Photo of Ferdinand G'Sell, born 1820 in Alsace-Lorraine, came to Carondolet (St Louis) prior to 1845 when he married Josephine Bowers. They had 6 children. He is listed at various times as a "brewer", saloon-keeper, and grocer. In 1880 he owned a saloon in St. Louis. His son worked there as a brewer, three grown daughters lived at home, plus a servant, two cousins who worked in the saloon, and 13 boarders. He died in 1895 in St. Louis.
