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Leander Gerrard

Birth	:	31 Aug 1837 Manchester, Metropolitan Borough of Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
Death	:	5 Mar 1913 Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Mount Shasta Memorial Park, Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.3182983, -122.3330994
Description	:	Son of Joseph & Adeline (Allen) Gerrard. ======================================== From the web site: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/vitals/vitals1913.html The Columbus Telegram, March 7, 1913 DIED GERRARD--Leander Gerrard, pioneer of Nebraska and one of the founders of the Columbus State bank, the oldest state bank in Nebraska, died at his home at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. His demise was due to a paralytic stroke which put the stamp of death on his brow four weeks ago. Funeral services were held at the family residence at 2:30 p.m. today, Rev. George F. Williams, pastor of the Presbyterian church, conducting the last rites. Surviving members of the immediate family are Mrs. Gerrard; two sons,... Read More	Son of Joseph & Adeline (Allen) Gerrard. ======================================== From the web site: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/county/platte/vitals/vitals1913.html The Columbus Telegram, March 7, 1913 DIED GERRARD--Leander Gerrard, pioneer of Nebraska and one of the founders of the Columbus State bank, the oldest state bank in Nebraska, died at his home at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. His demise was due to a paralytic stroke which put the stamp of death on his brow four weeks ago. Funeral services were held at the family residence at 2:30 p.m. today, Rev. George F. Williams, pastor of the Presbyterian church, conducting the last rites. Surviving members of the immediate family are Mrs. Gerrard; two sons, Clarence L., of Columbus, and E.A. Gerrard, of London, England; two daughters, Mrs. Joseph A. Bartley, of Cape Town, South Africa, and Mrs. Roscoe Pound, of Cambridge, Mass.; two brothers, Alvin and Henry Gerrard, of Monroe. All were present at the funeral with the exception of the son and the daughter residing abroad. The story of the life of Mr. Gerrard is one full of interest, closely linked, as it is, with the early history of Nebraska, politically and industrially. The following sketch of his career is taken in the main from Morton's history of Nebraska: "Leander Gerrard, of Columbus, has, it is believed, seen longer continuous service as a bank president than any other man in the state, having been elected president of the Columbus State bank in 1871 and continued in that office till 1906. He was born in Manchester, England, August 31, 1837, while his father, Joseph Gerrard, and his mother were making their home there temporarily. The following year the family returned to America, going to Rock Island, Ill., in 1838. THere they lived for twenty years, until 1858 when they came to Nebraska, settling near where the town of Monroe is now located. "Leander Gerrard's education was acquired chiefly in the public schools at Rock Island, Ill., and after serving as a clerk in a clothing store in that city for several years he went to Des Moines, Ia., in 1855, where for nearly a year he was a clerk in a banking house and loan office. In the spring of 1856 he removed to Omaha, preceding the other members of his father's family in coming west. During that year he participated in the founding of the city of Fremont. In 1857 he organized Monroe county, which was subsequently absorbed into Platte county, and laid out the old town of Monroe, about a mile eat of the present site of the town. In 1858, Mr. Gerrard helped to organize the republican party in Nebraska and the same year he secured passage of the first herd law by the legislature in Omaha, a law which was later widely copied in western states. "In the spring of 1858 Mr. Gerrard secured the establishment of the first overland mail service between Omaha and Monroe. Service was given three times a week. The route was later made from Omaha to Columbus. During his residence in Monroe county from 1857 to 1866 Mr. Gerrard was engaged in the cattle business, freighting business and also conducting a trading post with the Indians. In 1861 he was admitted to the bar. "In 1866 Mr. Gerrard moved to Columbus where he was at one time member of the law firm of Whittmore, Gerrard and Post. In 1871 he became president of the private bank of Gerrard & Reed, which was consolidated four years later with the Turner & Holst bank under the name of the Columbus State bank, of which he was made the head. "Mr. Gerrard was long prominent in the republican party in Nebraska. He was a member of the estate senate 1870-71; was a chairman of the first republican state convention ever held in Nebraska; was delegate to the national republican convention which nominated General grant for his first term as president; was appointed by President Grant as United States district attorney for this district in 1871, but refused to serve. "His marriage to Miss Bettie C. Weaver, of Columbus, was solemnized in 1870." Senate Voices Appreciation. Resolutions expressing appreciation of the services of the late Leander Gerrard in the early sessions of that body were passed by the state senate at Lincoln yesterday. The resolutions, introduced by Senator Krumbach, of this district, were as follows: "Whereas, Leander Gerrard, one of the pioneer territorial settlers in this state, died Wednesday in Columbus after more than one-half a century of honroable and useful life spent in the development of this state, and "Whereas, Mr. Gerrard was a former member of this body where he rendered conspicuous ervices in its early essions, therefore, be it "Resolved, That this body express its deep sense of appreciation of the services of Honorable Leander Gerrard and its sense of the great loss of this state in his absence from future counsels for its welfare. "Resolved, That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this body and the secretary send a copy thereof to the relatives of our deceased fellow-worker." ----------------------------------------------- From the web site: http://www.kancoll.org/books/andreas_ne/platte/platte-p5.html LEANDER GERRARD, President of the Columbus State Bank, also a member of the law firm of Whitmoyer, Gerrard & Post. Mr. G. settled in Omaha, Neb., in 1855. He became a partner in the law office of J. M. Newton, where he remained in practice until 1858, when he moved to what was soon after organized, with the assistance of Mr. G., into Monroe County, but afterward consolidated into Platte County. He settled in the above county at Monroe, near what is now Lost Creek Station, and remained until 1867, engaged in farming, freighting and trading with the Indians, keeping a trading post at the Pawnee Reservation, and in the latter year he removed to Columbus, where he began the practice of law and dealing in real estate. He, in company with Mr. Reed, started a private bank under the firm name of Gerrard & Reed, in 1871, which they conducted until the organization of the Columbus State Bank in 1875. He still continues law practice under the firm name of Whitmoyer, Gerrard & Post. He was born in Manchester, England, August 31, 1839. His parents were formerly New England people, but while on a visit to England. Leander G. was born. He was married in Columbus, Neb., in May 1870, to Miss Bettie Weaver, who was born in Columbus, Ohio. They have four children--Clarence L. Earnest A., Phoebe and Grace. Mr. G. was a member of the House of Representatives of the Territorial Legislature in 1858, and a member of the State Senate in 1870-71. The first mail route that was ever established up the Platte Valley, running from Omaha to Monroe tri-weekly, a route from Monroe to Fort Kearney once a week, was secured by him. In 1858, he originated what is known as the herd-law, being the first law of the kind to protect agriculture established in the West. It then included only the counties of Monroe, Platte and Hall, but the law gradually spread over the whole State, and became complete in 1871. The same law is now in force in many Western States and Territories. He was appointed United States District Attorney for the State of Nebraska. in 1871, by President Grant, but he declined the same. In politics, he has always been a Republican, and is one of the active anti-monopoly leaders of the State today, taking the grounds that the General and State Government should control the railroads and operate them the same as the postal service. --------------------------- From the web site: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/PlatHist/Vol_I/ppp1p46.html He helped organize Monroe County, which subsequently became a part of Platte, and while a citizen of the Town of Monroe, from 1857 to 1866, among other activities largely engaged in the cattle business, overland freighting and trading with the Indians. In 1866 Mr. Gerrard moved to Columbus, where he formed a law partnership with Col. M. Whitmoyer and Judge A. M. Post, the firm name of which was Whitmoyer, Gerrard & Post. He organized the Columbus State Bank in 1871, the oldest bank, incorporated under the state laws, in Nebraska. Mr. Gerrard served in the upper branch of the State Legislature in the early '70s, was chairman of the first republican state convention, held at Plattsmouth in 1868. His wife was Betty C., daughter of Michael Weaver, who came to Columbus in the spring of 1857. This pioneer settler, banker, legislator and politician, was called to his long account about three years ago. --------------------------------- The Platte Journal, June 1, 1870 MARRIED GERRARD-WEAVER--On the 31st of May, by Rev. J.M. Wilson, at the residence of the bride's father,--Leander Gerrard, Esq., and Miss Elizabeth " Bettie" Caroline Weaver, all of Columbus, Neb. May our learned legal friend and his fair spouse live long and well and happily together.

