John Leo Gerdes

1881 - 1963  (81 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

Lydia A. McClanahan

1864 - 1948  (84 years)

Birth	11 Feb 1864
Died	19 Feb 1948
Buried	Feb 1948	St. John The Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery, Koerth, Lavaca Co., Texas
Family	John Gerdes,   b. 14 Mar 1856
Children	1. John Leo Gerdes,   b. 6 Dec 1881   2. Anna Mina Gerdes,   b. 6 Aug 1884   3. Oscar Gerdes,   b. Sep 1888

John Gerdes

1856 - 1889  (33 years)

Birth	14 Mar 1856
Died	11 Aug 1889	Was Killed At Casper's Gin By Black MAN
Buried	Aug 1889	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	Lydia A. McClanahan,   b. 11 Feb 1864
Children	1. John Leo Gerdes,   b. 6 Dec 1881   2. Anna Mina Gerdes,   b. 6 Aug 1884   3. Oscar Gerdes,   b. Sep 1888

Lydia A. McClanahan

1864 - 1948  (84 years)

Birth	11 Feb 1864
Died	19 Feb 1948
Buried	Feb 1948	St. John The Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery, Koerth, Lavaca Co., Texas
Family	John Gerdes,   b. 14 Mar 1856
Children	1. John Leo Gerdes,   b. 6 Dec 1881   2. Anna Mina Gerdes,   b. 6 Aug 1884   3. Oscar Gerdes,   b. Sep 1888

Sophia Annie Hermes

1887 - 1962  (74 years)

Birth	6 Mar 1887
Died	11 Jan 1962
Buried	Jan 1962	St. John The Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery, Koerth, Lavaca Co., Texas
Family	John Leo Gerdes,   b. 6 Dec 1881
Married	27 May 1908
Children	1. Minnie M.? Gerdes,   b. 7 Oct 1909   2. Leo Lawrence Gerdes,   b. 17 Feb 1911   3. John Henry Gerdes,   b. 3 Jun 1912   4. Linnie Monica Gerdes,   b. 1 Jan 1914   5. Sophia Lillian Gerdes,   b. 17 Aug 1915

Minnie M.? Gerdes

1909 - 1967  (58 years)

Birth	7 Oct 1909
Died	19 Oct 1967	Bexar Co., Texas?
Father	John Leo Gerdes,   b. 6 Dec 1881
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Sophia Annie Hermes,   b. 6 Mar 1887
Relationship	unknown
Married	27 May 1908
Family	Fred William Hoffer
Married	8 Jul 1929
Children	1. Kenneth Ray Hoffer,   b. 1932   2. Brenda Hoffer,   b. 1945

Fred William Hoffer

Family	Minnie M.? Gerdes,   b. 7 Oct 1909
Married	8 Jul 1929
Children	1. Kenneth Ray Hoffer,   b. 1932   2. Brenda Hoffer,   b. 1945

Leo Lawrence Gerdes

1911 - 1923  (12 years)

Birth	17 Feb 1911
Died	13 Dec 1923
Buried	Dec 1923	Koerth, Texas
Father	John Leo Gerdes,   b. 6 Dec 1881
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Sophia Annie Hermes,   b. 6 Mar 1887
Relationship	unknown
Married	27 May 1908

John Henry Gerdes

1912 - 1963  (51 years)

Birth	3 Jun 1912
Died	22 Nov 1963
Buried	Nov 1963	St. John The Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery, Koerth, Lavaca Co., Texas
Father	John Leo Gerdes,   b. 6 Dec 1881
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Sophia Annie Hermes,   b. 6 Mar 1887
Relationship	unknown
Married	27 May 1908
Family	Willie Mae Raska,   b. 1920

Willie Mae Raska

1920 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	1920
Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	John Henry Gerdes,   b. 3 Jun 1912

Linnie Monica Gerdes

1914 - 1914  (0 years)

Birth	1 Jan 1914
Died	13 Apr 1914
Father	John Leo Gerdes,   b. 6 Dec 1881
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Sophia Annie Hermes,   b. 6 Mar 1887
Relationship	unknown
Married	27 May 1908

Sophia Lillian Gerdes

1915 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	17 Aug 1915
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	John Leo Gerdes,   b. 6 Dec 1881
Relationship	unknown
Mother	Sophia Annie Hermes,   b. 6 Mar 1887
Relationship	unknown
Married	27 May 1908
Family	Earl E. Smith,   b. 1922
Married	7 Feb 1946
Children	1. C.W. Smith   2. E.E. Smith

Earl E. Smith

1922 - 1972  (50 years)

Birth	1922
Died	1972
Family	Sophia Lillian Gerdes,   b. 17 Aug 1915
Married	7 Feb 1946
Children	1. C.W. Smith   2. E.E. Smith

• Name	John Leo Gerdes  [1, 2]
  Birth	6 Dec 1881  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Mar 1963	St. John The Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery, Koerth, Lavaca Co., Texas   [1, 2]
  Death	7 Mar 1963  [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)  Lydia A. McClanahan,   b. 11 Feb 1864   d. 19 Feb 1948  (Age 84 years)  (Mother)
  Person ID	I54299	ktree
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Father	John Gerdes,   b. 14 Mar 1856   d. 11 Aug 1889, Was Killed At Casper's Gin By Black MAN (Age 33 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Mother	Lydia A. McClanahan,   b. 11 Feb 1864   d. 19 Feb 1948 (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	unknown
  Family ID	F21972	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sophia Annie Hermes,   b. 6 Mar 1887   d. 11 Jan 1962 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	27 May 1908
  Children	1. Minnie M.? Gerdes,   b. 7 Oct 1909   d. 19 Oct 1967, Bexar Co., Texas? (Age 58 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown] ▻ Fred William Hoffer  m. 8 Jul 1929   2. Leo Lawrence Gerdes,   b. 17 Feb 1911   d. 13 Dec 1923 (Age 12 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   3. John Henry Gerdes,   b. 3 Jun 1912   d. 22 Nov 1963 (Age 51 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown] ▻ Willie Mae Raska   4. Linnie Monica Gerdes,   b. 1 Jan 1914   d. 13 Apr 1914 (Age 0 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]   5. Sophia Lillian Gerdes,   b. 17 Aug 1915   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown] ▻ Earl E. Smith  m. 7 Feb 1946
  Family ID	F19422	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

• 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;;).