Gerking Family

Gerking / Gerkin Memorabilia

Here you will find pictures of unidentified Gerkings and Gerkins; picture post cards featuring Family members, some with writing on the back; a little diary of Samuel Isaiah Gerking's return trip from Putnam Co., Florida to Yolo Co., California; and more. Most pages are graphics-intensive, but by using the provided thumbnails you be able to select the pictures you'd like to view without having to spend an inordinate amount of time online.

If you can identify any of the unknown people on this page or if you have items you'd like to contribute, please let us know.

Gerking / Gerkin Memorabilia
Unidentified Gerking Pictures

Unidentified Gerking Picture Post Cards
Over the years many unidentified Gerking pictures and picture post cards have ended up in the Family's collection, and we'd like to try to identify them. Most of the pictures in these two sets are probably of Gerkings who moved west, but who knows who else may be lurking there? These links will take you to thumbnails of the pictures and post cards. Clicking on a thumbnail will take you to a larger, more detailed picture..
The Children of Jonathan Rice and Nancy (Myers) Gerking
Use this link to see the pictures we have of Jonathan Rice and Nancy (Myers) Gerking's children. The pictures were used for nametages at the 44th Annual Reunion held in 2003 at Athena, OR.
Samuel Isaiah Gerking: From Florida to California in Only 1 Year, 7 Months, 27 Days In 1902 Sam moved his family, including at least 10 children, from Yolo Co., CA, to Putnam Co., FL, and in 1903 they began their return journey to Yolo Co. These pages are a record of the return trip, which lasted from February 25, 1903 to October 22, 1904. Graphics intensive.
Betty Gerking Roach Photo Album Betty loaned us an old leather photo album in order to scan and preserve the pictures. Then she loaned even more albums, which are still in the scanning process but which will eventually show up in these pages.
Elvira Annette "Nettie" (Smith) Gerking Tombstone Rubbing A beautiful rubbing of Elvira Annette "Nettie" Gerking's tombstone done by Arnold Cox. Maybe this one will inspire more. There's also now a picture of "Elvira" as a baby, made as a post card.
Unidentified Pictures from Joseph and Lurica (Farmer) Gerking Line One of the pictures says "Grandfather Gerkins Family," but who are the people in the picture? If you recognize someone, please send email, and we'll share whatever results we get.The pictures may be slow to load on slower internet connections.
German Emigration Monument A gift to the Gerking family following the events of September 11, 2001 from Karl Gerking of Bremerhaven, Germany.

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This page last updated 15 Aug 2004