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William Gerdes

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William Gerdes

Birth
Altenbunnen, Landkreis Cloppenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany
Death
9 Jul 1919 (aged 77)
Columbia Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Saint Bernard, Hamilton County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 1, Lot 57, Grave 10
Memorial ID
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William Gerdes married twice, first with Louisa Kettler in 1866. They had at least three children, all daughters, referenced in his 1870 and 1880 Cincinnati censuses.

On May 4, 1875 he remarried with Maria Josephina Krehnbrink at the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Cincinnati. Their marriage announcement published in The Cincinnati Volksfreund newspaper.

William was the proprietor of the Gerdes Hotel in Cincinnati that was frequented by a number of entertainment people. His son Wilfred Gerdes was a famed musical/comedy star.

He died in 1919 and was buried in grave 10 of a family plot at Section 1, Lot 57 with:
- Edward Gerdes, 1882-1882, Grave 1
- Maria Gerdes, 1881-1882, Grave 2
- Elivot Gerdes, 1882-1882, Grave 3
- Mary Gerdes, 1852-1906, Grave 4
- Leo Gerdes, 1883-1883, Grave 5
- Walter Gerdes, 1887-1888, Grave 9
- Emma Gerdes, 1873-1954, Grave 10
- Wilfred Gerdes, 1879-1941, Grave 10
- William Gerdes, 1841-1919, Grave 10
William Gerdes married twice, first with Louisa Kettler in 1866. They had at least three children, all daughters, referenced in his 1870 and 1880 Cincinnati censuses.

On May 4, 1875 he remarried with Maria Josephina Krehnbrink at the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Cincinnati. Their marriage announcement published in The Cincinnati Volksfreund newspaper.

William was the proprietor of the Gerdes Hotel in Cincinnati that was frequented by a number of entertainment people. His son Wilfred Gerdes was a famed musical/comedy star.

He died in 1919 and was buried in grave 10 of a family plot at Section 1, Lot 57 with:
- Edward Gerdes, 1882-1882, Grave 1
- Maria Gerdes, 1881-1882, Grave 2
- Elivot Gerdes, 1882-1882, Grave 3
- Mary Gerdes, 1852-1906, Grave 4
- Leo Gerdes, 1883-1883, Grave 5
- Walter Gerdes, 1887-1888, Grave 9
- Emma Gerdes, 1873-1954, Grave 10
- Wilfred Gerdes, 1879-1941, Grave 10
- William Gerdes, 1841-1919, Grave 10

Gravesite Details

Cemetery sexton's records; Gender M, Age 78 Years, Funeral Date Jul 11, 1919. Bio coolab with 372; POB, DOB by 47448511.



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