Davis Uriah I | Born 1707

DURETTE, Gertrude Estella

Female 1876 - 1937  (60 years)


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  • Name DURETTE, Gertrude Estella  [1
    Born 26 Apr 1876  Probably Cass Or York County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 28 Mar 1937  Chico, Butte County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 30 Mar 1937  Chico Cemetery, Chico, Butte County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6175  Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
    Last Modified 21 Jun 2018 

    Father DURETT, Henry,   b. 3 Jan 1835, Peru, Clinton County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1912, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother ESGET, Sarah H.,   b. Abt 1843, Probably Greenfield, Erie County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1900, Probably Burleigh County, Dakota Territory (North Dakota) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 56 years) 
    Married 3 Mar 1860  Crockery Township, Ottawa County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2386  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 HOLSEY, Harvey Thomas,   b. 17 Jan 1875, Colusa County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1930, Chico, Butte County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 16 May 1904  Red Bluff, Tehama County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Children 
     1. HALSEY, Harvey Cornelius,   b. 14 Oct 1905, Tehama County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Mar 1907, Tehama County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     2. HOLSEY, Marion Francis,   b. 1 Apr 1907, Red Bluff, Tehama County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 1970, Hayward, Alameda County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)  [Adopted]
     3. HALSEY, James Marcus
     4. HALSEY, Dorothy
     5. HALSEY, Harry,   b. 7 Mar 1912, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1969, Charmichael, Sacramento County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F1761  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 ACKLEY, Samuel Sylvester,   b. 16 Feb 1852, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 3 Mar 1890  Emmett, San Benito County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. ACKLEY, Oscar,   d. Bef 1900
     2. ACKLEY, Agnes V.,   b. 17 Jul 1892, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1967, Humbolt County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
     3. ACKLEY, Charles Sylvester,   b. 5 Sep 1895, Glendale, Douglas County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1957, San Francisco, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years)
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F2385  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 RICE, John Dolphus,   b. 16 Aug 1879, Benton, Pike County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1940, Butte, California, Unites States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married Aft 1930  Probably Chico, Butte County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F1765  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 4 STEVENS, Henry Mains,   b. 23 Oct 1877, Probably Tehama County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Nov 1942, Glenn County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Married Abt 1900  Probably Corning, Tehema County, California Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • A marriage record has yet to be located for Henry and Gertrude.
    Children 
     1. STEVENS, Mary A.,   b. Mar 1900, Probably Corning, Tehama County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. STEVENS, George W.,   b. 9 Aug 1901, Probably Tehama County, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1962, Live Oak, Sutter County, California (Or Lassen County ) Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years)
     3. STEVENS, Alice Marguerite,   b. 2 Apr 1904, California Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1971, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years)
    Last Modified 24 Jun 2018 
    Family ID F1965  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SOURCE:
      The following infromation was compiled from numerous sources, and much of the credit goes to Joan R. Fitch (Gertrude's grand daughter).

