From The Pierre Gerardy Family in America, by Evelyn Potter Park, 1979, p. 62:
William Gerardy, son of Peter and Caroline Gerardy, was born Sept. 23, 1867, at Wathena, Kansas, and died June 10, 1945, at Clay Center, Kansas. He was buried in the Appleton Cemetery near Fact.
On December 28, 1892, he was married to Nora Glace, daughter of Jacob and Ann E. Glace. Nora was born at Goshen, Indiana, on February 19, 1871, and died at their home in the Forest community seven miles south of Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma on June 1, 1894. She was the third person buried in the Forest Cemetery.
William had come to Oklahoma in 1892 with his brother, Edward, where they acquired relinquishments and homesteaded land across the road from each other. Though the death of his wife [in 1894] was a severe bereavement to him, he continued to make his home in Oklahoma for a few more years [until 1921]. When he died [in 1945] he still owned the land he had homesteaded.
Soon after the turn of the century , though, he began renting his farm while he turned to other employment. In 1904 when his mother died, he was working in Kansas City, Missouri, [then in 1910 he was working as a carpenter on the farm of his nephew Adrian Faivre in Clay County, Kansas,] but when his father died in 1911 he was back in Oklahoma. After World War I he and Henry Potter opened a tire vulcanizing shop in Chandler. In 1921 he went to Long Beach, California where [his sister Anna Faivre and her retired husband Lester lived;] he stayed about two years before going back to Clay Co., Kansas.
On May 6, 1924, he was married to Mrs. Myrtle Velma (Glace) Ransley, a sister of his first wife, Nora. Myrtle was born in Goshen, Indiana , on June I, 1876 , and was married first to Thomas C. Ransley on April 22, 1896. Mr. Ransley died Dec. 17, 1914. They had two daughters, Eula Ransley who married William Eizenhamer and Jessie Ransley who married William Pfizenmaier. Myrtle died Oct. 7, 1951, and is buried in Appleton Cemetery beside Thomas Ransley and William Gerardy. Thomas and Myrtle Ransley also had a son, Orville, who died at the age of six months. William and Myrtle lived in the Fact community until they moved to a home at 611 Lane Street, Clay Center, Kansas in November, 1943.
Will joined the Goshen Congregational Church [in Clay county, KS] as a young man. He was a charter member of the Forest Congregational Church near his home in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, and helped build the church. When he returned to Clay Center, he and Myrtle placed their membership in the Presbyterian Church where they were regular attendants.
Though William had no children of his own he was very devoted to his nieces and nephews who in turn adored him.
Tributes from his obituary:
The life of William Gerardy who died Sunday, June 10, was characterized by a friendly, affable spirit. He was kindly and thoughtful of different members of his family; friendly to all and a good neighbor. His word was always good, and wherever he was he held the respect of all who knew him.
When a young man Mr. Gerardy was converted to the Christian faith, and he joined the Goshen Congregational church. He was a charter member and helped to build the Forest Congregational church near his home in Oklahoma. His life was a testimony of his faith in God. His pride of community and love of home endeared him to those who knew him best.
William Gerardy, son of Peter and Caroline Gerardy, was born Sept. 23, 1867, at Wathena, Kansas, and died June 10, 1945, at Clay Center, Kansas. He was buried in the Appleton Cemetery near Fact.
On December 28, 1892, he was married to Nora Glace, daughter of Jacob and Ann E. Glace. Nora was born at Goshen, Indiana, on February 19, 1871, and died at their home in the Forest community seven miles south of Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma on June 1, 1894. She was the third person buried in the Forest Cemetery.
William had come to Oklahoma in 1892 with his brother, Edward, where they acquired relinquishments and homesteaded land across the road from each other. Though the death of his wife [in 1894] was a severe bereavement to him, he continued to make his home in Oklahoma for a few more years [until 1921]. When he died [in 1945] he still owned the land he had homesteaded.
