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Personal data Gertrude Leora Alwood 

  • Alternative names: Gertrude Gier Gardinier, Gertrude Alwood Gier
  • She was born on February 12, 1861 in Fulton Co., OH.
  • Census in the year 1870, Solomon Alwood HH, Pike Twp., Fulton Co., OH.
  • Census in the year 1880, Solomon Alwood HH, Noble, Defiance Co., OH.
  • Census in the year 1900, Elias Gier HH, Pike Twp., Fulton Co., OH.
  • Census in the year 1910, Elias Gier HH, Toledo, Lucas Co., OH.
  • Census in the year 1920, Watson Gardinier HH, Denver Twp., Newaygo Co., MI.
  • Census in the year 1930, Watson Gardinier HH, Muskegon Hts., Muskegon Co., MI.
  • She died on November 13, 1935 in Muskegon, Muskegon Co., MI, she was 74 years old.
  • A child of Solomon P. Alwood and Sarah Rosenberry
  • This information was last updated on November 29, 2013.

Household of Gertrude Leora Alwood

(1) She is married to Elias C. Gier.

They got married on September 19, 1880 at Defiance Co., OH, she was 19 years old.

Elias C. Gier oo Gertrude Leora Alwood

Marriage source: Hanna, Jacquelyn, Alwood Web Site, (Portage MI, J.H., read xx Sep MCMXCIX) <>

Child(ren):

  1. Solomon Gier  1881-????
  2. Ida May Gier  1882-< 1900
  4. Buford Elias Gier  1897-1979 


(2) She is married to Watson Gardinier.

They got married on December 15, 1918 at Lucas Co., OH, she was 57 years old.

Watson Gardinier oo Gertrude Alwood

Marriage source: Hanna, Jackie, "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Publication location: Portage, MI, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I6896, Publicationdate: xii May MMXIII), Repository: The Cloud

"... Gertrude Leora ALWOOD Sex: F Birth: 12 FEB 1861 in Fulton Co, Ohio

Note: marriage record has birth as 12 Feb 1866; other records indicate 1864 birth date ... Marriage 1 Elias C. GIER b: 29 DEC 1856 in Defiance Co, Ohio Married: 19 SEP 1880 in Defiance Co, Ohio ... Marriage 2 Watson GARDINIER b: 11 MAR 1856 in Fulton Co, Ohio Married: 15 DEC 1918 in Lucas Co, Ohio Note: by C O Fletcher, U B minister" <>

Notes about Gertrude Leora Alwood

Gertrude Leora Alwood

Source: Klaus, Terry, The Family Alwood, (Sacramento CA, T.Klaus, June MCMXCI), pg. 21, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. for name, yob = 1864, state of birth.

Stringfellow, Helena, The Alwood Family Tree, (Grantville PA, Wert Bookbinding, MCMXCVI), pg II-FGS-183, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib. for county of birth = Fulton Co.

Hanna, Jacquelyn, Alwood Web Site, (Portage MI, J.H., read xx Sep MCMXCIX) for place of death.

Keller, Charles, Wexford Co., MI Query Forum, (Pub. location unknown, C.K., iv Oct MCMXCVIII)

'In Wexford Co., MI, looking for the burial place of Gertruden (Alwood Gier) GARDINIER (1866-1930). She was the second wife of Watson Gardinier. They owned a boarding house in Cadillac, Mi until about 1930. Can someone tell me thenames of Cadillac cemeteries or source of Tombstone inscriptions? Thanks for your help.' (XXXXX@XXXX.XXX)

Shimizu, Anela, e-mail to David A. Navorska, (Honolulu HI, A.S.S., v Jan MM)

'I know that my grandmother owned a store for awhile in Ohio - I have a picture of her in the store, and one outside where I can barely make out the name of the store on the window - Mrs. E. Gier, Tobacco and Confectionery?'

1 Jun 1900 Pike Twp Fulton Co OH census, Sheet 167A-5, T623-1270, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'2,93,94, Gier, Elias, Head, white, male, b. Dec 1859, ae 40, married 20 yrs, b. OH, parents b. PA, Farmer can read/write, can speak Eng, owns farm under mortgage, farm schedule 89 3, Gertrude, Wife, white, fem, b. Feb 1864, ae 36, married 20 yrs, 4 children, 3 children living, b. OH, parents b. OH, can read/write 4, Solomon, Son, white, male, v. Nov 1881, ae 18, single, b. OH, parents b. OH, Muscian, 8 mo. unemployed, can read/write, can speak Eng. 5, Harry, Son, white, male, b. July 1886, ae 13, single, b. OH, parents b. OH, in school 8 mo. can read/write, can speak Eng 6, Beauford, Son, white, amle, b. July 1897, ae 2, single, b. IL, parents b. OH'

Hanna, Jackie, The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants, (Publication location: Portage MI, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.com, Publication date: xxi Oct MMI), Repository: The Cloud

'... Gertrude L. ALWOOD Sex: F Change Date: 21 OCT 2001 Birth: 1864 in Fulton Co, Ohio Death: 1930 in Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Co, Michigan

Father: Solomon P. ALWOOD b: 1836 in Fulton Co, Ohio Mother: Sarah ROSENBERRY b: 29 JAN 1836 in Ohio

Marriage 1 Elias C. GIER b: 29 DEC 1856 in Defiance Co, Ohio

Children

1. Solomon GIER b: NOV 1881 in Ohio 2. Henry GIER b: JUL 1886 in Ohio 3. Buford Elias GIER b: 23 AUG 1893 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois

Marriage 2 Watson GARDINER'

