Individual Details
Fannie Florence Parks
(19 Nov 1883 - 27 Mar 1973)
Events
| Birth | 19 Nov 1883 | Palmyra, Lee, Illinois, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 14 Jan 1902 | Friend, Saline, Nebraska, United States - Gerhard "Garret" Gerdes | | ||
| Census (family) | 2 May 1910 | Barneston Township, Gage, Nebraska, United States - Gerhard "Garret" Gerdes |  | | |
| Census (family) | 4 Jan 1920 | 2 Ward, Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States - Gerhard "Garret" Gerdes | | | |
| Census (family) | 1930 | Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States - Gerhard "Garret" Gerdes | | ||
| Census (family) | 1940 | Ward 2, Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States - Gerhard "Garret" Gerdes | | ||
| Death | 27 Mar 1973 | Lincoln, Lincoln, Kansas, United States | | | |
| Burial | Gypsum Hilll Cemetery, Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Gerhard "Garret" Gerdes (1875 - 1957) |
| 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 | Robert Bruce Parks (1844 - 1928) |
| Mother | Ellen A Deck (1847 - 1924) |
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
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
Fannie was born in Sterling, Illinois, November 19, 1883. She married Gerhard Gerdes. They lived in Salina, Kansas, from 1918 to 1962. Mrs. Gerdes died February 27, 1973, at the Lincoln county hospital, Lincoln, Kansas.Her husband, Gerard, preceded her in death in 1957. Survivors included a son, Edward Wayne Gerdes; six daughters, Mrs. Claude Melvin, Mrs. Edna Youngberg, Mrs. Edith Willows, Mrs. Ada Church, Mrs. Florence Albright and Mrs. Juanita Breen; 27 grandchildren and 42 great grandchildren.
Endnotes
1. Steve Read, "Descendants of Gerhard Gerdes," e-mail message from
2. Steve Read, "Descendants of Gerhard Gerdes," e-mail message from
3. "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.
4. 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.
5. 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 .
6. Steve Read, "Descendants of Gerhard Gerdes," e-mail message from
7. Steve Read, "Descendants of Gerhard Gerdes," e-mail message from