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Type of entity
Family
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Gieser Family
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History
The Gieser family, according to family history, are the descendants of the Duke de Guise in France. The family immigrated to Highland Park from Germany in the late 18th century. Adolph August Gieser ran a grocery store business in Highland Park and served as chief of the volunteer fire department. Adolph was married to Annie Christensen, originally from Denmark, and they one surviving child, William [Windsor] Gieser. William married Elise Weisenberger in 1932.