George Frederic Gundry and his family

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In our last post we wrote about Camille Berry and her husband, George Frederic Gundry.

Today we’ll be sharing information about George before he married Camille and also some about this family.

George Frederic Gundry was born 28 March, 1878 in Mundy, Genesee Co, MI.  He was the son of Charles H. Gundry and Sarah E Pease.

Information we found online indicates that in his early life, George may have gone by Fred, but in all the records we have found, his name as listed as George Frederic. 

In the 1900 census George is living in the household of Horace Gilbert and working as a servant – farm laborer.

On 28 March, 1902, he married Josephine (Josie) E. Thompson in Livingston Co.  At the time of their marriage, he was living in East Cohoctah, Livingston Co and working as a Tel. Operator – most likely a telegraph operator.  Interestingly, telegraph operator was also the occupation listed on his death certificate, but not one we found on any other document for him.

In the 1910 census George and Josephine are living in Petoskey, Emmet Co, Michigan, and George is a teacher – public schools.

We know that in 1912, George was in Wallace, Idaho and was moving to Spokane to be a commercial teacher in North Central High School.  We do not know if he and Josephine were still married at the time, but at some point the couple did divorce.  On 30 March 1916 Josephine married Wilbur H Pratt.

George’s father, Charles H. Gundry, was the son of Thomas Gundry and Hannah Beggs.  He was born on New Year’s Eve, 1841 in England.  George came to the Rankin area of Michigan with his parents when he was eleven. 

When Charles’ father moved to the Clyde, MI area in 1864, Charles bought his farm.

Charles married Sarah E. Pease.  She was born 16 July, 1846 and died 7 Jan, 1891. George would have only been about 13 at the time.  Charles later married Julia (Lovejoy) Cox (her first marriage was to Henry Cox).  Julia died 15 Sept, 1956 at the age of 102. 

Charles H Gundry died 14 March, 1913.  He and Sarah are buried in Evergreen Cemetery in Grand Blanc, Genesee Co, MI.

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Camille Berry and George Gundry

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In one of our previous posts, we wrote about Mary Jane Cole and Charles Eudoras Berry.  Mary Jane was the daughter of Anne Loney and Samuel R. Cole and grandsons of William “Orange Billy” Loney and Jane Morrison.

Today we’ll be sharing information on their daughter, Camille Berry. Camille was born 5 Apr, 1893 in Milton, Umatilla Co, OR.  She spent her early years in Umatilla Co.  When her brother, Eudoras Clifford/Clifford E. Berry, was born in March, 1900, the family was living in Umatilla, Milton District 114, OR.  

By 1910 the family had moved to Spokane, Spokane Co, WA and were living at 909 Spofford Avenue, a two-story Craftsman style home that was built in 1905.  We don’t know when the Berrys moved to Spokane. It is possible that they were the first owners of the home.

909 Spofford

On the 18 Dec, 1913, Camille married George Frederic Gundry in Spokane. George Frederic Gundry was born 28 March, 1878 in Mundy, Genesee Co, MI.  We’ll share more about George’s family and his earlier life in next week’s post.

On their marriage certificate (below), it shows them both living at 909 Spofford Avenue. The census lists George’s occupation as teacher. We wonder if he might have been renting a room from the Berrys. 

A notation in the 1912 The Business Educator, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Teachers’ Professional Edition) mentions that George F. Gundry of Wallace, Idaho was one of two new commercial teachers in North Central High School in Spokane.

On 7 Nov, 1916, the couple’s first known child, May Eloise Gundry, was born in Spokane.  Note: on 30 July, 1938, May married Harold Chester Chapman in Spokane. Their marriage certificate is below.

George’s 12 Sept, 1918 WWI Registration Card tells us that he was 5’5 1/2’, was of medium build, and gray eyes and light-colored hair.  The record lists George’s occupation as “mining”.  This matches with the information we found in Mining and Scientific Press – Vol 119 (1919).

In 1925, an entry in the Mines Register – Successor to the Mines Handbook and the Copper Handbook, Describing the Non-ferrous Metal Mining Companies in the Western Hemisphere · Volume 16 lists George as one of the directors of the Victor Silver Leaf Mining Co in British Columbia.  Note, C. E. Berry (George’s father-in-law) is listed as the treasurer.

