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Gertrude POLK

Female 1781 - 1872  (91 years)

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  • Name Gertrude POLK 
    Birth 13 Apr 1781  , Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Census 1830  Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Federal 
    _UID 9EDD770B4DF54C1EAC804684480AECD6B311 
    Death 28 Dec 1872 
    Person ID I1343  WinderWonderland
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2014 

    Father Judge William POLK,   b. Abt 1740   d. Bef 21 Jan 1806 (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Esther WINDER,   b. 9 Oct 1751, Coventry, Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1790, , , Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years) 
    Marriage Feb 1775 
    Family ID F579  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Brig. Gen. William Henry WINDER,   b. 18 Feb 1775, Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 May 1824, , Baltimore, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 9 May 1799  Quantico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Location became Wicomico county in 1867. [2]
    Children 
     1. Brig.-Gen. John Henry WINDER,   b. 21 Feb 1800, Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Feb 1865, Florence, Darlington, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     2. William Henry WINDER,   b. 3 May 1804, Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Feb 1865, Florence, Darlington, South Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     3. Charlotte Aurelia WINDER,   b. 1806, Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Charles H. WINDER,   b. Abt 1810, Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Apr 1881, Washington DC, , , USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     5. William Taskar WINDER,   b. Abt 1814, Rewastico Creek, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Gertrude WINDER,   b. 1815, Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1838 (Age 23 years)
    Family ID F578  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2014 

  • Notes 
    • Gertrude was a 1st cousin to Wm Henry Winder. Gertrude gave birth annually from 1802 to 1809, but four children (William ,William,Tasker,and Amelia) died in Infancy. [4]
    • (Research):1830 census
      3 males 30-39 (1791-1800)
      2 females 10-14 (1816-1820)
      1 female 40-49 (1781-1790) Gertrude
      1 female 50-59 (1771-1780)
      3 slaves

  • Sources 
    1. [S125] Matthew M. Wise, Littleton Heritage, (Wentworth, West Columbia, SC 1997), Pg. 341 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S418] Somerset Co., MD Marriage Licences 1796 - 1832 by bride surname, (Rootsweb Archives http://searches.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/archives/md/somerset/vital/bride.txt).

    3. [S151] F. Edward Wright, Maryland Eastern Shore Vital Records 1648-1725, (Family Line Publications, Silver Spring MD, 1982 ,), Book 4, 1776-1800, Pg. 76 (Reliability: 0).

    4. [S72] Christine Thacker, Descendants of John Winder posted on Winder website (Reliability: 3).


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