The 1880 United States census showed George Faber (age 21, born in Minnesota, book keeper) living with his parents George (age 53, born in Germany, merchant) and Jeneveva (age 42, born in Germany) in Chaska, Minnesota. His other siblings were Lena (age 22, born in Illinois), Catherine (age 17, born in Minnesota), Frederick (age 13, born in Minnesota), Jeneveva (age 11, born in Minnesota), Anton (age 9, born in Minnesota), Florian (age 6, born in Minnesota), Ida (age 4, born in Minnesota), and Julius (age 3 months, born in Minnesota).
The 1885 Minnesota census showed George F. Faber (age 25, born in Minnesota) living with his parents George (age 58, born in Germany) and Genoveva (age 48, born in Germany) in Chaska, Minnesota. His other siblings were Paul (age 23, born in Minnesota), Catharine (age 20, born in Minnesota), Fritz (age 18, born in Minnesota), Geneveva (age 16, born in Minnesota), Anton (age 14, born in Minnesota), Florian (age 11, born in Minnesota), Ida (age 9, born in Minnesota), and Arthur (age 5, born in Minnesota).
The 1895 Minnesota census showed George F. Faber (age 35, born in Minnesota, merchant) living with his mother Jennie (age 54, born in Germany) in Chaska, Minnesota. He also lived with Katie (age 29, born in Minnesota), Tony (age 24, born in Minnesota), Flory H. (age 21, born in Minnesota), and Ida (age 18, born in Minnesota).
The 1900 United States census showed George T. Faber (age 40, born in January 1860 in Minnesota, general merchandise dealer) married to Clara M. (age 35, born in April 1865 in Tennessee) and living in Chaska, Minnesota. Children Paul H. (age 14, born in May 1886 in Wisconsin), George L. (age 4, born in February 1896 in Minnesota), Clanese J. (age 3, born in May 1897 in Minnesota), Ralph E. (age 1, born in June 1898 in Minnesota), and Willie F. (age 1, born in June 1898 in Minnesota) also lived with the couple.
The 1905 Minnesota census showed Georg Faber (age 45, born in Minnesota, game warden) married to Clara (age 40, born in Tennessee) and living in Chaska, Minnesota. Children Paul (age 19, born in Wisconsin), Georg (age 9, born in Minnesota), Clarens (age 8, born in Minnesota), Ralph (age 7, born in Minnesota), and Willie (age 7, born in Minnesota) also lived with the couple.
The 1910 United States census showed Geo. F. Faber (age 50, born in Minnesota, assistant manager brickyard) married to Clara M. (age 45, born in Tennessee) and living in Chaska, Minnesota. Children Geo. L. (age 14, born in Minnesota), Clarence J. (age 12, born in Minnesota), Ralph E. (age 11, born in Minnesota), and William F. (age 11, born in Minnesota) also lived with the couple.
The 1920 United States census showed Geo. F. Faber (age 60, born in Minnesota, book keeper Klein Brick Co.) living in Chaska, Minnesota.
Community Lost Good Citizen in Death of G. Faber. Geo. F. Faber, Who Died March 30, Was Prominent in Business Circles Here for Over Forty Years. The Son of a Pioneer, Native of Chaska, He Held Many Positions of Public Trust and Was Highly Regarded. With the passing of George F. Faber, which occurred at the home of his sister, Miss Ida Faber, at 1:15 P.M., Monday, March 30, 1925, after a four days’ illness, Chaska lost one of her most prominent residents, and our people in general a friend and benefactor, who was highly respected by all. On the Friday morning previous to his death he suffered a heart attack, and this, coupled with asthma, from which he had suffered for years, brought on his demise at the age of 65 years. George F. Faber was a native of Chaska. His name will be linked with the development of this city for many years to come. He was the son of George and Genofeva Faber, pioneer settlers. His father had come over from Germany in the early days and was one of the "forty-niners" who crossed the western wildness to try his luck at gold seeking. The Faber and Linenfelser store was the largest and most prominent institution of its kind in this section of the country for many years. It was in this city that George Florian Faber was born January 7, 1860. He received his education in the local schools and later entered St. John’s University at Collegeville, completing the course.
After he left school his father sent him to Chicago to enter the wholesale mercantile firm of John W. Farwell & Co., then the largest in the west, where he followed merchandising, then coming north to his home town to enter his father’s store. After a time he went west to California, spending some time in Los Angeles, then a struggling hamlet. He remained there nine months and then returned to Chaska to continue in the store, remaining there until the death of his father, when he conducted the business alone for some time and then disposed of the stock. In 1892 he went into partnership with the late Capt. H. W. Strobach, and they organized the Faber & Strobach Brick Co., manufacturing in the neighborhood of 100,000 brick per day, which firm was continued until 1900, when they dissolved [the] partnership and shortly after the plant was sold to C. H. & C. P. Klein and is still being operated by them. In the early years of this century he was Warden of the State Game and Fish Commission, being stationed at St. Paul. In 1901 he was Festival President of the twentieth meeting of the D. R. K. U. V., of Minnesota. For a number of years he was in the employ of the Riedele & Casper Brick Co., having charge of shipments and after the sale of this yard entered the employ of the Klein Brick Co., in like capacity. When the late President Wilson came into office he was named Postmaster of Chaska, holding that office for several years, when he resigned to again enter the brick business with the Kleins.
