & St. P. R. R. Co., was born in Germany, in 1847. His father, Frank Gebhardt, emigrated to America in 1848; settled in Watertown, Wis., and resided there till his death, in 1877. Mr. Gebhardt has been railroading and in the employment of the C., M. & St. P. R. R. Co. since 1867, and been running an engine since 1871. He was married in 1873, at Watertown, Wis., to Julia, daughter of Christian Hubbe, of that place, and has four children - John, Etta, Bertha and Ernest. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]