If any members of this family are still in the Meiningen area and would
like to correspond with an American relative please contact us
Katherina Gerdes was born June 3,1869 to Lubbe Gerdes and his wife
Jurrina in Leer. She was my fathers first cousin, he was born in the
USA in 1894, quite an age difference. Katherina married Herman Abegg,
listed as Lehrer in Osteel. Their son Friedrich was Pfarrer first in
Leipzig and in 1945 Meiningen. With his first wife they had children
Brigitte and Hermann-Andreas. He married a second time in 1944, 2
children - Jurinus and Lily.
Katherina died January 3, 1951 in Meiningen. friedrich March 19, 1953
in Meiningen.
I have no idea if Meiningen is in your area, but thought here might be a
possibilty of someone knowing about this family if they are in your
area. We live in Lincoln Ne. The Gerdes family farms were about 60 miles
south of here. Much of the midwest was the prime area for immigration
from northern Germany. Thanks Gerald Gerdes
Blessings, Gerald & Verneda