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Gladys Gertrude Lewis 1909–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 October 1909

Birth Location: Wayne County, Nebraska, United States of America

Death Date: 3 May 1976

Death Location: Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States of America

Father: Oscar Lewis

Mother: Jesse Cook

Spouse(s): Otto Bruning, Michael Engel

Children(s): DeLoris Bruning, Donald Bruning

Gladys Gertrude Lewis was born in 1909 in Wayne County, Nebraska, United States of America, the child of Oscar Alvador Lewis And Jesse Maude Cook. In 1920, Gladys Gertrude Lewis resided in Leith, Grant, North Dakota, USA. Gladys Gertrude Lewis married Michael Anton Engel, Otto August Ludwig Bruning, and had children including Deloris Irene Bruning, Donald Otto Bruning. Gladys Gertrude Lewis passed away in 1976 in Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Gladys Gertrude Lewis was born in 1909 in Wayne County, Nebraska, United States of America, the child of Oscar Alvador Lewis And Jesse Maude Cook.
  • In 1920, Gladys Gertrude Lewis resided in Leith, Grant, North Dakota, USA.
  • Gladys Gertrude Lewis married Michael Anton Engel, Otto August Ludwig Bruning, and had children including Deloris Irene Bruning, Donald Otto Bruning.
  • Gladys Gertrude Lewis passed away in 1976 in Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gladys Lewis's Ancestors

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Gladys Lewis
1909–1976
Birth Place: Wayne County, Nebraska, United States of America
Parents
Oscar Alvador Lewis
1876–1960
Iowa
Jesse (Maude) Cook
1883–1952
Wakefield, Wayne, Nebraska, United States
Grandparents
Ephraim (Enoch) Lewis
1851–1913
Illinois, United States
Anna (Elizabeth) Short
1855–1882
Mercer, Mercer, Illinois, United States
Walter (Seymour) Cook
1849–1931
Augusta, Kennebec, Maine, United States
Gertrude (Lavena) Cook
1850–1922
Paw Paw, Lee County, Illinois, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Enoch Lewis
1813–1905
Caoline Moulton
1821–1861
James Short
1822–1861
Ellen Roup
1825–1921
Daniel Cook
1798–1885
Mary Longley
1808–1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Philip Lewis
1751–1836
Elizabeth Mcbride
1775–1850
Levi Moulton
1798–1878
Mary Burns
1801–1888
Wingate Short
1792–1845
Zipporah SHORT)
1795–1850
Sarah Whitney
1776–1858
Eli Longley
1762–1839
Mary Whitcomb
1767–1851

Gladys Lewis's Descendants

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Gladys (Gertrude) Lewis (10 October 1909–3 May 1976) m. Otto (August Ludwig) Bruning (1 Nov 1905–12 Jan 1990) m. Michael (Anton) Engel (2 Mar 1909–3 Dec 1984)
  1. 1. DeLoris (Irene) Bruning 1930–2013
  2. 2. Donald (Otto) Bruning 1932–1967

Gladys Lewis's Timeline

5 Records

1909
10 October 1909
Birth of Gladys Gertrude Lewis in Wayne County, Nebraska, United States of America
Wayne County, Nebraska, United States of America
1920
1920
Age 11
Gladys Gertrude Lewis resided here in Leith, Grant, North Dakota, USA
Leith, Grant, North Dakota, USA
1928
7 Apr 1928
Age 19
Gladys Gertrude Lewis was married in Corson, South Dakota
Corson, South Dakota
1928
1928
Age 19
Gladys Gertrude Lewis resided here in Selfridge, Sioux N.d.
Selfridge, Sioux N.d.
1976
3 May 1976
Age 67
Death of Gladys Gertrude Lewis in Tuolumne County, California, United States of America
Tuolumne County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 October 1909
    Event Place: Wayne County, Nebraska, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1928
    Event Place: Corson, South Dakota

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Leith, Grant, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Selfridge, Sioux N.d.
    Record Source: South Dakota, U.S., Marriages, South Dakota Department of Health; Pierre, South Dakota; South Dakota Marriage Records, 1905-2016

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Selfridge
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Bismarck Tribune; Publication Date: 12 May 1976; Publication Place: Bismarck, North Dakota, USA; ,0.09019524,0.15326829,0.23879337&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 1976
    Event Place: Tuolumne County, California, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Bismarck Tribune; Publication Date: 12 May 1976; Publication Place: Bismarck, North Dakota, USA; ,0.09019524,0.15326829,0.23879337&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sonora, Tuolumne County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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