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Edward Grayson Gerdes Veteran
1927 – 2004 Greene County Memorial Gardens Cemetery
Photo added by Mark Gerdes
- Birth
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Lafe, Greene County, Arkansas, USA
- Death
- 5 Mar 2004 (aged 76)
Jonesboro, Craighead County, Arkansas, USA
- Burial
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Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, USA Add to Map
- Memorial ID
- 8499238 View Source
Edward G. Gerdes was a genealogist and amateur historian. He was the founder of the Original Arkansas Civil War Webpage and helped thousands of individuals find their ancestors. Due to him, Arkansas was the first major Civil War state with all of its Civil War rosters available online. He was awarded the 2001 General Joseph O. Shelby Award for best Civil War website by the Arkansas Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. In 2004 he received the S.A. Cunningham Award for Literary Achievement for his body of Civil War work from the same organization. He entered almost 2,000 graves on Find-A-Grave under the userid 'Edward'. He could always be found with a helpful attitude and a smile at the Craighead County Public Library microfiche #1. It was his firm belief that all genealogical information should be available for free on the internet.
Edward G. Gerdes joined the US Coast Guard in 1945 and served aboard the USCGC Eugene and USCGC Spencer on duty in the Arctic Circle. He served in the Arkansas Army National Guard in a full-time position for 20 years until disabled.
Edward is sorely missed by his family and by the thousands of people he helped reunite with their ancestors.
Edward G. Gerdes joined the US Coast Guard in 1945 and served aboard the USCGC Eugene and USCGC Spencer on duty in the Arctic Circle. He served in the Arkansas Army National Guard in a full-time position for 20 years until disabled.
Edward is sorely missed by his family and by the thousands of people he helped reunite with their ancestors.
Edward G. Gerdes was a genealogist and amateur historian. He was the founder of the Original Arkansas Civil War Webpage and helped thousands of individuals find their ancestors. Due to him, Arkansas was the first major Civil War state with all of its Civil War rosters available online. He was awarded the 2001 General Joseph O. Shelby Award for best Civil War website by the Arkansas Division of the Sons of Confederate Veterans. In 2004 he received the S.A. Cunningham Award for Literary Achievement for his body of Civil War work from the same organization. He entered almost 2,000 graves on Find-A-Grave under the userid 'Edward'. He could always be found with a helpful attitude and a smile at the Craighead County Public Library microfiche #1. It was his firm belief that all genealogical information should be available for free on the internet.
Edward G. Gerdes joined the US Coast Guard in 1945 and served aboard the USCGC Eugene and USCGC Spencer on duty in the Arctic Circle. He served in the Arkansas Army National Guard in a full-time position for 20 years until disabled.
Edward is sorely missed by his family and by the thousands of people he helped reunite with their ancestors.
Edward G. Gerdes joined the US Coast Guard in 1945 and served aboard the USCGC Eugene and USCGC Spencer on duty in the Arctic Circle. He served in the Arkansas Army National Guard in a full-time position for 20 years until disabled.
Edward is sorely missed by his family and by the thousands of people he helped reunite with their ancestors.
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- Maintained by: Lance Ramsey-Roberts
- Originally Created by: Mark Gerdes
- Added: 12 Mar 2004
- Find a Grave Memorial ID:
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8499238/edward_grayson-gerdes: accessed ), memorial page for Edward Grayson Gerdes (20 Dec 1927–5 Mar 2004), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8499238, citing Greene County Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Lance Ramsey-Roberts (contributor 50694968).
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