Gertie / Gerty

Alice Annie writes of 'Gerty'. Gerty was Gertrude Jones, who was one of John Adkins' sisters. Gertrude was born December 8, 1853, in Liverpool, England. She married Henry Leach in 1888 in New York City. They had 2 children: Harry Ernest Milner Leach, born November 27, 1888 in New York City and Frances Theodora Leach, born April 14, 1891, in Passaic, New Jersey. Henry and Gertie were also mentioned in David's earlier letter to John of May 23, 1895.