Gertrude Sophia Kerns

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Gertrude Sophia Kerns (Topf)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Crawford County, Iowa, United States
Death: August 27, 1956 (57)
Los Angeles County, California, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Ernest August Topf and Elizabeth Ann Topf
Wife of Roger E. Kerns
Sister of Benedict John Topf; Cecilia Theobald G. Topf; Nicholas William Topf; Ronald Joseph Topf; Omer Clement Topf and 3 others

Managed by: Steven John Ullrich
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About Gertrude Sophia Kerns

  • For Gertrude's birth information, see "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVZ9-7CQ : 11 March 2018), E.A. Topf in entry for Gertrude Sophia Topf, 01 Sep 1898; citing Crawford, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,035,128.
  • Gertrude and Roger were married on 6 July 1929 in Los Angeles County, California. See "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8NR-796 : 8 December 2017), E A Topf in entry for Roger E Kerns and Gertrude Topf, 06 Jul 1929; citing Los Angeles, California, United States, county courthouses, California; FHL microfilm 2,074,762.
  • Roger was a son of C.F. Kerns and Blanche Ducourt.
  • For Gertrude's birth information, see "Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVZ9-7C3 : 11 March 2018), Gertrude Sophia Topf, 01 Sep 1898; citing Crawford, Iowa, United States; county district courts, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,035,128.
  • For Gertrude's death information, see "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPNM-TF7 : 26 November 2014), Ulrich in entry for Gertrude Sophia Kerns, 27 Aug 1956; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
  • On her death information, it was stated that Gertrude was born on 1 September 1906. That is not true: she was born on 1 September 1898.
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Gertrude Sophia Kerns's Timeline

1898
September 1, 1898
Crawford County, Iowa, United States
1956
August 27, 1956
Age 57
Los Angeles County, California, United States