Individual Details
Tjark Johann Gerdes
(26 Feb 1877 - 10 Jul 1942)
Events
| Birth | 26 Feb 1877 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 20 Sep 1906 | Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Theda "Tada" Schoon | | ||
| Census (family) | 2 May 1910 | Barneston Township, Gage, Nebraska, United States - Theda "Tada" Schoon |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1925 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Theda "Tada" Schoon | | | |
| Marriage | 13 Sep 1936 | Anna Margaretha Behrends | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Anna Margaretha Behrends | | ||
| Death | 10 Jul 1942 | Jones, Iowa, United States | | | |
| Burial | 13 Jul 1942 | Oakwood Cemetery, Jones, Iowa, United States | | |
Families
| Spouse | Theda "Tada" Schoon (1880 - 1935) |
| Spouse | Anna Margaretha Behrends (1885 - 1974) |
| Father | Arend Janßen "Johnson" Gerdes (1852 - 1920) |
| Mother | Johanna Elisa "Elise" Von Beeston (1850 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Wilhelm Frederick "Fred" Gerdes (1873 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Gerhard "Garret" Gerdes (1875 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Louise Margaretha Gerdes (1878 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Grace Henricka Gerdes (1884 - 1975) |
Notes
Census (family)
144, 144, Gerdes, Tjark J, Head MW, 33, married 1, Iowa Germany Germany, General Farmer, Own w/Mortgage FarmTeda, Wife, FW, 29, M1, IA Ger Ger
Census (family)
89 GERDES JOHN T 47 IA H GERDES, JOHNSON GER VANBESTEN, ELIZA GER IA90 GERDES TADA 44 IA W SCHOON, GARRALT GER BEHRENDS, CATHERINE 72 GER IL
Census (family)
Head T John Gerdes M 62 IowaWife Anna Gerdes F 54 Iowa
Mother-in-law Lizzie Behrends F 76 Iowa
Death
T. J. Gerdes Buried MondayUnexpected Death Occurred Last Friday, July 10th
Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at St. Matthew's church for Tjark Johann Gerdes. They were in charge of Rev. H. L. Adix, Lutheran pastor, and interment was made at Oakwood cemetery.
Gerdes was engaged in raising a cement block in front of his property on South Cedar street in order that he might cut out tree roots. Apparently the exertion was too much for him and he suffered a heart seizure that caused his death at 11:30 a.m. Friday.
He was born Feb. 26, 1877, at Monticello. When he was six years old, he removed with his parents Johnson and Johanna (Besten) Gerdes to Barnston Neb. He was baptized March 23, 1877, in Wayne township and confirmed April 22, 1894, at Barnston. He was married to Theda Schoon, Sept. 20, 1906, at Zion Lutheran church, Wayne township. She died Sept. 3, 1935. He was married Sept. 13, 1936, to Anne Behrends, who survives her husband. He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. George Hower, Beatrice, Neb., Mrs. Joseph Sedlacek Wymore, Neb., and two brothers Gerd Gerdes, Salina, Kan., and Fred Gerdes, Wymore, Neb.
Gerdes was a lifelong member of the Lutheran church and took much interest in its activities. He was in the employ of Hubbard & Iverson and later for the late L. A. Iverson for twenty years. Therefore, he enjoyed an exceptionally wide acquaintance with the people of this community.
Burial
1265 T John Gerdes 1877 Iowa Monticello (07/13/1942) s/o Johnson & Eliza (Van Besten) Gerdes - NO STONE1265 Theda (Schoon) Gerdes 10/15/1880 Wayne Tsp Monticello 9/3/1935 T J Gerdes, husband - bros, Wm John & Hei Schoon -NO STONE
1256 Theda Gerdes 1880 1935
1256 T John Gerdes 1877 1944
1256 Anna B Gerdes 2/27/1905 (12/13/)1974
Endnotes
1. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.
2. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > NEBRASKA > GAGE > BARNESTON TWP Series: T623 Roll: 927 Page: 20.
3. "T. I. Gerdes Buried Monday," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 16 July 1942; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 18 February 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
4. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.
5. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), Sep 20, 1906 Tjark Johann Gerdes Theda Schoon .
6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1910 > NEBRASKA > GAGE > BARNESTON TWP Series: T624 Roll: 846 Page: 19.
7. Jones Co. Iowa Census, Jones Co. Iowa GenWeb online [http://iowajones.org/census/census.htm], accessed, PART 2/BOOKS 75-80 .
8. "T. I. Gerdes Buried Monday," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 16 July 1942; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 18 February 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
9. "T. I. Gerdes Buried Monday," Monticello (Iowa) Express, 16 July 1942; Ross & Elizabeth Baty Public Library (http://batypl.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 18 February 2011), Newspaper Digital Archives.
10. Oakwood Cemetery burial list, US Genweb and Jones Co. Genealogy Society online http://iowajones.org/cemetery/Oakwood03.htm], accessed March 2008.