Maria Elisabeth Paulus was born 28 January 1838 in Viermünden, Hessen, Germany to Konrad Paulus (1805-1869) and Anna Katharina Mueller (1809-1881) and died 17 January 1913 Deepwater, New South Wales, Australia of unspecified causes. She married Conrad Gerke (1832-1904) 19 April 1860 in Deepwater, New South Wales, Australia.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Louisa Gerke (1860-1947) | |||
| Mary Gerke (1861-1960) | |||
| Andrew Ross Gerke (1863-1938) | |||
| Elizabeth Gerke (1864-1937) | |||
| Conrad Gerke (1866-1944) | |||
| Bernhard Gerke (1869-1950) | 20 February 1869 Lambs Valley, New South Wales, Australia | 10 July 1950 Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia | Sarah Johnston (1875-1929) |
| Antus Margarethe Gerke (1871-1949) | |||
| John Henry Gerke (1873-1940) | |||
Footnotes (including sources)
| ‡ General |
|
| ¶ Death |
|
| § Remains |