Born in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Edmund Hoover Taft
and Irene Gertrude (Chesson) Taft
Sister of
Edmund Chesson Taft, Joseph Martin Taft, William Hoslton Taft, Florence Louise (Taft) Blount and Edmund Hoover Taft
Wife of
Moulton Braxton Massey
— married
9 Apr 1926 in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Jane Toler (Massey) Dudley and Moulton Braxton Massey Jr
Died
at age 97
in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina,
Profile last modified
| Created 27 May 2016
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Biography
Notes and Sources
Birth: North Carolina, Birth Indexes, 1800-2000
US Census, 1910, Greenville, Pitt, County, North Carolina: HOH Edmund H Taft age 41; wife Gertrude age 37 (5 children born, 4 children living); daughter Gertrude C age 6; son Joseph M age 4; son William age 1 year, 11 months; daughter Florence L age 1 month. All residents born in NC.
US Census, 1920, Greenville, Pitt, County, North Carolina: HOH Edmund H Taft age 52; wife Gertrude age 48; daughter Gertrude C age 16; son William age 11; daughter Florence L age 9; son Edmund H age 7. All residents born in NC.
Marriage: North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011
US Census, 1930, Greenville, Pitt, County, North Carolina: HOH Edmund H Taft age 62; wife Gertrude age 56; son Joseph age 24; son William age 21; daughter Florence age 20; son Edmond H age 18; daughter Gertrude Massey age 26; son-in-law Moulton B Massey age 33; granddaughter Jane T Massey age 3; grandson Moulton B Massey age 1 year, 7 months. All residents born in NC.
US Census, 1940, Greenville, Pitt, County, North Carolina: HOH Moulton B Massey age 43; wife Gertrude age 36; daughter Jane age 13; son Moulton J age 11. All residents born in NC.
Death: North Carolina, Death Indexes, 1908-2004
Source for all of the above: Ancestry.com (online database)
Burial: Greenwood Cemetery, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=121985080
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gertrude by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gertrude:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gertrude by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Gertrude:
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~0.78%
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