Gertrude Mary (Davis) Sherer (1882 - 1955)

Born 5 Mar 1882 in California, United States

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Descendants

Died 29 Aug 1955 at age 73 in Colusa County, California, United States

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Biography

Gertrude was born in California in 1882. She passed away in Colusa County, California in 1955 at age 73.

Family

• Father: John Llewelyn Davis
• Mother: Mary Wright Davis
• Siblings: Sue Cecilia Davis Menefee, Alice Davis, Edith Frances Davis, Louise Llewelyn Davis Struckmeyer
• Spouse: Edward Francis Sherer
• Children: Joseph Llewelyn Sherer ^[1], Edward Francis Sherer ^[2], Marie Evelyn Sherer Robb ^[3]

Timeline

• 1882 born in California
• 1900 US Census in Grand Island, Colusa, California ^[4]
• 1901 marriage to Edward Sherer in Sycamore, Colusa, California ^[5]
• 1910 US Census in Arbuckle, Colusa, California ^[6]
• 1920 US Census in Oakland, Alameda, California ^[7]
• 1930 US Census in Williams, Colusa, California ^[8]
• 1955 died in Colusa County, California ^[9]
• Buried in College City Cemetery, Colusa County, California ^{[10] [11]}

Sources

1. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VP4Z-WPV : 26 November 2014), Davis in entry for Joseph L Sherer, 17 Sep 1963; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
2. ↑ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLBG-ZVK : 27 November 2014), Davis in entry for Edward F Sherer, 02 Jun 1918; citing Alameda, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
3. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPXV-75J : 26 November 2014), Davis in entry for Marie Evelyn Robb, 04 Dec 1991; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9PC-JKL : accessed 12 November 2021), Gertrude M Davis in household of John L Davis, Grand Island Township, Colusa, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4, sheet 6A, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,085.
5. ↑ "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ3V-GPG : 9 March 2021), Edward F. Sherer and Gertrude M. Davis, 20 Nov 1901; citing Colusa, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 1,293,947.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV2D-LM1 : accessed 12 November 2021), Gertrude Sherer in household of Joseph P Sherer, Arbuckle, Colusa, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 19, sheet 5A, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 74; FHL microfilm 1,374,087.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH33-YD3 : 31 January 2021), Gertrude Sherer in entry for Edward Sherer, 1920.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCXL-BLH : accessed 12 November 2021), Gertrude M Sherer, Williams, Colusa, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 16B, line 91, family 156, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 113; FHL microfilm 2,339,848.
9. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPW9-49F : 26 November 2014), Gertrude Mary Sherer, 29 Aug 1955; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
10. ↑ College City Cemetery (College City, California, United States.) Gertrude M. Sherer’s headstone. Personally photographed by Kim Collins, Nov 2017.
11. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 April 2019), memorial page for Gertrude Mary Llewellyn Sherer (5 Mar 1882–29 Aug 1955), Find A Grave Memorial no. 113369253, citing College City Cemetery, College City, Colusa County, California, USA ; Maintained by carrie bayless sibley (contributor 47344251) .[1]