Brief Life History of George
When George Gerdes was born on 3 June 1899, in Flanagan, Livingston, Illinois, United States, his father, John F. Gerdes, was 48 and his mother, Heike Lehnerts, was 38. He married Katie Evelyn McNab on 24 December 1924, in Jackson, Minnesota, United States. He lived in Ash Grove Township, Iroquois, Illinois, United States in 1900 and Ewington Township, Jackson, Minnesota, United States in 1910. He died on 7 April 1971, in Sauk Centre, Stearns, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Long Prairie, Todd, Minnesota, United States.
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- George Gerdes in household of John ? Gerdes, "United States Census, 1910"
- George Gerdes, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Gerdes, "Find A Grave Index"
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1900 · Gold for Cash!
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1910 · Boy Scouts of America
When W. D. Boyce was visiting London, he encountered a boy that helped him find his destination. The boy refused the tip that Boyce offered to him and told him that he was just doing his daily good turn. Being inspired, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America to help teach young men how to have an attitude of service always. Since its foundation, The Boy Scouts of America has become one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States. Around 110 million people have been participants at some time in their life. The BSA was established to help young people make better choices in life and showing selflessness by serving the community.
1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Gerhard, Armin, Erwin, Gerd, Hartmut, Kurt, Ralf, Wolfgang, Beate, Bernhard, Fritz.
North German and Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Gerd or Gert, shortened forms of Gerhardt .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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