Herdes, Earl Monroe

Herdes, Earl Monroe

Male 1910 - 1995  (85 years)

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  • Name Herdes, Earl Monroe 
    Birth 3 Feb 1910  Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 19 Jan 1920  Clay City Township, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    1920 Census, Clay City (Township), Illinois, page 06a 
    1920 Census, Clay City (Township), Illinois, page 06a
    1920 Census, Clay City (Township), Illinois, page 06a


    1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Illinois, (District 0003) (Township), image 11, page 06a

    Census 4 Apr 1940  Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    1940 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 03b 
    1940 Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, page 03b


    1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 06, page 03b

    Reference Number HERD.E002 
    _FGRAVE 68902722 
    Death 16 May 1995  Clay County Hospital (Old Location), Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Headstone, Herdes, Earl M., Lelia M., and Donna E.
    Headstone, Herdes, Earl M., Lelia M., and Donna E.
    Person ID I12486  Carl Wayne Gray Research | Herdes - Minard

    Joseph Herdes and Mary Ann Minard Descendants, Hunley - Pryor

    Archibald Henry 'Arch' Hunley and Nancy Ellen Pryor Descendants
    Last Modified 6 Sep 2023 

    Father Herdes, Charles Alman 'Chart',   b. 9 Nov 1886, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1963 (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Byrne, Ruby R.,   b. 6 Jul 1890, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1965, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years) 
    Marriage 1908  [2, 4, 6
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 21 years and 1 month - She : ~ 17 years and 5 months. 
    Family ID F5873  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mitchel, Lelia May,   b. 19 May 1911, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1994, Welborn Baptist Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 1930  [1, 2, 7, 8
    Age at Marriage He : ~ 19 years and 10 months - She : ~ 18 years and 7 months. 
    Children 
    +1. HERDES, D.
    +2. Herdes, D.E.
     3. Herdes, Peggy   d. Bef 6 Jul 2014
     4. Herdes, Donna Eugenia,   b. 2 Aug 1932, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jul 2014, Flora Gardens Care Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     5. Herdes, D.
    Family ID F5872  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

  • Notes 
    • Earl M. HERDES, 85, of Clay City, died at 3 a.m., Tuesday, May 16, 1995, at the Clay County Hospital.

      Mr. HERDES was born on Feb. 3, 1910, in Clay County, the son of Charles and Ruby (BYRNE) HERDES. He married Lelia May MITCHEL in 1930. She died in 1994. He was a retired farmer, and a member of the Sailor Springs Christian Church.

      Surviving are one son, David HERDES, of Clay City; three daughters, Donna HERDES of Clay City, Dionne CREAMER of Louisville, and Darlene LAMBIRD of Clay City; one sister, Sadie EVANS of Clay City; seven grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, one brother, one sister and one grandson.

      Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, at the Sailor Springs Christian Church. Brother Larry SCHNAUTZ and Brother Neal KENLEY will officiate at the services. Burial will be in Smith Cemetery, rural Clay City. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, at the Summers-Kistler Funeral Home, Clay City. Memorials may be made to the Pine Haven or Oblong Children's Home.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3266] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Herdes, Earl M., 85, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68902722), none. (Reliability: 2).

    2. [S505] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 13-18, image 06, page 3b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00441?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 2).

    3. [S3252] Ancestry.com, 1930 Federal Census, Pixley Township, Clay County, Illinois, District 16, page 2a, (http://www.ancestry.com) (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S186] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, Enumeration District 3, Page 6A, (http://search.ancestry.com/content/viewer.aspx?dbid=6061&iid=4300174_00618&noredir=true&sid=&gskw=) (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S3265] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Herdes, Earl M., Lelia M., and Donna E., (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68902773), none. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S4131] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Herdes, Ruby R. and Charles A., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18659080/charles-a-herdes), none. (Reliability: 2).

    7. [S3264] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Herdes, Lelia M., 83, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=68902773), none. (Reliability: 2).

    8. [S3267] The Clay County Advocate Press, Obituary, Herdes, Donna Eugenia, 81, (http://remembering-when.com/advocatepress/obituaries.shtml), none. (Reliability: 2).