Individual Details
Gerhard "Garret" Gerdes
(11 Aug 1875 - 20 Mar 1957)
Events
| Birth | 11 Aug 1875 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 14 Jan 1902 | Friend, Saline, Nebraska, United States - Fannie Florence Parks | | ||
| Census (family) | 2 May 1910 | Barneston Township, Gage, Nebraska, United States - Fannie Florence Parks |  | | |
| Military | 12 Sep 1918 | WWI Draft Registration - Salina, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Census (family) | 4 Jan 1920 | 2 Ward, Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States - Fannie Florence Parks | | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States - Fannie Florence Parks | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Ward 2, Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States - Fannie Florence Parks | | ||
| Death | 20 Mar 1957 | Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Burial | Gypsum Hilll Cemetery, Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Fannie Florence Parks (1883 - 1973) |
| Child | Edna E Gerdes (1906 - 1986) |
| Child | Irene Laverne Gerdes (1908 - 1989) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Dorothy Maxine Gerdes (1919 - 1920) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Wayne E Gerdes (1923 - 2014) |
| Child | Juanita Delores Gerdes (1929 - 2004) |
| Father | Arend Janßen "Johnson" Gerdes (1852 - 1920) |
| Mother | Johanna Elisa "Elise" Von Beeston (1850 - 1919) |
| Sibling | Wilhelm Frederick "Fred" Gerdes (1873 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Tjark Johann Gerdes (1877 - 1942) |
| Sibling | Louise Margaretha Gerdes (1878 - 1979) |
| Sibling | Grace Henricka Gerdes (1884 - 1975) |
Notes
Census (family)
143, 143, Gerdes, Gerhard, Head, MW, 34, Married1-7 yrs, IA Germany Germany, General Farmer rent farmFannie F, Wife, FW, 26, M1-7, 2 children born & living, IL NY PA
Edna E, Daughter, FW, 4, single, NE IA IL
Irene W, Daughter, FW, 17/12, single, NE IA IL
Anna C, Servant, FW, 19,. single, IA Germany Germany, servant private family.
144, 144, Gerdes, Tjark (brother)
& Theda
Military
Occupation: Stovemaker for H.H. AllisonTall, medium build, grey eyes & black hair
Census (family)
North Ninth St. 904, 57, 59,Gerdes, Gerhard, Head, Own Mortgage, MW, 44 Married, IA, Berlin Germany 2x, Packer, Mill, wages
Fannie, Wife, FW, 36 Married, IL NY PA
Edna, daughter, FW, 13, single, NE IA IL
Irene, Daughter, FW, 11, single NE IA IL
Edith, Daughter, FW, 9, single, NE IA IL
Ada, Daughter, FW, 6, single, NE IA IL
Dorothy, Daughter, FW, 0/12, single, KS IA IL
Census (family)
Gerhard Gerdes Head M 53 IowaTannie F Gerdes Wife F 46 Illinois
Irene L Gerdes Daughter F 21 Nebraska
Edith I Gerdes Daughter F 19 Nebraska
Ada N Gerdes Daughter F 16 Nebraska
Florence E Gerdes Daughter F 8 Kansas
Wayne E Gerdes Son M 6 Kansas
Jauanita D Gerdes Daughter F 1 Kansas
Census (family)
Gearhard Gerdes Head M 64 IowaFany Gerdes Wife F 56 Illinois
Florance Gerdes Daughter F 17 Kansas
Juanita Gerdes Daughter F 10 Kansas
Wain Gerdes Son M 16 Kansas
Ada May Keon Lodger F 26 Nebraska
James Keon Son M 3 Kansas
Joeallen Keon Daughter F 1 Arkansas
Death
Salina Journal Thursday, March 21, 1957GERHARD GERDES
The funeral for Gerhard Gerdes, 81, 916 N.9th, will be at 2 pm Friday at the Rush Smith Funeral Home, the Rev. Richard Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Gypsum Hiil cemetery.
Mr. Gerdes died in St. John's Hospital at 1:45 pm Wednesday of cancer. He entered the hospital six weeks ago.
Born Aug. H, 1875, in Monticello, Iowa, Mr. Gerdes had lived in Salina 38 years. He was a member of the Grand Avenue Methodist Church.
Surviving are the widow, Fannie; six daughters, Mrs. R. W. Youngberg, Hutchinson; Mrs. C. A. Melvin, and Mrs. R. T. Breen, Salina; Mrs W. H. Willows, New Douglas, in.; Mrs. W. W. Cassel, Bakersfield, Calif., and Mrs. B. W. Albright, Mooreland, Okla.; one son, E. W., Marquette; one brother, Fred, Wymore, Neb.; two sisters, Mrs. Joe Sedlacek, Wymore, and Mrs. Louise Hauer, Denver, Colo.; 25 grandchildren
and six great-grandchildren.
Endnotes
1. Steve Read, "Descendants of Gerhard Gerdes," e-mail message from
2. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p 21.
3. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ : accessed 1 October 2014), Gerhard Gerdes, 1917-1918..
4. Steve Read, "Descendants of Gerhard Gerdes," e-mail message from
5. "Nebraska, Marriages, 1855-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 1 October 2014), Gerhard Gerdes and Fannie F. Parks, 14 Feb 1903; citing Saline, Nebraska.
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. "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ : accessed 1 October 2014), Gerhard Gerdes, 1917-1918..
8. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > KANSAS > SALINE > 2-WD; SALINA Series: T625 Roll: 548 Page: 108 .
9. Steve Read, "Descendants of Gerhard Gerdes," e-mail message from
10. Steve Read, "Descendants of Gerhard Gerdes," e-mail message from