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1897 Gertrude Roberts


Born: Dec.  5, 1897 at Afton, Chenango County, NY 

Died: Apr.  6, 1930 at Colesville, Broome County, NY

She is buried at Nineveh Presbyterian Church in Nineveh, NY.


Her father was 1858 Edwin R. Roberts.

Her mother was 1859 Mary E. Poole.


Her middle name may have been "Lesterine"; I found this name mentioned.

She was married to 1886 Floyd William Dutcher.

She was the mother of:    

  1919 Homer Edwin Dutcher and 

  1921 Floyd Herbert Dutcher.
  
I have not located any photo of Gertrude.

In 1905 the Federal Census for Afton, Chenango County, NY shows:

  1858* Edwin R. Roberts          Age 48 (Head of Household), farmer
  1861  Mary E. Roberts           Age 46 (wife) maiden name Poole
  1881  Sanna M. Roberts          Age 24 (dau) year is approximate
  1884  Earl N. Roberts           Age 21 (son) year is approximate
  1889  William E. Roberts        Age 15 (son)
  1897  Gertrude L. Roberts       Age  7 (daughter)

N.B. "Sanna" is a common Dutch name for a girl/woman.

In 1920, Floyd and Gertrude, together with baby Homer, were living with
Gertrude's parents, Edwin and Mary Roberts, on East Side River Road in
Afton, Chenango County, New York.  The household consisted of:

  1858* Edwin R. Roberts          Age 62 (Head of Household), farmer
  1861  Mary E. Roberts           Age 59 (Wife) maiden name Poole
  1886  Floyd Dutcher             Age 33 (Son-In-Law), farm laborer
  1897  Gertrude Roberts Dutcher  Age 21 (Daughter)
  1919  Homer E. Dutcher          Age  0 (Grandson)
  1860  James A. Dutcher          Age 60 (Father of Floyd; Homer's other Grandfather)
  1905  Viola Dutcher             Age 15 ("Boarder"; relationship unknown at this time)

(*) Edwin may have been born in 1856; there is conflicting information.

In 1925 and 1930, Gertrude was listed in the census as living with
Edwin and Mary Roberts in Colesville, Broome County, NY.

Gertrude is mentioned in a newspaper article which tells of the death
of her son Homer in November 1944; it is stated there that Homer's
mother was already deceased at that time.

N.B. In January 2022 I came across new information at "Find-A-Grave.com"
that Gertrude died in 1930.  Her father Edwin Roberts also died in 1930; 
it is possible that they died together in an accident; research continues.

-JAS-