I'm still playing catch-up on the 52 Ancestors challenge but I'm going to try hard to get current. Today I'm highlighting my husband's maternal great-grandmother.
Some basic facts:
Name: Gertrude Viola Warren
Born: 10 March 1905
Parents: John Garrison Warren and Minnie Green Warren Grokett
Spouse: Sherry Victor Bowlby
Marriage: About 1922
Died: 14 June 1963
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| Gertrude Viola (Warren) Bowlby Date/Age Unknown |
Gertrude was born 10 March 1905. She was born to John Garrison Warren and Minnie Green Warren Grokett. She married Sherry Victor Bowlby sometime in 1922. Gertrude and Sherry had one child, Shirley Ann Bowlby.
Gertrude was born in Hitchcock, Oklahoma but moved to Kansas soon after. Her family appears in Kingman County, Kansas in the 1910 U.S. census.
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| Warren (Grokett) family listing in the 1910 U.S. Census |
Gertrude remained in Kingman County with her family until sometime after her marriage. She appears with her husband, Sherry Victor Bowlby, in Wichita City, Sedgwick, Kansas in the 1930 U.S. census.
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| Bowlby family listing in the 1930 U.S. Census |
Gertrude died 14 June 1963. She's buried next to her husband in Jamesburg Park Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas.
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| Gertrude Viola (Warren) Bowlby Tombstone Jamesburg Park Cemetery in Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas |
Here's my genealogy list for Gertrude:
Have:
- 1910 Federal Census
- 1915 Federal Census
- 1920 Federal Census
- 1930 Federal Census
- Find-A-Grave Listing
- Birth Certificate
- Marriage Certificate
- Death Certificate
- Check for appearance in additional Kansas state census'
