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Gertrude Shafer Dickerson 1890–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Oct 1890

Birth Location: Delaware

Death Date: 16 Jan 1965

Death Location: Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA

Father: Willard Dickerson

Mother: Jennie Dickerson

Spouse(s): Willmott Adams

Children(s): Ralph Adams, Emily Adams, Ethel Adams

The story of Gertrude Shafer Dickerson began in 1890 in Delaware. In 1919, Gertrude Shafer Dickerson resided in Wilmington. Gertrude Shafer Dickerson married Willmott Lorenzo Adams, and had children including Emily Adams, Ethel Adams, Ralph Cornell Adams. Gertrude Shafer Dickerson passed away in 1965 in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Gertrude Shafer Dickerson began in 1890 in Delaware.
  • In 1919, Gertrude Shafer Dickerson resided in Wilmington.
  • Gertrude Shafer Dickerson married Willmott Lorenzo Adams, and had children including Emily Adams, Ethel Adams, Ralph Cornell Adams.
  • Gertrude Shafer Dickerson passed away in 1965 in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gertrude Dickerson's Ancestors

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Gertrude Dickerson
1890–1965
Birth Place: Delaware
Parents
Willard Saulsbury Dickerson
1850–1923
Cedar Creek Hundred, Sussex, Delaware, USA
Jennie (S Collister) Dickerson
1856–1915
New York, USA
Grandparents
Alanson Dickerson
1811–1851
Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
Mary (Catherine) Goslin
1828–1909
Cannon's Ferry, Northwest Fork Hundred, Sussex County, Delaware;
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Dickerson
1772–1823
Elizabeth Sharp
1779–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Dickerson
1752–1813
Catherine Dishmon
1753–1798

Gertrude Dickerson's Descendants

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Gertrude (Shafer) Dickerson (Oct 1890–16 Jan 1965) m. Willmott (Lorenzo) Adams (19 Nov 1880–30 May 1975)
  1. 1. Ralph (Cornell) Adams 1931–2007
  2. 2. Emily Adams 1922– m. Charles (William) Cox 1919–
  3. 3. Ethel Adams 1924– m. John (Edward) Gilkey 1924–

Gertrude Dickerson's Timeline

3 Records

1890
Oct 1890
Birth of Gertrude Shafer Dickerson in Delaware
Delaware
1919
Abt 1919
Age 29
Gertrude Shafer Dickerson resided here in Wilmington
Wilmington
1965
16 Jan 1965
Age 75
Death of Gertrude Shafer Dickerson in Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA
Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Oct 1890
    Event Place: Delaware

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1919
    Event Place: Wilmington
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The News Journal; Publication Date: 16 Sep 1919; Publication Place: Wilmington, Delaware, USA; ,0.08663102,0.2998881,0.21638097&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1965
    Event Place: Dover, Kent, Delaware, USA

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