Daughter of Herman Charles George and Louise Rein Luyties. Gerda married Marshall Blair Prevost on May 16, 1903.
"Gerda (Gea'-dah) was an artist, poet, model, and stunningly beautiful woman of the world. Born in the wealthy St Louis Luyties family (pronounced Loo - teez) who developed the famous Luyties Pharmacal Company (one of the oldest family owned companies in the US), Gerda and her older two brothers (Herman and August) and two older sisters (Anna and Lily) traveled the world and were educated in Europe. She spoke fluent German, Spanish and French. Her sister, Lily Luyties Clare lived in Paris. Her brother August was a carriage devotee and for a time, drove the Busch Clydesdales with the Anheuser family.
The most charming Gerda met the equally charming and dashing Marshall Blair Prevost while their respective families were on vacation at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia. After a long distance courtship, they married in 1903, whereupon her new husband whisked Gerda away to the jungles of Mexico, in the state of Guerrero to manage silver and copper mines. He taught her to become an excellent marksman and at each camp he would set up a series of matchboxes on a fence. Using her shiny new Smith & Wesson rifle, she would blast each one off the fence in a grand display, showing the natives how well she could handle a gun (and defend herself). The natives were truly amazed by the Prevosts. Marshall Prevost was 6'6" and Gerda was 5'9" with long blonde hair and blue eyes. Not only had they never seen such tall people, but they were astounded by this fair skinned, blue eyed woman. They thought she was a goddess and followed her everywhere.
Each morning when she opened the shutters of their house, there were the village people waiting to see her again! She was in charge of the horses, pack mules, cleaning the guns and making certain their boots were shaken each morning to remove deadly Mexican scorpions!
They lived in Mexico until ~1907 and then moved to St Louis where their first two sons were born: Marshall Laurens Prevost (1908-1931) and Gerhardt Luyties Prevost ("Gerry" 1910-1977). Gerda was known as "Mima" by my brother, Marshall, and me. Mima was extremely intelligent, charismatic, incredibly charming and imaginative, a lovely, elegant lady, kind, gentle and wise, she taught us many lessons in life...she walked in beauty ... and I still miss her."
Written by Elena Prevost Lamberson
"Gerda (Gea'-dah) was an artist, poet, model, and stunningly beautiful woman of the world. Born in the wealthy St Louis Luyties family (pronounced Loo - teez) who developed the famous Luyties Pharmacal Company (one of the oldest family owned companies in the US), Gerda and her older two brothers (Herman and August) and two older sisters (Anna and Lily) traveled the world and were educated in Europe. She spoke fluent German, Spanish and French. Her sister, Lily Luyties Clare lived in Paris. Her brother August was a carriage devotee and for a time, drove the Busch Clydesdales with the Anheuser family.
The most charming Gerda met the equally charming and dashing Marshall Blair Prevost while their respective families were on vacation at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia. After a long distance courtship, they married in 1903, whereupon her new husband whisked Gerda away to the jungles of Mexico, in the state of Guerrero to manage silver and copper mines. He taught her to become an excellent marksman and at each camp he would set up a series of matchboxes on a fence. Using her shiny new Smith & Wesson rifle, she would blast each one off the fence in a grand display, showing the natives how well she could handle a gun (and defend herself). The natives were truly amazed by the Prevosts. Marshall Prevost was 6'6" and Gerda was 5'9" with long blonde hair and blue eyes. Not only had they never seen such tall people, but they were astounded by this fair skinned, blue eyed woman. They thought she was a goddess and followed her everywhere.
Each morning when she opened the shutters of their house, there were the village people waiting to see her again! She was in charge of the horses, pack mules, cleaning the guns and making certain their boots were shaken each morning to remove deadly Mexican scorpions!
They lived in Mexico until ~1907 and then moved to St Louis where their first two sons were born: Marshall Laurens Prevost (1908-1931) and Gerhardt Luyties Prevost ("Gerry" 1910-1977). Gerda was known as "Mima" by my brother, Marshall, and me. Mima was extremely intelligent, charismatic, incredibly charming and imaginative, a lovely, elegant lady, kind, gentle and wise, she taught us many lessons in life...she walked in beauty ... and I still miss her."
