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Gertrude Matilda Layton 1867–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 JAN 1867

Birth Location: Perry Co., MO, USA

Death Date: 29 AUG 1917

Death Location: Beauvais, Ste. Genevieve Co., MO, USA

Father: Frederick Layton

Mother: Elizabeth Sadler

Spouse(s): Francis Esselman

Children(s): Mary Esselman, Elizabeth Esselman, Francis Esselman, Magdeline Esselman, Albert Esselman, Frederick Esselman, Earl Esselman, Alpha Esselman

Gertrude Matilda Layton was born in 1867 in Perry Co., MO, USA, the child of Frederick Layton And Elizabeth Ellen Sadler. In 1880, Gertrude Matilda Layton resided in Bois Brule , Perry, MO, USA. In 1900, Gertrude Matilda Layton resided in Saline , Miller, MO, USA. Gertrude Matilda Layton married Francis John Esselman, and had children including Albert Joseph Esselman, Alpha Marie Esselman, Earl Francis Esselman, Elizabeth L Esselman, Francis Orville Esselman, Frederick Dewey Esselman, Magdeline Esselman, Mary Grace Esselman. Gertrude Matilda Layton passed away in 1917 in Beauvais, Ste. Genevieve Co., MO, USA.

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Biography

  • Gertrude Matilda Layton was born in 1867 in Perry Co., MO, USA, the child of Frederick Layton And Elizabeth Ellen Sadler.
  • In 1880, Gertrude Matilda Layton resided in Bois Brule , Perry, MO, USA.
  • In 1900, Gertrude Matilda Layton resided in Saline , Miller, MO, USA.
  • Gertrude Matilda Layton married Francis John Esselman, and had children including Albert Joseph Esselman, Alpha Marie Esselman, Earl Francis Esselman, Elizabeth L Esselman, Francis Orville Esselman, Frederick Dewey Esselman, Magdeline Esselman, Mary Grace Esselman.
  • Gertrude Matilda Layton passed away in 1917 in Beauvais, Ste. Genevieve Co., MO, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Frederick Layton
1837–1911
Birth Location: Perry Co., MO, USA
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Elizabeth Sadler
1842–1923
Birth Location: Bois Brule , Perry, MO, USA
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Spouses(s)

Francis Esselman
1861–1927
Birth Location: Randolph , McLean, IL, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Esselman
1891–1973
Birth Location: Claryville, Perry Co., MO, USA
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Elizabeth Esselman
1892–1975
Birth Location: Claryville, Perry Co., MO, USA
EE
Francis Esselman
1907–1972
Birth Location: Perry Co., MO, USA
FE
Magdeline Esselman
1896–1992
Birth Location: Claryville, Perry Co., MO, USA
ME
Albert Esselman
1901–1968
Birth Location: Saline , Miller, MO, USA
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Frederick Esselman
1899–1900
Birth Location: Perry Co., MO, USA
FE
Earl Esselman
1889–1972
Birth Location: Perry Co., MO, USA
EE
Alpha Esselman
1903–1995
Birth Location: Saline , Miller, MO, USA
AE

Gertrude Layton's Ancestors

Self
Gertrude Layton
1867–1917
Birth Place: Perry Co., MO, USA
Parents
Frederick Layton
1837–1911
Perry Co., MO, USA
Elizabeth (Ellen) Sadler
1842–1923
Bois Brule , Perry, MO, USA
Grandparents
James Layton
1802–1843
Washignton Co., KY, USA
Mary (Sarah) Maddock
1808–1841
Wexford, Kildare, IRELAND
Great-Grandparents
John Layton
1777–1871
Monica French
1784–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Layton
1732–1813
Jane Pearce
1740–1816

Gertrude Layton's Descendants

1.
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Gertrude (Matilda) Layton (14 JAN 1867–29 AUG 1917) m. Francis (John) Esselman (25 APR 1861–17 OCT 1927)
  1. 1. Mary (Grace) Esselman 1891–1973 m. Joseph (Clarence) Elder 1889–1976
    1. 1. Ethel (Bernadine) Elder 1919–2003 m. Charles (Marshall) Kollmeyer 1914–2003
      1. 1. Michael (Charles) Kollmeyer 1949–2010
    2. 2. Joseph (Clarence) Elder 1924–2004
  2. 2. Elizabeth (L.) Esselman 1892–1975 m. Arthur (Francis) Elder 1893–1971
    1. 1. Francis (Arthur) Elder 1915–1977 m. Harrietta (Wilhemina) Bartlett 1917–2006
      1. 1. Paul (Stanley) Elder 1935–1935
      2. 2. Barbara (Ann) Elder 1937–2015
    2. 2. Marvin (Joseph) Elder 1919–1919
    3. 3. Helen (Juanita) Elder 1920–2006
    4. 4. Junior (Paul) Elder 1923–1923
  3. 3. Francis (Orville) Esselman 1907–1972
  4. 4. Magdeline Esselman 1896–1992 m. John (August) Breig 1896–1976
    1. 1. Thelma (Ruth) Breig 1919–2004
    2. 2. Adrian (Joseph) Breig 1924–1995
  5. 5. Albert (Joseph) Esselman 1901–1968 m. Alice (Loretta) Pound 1907–1967
    1. 1. Albert (Joseph) Esselman 1927–2006
  6. 6. Frederick (Dewey) Esselman 1899–1900
  7. 7. Earl (Francis) Esselman 1889–1972 m. Emily (Louisa) Breig 1891–1982
    1. 1. Elvis (Joseph) Esselman 1922–1999 m. Rosalie (G.) Bienlein 1926–2015
    2. 2. Matilda (Catherine) Esselman 1915–2013
    3. 3. John (Francis) Esselman 1918–1937
    4. 4. Robert (Frederick) Esselman –2012
    5. 5. Eloise (C.) Esselman 1928–2012
  8. 8. Alpha (Marie) Esselman 1903–1995 m. Richard (Leon) Cole 1907–1978
    1. 1. Buddy (Leon) Cole 1926–2016

Gertrude Layton's Timeline

6 Records

1867
14 JAN 1867
Birth of Gertrude Matilda Layton in Perry Co., MO, USA
Perry Co., MO, USA
1880
1880
Age 13
Gertrude Matilda Layton resided here in Bois Brule , Perry, MO, USA
Bois Brule , Perry, MO, USA
1900
1900
Age 33
Gertrude Matilda Layton resided here in Saline , Miller, MO, USA
Saline , Miller, MO, USA
1910
1910
Age 43
Gertrude Matilda Layton resided here in Saline , Miller, MO, USA
Saline , Miller, MO, USA
1917
27 AUG 1917
Age 50
Death of Gertrude Matilda Layton in Saline , Miller, MO, USA
Saline , Miller, MO, USA
1917
29 AUG 1917
Age 50
Burial of Gertrude Matilda Layton in Beauvais, Ste. Genevieve Co., MO, USA
Beauvais, Ste. Genevieve Co., MO, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 JAN 1867
    Event Place: Perry Co., MO, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bois Brule , Perry, MO, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Saline , Miller, MO, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Saline , Miller, MO, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 AUG 1917
    Event Place: Saline , Miller, MO, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 29 AUG 1917
    Event Place: Beauvais, Ste. Genevieve Co., MO, USA
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