Brief Life History of Gertrude M
When Gertrude M Couch was born on 29 June 1892, in York, York, Nebraska, United States, her father, Charles Fremont Couch, was 36 and her mother, Emma Jane Shreeves, was 35. She married Walter John Akert on 25 May 1927, in Hurley, Grant, New Mexico, United States. She lived in Texas, United States in 1935 and Election Precinct 12 Hurley, Grant, New Mexico, United States in 1940. She died on 13 August 1981, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Gertrude Cougch in household of Charles H Cougch, "United States Census, 1910"
- Gertrude Akert in household of Walter J Akert, "United States Census, 1930"
- M Geytrude Couch in household of F Charles Couch, "United States Census, 1920"
Spouse and Children
1898–1980 Male
1892–1981 Female
Parents and Siblings
1855–1940 Male
1857–1940 Female
Siblings (4)
1885–1972 Male
1888–1979 Female
1888–1979 Female
1892–1981 Female
World Events (8)
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Age 2
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 4
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 24
Name Meaning
English (Cornwall and Devon): nickname from Middle English couch(e) ‘hump, hunch’, used for a hunchback. In Cornwall and Devon it is usually pronounced as Cooch.
English (Cornwall and Devon): variant of Gooch .
English (Cornwall and Devon): from Middle English coche, couche ‘bed, couch, tablecloth’ (Old French couche, culche). It could have been a metonymic occupational name for someone who made such items or a nickname for a lazy individual. Alternatively, it could have been applied to someone who produced couchwork, a luxurious embroidery in which gold or silver thread and jewels were sewn into satin or silk robes.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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