Written by Elena Prevost Lamberson
Daughter of Herman Charles George and Louise Rein Luyties. Gerda married Marshall Blair Prevost on May 16, 1903.
"Gerda (Gea'-dah) was an artist, poet, model, and stunningly beautiful woman of the world. Born in the wealthy St Louis Luyties family (pronounced Loo - teez) who developed the famous Luyties Pharmacal Company (one of the oldest family owned companies in the US), Gerda and her older two brothers (Herman and August) and two older sisters (Anna and Lily) traveled the world and were educated in Europe. She spoke fluent German, Spanish and French. Her sister, Lily Luyties Clare lived in Paris. Her brother August was a carriage devotee and for a time, drove the Busch Clydesdales with the Anheuser family.
The most charming Gerda met the equally charming and dashing Marshall Blair Prevost while their respective families were on vacation at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia. After a long distance courtship, they married in 1903, whereupon her new husband whisked Gerda away to the jungles of Mexico, in the state of Guerrero to manage silver and copper mines. He taught her to become an excellent marksman and at each camp he would set up a series of matchboxes on a fence. Using her shiny new Smith & Wesson rifle, she would blast each one off the fence in a grand display, showing the natives how well she could handle a gun (and defend herself). The natives were truly amazed by the Prevosts. Marshall Prevost was 6'6" and Gerda was 5'9" with long blonde hair and blue eyes. Not only had they never seen such tall people, but they were astounded by this fair skinned, blue eyed woman. They thought she was a goddess and followed her everywhere.
Each morning when she opened the shutters of their house, there were the village people waiting to see her again! She was in charge of the horses, pack mules, cleaning the guns and making certain their boots were shaken each morning to remove deadly Mexican scorpions!
They lived in Mexico until ~1907 and then moved to St Louis where their first two sons were born: Marshall Laurens Prevost (1908-1931) and Gerhardt Luyties Prevost ("Gerry" 1910-1977). Gerda was known as "Mima" by my brother, Marshall, and me. Mima was extremely intelligent, charismatic, incredibly charming and imaginative, a lovely, elegant lady, kind, gentle and wise, she taught us many lessons in life...she walked in beauty ... and I still miss her."
Written by Elena Prevost Lamberson
"Gerda (Gea'-dah) was an artist, poet, model, and stunningly beautiful woman of the world. Born in the wealthy St Louis Luyties family (pronounced Loo - teez) who developed the famous Luyties Pharmacal Company (one of the oldest family owned companies in the US), Gerda and her older two brothers (Herman and August) and two older sisters (Anna and Lily) traveled the world and were educated in Europe. She spoke fluent German, Spanish and French. Her sister, Lily Luyties Clare lived in Paris. Her brother August was a carriage devotee and for a time, drove the Busch Clydesdales with the Anheuser family.
The most charming Gerda met the equally charming and dashing Marshall Blair Prevost while their respective families were on vacation at the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia. After a long distance courtship, they married in 1903, whereupon her new husband whisked Gerda away to the jungles of Mexico, in the state of Guerrero to manage silver and copper mines. He taught her to become an excellent marksman and at each camp he would set up a series of matchboxes on a fence. Using her shiny new Smith & Wesson rifle, she would blast each one off the fence in a grand display, showing the natives how well she could handle a gun (and defend herself). The natives were truly amazed by the Prevosts. Marshall Prevost was 6'6" and Gerda was 5'9" with long blonde hair and blue eyes. Not only had they never seen such tall people, but they were astounded by this fair skinned, blue eyed woman. They thought she was a goddess and followed her everywhere.
Each morning when she opened the shutters of their house, there were the village people waiting to see her again! She was in charge of the horses, pack mules, cleaning the guns and making certain their boots were shaken each morning to remove deadly Mexican scorpions!
They lived in Mexico until ~1907 and then moved to St Louis where their first two sons were born: Marshall Laurens Prevost (1908-1931) and Gerhardt Luyties Prevost ("Gerry" 1910-1977). Gerda was known as "Mima" by my brother, Marshall, and me. Mima was extremely intelligent, charismatic, incredibly charming and imaginative, a lovely, elegant lady, kind, gentle and wise, she taught us many lessons in life...she walked in beauty ... and I still miss her."
Written by Elena Prevost Lamberson
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