Gertrude Nettie PERKINS b. 13 Sep 1887 Hector, Renville, Minnesota, USA d. 16 Mar 1971 Pasco, Franklin, Washington, USA: Our Family History

1887 - 1971 (83 years)

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Name	Gertrude Nettie PERKINS [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]
Born	13 Sep 1887	Hector, Renville, Minnesota, USA [2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11]
Gender	Female
Died	16 Mar 1971	Pasco, Franklin, Washington, USA [5, 8, 9, 10, 21]
	Age: 84
Buried	Benton City, Benton, Washington, USA [8, 10, 21]
Person ID	I-2144834182	Our Family Tree
Last Modified	30 Jul 2021

Father	John E. PERKINS, b. 1853, Minnesota, USA , d. 24 Feb 1895, Washington, USA (Age 42 years)
Mother	Mary Isabell YOUNG, b. Aug 1863, Lakeville, Dakota, Minnesota, USA , d. 11 Jul 1932, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA (Age 68 years)
Married	Between 1885-1887	Minnesota, USA [22]
Family ID	F250	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Omar Alfred GEARHART, b. 29 Feb 1884, Colo, Story, Iowa, USA , d. 28 Dec 1930, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA (Age 46 years)

Married 25 Dec 1910 Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA [7, 19]

Children

	1. John Douglas GEARHART, b. 25 Dec 1911, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA , d. 9 Dec 1985, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA (Age 73 years)
	2. Ruth Isabelle GEARHART, b. 9 Apr 1913, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA , d. 16 December 1992, Hoquiam, Washington (Age 79 years)
	3. Eva Marie GEARHART, b. 3 Aug 1914, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA , d. Aug 2007, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA (Age 93 years)
	4. Alice Gertrude GEARHART, b. 25 Nov 1915, Washington , d. 02 Nov 1966, Benton, Washington (Age 50 years)
	5. Jessie Nadine GEARHART, b. 6 Apr 1916, Spokane, Washington, United States , d. 16 Jan 2007, Troy, Latah, Idaho (Age 90 years)
	6. Donald CANNAM, b. 11 Jul 1920, Wallula, Walla Walla, Washington, USA , d. 28 Sep 1948, Chelan, Chelan, Washington, USA (Age 28 years)
	7. David Edwin SWIER, b. 29 Dec 1921, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA , d. 29 Jul 2001, Selah, Yakima, Washington, USA (Age 79 years) [Birth]
	8. Frank Manley WALKER, b. 12 Jul 1923, Yakima, Yakima, Washington, USA , d. 4 June 2013, Las Vegas, Clark, Nevada, USA (Age 89 years)
	9. Mary Elizabeth ZIEGLER, b. 26 Mar 1925, Metaline, Pend Oreille, Washington, USA , d. 19 Jan 1999 (Age 73 years)
	10. Marjorie Anne NARUM, b. 2 Feb 1927, Brownstown, Yakima, Washington, USA , d. 2 Sep 2012, Salmon, Lemhi, Idaho, USA (Age 85 years)
	11. Omar Alfred GEARHART, Jr., b. 5 Aug 1929, Washington , d. 8 Jan 1983, Sublimity, Marion, Oregon, USA (Age 53 years)

Last Modified 30 Jul 2021

Family ID F652 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2	Rolland Mead LIGHTLE, b. 23 Nov 1881, Ohio , d. 15 Feb 1966, Washington (Age 84 years)
Married	5 September 1935	Colville, Stevens, Washington, USA [7]
Last Modified	30 Jul 2021
Family ID	F177	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Notes

After Omar's murder, Gertrude had 10 children and was pregnant with another. She had no means of income. Her pregnancy hindered her ability to work. She had the baby -- a boy -- and still couldn't find work. The older children would find work here and there, but it wasn't enough to fill the needs of the family. They were all starving. Bessie, the third from the youngest, said that she remembered standing at her mother's bedroom door waiting for her turn to nurse. Gertrude was trying to to nurse the three youngest children just to keep them alive.
Gertrude knew the situation couldn't continue. She had heard the State of Washington was going to come and take her children away. She didn't want them parceled out to distant homes, losing contact with each other. She wanted them to be able to stay in contact with each other. She went to her pastor and asked for help. They came up with a plan to ask the congregation for help. When the congregation was presented with the situation, members of the church stepped forward to adopt the children.
The adoption papers included Gertrude's request that the children grow up knowing each other. The only children who weren't adopted were those who were old enough to be on their own and the baby.

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Gertrude Nettie PERKINS^[1]

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Gertrude Nettie PERKINS[1]

Gertrude Nettie PERKINS^[1]