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Where is Leander Gerrard's memorial?
Leander Gerrard's memorial is located at: Mount Shasta Memorial Park, Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County, USA.
When did Leander Gerrard death?
Leander Gerrard death on 5 Mar 1913 in Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Leander Gerrard's memorial?
Latitude: 41.3182983
Longitude: -122.3330994

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Elizabeth Caroline “Betty” Weaver Gerrard

(1852 - 1924)

Siblings

Adeline E. Gerrard Strother

(1831 - 1912)

Emma L Gerrard

(1832 - 1880)

Edward Allen Gerrard

(1834 - 1925)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Shasta Memorial Park
Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3182983, -122.3330994

2. Saint Barnabas Sacred Grounds
Mount Shasta, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3201310, -122.3280340

3. Mott Cemetery
Mott, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2607200, -122.2775500

4. Dunsmuir City Cemetery
Dunsmuir, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2033350, -122.2748870

5. Lincoln Heights Cemetery
Weed, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4372810, -122.3899290

6. Winema Cemetery
Weed, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4395450, -122.3817780

7. Edgewood Cemetery
Edgewood, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4516330, -122.4312440

8. McCloud Cemetery
McCloud, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2327860, -122.1357720

9. Arbaugh-Dunlap Cemetery
Weed, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4912500, -122.4077900

10. Conant Cemetery
Conant, Shasta County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1070700, -122.3334600

11. Foulke Cemetery
Gazelle, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5144120, -122.5185930

12. Sims Cemetery
Lakehead, Shasta County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0755348, -122.3595657

13. Gazelle Cemetery
Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5133018, -122.5297012

14. Williams Cemetery
Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4642300, -122.6177900

15. Bell Cemetery
Gazelle, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5082000, -122.5687300

16. Grave Creek Cemetery
Coffee Creek, Trinity County, USA
Coordinate: 41.2010300, -122.6459600

17. Ingle Indian Cemetery
Shasta County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0541600, -122.3815900

18. Portuguese Flat Cemetery
Lamoine, Shasta County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9992000, -122.4081700

19. Stoddard Family Cemetery
Coffee Creek, Trinity County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1381320, -122.6939980

20. Callahan Hayden Cemetery
Callahan, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3076550, -122.7945570

21. Callahan Catholic Cemetery
Callahan, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3058370, -122.7984540

22. Callahan Protestant Cemetery
Callahan, Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3066980, -122.7991490

23. Tacitus Arbuckle Gravesite
Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3486220, -122.8116430

24. Julien Cemetery
Siskiyou County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6502700, -122.5346900