Soon after the turn of the century , though, he began renting his farm while he turned to other employment. In 1904 when his mother died, he was working in Kansas City, Missouri, [then in 1910 he was working as a carpenter on the farm of his nephew Adrian Faivre in Clay County, Kansas,] but when his father died in 1911 he was back in Oklahoma. After World War I he and Henry Potter opened a tire vulcanizing shop in Chandler. In 1921 he went to Long Beach, California where [his sister Anna Faivre and her retired husband Lester lived;] he stayed about two years before going back to Clay Co., Kansas.
On May 6, 1924, he was married to Mrs. Myrtle Velma (Glace) Ransley, a sister of his first wife, Nora. Myrtle was born in Goshen, Indiana , on June I, 1876 , and was married first to Thomas C. Ransley on April 22, 1896. Mr. Ransley died Dec. 17, 1914. They had two daughters, Eula Ransley who married William Eizenhamer and Jessie Ransley who married William Pfizenmaier. Myrtle died Oct. 7, 1951, and is buried in Appleton Cemetery beside Thomas Ransley and William Gerardy. Thomas and Myrtle Ransley also had a son, Orville, who died at the age of six months. William and Myrtle lived in the Fact community until they moved to a home at 611 Lane Street, Clay Center, Kansas in November, 1943.
Will joined the Goshen Congregational Church [in Clay county, KS] as a young man. He was a charter member of the Forest Congregational Church near his home in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, and helped build the church. When he returned to Clay Center, he and Myrtle placed their membership in the Presbyterian Church where they were regular attendants.
Though William had no children of his own he was very devoted to his nieces and nephews who in turn adored him.
Tributes from his obituary:
The life of William Gerardy who died Sunday, June 10, was characterized by a friendly, affable spirit. He was kindly and thoughtful of different members of his family; friendly to all and a good neighbor. His word was always good, and wherever he was he held the respect of all who knew him.
When a young man Mr. Gerardy was converted to the Christian faith, and he joined the Goshen Congregational church. He was a charter member and helped to build the Forest Congregational church near his home in Oklahoma. His life was a testimony of his faith in God. His pride of community and love of home endeared him to those who knew him best.
From The Pierre Gerardy Family in America, by Evelyn Potter Park, 1979, p. 62:
William Gerardy, son of Peter and Caroline Gerardy, was born Sept. 23, 1867, at Wathena, Kansas, and died June 10, 1945, at Clay Center, Kansas. He was buried in the Appleton Cemetery near Fact.
On December 28, 1892, he was married to Nora Glace, daughter of Jacob and Ann E. Glace. Nora was born at Goshen, Indiana, on February 19, 1871, and died at their home in the Forest community seven miles south of Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma on June 1, 1894. She was the third person buried in the Forest Cemetery.
William had come to Oklahoma in 1892 with his brother, Edward, where they acquired relinquishments and homesteaded land across the road from each other. Though the death of his wife [in 1894] was a severe bereavement to him, he continued to make his home in Oklahoma for a few more years [until 1921]. When he died [in 1945] he still owned the land he had homesteaded.
Soon after the turn of the century , though, he began renting his farm while he turned to other employment. In 1904 when his mother died, he was working in Kansas City, Missouri, [then in 1910 he was working as a carpenter on the farm of his nephew Adrian Faivre in Clay County, Kansas,] but when his father died in 1911 he was back in Oklahoma. After World War I he and Henry Potter opened a tire vulcanizing shop in Chandler. In 1921 he went to Long Beach, California where [his sister Anna Faivre and her retired husband Lester lived;] he stayed about two years before going back to Clay Co., Kansas.
On May 6, 1924, he was married to Mrs. Myrtle Velma (Glace) Ransley, a sister of his first wife, Nora. Myrtle was born in Goshen, Indiana , on June I, 1876 , and was married first to Thomas C. Ransley on April 22, 1896. Mr. Ransley died Dec. 17, 1914. They had two daughters, Eula Ransley who married William Eizenhamer and Jessie Ransley who married William Pfizenmaier. Myrtle died Oct. 7, 1951, and is buried in Appleton Cemetery beside Thomas Ransley and William Gerardy. Thomas and Myrtle Ransley also had a son, Orville, who died at the age of six months. William and Myrtle lived in the Fact community until they moved to a home at 611 Lane Street, Clay Center, Kansas in November, 1943.
