Brief Life History of Gertrude Gladys
When Gertrude Gladys Whitlock was born on 17 January 1905, in Green, Kentucky, United States, her father, Henry Otha Whitlock, was 28 and her mother, Lou Vertie Squires, was 24. She married Robert Marion Whitlock on 20 April 1926, in Greensburg, Green, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Gresham, Green, Kentucky, United States for about 20 years and Magisterial District 3 Gresham, Green, Kentucky, United States in 1940. She died on 8 September 1979, in Green, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Fry Cemetery, Fry, Green, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (11)
- Gertrude Whitlock in household of Henry O Whitlock, "United States Census, 1910"
- Girtie Gladys Whitlock, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Gladys Shirley, "United States Social Security Death Index"
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World Events (8)
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
1912 · McCreary County Created
Named after James B. McCreary a Confederate war hero and two time Governor of Kentucky McCreary County was created in 1912.
1926 · Mammoth Cave is Discovered
In 1926, in central Kentucky, Mammoth Cave was discovered. It dates back to Mississippian times and consists of over four hundred miles of passageway. On July 1, 1941, the cave was made a National Park.
Name Meaning
English:
nickname for someone with white or fair hair, from Middle English whit ‘white’ + lock ‘lock (of hair)’ (Old English loc). Compare Sherlock .
from the Middle English personal name Whitlak (Old English Wihtlāc, from wiht ‘creature’ + lāc ‘sport, game’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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