Gertrude
Elizabeth
Kirtland
Born in Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Charles B. Kirtland
and Elizabeth (Donmyer) Kirtland
Sister of
Fred D. Kirtland, John O. Kirtland, Florence M. Kirtland, Mary C. Kirtland, Chester E. Kirtland and Jason C. Kirtland
Wife of
Ann Zeilinger Caracristi
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 98
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Aug 2021
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Biography
Gert was a cryptanalyst during WWII and later became an author. she was the longtime partner of Ann Caracristi; while they were not legally married as that was not a possibility, the two lived together for decades and are buried side-by-side.
Sources
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43440050/gertrude-elizabeth-kirtland
- "A Peerless Secret-Keeper in Every Way." 2018. https://www.nsa.gov/Portals/70/documents/news-features/declassified-documents/history-today-articles/10%202018/01OCT2018%20A%20Peerless%20Secret-Keeper%20in%20Every%20Way.pdf?ver=ARLVomoIw1i3wPJPN8jO6A%3D%3D
- Mundy, Liza. Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers During World War II. New York, NY: Hachette, 2017.
- 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910", database with images
citing enumeration district (ED) ED 139, sheet 3A, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 455; FHL microfilm 1,374,468.
FamilySearch Record: M2Z8-K67 (accessed 23 April 2023)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJ6-1D Image number 00809
Gertrude E Kirtland (5), single daughter, in household of Charles B Kirtland (51) in Salina Ward 5, Saline, Kansas, United States. Born in Kansas.
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Charles B Kirtland | M | 51 | Married | Head | Ohio | |
| Elizabeth D Kirtland | F | 44 | Married | Wife | Pennsylvania | |
| Fred D Kirtland | M | 17 | Single | Son | Kansas | |
| John O Kirtland | M | 15 | Single | Son | Kansas | |
| Florence M Kirtland | F | 13 | Single | Daughter | Kansas | |
| Mary C Kirtland | F | 11 | Single | Daughter | Kansas | |
| Chester E Kirtland | M | 7 | Single | Son | Kansas | |
| Gertrude E Kirtland | F | 5 | Single | Daughter | Kansas | |
| Jason C Kirtland | M | 3 | Single | Son | Kansas | |
| Flora E Wolbach | F | 27 | Single | Friend | Pennsylvania |
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