Born in Buchanan, Botetourt, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Floyd Hamilton Dudding
and Mary Ida (Hodges) Dudding
Sister of
Minnie Eula (Dudding) Downs, Vergie Virginia (Dudding) Wilkerson, Charles Hampton Dudding and Lloyd Zedward Dudding
Wife of
Vernie Bennett Downs
— married
26 Nov 1927 (to 1973) in Salem, Culpeper County, Virginia
Mother of
Virginia (Downs) Bailey and Jack Bennett Downs
Died
at age 81
in Salem, Virginia, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 21 Jul 2022
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Biography
Gertrude was born in 1905. She was the daughter of Floyd Dudding and Mary Hodges. She passed away in 1986.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPP8-1BR : accessed 21 July 2022), Almer G Dudding in household of Floyd H Dudding, Buchanan, Botetourt, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 56, sheet 17B, family 342, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1622; FHL microfilm 1,375,635.
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJJL-V64 : accessed 21 July 2022), Almar Dudding in household of Mary Dudding, Botetourt, Virginia, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm .
- "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:D2QT-J1W2 : 1 July 2022), Elmer Gertrude Dudding in entry for Vernie Bennet Downs, 26 Nov 1927; citing Marriage Registration, Salem, Culpeper, Virginia, United States, Virginia State Library and Archives, Richmond.
- "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CZZ2-FMM : accessed 21 July 2022), Guertrude Downs in household of Bennet Downs, Big Lick, Roanoke, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 13A, line 43, family 89, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2481; FHL microfilm 2,342,215.
- "Virginia, Death Certificates, 1912-1987," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVYP-2X2N : 16 August 2019), Alma Gertrude Downs, 27 May 1986; from "Virginia, Marriage Records, 1700-1850," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2012); citing Salem, , Virginia, United States, entry #, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
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