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Gertrude Virginia Eaton 1924–2019 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Sep 1924

Birth Location: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 16 Jul 2019

Death Location: Bella Vista, Benton, Arkansas, USA

Father: Frank Eaton

Mother: Wilma Moore

Spouse(s): Joseph Sherrod

Children(s): Joe Jr, Richard Sherrod

The story of Gertrude Virginia Eaton began in 1924 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA. In 1950, Gertrude Virginia Eaton resided in Godair, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA. Gertrude Virginia Eaton married Joseph Dave Sherrod, and had children including Jay Alvin Sherrod, Joe D Sherrod Jr, Judy Sherrod, Richard Francis Sherrod. Gertrude Virginia Eaton passed away in 2019 in Bella Vista, Benton, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Gertrude Virginia Eaton began in 1924 in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1950, Gertrude Virginia Eaton resided in Godair, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA.
  • Gertrude Virginia Eaton married Joseph Dave Sherrod, and had children including Jay Alvin Sherrod, Joe D Sherrod Jr, Judy Sherrod, Richard Francis Sherrod.
  • Gertrude Virginia Eaton passed away in 2019 in Bella Vista, Benton, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gertrude Eaton's Ancestors

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Gertrude Eaton
1924–2019
Birth Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Frank Ardell Eaton
1888–1960
Marco Linton, Indiana
Wilma (Lorena) Moore
1892–1944
Missouri
Grandparents
Francis (Hoyt) Eaton
1857–1942
Newton, Illinois
Anna (Gertrude) Melvin
1870–1961
Illinois
L (Willie) Moore
1865–1942
Missouri
B (Phronia) Moore
1868–
Missouri
Great-Grandparents
John EATON
1835–1863
Martha Maxwell
1836–1880
George Melvin
1840–
Sarah Hardy
1842–1932
John Berryman
–1866
Mary Christy
1833–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gertrude Eaton's Descendants

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Gertrude (Virginia) Eaton (22 Sep 1924–16 Jul 2019) m. Joseph (Dave) Sherrod (25 Aug 1922–17 Sep 2001)
  1. 1. Joe (D Sherrod) Jr 1944–2001
  2. 2. Richard (Francis) Sherrod 1948–2022

Gertrude Eaton's Timeline

3 Records

1924
22 Sep 1924
Birth of Gertrude Virginia Eaton in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Gertrude Virginia Eaton resided here in Godair, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
Godair, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
2019
16 Jul 2019
Age 95
Death of Gertrude Virginia Eaton in Bella Vista, Benton, Arkansas, USA
Bella Vista, Benton, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1924
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Godair, Pemiscot, Missouri; Roll: 5285; Page: 40; Enumeration District: 78-17

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Godair, Pemiscot, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Godair, Pemiscot, Missouri; Roll: 5285; Page: 40; Enumeration District: 78-17

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 2019
    Event Place: Bella Vista, Benton, Arkansas, USA

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