The 1920 Census records the Gundrys living with Camille’s parents, still on Spofford Ave.  and lists George’s occupation as mining – gold and silver.

On 5 Feb, 1925 Camille and George’s second known child, Eudora Camille Gundry, was born in Spokane.  It seems she was named after her grandfather, Charles Eudoras Berry and her mother.  On 14 July, 1945 Eudora married Donald H. Kopet.  Their marriage certificate is below.

George and Camille continued to live at 909 Spoffard Ave. In the 1930 census both daughters are still with them and George’s occupation is teacher business college.

In the 1940 census, May is no longer living with them (having married in 1938).  George is working as a playground supervisor and Camille as a manager – apartments.  It is possible the apartments she is managing are rooms they are renting out in their house.  They had been living with Camille’s parents, Charles and Mary Jane Cole, but they both passed away in the 1930s.  The census shows four separate residences at the Spoffard address (each with a separate apartment number).

One of the rooms is occupied by Camille’s brother, Clifford E. (E. Clifford) and his wife, June. Clifford’s occupation is listed as manager restaurant.

George’s 1942 WWII Draft Registration indicates he is working for Clifford at the Red Brick Restaurant.  

George Frederic Gundry died 13 March, 1947.  He was just two weeks short of turning 69.  His occupation is listed as Telegrapher Gn Rr. This was an occupation he’d held back in 1902.  You’ll be able to read about that in our next post.

George is buried in Old Memorial Park in Spokane. Camille died in 1987 and is buried near him. You can see photos of their gravestones here.

In our next post we’ll share more about George’s early life and family.

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Charles Edmund Cole and Ethel Perry

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In our last few posts, we’ve been sharing information about Charles Edmund Cole. Today’s post is about Charles and this third wife, Ethel Perry.

In the 1920 US Federal census Charles and his second wife, Eddis, were living in Idaho Falls with their daughter, Enid, and Eddis’ parents, Frank and Elisabeth Averett.  

Sometime after that, Charles and Eddis divorced, as on 21 July, 1923 Charles married Ethel Perry in Farmington, Davis Co, Utah.  At the time of their marriage, Charles was living in Los Angeles and Ethel in Curay, Colorado. 

The Application for License to Marry indicates Ethel was born in London, England on 16 Aug, 1883.  No information is given on Ethel’s parents (it is said to be unknown).  The application also shows that Ethel is divorced, so it is possible that Perry is her married name. 

In the 1930 census, Charles and Ethel are living at 875 Bush St, in San Francisco.  Charles is working as a furniture salesman.  The immigration year for both Charles and Ethel is listed as 1887.

In the 1940 census, Charles and Ethel are still in San Francisco, living at 411 15^th Ave E.  The record indicates they were at the same residence in 1935. Charles is working as a salesman -milking equipment.  Ethel is working as a demonstrator – electrical appliances.  The census gives Ethel’s middle initial as “P”, which we believe stands for Perry.

Charles and Edith were still at this address when Charles passed away on 5 March, 1943, just short of his 63^rd birthday. Below is his death certificate. Note: the certificate indicates he was 60. He had been semi-bedridden since 11 Feb 1943 and was attended by Adelina Wener, Christian Science Practitioner, for hemiplegia. 

Ethel Perry Cole died 6 Dec, 1953 in San Francisco.

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Charles Edmund Cole, Eddis Averett, and her family

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In last week’s post we shared the Petition for Naturalization for Charles Edmund Cole.  We ran across this document when we were researching information for this week’s post on Charles, his second wife Eddis Averett, their daughter Enid, and a little about Eddis’ family. 

Charles and Eddis were married 22 May, 1917 in Rigby, Jefferson Co, ID.  Eddis was born 10 Nov, 1898 in Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah.  She was the daughter of Frank Averett and his wife, Elisabeth. 

Charles’ 12 Sept, 1918 WWI Draft Registration card shows him as a self-employed farmer in Bone, Bingham ID. Eddis, listed as “nearest relative”, is living on 11^th St. in Idaho Falls, Bone. In both cases we believe “Bone” stands for Bonneville, as Idaho Falls is in Bonneville, Co.  Bonneville Co and Bingham Co are adjacent to each other as Bonneville County was established in 1911 from the north and east parts of Bingham County, Idaho.     

