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Gertrude (Edmonds) Massey 1897–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 May 1897

Birth Location: Stoddard County, Missouri, United States of America

Death Date: 5 December 1979

Death Location: Anna, Union County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Sidney Edmonds

Mother: Mary Worthen

Spouse(s): Howard Will, Mesker Massey

Children(s): Bernadine Wills, Gladis Will, Robert Massey, Clara Massey

Gertrude (Edmonds) Massey was born in 1897 in Stoddard County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Sidney E Edmonds And Mary C Worthen. In 1930, Gertrude (Edmonds) Massey resided in Somerset, Somerset, Jackson, Illinois, USA. Gertrude (Edmonds) Massey married Howard Clifford Will, Mesker Massey, and had children including Bernadine Wills, Clara Belle Massey, Gladis Marie Will, Robert Eugene Massey. Gertrude (Edmonds) Massey passed away in 1979 in Anna, Union County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Gertrude (Edmonds) Massey was born in 1897 in Stoddard County, Missouri, United States of America, the child of Sidney E Edmonds And Mary C Worthen.
  • In 1930, Gertrude (Edmonds) Massey resided in Somerset, Somerset, Jackson, Illinois, USA.
  • Gertrude (Edmonds) Massey married Howard Clifford Will, Mesker Massey, and had children including Bernadine Wills, Clara Belle Massey, Gladis Marie Will, Robert Eugene Massey.
  • Gertrude (Edmonds) Massey passed away in 1979 in Anna, Union County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Gertrude Massey's Ancestors

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Gertrude Massey
1897–1979
Birth Place: Stoddard County, Missouri, United States of America
Parents
Sidney E Edmonds
1858–1928
Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America
Mary (C.) Worthen
1862–1901
Fountain Bluff, Jackson County, Illinois
Grandparents
Richard (Thomas Edmonds) *
1822–1888
Clay County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Ann) Edmonds
1838–1908
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Edmunds
1778–1869
Lucretia Edmonds
1798–1850
*Jacob Knight
1803–1856
*Elizabeth (Wilson)
1805–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Col. Sr
1746–1825
Sarah Eldridge
1754–1836
Nicholas Knight\Knecht
1775–1824
Elizabeth Stires
1779–1860
Rev Boyer
1762–1828

Gertrude Massey's Descendants

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Gertrude ((Edmonds)) Massey (30 May 1897–5 December 1979) m. Howard (Clifford) Will (4 Dec 1896–16 February 1955) m. Mesker Massey (09 Nov 1894–3 February 1956)
  1. 1. Bernadine Wills 1916–2004
  2. 2. Gladis (Marie) Will 1918–1984
  3. 3. Robert (Eugene) Massey 1923–1989
    1. 1. Martha (Gertrude) Massey 1947–2020
  4. 4. Clara (Belle) Massey 1932–2003

Gertrude Massey's Timeline

3 Records

1897
30 May 1897
Birth of Gertrude (Edmonds) Massey in Stoddard County, Missouri, United States of America
Stoddard County, Missouri, United States of America
1930
1930
Age 33
Gertrude (Edmonds) Massey resided here in Somerset, Somerset, Jackson, Illinois, USA
Somerset, Somerset, Jackson, Illinois, USA
1979
5 December 1979
Age 82
Death of Gertrude (Edmonds) Massey in Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America
Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 May 1897
    Event Place: Stoddard County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Somerset, Jackson, Illinois; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 2340256
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, Jackson, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Somerset, Jackson, Illinois; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 0037; FHL microfilm: 2340256

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 December 1979
    Event Place: Murphysboro, Jackson County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Anna, Union County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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