This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: williamfcraigjr Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.researchresources.brick-20-walls/456.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: State Historical Society of Missouri - Warren County Place Names, 1928-1945: Place name: Gerdemann's Store - Description: In the northwest part of Elkhorn Township, near Pendleton. The place has been under the management of the same family for about ninety years. The store was established between 1850 and 1853 by Herman Henry Gerdemann (or Gerdeman), who was born in Prussia on January 6, 1821. He came to America at the age of seventeen and located in St. Charles County. In 1850 he came to Warren County and settled on the Boone's Lick Road near Pendleton. Shortly afterward, he established the original Gerdemann Store on Camp Creek about one mile west of the present store. In 1877 the business was moved to the new site. He operated the store until 1887. His son, Edward Gerdemann managed the place from 1887 until 1916; and his grandsons, Marion and Carl Gerdemann, supervised it from 1916 until the poresent. The grandfather died in 1904 and the son about 1921. Although Williams ! spells the name "Gerdeman's Store," the Gerdemanns prefer the spelling "Gerdemann's Store." (COUNTY MAP 1908; Williams N.E. MISSOURI I, 676; WARRENTON BANNER, Jan. 6, 1904; Forrest W. Hughes; Mrs. Belle Gerdemann; Dr. A.W. Ebeling) Source: Harrison, Eugenia L. "Place Names Of Four River Counties In Eastern Missouri." M.A. thesis., University of Missouri-Columbia, 1943. ------------------------------------------------------------ Herman Hy. Gerdemann http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=gerdemann&GSiman=1&GScid=2132488&GRid=42612961& Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.