Heinrich, "Henry" Gehrig was the father of Lou Gehrig.

Heinrich Ludwig Gehrig was born in 1867 in Adelsheim, Baden, and came to America in October of 1888. He originally spent some time in Chicago, but later settled in New York, where he met Christina who was fourteen years younger than he and stout as a keg. Like Heinrich, she was a Lutheran. They married in 1900.

Heinrich was a sheet metal worker by trade, but frequently unemployed due to alcoholism, and his wife Christina was a maid, the main breadwinner and disciplinarian in the family. His two daughters died from whooping cough and measles at an early age; another son also died in infancy. Young Gehrig helped his mother with her work, doing tasks such as folding laundry and picking up supplies from the local stores. In 1910, the Gehrigs lived at 2266 Amsterdam Avenue in Manhattan. In 1920, the family resided at 2079 8th Avenue in Manhattan

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