MacDonald, Beth, Doud Family History, (Publication place unknown, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.com, Publication date: ix Mar MMIII), Repository: The Cloud

"... Leora Gertrude Alwood Sex: F

Marriage 1 Elias Gier b: 1856 in Ohio Married: 19 SEP 1880 in Defiance Co., OH"

Gertrude's husbands: 1) Elias C. Gier
2) Watson Gardiner

Hanna, Jackie, "The Alwood Family Tree -- William Allwood (Alwood) descendants," (Publication location: Portage, MI, Publisher: http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=alwoodtree&id=I6896, Publication date: xii MayMMXIII), Repository: The Cloud

"... Gertrude Leora ALWOOD Sex: F Birth: 12 FEB 1861 in Fulton Co, Ohio

Note: marriage record has birth as 12 Feb 1866; other records indicate 1864 birth date

Census: 1870 Solomon Alwood HH, Pike Twp, Fulton Co, Ohio Census: 1880 Solomon Alwood HH, Noble, Defiance Co, Ohio Census: 1900 Elias Gier HH, Pike Twp, Fulton Co, Ohio Census: 1910 Elias Gier HH, Toledo, Lucas Co, Ohio Census: 1920 Watson Gardinier HH, Denver Twp, Newaygo Co, Michigan Census: 1930 Watson Gardinier HH, Muskegon Heights, Muskegon Co, Michigan

Death: 13 NOV 1935 in Muskegon, Muskegon Co, Michigan Change Date: 12 MAY 2013

Father: Solomon P. ALWOOD b: 29 AUG 1835 in Fulton Co, Ohio Mother: Sarah ROSENBERRY b: 29 JAN 1836 in Ohio

Marriage 1 Elias C. GIER b: 29 DEC 1856 in Defiance Co, Ohio Married: 19 SEP 1880 in Defiance Co, Ohio

Note: 1910 census lists 4 children, only 3 known.

Children

1. Solomon GIER b: NOV 1881 in Ohio 2. Ida May GIER b: 20 SEP 1882 in Noble Twp, Defiance Co, Ohio 3. Harry Ray GIER b: 17 JUL 1886 in Washington, Defiance Co, Ohio 4. E. Burton GRIMES b: 23 JUL 1894 in Chicago, Cook Co, Illinois

Marriage 2 Watson GARDINIER b: 11 MAR 1856 in Fulton Co, Ohio Married: 15 DEC 1918 in Lucas Co, Ohio Note: by C O Fletcher, U B minister" <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Gertrude Leora Alwood

Peola H. Alwood
1800-1873
Mary Ann Salsberry
1803-1894
John Jack Rosenberry
1805-1876
Hannah Highy
1805-1872

Gertrude Leora Alwood
1861-1935

(1) 1880

Elias C. Gier
1856-1917

Solomon Gier
1881-????
Ida May Gier
1882-< 1900
Harry Ray (Henry ?) Gier
1886-????
Buford Elias Gier
1897-1979
(2) 1918

Watson Gardinier
1856-1943


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    Historical events

    Birthday February 12, 1861

    • The temperature on February 12, 1861 was about -0.6 °C. There was 3 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 89%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From February 23, 1860 till March 14, 1861 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Van Heemstra with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. S. baron Van Heemstra (liberaal).
    • From March 14, 1861 till January 31, 1862 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Loudon with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.P. baron Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. J. Loudon (liberaal).
    • In the year 1861: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 10 » American Civil War: Florida becomes the third state to secede from the Union.
      • February 10 » Jefferson Davis is notified by telegraph that he has been chosen as provisional President of the Confederate States of America.
      • March 10 » El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali.
      • May 13 » Pakistan's (then a part of British India) first railway line opens, from Karachi to Kotri.
      • October 21 » American Civil War: Union forces under Colonel Edward Baker are defeated by Confederate troops in the second major battle of the war.
      • November 21 » American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin Secretary of War.

    Day of marriage December 15, 1918

    • The temperature on December 15, 1918 was between 7.9 °C and 12.0 °C and averaged 9.5 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain. There was -0.1 hours of sunshine (0%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1918: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 6.6 million citizens.
      • May 16 » The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It will be repealed less than two years later.
      • May 28 » The Azerbaijan Democratic Republic and the First Republic of Armenia declare their independence.
      • July 12 » The Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Kawachi blows up at Shunan, western Honshu, Japan, killing at least 621.
      • August 17 » Bolshevik revolutionary leader Moisei Uritsky is assassinated.
      • November 7 » Kurt Eisner overthrows the Wittelsbach dynasty in the Kingdom of Bavaria.
      • November 9 » Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany abdicates after the German Revolution, and Germany is proclaimed a Republic.

    Day of death November 13, 1935

    • The temperature on November 13, 1935 was between 4.5 °C and 10.1 °C and averaged 6.9 °C. There was 1.4 mm of rain during 3.2 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from May 26, 1933 to July 31, 1935 the cabinet Colijn II, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from July 31, 1935 to June 24, 1937 the cabinet Colijn III, with Dr. H. Colijn (ARP) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1935: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 8.4 million citizens.
      • February 26 » Adolf Hitler orders the Luftwaffe to be re-formed, violating the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles.
      • February 28 » DuPont scientist Wallace Carothers invents nylon.
      • June 12 » A ceasefire is negotiated between Bolivia and Paraguay, ending the Chaco War.
      • October 3 » Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia.
      • October 19 » The League of Nations places economic sanctions on Italy for its invasion of Ethiopia.
      • December 5 » Mary McLeod Bethune founds the National Council of Negro Women in New York City.
    

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