Sarah Francis (Laird) Gehrke (1894 - 1974)

Born 17 Sep 1894 in Elsberry, Lincoln County, Missouri, United States

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Died 30 Dec 1974 at age 80 in Jersey County Memorial Hospital, Jerseyville, Jersey County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1894. She passed away in 1974.

From Jersey County Illinois Genealogy:

GEHRKE. Sarah Frances Gehrke, 80, of Jerseyville, died December 30 at Jersey County Memorial hospital. Final rites were held January 2 at Jacoby Brothers funeral home in Jerseyville. Rev Robert L Heintz officiated and burial was in Valhalla Memorial park, Godfrey. She was born in Elsbery, MO, September 17, 1894, a daughter of Samuel & Eliza (Pointsalot) Laird. Her husband, Edward Gehrke, died in Dec, 1967. She is survived by 2 Sons, Harry Gehrke of Alton and Samuel Gehrke of Fieldon; 1 daughter, Miss Louise Gehrke of Jerseyville; 6 grandchildren; 10 g-grandchildren; and 1 brother, John Laird of Alton.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS4F-JKP : 11 March 2022), Sarah F Laird in entry for Samuel Laird, 1900.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK6V-386 : accessed 25 February 2023), Frances Laird in household of Samuel Laird, Alton Ward 7, Madison, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 29, sheet 11B, family 221, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 309; FHL microfilm 1,374,322.
• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DM-8TWY : 22 July 2021), Edward Gehrke and Frances Laird, 23 Nov 1910; citing East Saint Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 2,184,415.
• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DM-8RL8 : 22 July 2021), Edward Gehrke and Frances Laird, 23 Nov 1910; citing East Saint Louis, St. Clair, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 2,184,415.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS13-YHV : accessed 25 February 2023), Sarah Gehrke in household of Edward Gehrke, Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 16, sheet 33B, line 60, family 815, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 540; FHL microfilm 2,340,275.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWRK-B41 : 8 January 2021), Frances Gehrke in household of Edward Gehrke, Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 60-20, sheet 4A, line 39, family 71, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 848.
• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6X1X-1P23 : Mon Jan 30 06:25:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Helen R Yeothan and Rose M Yeothan, 7 April 1950.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/134346644/sarah-francis-gehrke: accessed 25 February 2023), memorial page for Sarah Francis Laird Gehrke (17 Sep 1894–30 Dec 1974), Find a Grave Memorial ID 134346644, citing Valhalla Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Godfrey, Madison County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Out of the area - Jon Slaton (contributor 48383000).