John Benedict Gerdes

1918 - 1937  (19 years)

Joannes Peter Gerdes

Abt 1734 - 1780  (46 years)

Birth	Abt 1734
Died	29 Jun 1780	Hagen, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland
Buried	29 Jun 1780	Hagen, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland
Family	Anna Maria öelman
Married	19 Nov 1754	Balve, Arnsberg, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland
Children	1. Joannes "Joes" Hermannus Ferdinandus Gerdes,   b. 20 Dec 1757, Balve, Arnsberg, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland   2. Joannes Henricus Gerdes,   b. 28 Sep 1762, Balve, Arnsberg, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland   3. Maria Elisabetha Gerdes,   b. 16 Aug 1755, Balve, Arnsberg, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland   4. Anna Maria Elisabetha Gerdes,   b. 14 Oct 1756, Balve, Arnsberg, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland   5. Thoro Joannis Petri Gerdes,   b. 1765

Annie Gertrude Hill

1880 - 1951  (71 years)

Birth	24 Mar 1880	Yoakum, Dewitt Co., TX
Died	5 Nov 1951
Buried	Nov 1951	St. John The Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery, Koerth, Lavaca Co., Texas
Family 1	Anthony Martin Gerdes, Sr.,   b. 17 Jul 1875, Sweet Home, Lavaca Co., Texas
Married	22 Nov 1898	St. Joseph's, Yoakum, Lavaca, Co., Texas
Children	1. Mary Marguerite Gerdes,   b. 1902   2. Annie Gertrude Gerdes,   b. 13 Feb 1903   3. William Anthony Gerdes, Sr.,   b. 1 Aug 1904   4. Marguerite Bessie Gerdes,   b. 4 Aug 1906   5. Joseph Raymond Gerdes,   b. 19 Dec 1907   6. Louis Gerdes,   b. 23 Oct 1909   7. Jerome James Gerdes, Sr.,   b. 14 Oct 1910   8. Mary Ursula Gerdes,   b. 1912   9. Mary Ann Gerdes,   b. 1916   10. John Benedict Gerdes,   b. 15 Jan 1918   11. Paul Louis Gerdes,   b. 19 Nov 1920, Hallettsville Texas   12. Theresa Elizabeth Gerdes,   b. 1922   13. Anthony Martin Gerdes, Jr.,   b. 1922   14. Pearl? Gerdes
Family 2	John J. Cronin

Anthony Martin Gerdes, Sr.

1875 - 1956  (80 years)

Birth	17 Jul 1875	Sweet Home, Lavaca Co., Texas
Died	1 Jan 1956
Buried	Jan 1956	St. John The Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery, Koerth, Lavaca Co., Texas
Father	Bernhard Gerdes,   b. 30 Aug 1833, Stockum, Arnsberg, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Mary Bernadina Wurm,   b. 20 Apr 1834, Bausenrode, Schönholthausen, Meschede, Westphalia, Prussia, Germany
Relationship	unknown
Family	Annie Gertrude Hill,   b. 24 Mar 1880, Yoakum, Dewitt Co., TX
Married	22 Nov 1898	St. Joseph's, Yoakum, Lavaca, Co., Texas
Children	1. Mary Marguerite Gerdes,   b. 1902   2. Annie Gertrude Gerdes,   b. 13 Feb 1903   3. William Anthony Gerdes, Sr.,   b. 1 Aug 1904   4. Marguerite Bessie Gerdes,   b. 4 Aug 1906   5. Joseph Raymond Gerdes,   b. 19 Dec 1907   6. Louis Gerdes,   b. 23 Oct 1909   7. Jerome James Gerdes, Sr.,   b. 14 Oct 1910   8. Mary Ursula Gerdes,   b. 1912   9. Mary Ann Gerdes,   b. 1916   10. John Benedict Gerdes,   b. 15 Jan 1918   11. Paul Louis Gerdes,   b. 19 Nov 1920, Hallettsville Texas   12. Theresa Elizabeth Gerdes,   b. 1922   13. Anthony Martin Gerdes, Jr.,   b. 1922   14. Pearl? Gerdes

Annie Gertrude Hill

1880 - 1951  (71 years)

Birth	24 Mar 1880	Yoakum, Dewitt Co., TX
Died	5 Nov 1951
Buried	Nov 1951	St. John The Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery, Koerth, Lavaca Co., Texas
Family 1	Anthony Martin Gerdes, Sr.,   b. 17 Jul 1875, Sweet Home, Lavaca Co., Texas
Married	22 Nov 1898	St. Joseph's, Yoakum, Lavaca, Co., Texas
Children	1. Mary Marguerite Gerdes,   b. 1902   2. Annie Gertrude Gerdes,   b. 13 Feb 1903   3. William Anthony Gerdes, Sr.,   b. 1 Aug 1904   4. Marguerite Bessie Gerdes,   b. 4 Aug 1906   5. Joseph Raymond Gerdes,   b. 19 Dec 1907   6. Louis Gerdes,   b. 23 Oct 1909   7. Jerome James Gerdes, Sr.,   b. 14 Oct 1910   8. Mary Ursula Gerdes,   b. 1912   9. Mary Ann Gerdes,   b. 1916   10. John Benedict Gerdes,   b. 15 Jan 1918   11. Paul Louis Gerdes,   b. 19 Nov 1920, Hallettsville Texas   12. Theresa Elizabeth Gerdes,   b. 1922   13. Anthony Martin Gerdes, Jr.,   b. 1922   14. Pearl? Gerdes
Family 2	John J. Cronin

John J. Cronin

Family	Annie Gertrude Hill,   b. 24 Mar 1880, Yoakum, Dewitt Co., TX

• Name	John Benedict Gerdes  [1, 2]
  Birth	15 Jan 1918  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Gravestone Inscription	In God We Trust   [1, 2]
  Name	Dick  [1, 2]
  Burial	Aug 1937	St. John The Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery, Koerth, Lavaca Co., Texas   [1, 2]
  Death	21 Aug 1937  [1, 2]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Joannes Peter Gerdes,   b. Abt 1734   d. 29 Jun 1780, Hagen, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland  (Age 46 years)  (3 x Great Grandfather)  Annie Gertrude Hill,   b. 24 Mar 1880, Yoakum, Dewitt Co., TX d. 5 Nov 1951  (Age 71 years)  (Mother)
  Notes	[gerdes_stephenson.FTW] Dick was killed while fighting a forest fire in Wyoming (Yellowstone)while in the CCC.
  Person ID	I277	ktree
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	Anthony Martin Gerdes, Sr.,   b. 17 Jul 1875, Sweet Home, Lavaca Co., Texas d. 1 Jan 1956 (Age 80 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Mother	Annie Gertrude Hill,   b. 24 Mar 1880, Yoakum, Dewitt Co., TX d. 5 Nov 1951 (Age 71 years) Other Partners: John J. Cronin
  Relationship	unknown
  Marriage	22 Nov 1898	St. Joseph's, Yoakum, Lavaca, Co., Texas
  Alt. Marriage	22 Nov 1898
  	Alt. Marriage
  Family ID	F6574	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S228] Francis Paul Gerdes, Genealogy.com - Individual Tree, (Name: Name: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/e/r/Paul-Gerdes;;). [S201] Leisure Guy, leisureguy@icloud.com, "KinshipTree - Historical Family Database", (Name: Name: http://kinshipcove.com Genealogy Research: Common Historical Roots In South Texas;;).