Lester Gladden CORDES

1898 - 1986  (88 years)

• Name	Lester Gladden CORDES
  Birth	12 Apr 1898	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	8 Jan 1899	Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  	Bethlehem Lutheran
  Death	17 Sep 1986	Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Burial	Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota
  Notes	When he registered for the draft for the first World War, he was a shipbuilder for Skinner & Eddy Corp. in Seattle. He gave his permanent address as 2120 5th Avenue So., Minneapolis. He was described as of medium height and slender build with brown eyes and brown hair. Although he have his place of occupation as Seattle, he gave as his permanent address a residence in Minneapolis and he is shown as having his local board as the Local Board No. 5 in the New York Life Building in Minneapolis. He gave Mr. E. Erickson of Minneapolis as his nearest relative. His baptismal sponsors were Anders Ericksen and his wife, Elmer Erickson, and Julie Erickson. In the 1920 census, he and Sylvia and their son John, age 2, live in Minneapolis with her parents. Lester is a chauffeur for an auto livery. In the 1937 Rockford city directory, Lester and Sylvia live at 519 Fisher Ave. Lester is an usher at the Midway Theatre. In the 1940 census, he and Sylvia and their two younger children live in Rockford where Lester is a real estate broker with his own business. Lester and Sylvia’s daughter-in-law Stella, is also living with them. In the 1949 Rockford city directory, Lester and Sylvia live at 404 X Court. Lester is in real estate.
  Person ID	I26510	Don Carlson's Tree
  Last Modified	13 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Alfred E CORDES,   b. 10 May 1871, Wisconsin d. 29 Apr 1935, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Carrie ERICKSON,   b. 4 Feb 1874, Wisconsin d. 19 May 1966, Hennepin County, Minnesota (Age 92 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1894	Buffalo County, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F18605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sylvia E CATHERWOOD
  Marriage	21 Sep 1917	Fergus County, Montana
  Children	1. John Edward CORDES,   b. 15 Oct 1917, Petroleum County, Montana d. 21 Sep 2003, Washington (Age 85 years)   2. Lester G CORDES, Jr,   b. 3 Sep 1920, Hennepin County, Minnesota d. 26 Nov 2003, Texas (Age 83 years)   3. B.J. CORDES
  Family ID	F18604	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2021