# searching for living relatives and ancestors

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Posted by for Guila Gerdes on January 09, 19100 at 12:22:55:

I am doing this search for my friend Guila. She is now 72 years young and I would like to find some family blood relatives for her.
She was raised by her grandpa Henry and his second wife. Henry and his first wife Elizabeth Derick had one son, Theodore, Guila's father.
All are now dead. Henry's father name was John, he came to America from Hamberg, Germony around 1859. Henry was 7 years old at the time.
They eventually migrated to Kansas where John was naturalized in Osborne county, Kansas. Henry was the eldest. There other sons and daughters.
One son William, became a doctor another son was named Alfred. The family became wheat farmers around Grand Island, Kansas. Henry and Elizabeth
his first wife migrated to Lebonan, Oregon. Elizabeth died giving birth to Theodore. One sister, Hazel Gerdes married a Lutheran preacher. (in Albany)
last name Meyers. There was also a sister or aunt of Henry named Hilda.
I found a picture somewhere on the internet of a Gertz ancestor and the woman looked exactly like my friend Guila. I printed the picture and sent
it to her. She had never talked about her ancestors much only her grandpa and grandma that raised her. When she recieved the picture she wrote
and gave me all of this information and told me it has been her life long dream to find her family connection in Kansas.
Please, if any of these names ring a bell please email me directly to 11437@bellsouth.net. Also any photos that could be attached would be
great as she lost all of her family treasures in a storage locker in Stockton, Calif. Including the family bible.

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: I am doing this search for my friend Guila. She is now 72 years young and I would like to find some family blood relatives for her. : She was raised by her grandpa Henry and his second wife. Henry and his first wife Elizabeth Derick had one son, Theodore, Guila's father. : All are now dead. Henry's father name was John, he came to America from Hamberg, Germony around 1859. Henry was 7 years old at the time. : They eventually migrated to Kansas where John was naturalized in Osborne county, Kansas. Henry was the eldest. There other sons and daughters. : One son William, became a doctor another son was named Alfred. The family became wheat farmers around Grand Island, Kansas. Henry and Elizabeth : his first wife migrated to Lebonan, Oregon. Elizabeth died giving birth to Theodore. One sister, Hazel Gerdes married a Lutheran preacher. (in Albany) : last name Meyers. There was also a sister or aunt of Henry named Hilda. : I found a picture somewhere on the internet of a Gertz ancestor and the woman looked exactly like my friend Guila. I printed the picture and sent : it to her. She had never talked about her ancestors much only her grandpa and grandma that raised her. When she recieved the picture she wrote : and gave me all of this information and told me it has been her life long dream to find her family connection in Kansas. : Please, if any of these names ring a bell please email me directly to 11437@bellsouth.net. Also any photos that could be attached would be : great as she lost all of her family treasures in a storage locker in Stockton, Calif. Including the family bible. :

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