Individual Details
Anna Katherine Gerdes
(12 Jun 1891 - 1 Dec 1977)
Events
Families
Spouse | Grant Gerd Eilers (1891 - 1988) |
Child | Garnet Marion Eilers (1918 - 2001) |
Child | Kathleen Ann Eilers (1922 - 2007) |
Father | Ricklef Gerdes (1855 - 1935) |
Mother | Maria Sophie "Mary" Grumm (1858 - 1937) |
Sibling | William Gerhardt Gerdes (1879 - ) |
Sibling | Gerhard Henrich Gerdes (1880 - 1937) |
Sibling | John J Gerdes (1881 - ) |
Sibling | Margaret "Maggie" Gerdes (1884 - 1930) |
Sibling | Frederick H "Fred" Gerdes (1885 - ) |
Sibling | Sophia A Gerdes (1887 - ) |
Sibling | August Ricklef Gerdes (1889 - ) |
Sibling | Hannah E Gerdes (1891 - ) |
Sibling | Henry R. Gerdes (1893 - ) |
Sibling | Carl E. Gerdes (1896 - ) |
Sibling | Paul G. Gerdes (1900 - ) |
Sibling | Louisa Gerdes (1900 - ) |
Notes
Birth
twin with HannahMarriage
Monticello (Iowa) Express, December 13, 1917.The Marriage of Twin Sisters.
The marriage of Misses Hannah and Anna Gerdes, twin daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Ricklef Gerdes occurred last Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church in Wayne township. The former was united in marriage to Fred Oltmanns, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oltmanns, of Sterling, Illinois, and the latter was united in marriage to Grant Eilers, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eilers. The wedding ceremonies were performed by Rev. W. H. L. Schuetz, the pastor St. John's church and Mrs. Henry Jacobs played the wedding march. Messrs. Henry and August Gerdes acted as ushers.
Mr. and Mrs. Oltmanns will make their home on a farm near Sterling, Illinois. Mrs. Oltmanns has lived in and near Monticello the most of her life. She is a charming young woman with many exceptionally good traits of character Mr. Oltmanns is almost a stranger to Monticello people, but comes well recommended. He is to be congratulated upon his choice of a wife, and in the same degree is Mr. Eilers to be also congratulated.
Mr. and Mrs. Eilers will make their home in Monticello for the present. They expect to rent a farm next March where they will make their future home. Both Mr. and Mrs. Eilers have lived the most of their lives on farms and therefore know what requirements are necessary for success in that line of endeavor. Mrs. Eilers is a young woman of cheerful disposition, with the same good traits of her sister. She will do her full share toward making a happy home for her husband.
All these young people have many good friends who are glad to wish them well in this important venture in life. They are from good families, and will found homes that will be an honor to themselves and th neighborhoods where they may reside.
Census (family)
Fm 90, 90 Eilers Grant Head Rent 28 IowaAnna Wife 28 Iowa
Garnet Daughter 1 4/12 Iowa
(rest unreadable)
Census (family)
79, 81, Eilers, Grant G, Head, rent, radio, MW, 38, married at 27, IA IA IA, farmer, general farmingAnna C., Wife, FW, 38, married at 27, IA IA IA, none
Garnet M, Daughter, FW, 11, single, attended school, IL, IA, IA, none
Kathleen A, Daughter, FW, 6, single, attended school, IA, IA, IA, none
Carlos, laborer, MW, 23, Married at 21, IA, IA, IA, farm laborer
Census (family)
Head Grant G Eilers M 48 Iowa, 8th grade, Guard, Men's State Reformatory, 52 wks $1200 in 1939Wife Anne K Eilers F 48 Iowa, 8th grade, housework
Daughter Kathleen Eilers F 17 Iowa, H-3, in school
Residence in 1935: Rural, Jones, Iowa
Burial
Plot: K-1683-1Soc Sec No
Name Born Died Residence Last Benefit SSN Issued RequestANN EILERS 12 Jun 1891 Dec 1977 93257 Porterville, Tulare, CA 93257 Porterville, Tulare, CA 482-20-4988 IA (Before 1951)
Endnotes
1. Eilers, Ann Katherine (Gerdes), Funeral Service card, Trinity Lutheran Church, Porterville, California, Memorial Service held Dec 5, 1977,.
2. 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), 1895 State Census Richland Township Pages 652-674.
3. Steve Read, "Descendants of Gerhard Gerdes," e-mail message from
4. "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, Family Search, (https://familysearch.org: accessed 30 December 2013), Grant G. Eilers and Anna K. Gerdes, 1917.
5. US Population Census - Iowa, Jones Co., 1920 (read Dec 17, 2001 by Nancy Prouty), SD 5? ED 72 sheet 5.
6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1920 > Iowa > JONES > LOVELL Series: T625 Roll: 495 Page: 27.
7. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1930 > Iowa Series: T626 Roll: 662 Page: 150.
8. Eilers, Ann Katherine (Gerdes), Funeral Service card, Trinity Lutheran Church, Porterville, California, Memorial Service held Dec 5, 1977,.
9. Social Security Death Index. (ancestry.com).