Background
Gehrs, John Henry was born on February 2, 1882 in Versailles, Missouri, United States. Son of Judge Henry and Anna (Hirschvogel) Gehrs.
Gehrs, John Henry was born on February 2, 1882 in Versailles, Missouri, United States. Son of Judge Henry and Anna (Hirschvogel) Gehrs.
Graduate Warrensburg (Missouri) State Normal School, 1907. Bachelor of Science, University of Missouri, 1912. Master of Sciences, University of Wisconsin, 1915.
Graduate work University of Chicago, University of Wisconsin and University of Minnesota.
Teacher rural schools, 3 years. Principal high school, Pleasant Hill, Missouri, 1907-1908, California, Missouri, 1908-1911. Superintendent schools, Pleasant Hill, 1911-1914.
Assistant in agriculture, State Normal School, Warrensburg, Missouri, 1914-1918.
Head Department of Agriculture State Teachers College, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, since 1918. Active in Red Cross drives, World War.
Mason.
Married Amelia L. Luetjen, August, 1905 (deceased). Married second, Lilly East. Brucher, 1928. Children: Perl Stella, Milton J. H.