The 1920 US Federal census the couple in Idaho Falls with their only known child, Enid Cole, eleven months old.  Charles’ Naturalization papers list Enid’s birthdate as 18 Jan, 1919.  So, as the date of the census was 13 Jan, 1920, she had just had her first birthday.  Enid was born in Idaho Falls.  

Also in the household are Eddis’ parents, Frank and Elisabeth, listed as Lizzy.  As Eddis was about 16 years younger than Charles, he is actually closer in age to her parents.  He and Eddis’ mother were both 37 when the census was taken, and her father’s age is listed as 40. (Note: Frank’s WWI registration card indicates he was born 7 Jan, 1878, so he was possibly closer to 42 when the census was taken.

The census lists Charles’ occupation as traveling salesman – real estate and Frank Averett’s as farm laborer. 

Charles and Eddis divorced prior to July, 1923 and Eddis later married Thomas Provence.  In the 1940 census Thomas, Eddis, Enid, and daughter Elaine Provence, age 10 are living at 1274 3^rd Street in Los Angeles. Thomas is working as a longshoreman, waterfront docks and Enid as a beauty operator in a beauty shop. They had all been living in the same house in 1935, however the census indicates that Elaine was born in Idaho, so that is likely where Eddis and Thomas met and married. 

1274 3rd Street

A little more on Frank and Elisabeth Averett…

The 1900 census finds the couple at Willow Creek, Bingham, Idaho (Willow Creek, Ammon, Iona Precincts, ED 16, Bingham).

Frank Averett’s 1918 WWI Registration card indicates he was of medium height and build and had brown hair and brown eyes.  His occupation is listed as farmer.

As we wrote above, in the 1920 census Frank and Elisabeth were in Idaho Falls with their daughter, Eddis, her husband, Charles Cole, and their daughter Enid.

In the 1930 census, Frank and Elisabeth are back in Willow Creek where he is a sheep rancher.  The census tells us that Frank was born in Utah, as were his parents and Elisabeth was born in Idaho, while her parents were both born in Utah. 

In the 1940 census, the couple is still in Willow Creek.  Note: this census reports that Elisabeth was born in Utah, not Idaho.  In this census, Frank’s occupation is listed as farmer – stock feeding.

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The Naturalization of Charles Edmund Cole

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We hope that the information you find here will be helpful to you in your genealogical research, lead you to an “aha” moment, or help you find a missing ancestor or branch of your family tree.  And, we have loved hearing from everyone who has contacted us. 

While we make every effort to ensure that what we post is accurate (based on source documents or “reliable” family information), we would be silly to think that we haven’t made any mistakes.  If you run across one, please, please, please let us know so we can correct it.

If you are planning a trip to Ireland, visit our section on What to do in Ireland.  It provides a brief overview of where you might go and what you might do if you are interested in genealogical research on the Loney Family.

In our previous post we wrote about Della Crowe and her family.  Della was the first wife of Charles Edmund Cole.  Before we share what we know about Charles’ other wives (and their families), we want to share a document we found while doing our research.  And, it was a document we were looking for way back in 2013 – Charles’ naturalization papers.

We hoped that by finding the naturalization papers for Charles or his sister, Anne Cole Berry, it could help us come closer to discovering when, where, and how the Cole family had emigrated to the U.S. from Canada.

This quest has been complicated by the fact that the naturalization records for Charles and Anne’s brothers, Cecil Henry Cole, William Samuel Cole, and Alexander MacKenzie Cole all had differing accounts…

• Cecil’s naturalization records say that the family left Ontario about 25 Nov, 1887 and arrived in the U.S. at the Port of Buffalo, New York on an unknown vessel.
• Samuel’s papers indicate they entered the U.S. at Port Huron, MI on the railroad in Nov 1887.
• Alexander’s version is that they arrived in Nov, 1885 through Detroit, MI on an unnamed vessel.

Charles’ papers provide even another version. They indicate he arrived in the U.S. 20 April, 1887 at Port Huron, MI on the Grand Trunk Railroad.  Perhaps the Cole children did all arrive at different times and at different entry points.  We may never know.  Regardless, the naturalization record for Charles provides a wealth of information, and we’ll be referring back to it in our next post on Charles, his second wife, Eddis Averett, their daughter Enid, and a little about Eddis’ family.

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