Martha Rose (Gess) Volkert (abt. 1887 - 1957)

Born about 31 Oct 1887 in Nanticoke, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Fredrick Volkert — married 7 Apr 1907 in Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Died 27 Jun 1957 at about age 69 in Manchester, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Martha was born in 1889 to Frederick Gess and Henrietta Knofla.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3QS-RXG : Wed Oct 04 13:10:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Frederick J Gess and Henrietta Gess, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCFL-LND : Thu Nov 09 12:27:27 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles Volbert and Martha Volbert, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMP5-9LY : Fri Oct 06 17:40:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles F Volkert and Martha R Volkert, 1930.

• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K714-TTC : Wed Nov 22 11:24:29 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles F Volkert and Martha Volkert, 1940.

• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FMF-XV5T : Thu Oct 05 18:13:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles F Volkert and Martha R Volkert, April 2, 1950.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #208800664

• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KMK-VZDZ : 10 February 2023), Martha R Gess in entry for William Stanley Volkert, .

• "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001," , FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V649-T2T : 9 December 2014), MART in entry for Charl F Volkert, 24 May 1974; from "Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2003); citing Manchester, , Connecticut, Connecticut Department of Health, Hartfort.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKGL-58J8 : Thu Oct 19 01:39:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Mrs Verna Viola Volkert Sanford and David F Sanford, 30 May 2002.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKP1-W2VS : accessed 27 November 2023), Martha Volkert in entry for Roy L Volkert, Connecticut, United States, 27 Nov 2007; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Hartford Courant, The, born-digital text.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK71-6V7F : Tue Oct 17 13:53:34 UTC 2023), Entry for Myrtle C Volkert Carlson and Carl Arthur Carlson, 10 Aug 2008.

Repositories:

• FamilySearch Person: KNSX-KS2

DNA Confirmation

1. Sibling relationship to Hattie (Gess) Wittkofske is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA Family Finder test match between Joyce (Wittkofske) Browning and her 2nd cousin. Their most-recent common ancestors are their great grandparents Frederick Gess and Henrietta (Knofla) Gess. Predicted relationship from FTDNA: 2nd Cousin - 3rd Cousin, based on sharing 193 cM across 18 segments.