of Otter Tail County, Minnesota · documented from the public record
The family in the record
Henry Cordes
Henry Cordes⚭ Mrs. Cordes
childrenHerman Cordes · Hertha Cordes · Emma Cordes · Bettie Cordes · Clara Cordes · Walter Cordes · Edwin Cordes · Norbert Cordes
Source: History of Otter Tail County, Minnesota (1916)
Their story
What the record says
Farmer in Otter Tail County, Minnesota.
Purchased 160 acres from his father, later expanding to 280 acres.
Built large barn with two silos (1909) and a modern house.
Active member of the German Lutheran church, school board treasurer, creamery director, and vice-president of the Otter Tail and Henning telephone companies.
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