Individual Details
Helene Lena Stuehlken
(26 Aug 1860 - 18 Mar 1933)
Events
| Birth | 26 Aug 1860 | Germany |  | ||
| Marriage | 6 Jan 1880 | Wayne Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wayne Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Hinrich Janßen Gerdes | | ||
| Census (family) | 1885 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States - Hinrich Janßen Gerdes |  | | |
| Census (family) | 1895 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Hinrich Janßen Gerdes | | | |
| Census (family) | 20 Jun 1900 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States - Hinrich Janßen Gerdes | | | |
| Death | 18 Mar 1933 | Barneston, Gage, Nebraska, United States | | ||
| Burial | St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Barneston, Gage, Nebraska, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Hinrich Janßen Gerdes (1849 - 1917) |
| Child | Gesche Margaretha "Grace" Gerdes (1881 - 1886) |
| Child | Christain Gerhard Gerdes (1883 - 1971) |
| Child | Gerhard Gerdes (1885 - 1965) |
| Child | Almuth Catharina "Kata" Gerdes (1888 - 1962) |
| Child | Anna Catharina Gerdes (1891 - 1973) |
| Child | Anna Margaretha "Maggie" Gerdes (1893 - 1976) |
| Child | Adolph Janssen Gerdes (1901 - 1981) |
Notes
Census (family)
5 66 67 Gerdes Henry J. 86 3 11 NW SE 32 M M Farmer Germany F F Militia, Voter6 Gerdes Lena 28 F M Keeping House Germany F F
7 Gerdes Gracie 4 F Jones Co. F F
8 Gerdes Christian 1 M Jones Co. F F
9 Seibals Gracie 25 F S House Keeper Germany F F
Census (family)
25 51 51 Gerdes Henry 45 M M Germany F F Farmer Lutheran26 Gerdes Lena 34 F M " " " F F
27 Gerdes Christopher 11 M Jones Co F F
28 Gerdes Gerhard 9 M " " "
29 Gerdes Kata 6 F " " "
30 Gerdes Anna 3 F " " "
31 Gerdes Maggie 1 F " " "
Census (family)
135, 135, Gerdes, Henry, Head, WM, Oct 1848, 51, Married 20 yrs, Germany 3x, Imm 1873 27 yrs in US, Na, Farmer, rentHelena, wife, WF, Aug 1860, 39, M-20, 8 children born 5 living, Germany 3x, 1873 27 yrs
Chris, Son, WM, Aug 1883, 16, single, IA
Gerhard, Son, WM, Apr, 1885, 15, single, IA
Alminth C, Daughter, WF, Nov. 1888, 11, single, IA
Anna M, Daughter, WF, Oct 1893, 6, single, IA
Anna C, Daughter, WF, Dec 1891, 8, single, IA
Endnotes
1. Steve Read, "Descendants of Gerhard Gerdes," e-mail message from
2. Steve Read, "Descendants of Gerhard Gerdes," e-mail message from
3. , Seventy-fifth anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation 1872-1947. (Wayne Township, Jones Co. Monticello, Iowa.:, 1947), p. 81.
4. 1885 State Census, Iowa, Jones Co. Ln=Line Number Dw=Dwelling number Fm=Family number Tw=Township Rn=Range Se=Section Loc=Location M=Marital status Fa=Father (Native/Foreign) Mo=Mother (Native/Foreign) (transcribed by Don Thomson for Rootsweb http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/85castle.htm 2002).
5. 1895 Iowa State Census. Castle Grove Township PAGES 44-67 + 931 Monticello Township PAGES 463-490 Monticello City PAGES 494-515, PAGES 516-537 Scotch Grove PAGES 753-776 (transcribed by Joanne Wilken http://www.rootsweb.com/~iajones/census/census.htm 2002).
6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1900 > IOWA > JONES > CASS TWP Series: T623 Roll: 440 Page: 7.
7. Steve Read, "Descendants of Gerhard Gerdes," e-mail message from
8. Steve Read, "Descendants of Gerhard Gerdes," e-mail message from