Helena Gerdes & her Sons 1954
Benjamin Franklin Gerdes Sr
Benjamin Franklin Sr & Helena (Meyer) Gerdes 1895
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Benjamin Franklin Gerdes Sr 1890s
BF Sr & Helena Gerdes 5 Sons 1914
Helena Gerdes & her Sons 1944
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Helena Gerdes & her Sons 1947
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Benjamin Franklin Gerdes, Sr

Benjamin Franklin Gerdes, Sr

Male 1867 - 1919  (52 years)    Has more than 100 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name Benjamin Franklin Gerdes  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Suffix Sr 
    Birth 15 Feb 1867  Hallettsville, Lavaca Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10] 
    Gender Male 
    FSID GZN4-DZ3 
    Occupation Works On Farm 
    Residence 1910  Justice Precinct 1, Lavaca, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Burial 1919  Sinton Cemetery, Sinton, San Patricio, Texas, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6] 
    • Appendicidus Complications
    Death 26 Jun 1919  Sinton, San Patricio, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 6, 9] 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Joannes Peter Gerdes,   b. Abt 1734   d. 29 Jun 1780, Hagen, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather) 
    Maria Louise Heimes,   b. 7 Dec 1810, Dorlar, Meschede, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Grandmother) 
    Person ID I66522  ktree
    Last Modified 25 Mar 2024 

    Father Heinrich "Henry" Gerdes,   b. 22 Dec 1830, Stockum, Arnsberg, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Feb 1899, Victoria, Victoria Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Maria "Frances" Francisca Rumpf,   b. 24 Sep 1838, Eslohe (Sauerland), Hochsauerlandkreis, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 May 1920, Hallettsville, Lavaca Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 1 Mar 1859  Stockum, Arnsberg, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • 2nd Wedding: 03 Mar 1859 in Eslohe, Westfalen, Preußen, Deutschland
    Family ID F11046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Helena "Lannie" Meyer,   b. 19 Oct 1873, Hallettsville, Lavaca Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Oct 1949, Sinton, San Patricio Co., Texas (From A Heart Attack) Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 1895 
    Children 
     1. William Albert "Willie" Gerdes,   b. 15 Feb 1902, Runge, Karnes, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1961, Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    ▻ Lucy Beatrice Jones  m. After 1st wife Lucy Died
     2. Walter Lois Gerdes,   b. 22 Nov 1904, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Oct 1989, Beeville, Bee County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    ▻ Lela Ora West  m. 1928
     3. Roger Francis Gerdes, Sr.,   b. 28 Apr 1907, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1998, Corpus Christi, Nueces Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
    ▻ Mildred Irene Sullivan  m. 21 Nov 1933
     4. Benjamin Franklin Gerdes, Jr.,   b. 1 May 1912, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Dec 1980, Sinton, San Patricio Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)  [Father: unknown]  [Mother: unknown]
     5. Leonard Ben Gerdes, Sr,   b. 13 Aug 1899, Nursery, Lavaca Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Jul 1981, Jacksonville, Pulaski Co., Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    ▻ Maurene Lee Rankin  m. 25 Sep 1920;   Luvenia Mize  m. 28 Dec 1947;   Ruth Kathryn Caruthers  m. Abt 1939
     6. Paul Gerdes,   b. 2 Oct 1909, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1910, Hallettsville, Lavaca, Texas, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F23736  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S44] LB and Ann Gerdes, and family., "Genealogical Records of the L.B. Gerdes Family", (Name: Name: Family historical records and documentation;;).

    2. [S228] Francis Paul Gerdes, Genealogy.com - Individual Tree, (Name: Name: http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/g/e/r/Paul-Gerdes;;).

    3. [S201] Leisure Guy, leisureguy@icloud.com, "KinshipTree - Historical Family Database", (Name: Name: http://kinshipcove.com Genealogy Research: Common Historical Roots In South Texas;;).

    4. [S777] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).

    5. [S59] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3N-KZH4 : 3 March 2020), B F Gerdes in entry for Leonard Ben Gerdes, 1942.
      B F Gerdes in entry for Leonard Ben Gerdes, "Texas, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL3N-KZH4

    6. [S59] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLQ-GX2H : 10 September 2021), Ben, ; Burial, Sinton, San Patricio, Texas, United States of America, Sinton Cemetery; citing record ID 83347797, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
      Benjamin Franklin Gerdes, "Find A Grave Index"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLQ-GX2H

    7. [S59] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M23M-M8N : accessed 9 November 2021), Bernhard F Gerdes, Justice Precinct 1, Lavaca, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 8B, family 136, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1573; FHL microfilm 1,375,586.
      Bernhard F Gerdes, "United States Census, 1910"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M23M-M8N

    8. [S59] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35N-RXK : accessed 9 November 2021), Benj F Gerdes, Justice Precinct 5, Victoria, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 91, sheet 7B, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,676.
      Benj F Gerdes, "United States Census, 1900"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M35N-RXK

    9. [S59] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K386-L7D : 20 February 2021), Benjamin F Gerdes, 26 Jun 1919; citing certificate number 19587, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,073,634.
      Benjamin F Gerdes, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K386-L7D

    10. [S59] FamilySearch.org, FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNT-C5J : 20 February 2021), Benard Gatter in household of Harry Gatter, Precinct 1, Lavaca, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district ED 77, sheet 360A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,255,316.
      Benard Gatter in household of Harry Gatter, "United States Census, 1880"
      https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFNT-C5J

    11. [S787] Ancestry.com, Germany, Select Marriages, 1558-1929, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;).



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