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Personal data Anna Geerdes 

  • She was born on November 5, 1873 in Deutschland.
  • (note1) .Source 1
    Source: Esther Casjens; Marjorie Larson & Paul Fiskum
  • She died on December 29, 1949 in fortasse, somewhere in IA, she was 76 years old.
  • She is buried after December 28, 1949 in Wheeler Twp., Lyon Co., IA (Evergreen Lawn Cem.).
  • This information was last updated on January 1, 2022.

Household of Anna Geerdes

She is married to Dick Ernest Smith.

They got married in the year 1894 at Forest City, Winnebago Co., IA, she was 20 years old.

Dick Ernest Smith oo Anna Geerdes

Marriage sources: Author: Casjens, Esther, et. al., Title: «u»In And Around George, Iowa 1871-1912«/u», (Publication location: Hills, MN, Publisher: Crescent Pub. Co., Publication date: MCMLXXVI), Pg. 173, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

[Pg. 173]

"Mr. and Mrs. Dick Smith

Dick Smith - - was the son of Enne Smith. He married Anna Gerdes at Forest City, Iowa, in 1894. The couple first lived in Minnesota, and in 1908 moved two and one-half miles south of George to what is not the Ed Korthals place. Ashorttime later they moved to the near-by Johnson farm. From then until now this farm has been rented by a member of the Smith family - - Dick, Ralph, and now Jerry.

The Dick Smith children were Hattie (Mrs. Ernest Groen); ... Ralph (married Mae Veenker); ..."
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Child(ren):

  1. Hattie S. Smith  1897-????
  2. Ralph Smith  1901-1991 


Notes about Anna Geerdes

Anna Geerdes

Sources: Author: Casjens, Esther, et. al., Title: «u»In And Around George, Iowa 1871-1912«/u», (Publication location: Hills, MN, Publisher: Crescent Pub. Co., Publication date: MCMLXXVI), Pg. 173, Repository: Dallas TX pub. lib.

[Pg. 173, Col. 1]

"Mr. and Mrs. Dick Smith

Dick Smith - - was the son of Enne Smith. He married Anna Gerdes at Forest City, Iowa, in 1894. The couple first lived in Minnesota, and in 1908 moved two and one-half miles south of George to what is not the Ed Korthals place. Ashorttime later they moved to the near-by Johnson farm. From then until now this farm has been rented by a member of the Smith family - - Dick, Ralph, and now Jerry.

The Dick Smith children were Hattie (Mrs. Ernest Groen); Bertha (married twice, Earl Ward and Martin Hansen); Ernest (married to Louise Drees); Elsie (Mrs. Frank Jackson); Ralph (married Mae Veenker); Dick Jr. (married twice, Emma Morehouse and Elsie Storm); Rinhard (died young in a car accident); Allis (Mrs. Thole Isebrands); Ted (married Josie Kruger); Fritz (married Leota Stenzel); Kathryn (Mrs. Harold Musselman); and Tressa (married Leroy Smith)."

Author: Larson, Marjorie & Paul Fiskum, Title: "Anna Geerdes Smith," (Publication location: George, IA, Publisher: Find-a-Grave, Publication date: vii Apr MMX), Repository: The Cloud

Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50787422/anna-smith

"Photo [of stone shared with Dick E. Smith] added by Paul Fiskum Added [photograph of stone shared with Dick E. Smith] by Marjorie Larson

Anna Geerdes Smith Birth 5 Nov 1873 Germany Death 29 Dec 1949 (aged 76) Burial Evergreen Cemetery George, Lyon County, Iowa, USA Memorial ID 50787422

Family Members
Spouse

Dick Ernest Smith 1868-1950

Children

Ralph Smith 1901-1991
Reinhardt Smith 1908-1909
Frederick J Smith 1908-1977
Infant Smith 1910-1910
Tresia Faye Smith Smith 1913-1991

Maintained by: NCHS Originally Created by: steamerfan Added: 7 Apr 2010 Find A Grave Memorial 50787422"
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Ancestors (and descendant) of Anna Geerdes

Anna Geerdes
1873-1949

1894

Dick Ernest Smith
1868-1950

Hattie S. Smith
1897-????
Ralph Smith
1901-1991

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Historical events

Birthday November 5, 1873

  • The temperature on November 5, 1873 was about 7.4 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • In the year 1873: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • March 3 » Censorship in the United States: The U.S. Congress enacts the Comstock Law, making it illegal to send any "obscene literature and articles of immoral use" through the mail.
    • July 21 » At Adair, Iowa, Jesse James and the James–Younger Gang pull off the first successful train robbery in the American Old West.
    • August 2 » The Clay Street Hill Railroad begins operating the first cable car in San Francisco's famous cable car system.
    • September 1 » Cetshwayo ascends to the throne as king of the Zulu nation following the death of his father Mpande.
    • October 3 » Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.
    • November 22 » The French steamer SS Ville du Havre sinks in 12 minutes after colliding with the Scottish iron clipper Loch Earn in the Atlantic, with a loss of 226 lives.

Day of death December 29, 1949

  • The temperature on December 29, 1949 was between 3.2 °C and 7.1 °C and averaged 6.0 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
  • In the year 1949: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
    • January 2 » Luis Muñoz Marín is inaugurated as the first democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico.
    • July 21 » The United States Senate ratifies the North Atlantic Treaty.
    • August 10 » An amendment to the National Security Act of 1947 enhances the authority of the United States Secretary of Defense over the Army, Navy and Air Force, and replaces the National Military Establishment with the Department of Defense.
    • October 25 » The Battle of Guningtou in the Taiwan Strait begins.
    • November 18 » The Iva Valley Shooting occurs after the coal miners of Enugu in Nigeria go on strike over withheld wages; 21 miners are shot dead and 51 are wounded by police under the supervision of the British colonial administration of Nigeria.
    • November 26 » The Constituent Assembly of India adopts the constitution presented by Dr. B. R. Ambedkar.


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