GERKING, David Samuel

1851 - 1922  (70 years)

• Name	GERKING, David Samuel
  Born	14 Sep 1851	Milan, Sullivan County, Missouri
  Gender	Male
  Died	13 Feb 1922	Susanville, Lassen County, California
  Buried	Susanville Cemetery, Susanville, Lassen County, California
  Person ID	I12651	Uriah Davis I - Genealogy
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	GERKING, David Peter,   b. 15 Feb 1800, Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky ,   d. 7 Apr 1860, Sullivan, Missouri  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	MAPLE, Sarah,   b. 1 Mar 1810, Jefferson County, Kentucky ,   d. 21 Jul 1893, Decatur, Texas  (Age 83 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1827	Jefferson County, Missouri
  Family ID	F4028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BLAIR, Marcia Eleanor,   b. 30 Jun 1858, Alameda County, California ,   d. 28 Feb 1914, Lassen County, California  (Age 55 years)
  Married	3 Feb 1876	Fremont, Iowa
  Children	1. GERKING, Albert J.,   b. May 1880,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. GERKING, Alta M.,   b. Apr 1882,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. GERKING, Sarah Jessie,   b. 23 Dec 1884, Lassen County, California ,   d. 19 Feb 1933, Susanville, Lassen County, California  (Age 48 years)   4. GERKING, Elmer Charles,   b. 25 Mar 1886,   d. 1960, Susanville Cemetery, Susanville, Lassen County, California  (Age 73 years)   5. GERKING, Edgar D.,   b. Feb 1890,   d. Bef 23 Dec 1927, Lassen County, California (Obit. )  (Age ~ 37 years)
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2018
  Family ID	F4026	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1880 Census: (Willon Creek, Lassen Co., California, Film No. T9-0066, Pg. 99B) David GERKING Self M Male W 29 MO Laborer KY KY Martha GERKING Wife M Female W 31 CA Housekeeper IN OH Addie GERKING Dau S Female W 3 NE At Home IN OH David GERKING Son S Male W 1M CA MO CA Others in the household included: Alden BAILEY Other S Male W 19 CA Boarder-Laborer MS MS Roy DEAN Other S Male W 19 CA Boarder-Laborer AL MS Charles WILES Other S Male W 27 SCOT Servant-Dairyman SCOT SCOT David FRASUR Other S Male W 20 CANADA Boarder-Laborer CAN CAN James HOLCOMB Other S Male W 26 CA Servant-Stage Driver IL MO - David was listed as a laborer in the Lassen County, CA 1885 Directory. - 1900 census: Gerking, David Lived in: 5 Township, Lassen County, California Series: T623 Microfilm: 88 Book: 1 Page: 128 Gerking David, Head, W, M, b. Sept.1851, 48, Married 24 yrs., b. MO, Fa. b. KY, mo. b. KY, Farmer Gerking Marcia E., Wife, W, F,, June 1858, 41, Married 24 yrs., 6 of 7 children surviving to date, b. CA, Fa. b. IN, mo. b. OH Gerking Albert J., Son, W, M, May 1880, 20, Single, b. CA, fa. b. MO, mo. b. CA, Farm Laborer Gerking Alta M., Dau., W, F, Apr. 1882, 18, Single, b. CA, fa. b. MO, mo. b. CA,At School Gerking Sarah B., Dau., W, F, Dec. 1883, 16, Single, b. CA, fa. b. MO, mo. b. CA, At School Gerking Charles E. Son, (Elmer), W, M, Mar. 1886, 14, Single, b. CA, fa. b. MO, mo. b. CA, At School Gerking Edgar D., Son, W, M, Feb. 1890, 11, Single, b. CA, fa. b. MO, mo. b. CA, At School - 1910 Census: (Township 5, Lassen Co, California, Roll 78 Book 1, Page 287a) Gerking David, Head, M, W, 58, Married once, for 33 yrs., b. MO, Fa. b. KY, mo. b. KY, Farmer Gerking Marcia E., Wife, F, W, 51, Married once, for 33 yrs., b. CA, Fa. b. IN, mo. b. OH Gerking Elmer, Son, M, W, 24, Single, B. CA, fa. b. MO, mo. b. CA, Farm Laborer Gerking Edgar, Son, M, W, 21, Single, B. CA, fa. b. MO, mo. b. CA, Farm Laborer - By 1920 the Honey Lake, Lassen Co., California census finds a widowed David, age 67, living with Willard and Sarah "Jesse" Carrick, his daughter and son-in-law. - Obituary Feb. 27, 1922 in Lassen Advocate. - Estate Settled Feb 20, 1922. - Both David and Marcia are burried in Susanville Cemetery, Susanville, Lassen Co., California.