William Henry Cordes

1896 - 1988  (91 years)

William Henry Cordes

1896 - 1988  (91 years)

Birth	20 Dec 1896	Indiana
Died	17 Jul 1988	Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho
Father	William Cordes       b. Sep 1869, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Mother	Helena Lena Louise Rosemeyer       b. 17 Feb 1876, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
Married	19 Feb 1896	Indiana

William Cordes

1869 - 1931  (62 years)

Birth	Sep 1869	Bartholomew County, Indiana
Died	4 Dec 1931	Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
Buried	Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
Family	Helena Lena Louise Rosemeyer       b. 17 Feb 1876, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
Married	19 Feb 1896	Indiana
Children	1. William Henry Cordes       b. 20 Dec 1896, Indiana

Louisa Buse

1848 - 1900  (52 years)

Birth	14 Jul 1848	Indiana
Died	23 Jul 1900	Jackson, Jackson County, Indiana
Buried	Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
Family	Casper Heinrich Ludwig Rosemeyer       b. 20 Sep 1841, Herringhausen, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Married	6 Nov 1869	Franklin County, Indiana
Children	1. Annie Rosemeyer       b. 1869   2. Annie Rosemeyer       b. 1869, Indiana   3. John Henry Rosemeyer       b. 19 Dec 1870, Jackson, Jackson County, Indiana   4. William Hermann Rosemeyer       b. 1873, Franklin County, Indiana   5. Charles Henry Rosemeyer       b. 24 Jan 1874, Jackson, Jackson County, Indiana   6. Helena Lena Louise Rosemeyer       b. 17 Feb 1876, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana   7. Gerhard Friedrick Rosemeyer       b. 23 Jul 1878, Jackson, Jackson County, Indiana   8. Mary E Lizzie Rosemeyer       b. 16 Aug 1880, Jackson, Jackson County, Indiana   9. Mary Louise Rosemeyer       b. 11 Aug 1882, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana   10. Friedrich Hermann Rosemeyer       b. 16 Jan 1885, Jackson, Jackson County, Indiana   11. Georg Friedrich Rosemeyer       b. 7 Mar 1887, Jackson, Jackson County, Indiana   12. Edward R Rosemeyer       b. 6 Dec 1889, Seymour, Indiana

William Cordes

1869 - 1931  (62 years)

Birth	Sep 1869	Bartholomew County, Indiana
Died	4 Dec 1931	Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
Buried	Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
Family	Helena Lena Louise Rosemeyer       b. 17 Feb 1876, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
Married	19 Feb 1896	Indiana
Children	1. William Henry Cordes       b. 20 Dec 1896, Indiana

Helena Lena Louise Rosemeyer

1876 - 1923  (47 years)

Birth	17 Feb 1876	Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
Died	8 Mar 1923	Jackson, Jackson County, Indiana
Buried	Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
Father	Casper Heinrich Ludwig Rosemeyer       b. 20 Sep 1841, Herringhausen, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany
Mother	Louisa Buse       b. 14 Jul 1848, Indiana
Married	6 Nov 1869	Franklin County, Indiana
Family	William Cordes       b. Sep 1869, Bartholomew County, Indiana
Married	19 Feb 1896	Indiana
Children	1. William Henry Cordes       b. 20 Dec 1896, Indiana

• Name	William Henry Cordes
  Born	20 Dec 1896	Indiana
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Jul 1988	Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	William Cordes       b. Sep 1869, Bartholomew County, Indiana       d. 4 Dec 1931, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana  (Age 62 years)  (Father)  Louisa Buse       b. 14 Jul 1848, Indiana       d. 23 Jul 1900, Jackson, Jackson County, Indiana  (Age 52 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I646	RosemeyerFamily
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	William Cordes       b. Sep 1869, Bartholomew County, Indiana       d. 4 Dec 1931, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Helena Lena Louise Rosemeyer       b. 17 Feb 1876, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana       d. 8 Mar 1923, Jackson, Jackson County, Indiana  (Age 47 years)
  Married	19 Feb 1896	Indiana
  Family ID	F19	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Dec 1896 - Indiana Died - 17 Jul 1988 - Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Reference

  Your Name Here. "William Henry Cordes". Rosemeyer Family Forest. https://rosemeyerfamily.org/getperson.php?personID=I646&tree=ourtree (accessed September 22, 2026).