      Gertrude appears in the 1880 census as a 4 year old child attending school. She was living at home with her 2 older sisters and her parents. The census shows that she was born in Nebraska and her sisters were born in Michigan.
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      By 1890 Gertrude was in California as she was recorded as being married to Sylvester S. Ackley on March 3, 1890 in Emmett, San Benito Co., California. witnessed by G. W. Call. Both bride and groom were said to be from Emmett. Sylvester was shown as age 35 and Gertrude was shown as age 17 or 18. In March of 1890 her actual age was almost 14.
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      In the 1900 census taken at Corning, Tehama Co., California Gertrude stated she was born in Utah (actually Nebraska) and she had two children from a previous marriage to Mr. Ackley, they were Agnes age 6 and Charles age 4. In the same census she was newly married to Henry Stevens with a new baby girl, yet to be named, age 4 months. She went on to state that she had given birth to 4 children however 3 were still living in 1900. At the time of the 1900 census Gertrude's ex-husband Samuel Sylvester Ackley was living in Squaw Valley Township, Siskiyou Co., California with his sister Bertha and various other children of his, from another marriage.
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      By May 1904 Gertrude was married to Harvey Thomas Halsey and was living in Red Bluff, Tehama Co. Ca. there were at least 4 children Gertrude brought to the marriage and 4 other children they had together.
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      The 1910 census of Tehama Co., California finds the family in Red Bluff, at 541 Breckenridge Drive, as follows:
      Halsey, Harvey, head, male, white, 35, married 6 yrs., b. CA, fa. b. MO, mo. b. Iowa , laborer, odd jobs
      ", Gertrude, wife, female, white, 34, married 6 yrs., 3 children all surviving, b. UT, fa. b. France, mo. b. US
      ", Alice, daughter, female, white, 5, single, b. CA, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT
      ", Marion, son, male, white, 3, single, b. CA, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT
      ", James M., son, male, white, 1, single, b. CA, fa. b. CA, mo. b. UT
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      With all the strain on her marriage, and Harvey being gone much of the time, Gertrude found herself unable to adequately care for the children, and the County took them to be adopted. Gertrude later came to get Harry (the youngest), and Alice ran away from the orphanage to be with her mother again. The other children are believed to have been adopted by other families. Marion was raised by the Latimers.
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      Gertrude sued for divorce on September 5, 1919. (Butte Co., California : Suit #807R).
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      The 1920 census finds Gertrude Halsey living in Chico, Butte Co., California with her daughter Alice and son Harry. The address was 4701 9th. Street. The census shows her occupation as building janitor and Alice was working at a match factory (likely Diamond Match of Chico). Gertrude E. was 43, Alice M. 15 and Harry D. 7. Gertrude indicates she was a widow, however she wasn't, she was divorced from Harvey. Harvey lived until the year 1930. ( Butte Co., ED. 10, SH. 14 A, Dated January 15, 1920 ).
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      The 1930 census shows Gertrude and her family living in Chico Township, Central Portion, Butte Co., California (ED. 12, Sht. 10B).
      The census taker had very poor penmanship and Gertrude's name is illegible. Best guess is Rice Stella?. She went on to state she was 53 years old, born in Utah and did not know in which state her parents were born. She was renting her home at $10 per month and had no occupation. Gertrude's daughter was divorced from Merl Kelly by 1930 and appears with Gertrude as Alice (Bruce?) age 26, widowed. Alice had a job as a canner at the local nut company. Alice's son Harold Kelly, age 3 1/2, was with the family as was Harry Durett, age 18, Gertrude's youngest child.
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      Sometime after the 1930 census Gertrude married a man by the name of John D. Rice in Chico Butte Co., Ca.
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      Some recollections of Gertrude is that she had dark hair, was compactly built, and she would roll her own cigarettes.
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      Gertrude's Obituary, March 29, 1937, Chico Enterprise Record:
      Mrs. Gertrude Estella Rice Called by Death
      Mrs. Gertrude Estella Rice, 60, a native of Ogden, Utah, and a resident here for the last three months died last night at the home of her daughter Mrs. S. A. Bailey, 3825 Fifth avenue.
      Survivors aside from the local daughter, include the Widower John D. Rice, another daughter Mrs. Clyde Lacey of Eureka; three sons, Charles S. Ackley of Nelson, George Stevens of Winters and Harry Durette of Sacramento and three grandchildren.
      Funeral services will be held at 2:30 Tuesday afternoon in the chapel of Westfall Funeral Home, the Rev. L. G. Morony of the First Baptist church officiating.
      Burial will be in the Chico cemetery.
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      The burial plot is section 26, lot 127.

  • Sources 
    1. [S181] Marriage Records of San Benito County, California, Book 2, page 155.
      Contains a listing of all marriages recorded in San Benito County from1874 to June 20, 1907.

    2. [S563] Tehama County Marriage Book G,, page 350.
      Harvey Holsey, age 29, native of California to Gertie Acklay, age 28,native of Nevada on 16 May 1904 in Red Bluff, Tehama county, CA. Theceremony was performed by W. L. Bransford.
      TEHAMA COUNTY GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
      POBox 415, Red Bluff CA 96080-0415