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Gertrude Anna Reed 1884 – 1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 September 1884

Birth Location: Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 18 July 1954

Death Location: Grant County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: John Reed

Mother: Sarah Patterson

Spouse(s): John Sterrenberg

Children(s): Evelyn Sterrenberg, John Sterrenberg, Gertrude Becht

Gertrude Anna Reed was born in 1884 in Illinois, United States of America, the child of John Butler Reed and Sarah Patterson. In 1900, Gertrude Anna Reed resided in Pella Township, Ford, Illinois. Gertrude Anna Reed married John Herman Sterrenberg, and had children including Evelyn Sarah Sterrenberg, John Butler Sterrenberg, Gertrude A. Becht. Gertrude Anna Reed passed away in 1954 in Grant County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Gertrude Anna Reed was born in 1884 in Illinois, United States of America, the child of John Butler Reed and Sarah Patterson.
  • In 1900, Gertrude Anna Reed resided in Pella Township, Ford, Illinois.
  • Gertrude Anna Reed married John Herman Sterrenberg, and had children including Evelyn Sarah Sterrenberg, John Butler Sterrenberg, Gertrude A. Becht.
  • Gertrude Anna Reed passed away in 1954 in Grant County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Reed
1848 – 1926
Birth Location: Jamestown Chautauqua County New York, USA
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Sarah Patterson
1856 – 1944
Birth Location: Covington, Wyoming, New York
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Spouses(s)

John Sterrenberg
1880 – 1950
Birth Location: Hopedale, Tazewell County, Illinois, United States of America
JS

Children(s)

Evelyn Sterrenberg
1908 – 1987
Birth Location: Indiana
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John Sterrenberg
1912 – 1969
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
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Gertrude Becht
1919 – 2005
Birth Location: –
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Gertrude Reed's Ancestors

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Gertrude Reed
1884 – 1954
Birth Place: Illinois, United States of America
Parents
John Butler Reed
1848 – 1926
Jamestown Chautauqua County New York, USA
Sarah Patterson
1856 – 1944
Covington, Wyoming, New York
Grandparents
Thomas Read
1801 – 1863
Stillwater, Saratoga, New York, United States
Eliza (Ann) Ferguson
1813 – 1878
Otsego County, New York, United States of America
John (Patterson) II
1821 – 1906
Rathfryland, Down, Northern Ireland
Mary (Ann Todd) Smith
1823 – 1908
Rathfryland, Down, Northern Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William Read
1756 – 1834
Nancy Keys
1770 – 1823
David Ferguson
1773 –
Mary Thompson
1776 –
John Patterson
1795 –
Nancy Hughes
1798 – 1867
James Smith
1798 – 1869
Margaret Donald
1795 – 1857
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Read
1730 – 1767
Susanna Wycke
1736 –
Nathaniel Keyes
1739 – 1813
Johanna Keech
1752 – 1847
William Ferguson
1748 – 1818
Jannett Hood
1749 –
George Thompson
1740 – 1783
Mary Crossett
1746 –
James Smith
1768 –
Margaret McCraken
1773 –
Gabriel Donald
1765 – 1834
Helen McCouat
1774 –

Gertrude Reed's Descendants

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Gertrude (Anna) Reed (29 September 1884 – 18 July 1954) m. John (Herman) Sterrenberg (27 Apr 1880 – 8 Aug 1950)
  1. 1. Evelyn (Sarah) Sterrenberg (28 April 1908 – 16 March 1987)
  2. 2. John (Butler) Sterrenberg (24 July 1912 – 5 January 1969)
  3. 3. Gertrude (A.) Becht (14 July 1919 – 20 Oct 2005)

Gertrude Reed's Timeline

8 Records

1884
29 Sept 1884
Birth of Gertrude Anna Reed in Illionis, USA
Illionis, USA
1884
29 September 1884
Birth of Gertrude Anna Reed in Illinois, United States of America
Illinois, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 16
Gertrude Anna Reed resided here in Pella Township, Ford, Illinois
Pella Township, Ford, Illinois
1935
1935
Age 51
Gertrude Anna Reed resided here in Franklin, Grant, Indiana
Franklin, Grant, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 56
Gertrude Anna Reed resided here in Franklin, Grant, Indiana, USA
Franklin, Grant, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 66
Gertrude Anna Reed resided here in Fairmount, Grant, Indiana, USA
Fairmount, Grant, Indiana, USA
1954
18 Jul 1954
Age 70
Death of Gertrude Anna Reed in Franklin Township, Grant, Indiana
Franklin Township, Grant, Indiana
1954
18 July 1954
Age 70
Death of Gertrude Anna Reed in Grant County, Indiana, United States of America
Grant County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Sept 1884
    Event Place: Illionis, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Franklin, Grant, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01048; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 27-27
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pella, Ford, Illinois; Roll: T623_301; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 70.
    [3] Web: Indiana, Marion Public Library Death Index, 1812 - 2011
    [4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Fairmount, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 3911; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 27-45

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 September 1884
    Event Place: Illinois, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Pella Township, Ford, Illinois
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Pella, Ford, Illinois; Roll: T623_301; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 70.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Franklin, Grant, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Franklin, Grant, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01048; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 27-27

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Franklin, Grant, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Franklin, Grant, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01048; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 27-27

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fairmount, Grant, Indiana, 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: Fairmount, Grant, Indiana; Roll: 3911; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 27-45

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1954
    Event Place: Franklin Township, Grant, Indiana
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Indiana, Marion Public Library Death Index, 1812 - 2011
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 July 1954
    Event Place: Grant County, Indiana, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marion, Grant County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Indiana, Marion Public Library Death Index, 1812 - 2011
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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