Ona Marguerite (Sweet) Gerkin (1894 - 1946)

Born 9 Oct 1894 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Died 2 Jul 1946 at age 51 in Wisconsin, United States

Biography

Ona was born in 1894 and passed away in 1946. Her parents were Warren Henry Sweet (1852-1926) & Arminda Matilda "Minnie" (James) Sweet 1855-1931). She married Hilbert Samuel Gerkin (1889-1964) in 1912.

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Sources

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   • Cook County, IL Birth Certificates: Ona Sweet; dob: 9 Oct 1894; in Chicago, Cook, IL; father: Warren Henry Sweet; mother: Armenda Matilda (James) Sweet; FHL film# 1287971
   • 1900 US Census - Chicago, Cook, IL - W.H. Sweet (48), Arinda Sweet (45), Eva (22), Lulu (17), Nina (13), Lyle (11), Ona (5)
   • 1910 US Census - Troy, Whitley, Indiana - Warren H Sweet (57), Minnie Sweet (55), Ona M (15)
   • Cook County, IL Marriages Index: Ona Marguerite Sweet, 18; date: 24 Dec 1912; place: Chicago, Cook, IL; spouse: Hilbert S Gerkin, 22; FHL film# 1030536
   • Cook County, IL Birth Certificates: Mabel Edna Gerkin; dob: 21 Feb 1914; father: Hilbert Samuel Gerkin; mother: Ona Marguerite Sweet; FHL film# 12888306
   • NY Passenger Lists: Ona M Gerkin (24), Mabel Edna Gerkin (5), Jules Howard Gerkin (3); ship: S.S. Alliance; sailing from: Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone, on 25 May 1919; arriving: NYC on 31 May 1919
   • 1920 US Census - Chicago, Cook, IL - Hilbert Gerkin (28), Ona Gerkin (26), Mable (6), Jules (4)
   • 1930 US Census - Delavan, Walworth, Wisconsin - Hilbert S Gerkin (40), Ona M Gerkin (34), Mabel (16), Jules (14), Hilbert K (3), Ronald (1)
   • 1940 US Census - Delavan, Walworth, Wisconsin - Hilbert S Gerkin (51), Ona M Gerkin (40), Jules (23), H Kendall (12), Ronald (11)
   • US Social Security Applications & Claims Index: Ona Sweet Gerkin; dob: 9 Oct 1894, in Chicago, IL; dod: 2 Jul 1946
   • Find-A-Grave Memorial#33618565 - Ona M Gerkin; dob: 1894; dod: 1946; burial: Etna Baptists Cemetery, in Etna, Whitley, Indiana
   • First-hand information as remembered by Gail x, Saturday, March 29, 2014.