Will joined the Goshen Congregational Church [in Clay county, KS] as a young man. He was a charter member of the Forest Congregational Church near his home in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, and helped build the church. When he returned to Clay Center, he and Myrtle placed their membership in the Presbyterian Church where they were regular attendants.
Though William had no children of his own he was very devoted to his nieces and nephews who in turn adored him.
Tributes from his obituary:
The life of William Gerardy who died Sunday, June 10, was characterized by a friendly, affable spirit. He was kindly and thoughtful of different members of his family; friendly to all and a good neighbor. His word was always good, and wherever he was he held the respect of all who knew him.
When a young man Mr. Gerardy was converted to the Christian faith, and he joined the Goshen Congregational church. He was a charter member and helped to build the Forest Congregational church near his home in Oklahoma. His life was a testimony of his faith in God. His pride of community and love of home endeared him to those who knew him best.
William Gerardy, son of Peter and Caroline Gerardy, was born Sept. 23, 1867, at Wathena, Kansas, and died June 10, 1945, at Clay Center, Kansas. He was buried in the Appleton Cemetery near Fact.
On December 28, 1892, he was married to Nora Glace, daughter of Jacob and Ann E. Glace. Nora was born at Goshen, Indiana, on February 19, 1871, and died at their home in the Forest community seven miles south of Chandler, Lincoln County, Oklahoma on June 1, 1894. She was the third person buried in the Forest Cemetery.
William had come to Oklahoma in 1892 with his brother, Edward, where they acquired relinquishments and homesteaded land across the road from each other. Though the death of his wife [in 1894] was a severe bereavement to him, he continued to make his home in Oklahoma for a few more years [until 1921]. When he died [in 1945] he still owned the land he had homesteaded.
Soon after the turn of the century , though, he began renting his farm while he turned to other employment. In 1904 when his mother died, he was working in Kansas City, Missouri, [then in 1910 he was working as a carpenter on the farm of his nephew Adrian Faivre in Clay County, Kansas,] but when his father died in 1911 he was back in Oklahoma. After World War I he and Henry Potter opened a tire vulcanizing shop in Chandler. In 1921 he went to Long Beach, California where [his sister Anna Faivre and her retired husband Lester lived;] he stayed about two years before going back to Clay Co., Kansas.
On May 6, 1924, he was married to Mrs. Myrtle Velma (Glace) Ransley, a sister of his first wife, Nora. Myrtle was born in Goshen, Indiana , on June I, 1876 , and was married first to Thomas C. Ransley on April 22, 1896. Mr. Ransley died Dec. 17, 1914. They had two daughters, Eula Ransley who married William Eizenhamer and Jessie Ransley who married William Pfizenmaier. Myrtle died Oct. 7, 1951, and is buried in Appleton Cemetery beside Thomas Ransley and William Gerardy. Thomas and Myrtle Ransley also had a son, Orville, who died at the age of six months. William and Myrtle lived in the Fact community until they moved to a home at 611 Lane Street, Clay Center, Kansas in November, 1943.
Will joined the Goshen Congregational Church [in Clay county, KS] as a young man. He was a charter member of the Forest Congregational Church near his home in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, and helped build the church. When he returned to Clay Center, he and Myrtle placed their membership in the Presbyterian Church where they were regular attendants.
Though William had no children of his own he was very devoted to his nieces and nephews who in turn adored him.
Tributes from his obituary:
The life of William Gerardy who died Sunday, June 10, was characterized by a friendly, affable spirit. He was kindly and thoughtful of different members of his family; friendly to all and a good neighbor. His word was always good, and wherever he was he held the respect of all who knew him.
When a young man Mr. Gerardy was converted to the Christian faith, and he joined the Goshen Congregational church. He was a charter member and helped to build the Forest Congregational church near his home in Oklahoma. His life was a testimony of his faith in God. His pride of community and love of home endeared him to those who knew him best.
