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Gertrude E Curtin 1896 – 1981 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1896

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 13 Dec 1981

Death Location: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan

Father: William Curtin

Mother: Kate Curtin

Spouse(s): Frank Ryder

Children(s): Geraldine Ryder, Bernadette Ryder

Gertrude E Curtin was born in 1896 in Illinois, the child of William D. Curtin and Kate O'Connor Curtin. In 1900, Gertrude E Curtin resided in Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois, USA. In 1910, Gertrude E Curtin resided in Chicago Ward 13, Cook, Illinois, USA. Gertrude E Curtin married Frank Lyon Ryder, and had children including Geraldine Irene Ryder, Bernadette A Ryder. Gertrude E Curtin passed away in 1981 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.

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Biography

  • Gertrude E Curtin was born in 1896 in Illinois, the child of William D. Curtin and Kate O'Connor Curtin.
  • In 1900, Gertrude E Curtin resided in Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1910, Gertrude E Curtin resided in Chicago Ward 13, Cook, Illinois, USA.
  • Gertrude E Curtin married Frank Lyon Ryder, and had children including Geraldine Irene Ryder, Bernadette A Ryder.
  • Gertrude E Curtin passed away in 1981 in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Curtin
1861 – 1912
Birth Location: Ireland
WC
Kate Curtin
1864 – 1922
Birth Location: Ireland
KC

Spouses(s)

Frank Ryder
1896 – 1988
Birth Location: Michigan
FR

Children(s)

Geraldine Ryder
1936 –
Birth Location: Michigan
GR
Bernadette Ryder
1937 –
Birth Location: Michigan
BR

Gertrude Curtin's Ancestors

Self
Gertrude Curtin
1896 – 1981
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
William D. Curtin
1861 – 1912
Ireland
Kate (O'Connor) Curtin
1864 – 1922
Ireland
Grandparents
Denis (William) Curtin
1836 – 1892
Ahane, Brosna, Kerry, Ireland
Ellen Fitzgerald
1836 –
Kerry, Ireland
John O'Connor
Mary Lyon
Great-Grandparents
William Curtin
Margaret Fitzgerald
John Fitzgerald
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gertrude Curtin's Descendants

1.
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Gertrude (E) Curtin (20 Oct 1896 – 13 Dec 1981) m. Frank (Lyon) Ryder (1 Mar 1896 – 13 May 1988)
  1. 1. Geraldine (Irene) Ryder (9 Mar 1936 – ) m. Godfrey VanderWerff (20 Jul 1931 – )
  2. 2. Bernadette (A) Ryder (24 Apr 1937 – ) m. E. (Kenneth) Pniewski ( – Bef. 2009)
    1. 1. Denise (Ann) Pniewski (abt 1961 – 11 Feb 2009)
    2. 2. Suzanne (Pniewski) Rich m. Rich
      1. 1. Natalie Rich
      2. 2. Phillip Rich
      3. 3. Melissa Rich
    3. 3. Michael Pniewski m. Stacey
      1. 1. Elizabeth Pniewski
      2. 2. Katherine Pniewski

Gertrude Curtin's Timeline

7 Records

1896
20 Oct 1896
Birth of Gertrude E Curtin in Illinois
Illinois
1900
1900
Age 4
Gertrude E Curtin resided here in Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Gertrude E Curtin resided here in Chicago Ward 13, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago Ward 13, Cook, Illinois, USA
1935
24 April 1935
Age 39
Gertrude E Curtin was married in Cook, Illinois, United States
Cook, Illinois, United States
1935
1935
Age 39
Gertrude E Curtin resided here in Vergennes, Kent, Michigan
Vergennes, Kent, Michigan
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 44
Gertrude E Curtin resided here in Vergennes, Kent, Michigan, USA
Vergennes, Kent, Michigan, USA
1981
13 Dec 1981
Age 85
Death of Gertrude E Curtin in Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1896
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Vergennes, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T627_1775; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 41-44
    [2] Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996
    [3] Social Security Death Index, Number: 368-68-3913; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: 1973
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 260; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0380; FHL microfilm: 1240260
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 13, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_255; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0664; FHL microfilm: 1374268
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 24 April 1935
    Event Place: Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Chicago Ward 12, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 260; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0380; FHL microfilm: 1240260

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Chicago Ward 13, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Chicago Ward 13, Cook, Illinois; Roll: T624_255; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0664; FHL microfilm: 1374268

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Vergennes, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Vergennes, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T627_1775; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 41-44

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Vergennes, Kent, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Vergennes, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T627_1775; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 41-44

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Vergennes, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source: Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Dec 1981
    Event Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
    Record Source:
    [1] Michigan Deaths, 1971-1996
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 368-68-3913; Issue State: Michigan; Issue Date: 1973
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lowell, Kent County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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