Henry Geerdes

Brief Life History of Henry

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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Family Time Line

Henry Geerdes
1866–1944
Grace Schoon
1866–1942
Annie Geerdes
1886–1968
Clara Geerdes
1890–
Gertrude Geerdes
1891–1954
Rena Geerdes
1894–1982
John Geerdes
1897–1982
George Geerdes
1900–1974
Henry Geerdes
1902–1987

Sources (24)

  • Henry Geerdes, "Iowa State Census, 1915"
  • Henry Geerdes, "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001"
  • Henry Geerdes in entry for Rena Fleshner, "Minnesota, County Deaths, 1850-2001"

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World Events (8)

1866 · The First Civil Rights Act

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.

1867 · The Burtis Opera House

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.

1890

Death by suicide of van Gogh.

Name Meaning

Dutch and North German: variant of Gerdes .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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