Henry Geerdes was born in January 1866, in Holland, Netherlands as the son of George Geerdes. He had at least 3 sons and 4 daughters with Grace Schoon. He lived in Grundy, Iowa, United States in 1915 and Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States in 1930. He died on 31 May 1944, in Pleasant Grove Township, Olmsted, Minnesota, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Olmsted, Minnesota, United States.
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The first federal law that defined what was citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. Its main objective was to protect the civil rights of persons of African descent.
The Burtis Opera House opened in Davenport and could easily hold an audience of 1,600. It was a widely used facility and Mark Twain filled the house when he spoke on tour in 1869. It was also used to house Susan B. Anthony when she lectured on the woman's right to vote. The Quad City Symphony Orchestra played its first concert as the new Tri-City Symphony in the Opera House. An arsonist set fire to the building on the evening of April 26, 1921, and the building was severely destroyed. The building was rebuilt but was no longer used as an opera house.
Death by suicide of van Gogh.
Dutch and North German: variant of Gerdes .
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