In the meantime he had also been elected City Treasurer of Chaska and held that position for several terms, with honor to himself and to his community. Before that time he had served as City Alderman and was for many years a member of the Board of Education, being clerk of that body for a long term of years. In his younger he was a very active man. He was a man of education and broad experience and took an active interest in affairs of his home town. In the old days of our fairs he had a leading part. He never faltered, but was an indefatigable worker in everything he undertook. He was a member of the local Camp of Woodmen and the A. O. U. W., and was the leading spirit in the securing of the great clock that graced the tower of the old Guardian Angel’s church as well as the one in the present edifice. In his earlier he was active in Democratic circles, being Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary of the Democratic County Committee at various times and during the incumbency of the late President Grover Cleveland was Postmaster of this city. He was a man of fine personality and was well known throughout the state, especially in the cities, up until his retirement from the brick manufacturing business. A lover of children, a lover of humanity, George F. Faber made and held many friends and these friends remained loyal to the last, just as he had remained loyal to them. When the end came he had attained the age of 65 years, 2 months and 23 days.
He is survived by his three sons, George L. Faber, Minneapolis, Clarence J. Faber, Pipestone, Minn., and Will Faber, Minneapolis. Also by four sisters and four brothers, namely: Mrs. Jos. N Schutz, Pittsburg, Pa., Mrs. John F. Donlon, Elkader, Iowa, Mrs. A. J. Maerz, Los Angeles, Cal., Miss Ida Faber, Chaska, with whom he made his home, Fred W. Faber, St. Paul, Anton T. Faber, Bismarck, N. D., Florian H. Faber, St. Paul, and Dr. Arthur J. Faber, Mott, N. D. The heartfelt sympathy of the entire community, as well as a large circle of friends in all parts of the state, goes out to the bereaved family in the loss of their loving father and brother. The Herald editor feels a personal loss in the passing of George F. Faber. He was a friend who remained loyal and true thru all the years, and a friend who never faltered in his devotion. Life brings to all of us its pleasures and its sorrows, but in pleasure or in sorrow George Faber was always the same genial, cheerful, whole-souled fellow, whose mere presence brought sunshine. In victory or defeat, he always came up smiling; never vindictive, always sympathetic with a thought for the other fellow. He adored children and children adored him. His was a personality that stood out among the countless others that passed along the scene of life. He gave the best he had at all times and that is all that can be asked of any man. For years he had been a sufferer, but he bore his ills silently and patiently and never burdened others. We have lost a good and true friend – a first rate citizen has been called beyond.
Funeral services were held on Thursday morning at 9:30 from the Guardian Angel’s Catholic church, of which he had been a faithful member all his life. A large concourse of sorrowing relatives and friends escorted the remains from the home to the church, including a delegation of Woodmen and Workmen. Solemn requiem high mass was chanted by the Rev. Fr. B. Mueller as celebrant, Rev. Fr. Florentius, as deacon, and Rev. Fr. Heribert as sub-deacon. The active pall-bearers were Jos. A. Glatzel, Henry Stans, Wm. F. Halloran, Frank Judge, Dr. C. H. Gibson and F. E. DuToit, Jr., while the following were honorary pall-bearers: Hon. C. H. Klein, Chris P. Klein, Leonard Dircks, Charles A. Gehl, Albert F. Young, and C. D. Cotey. The floral offerings were many and beautiful, silent tribute to the high esteem in which deceased was held. The remains were laid to final rest in the Guardian Angel’s cemetery in the Faber family lot, after short services by Rev. Fr. Mueller. Out of town relatives and intimate friends at the funeral included the following: John H. Nicolin and daughter, Miss Genevieve, Mrs. O. E. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Meyer, Miss Ida Linenfelser, Miss Carrie Hammer, Mrs. Louise Hilbert, Mrs. Laura Kiessel, Mrs. Peter Kraemer, Mrs. Anna Nicolin, Mrs. Lucy Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Smith, George Smith, J. Math. Aretz and Mrs. Edw. Henk, St. Paul; Bert Ketterer, Joseph Volz and Peter Schwartz, Shakopee; Mr. Mager, Mr. and Mrs. John Theiler, and Mr. and Mrs. George Hammer, Minneapolis; Hubert Nysessen, Shakopee, and so many others from the surrounding country that personal mention is out of the question. (Weekly Valley Herald, Thursday, April 9, 1925, Volume LXIII, Number 24, Page 1)