Gertrude S Fetterman1

#21710, (circa 1832 - )
Father*Washington Wilfrid Fetterman Jr.1 (1802 - 1838)
Mother*Sarah De Bulan1 (c 1798 - 1862)

Family

James McMasters b. 1820, d. 1886
Children 1.Mary McMasters7 (c 1857 - )
 2.Sr. Gertrude Genevieve McMasters7 (c 1859 - 1913)
 3.Sr. Helen Pauline McMasters7 (c 1863 - )
 4.J Alphonsus McMasters8 (1866 - )
 5.Wilfred Michael McMasters9 (1869 - )
Her married name was McMasters.2 
Birth*circa 1832She was born circa 1832 at PennsylvaniaG.1 
1 July 1837She was named as a minor child in the will of Washington Wilfrid Fetterman Jr.; (codicil added 27 Jun 1838.)3 
19 August 1850She appeared on the census of 19 August 1850 in the household of Sarah De Bulan at 1st Ward, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PennsylvaniaG.4 
Marriage*13 November 1856She married James McMasters, son of Rev. Gilbert McMasters, on 13 November 1856 at Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PennsylvaniaG.2 
2 July 1860She and James McMasters appeared on the census of 2 July 1860 at 17th Ward, 8th Dist., New York, New York.5 
24 June 1870She and James McMasters appeared on the census of 24 June 1870 at 22nd Ward, 15th Dist., New York, New York.6 

Citations

  1. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census.
  2. [S1941] The Pittsburgh Post, Pittsburgh, Penna.
  3. [S1666] Pennsylvania Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, index and images, online Ancestry.com, Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) Register of Wills, Will Books Vol. 5, pp. 79-80, imgs. 330-331/579. Last will of Washington Wilfred Fetterman of Pittsburgh, 1 Jul 1837. Names wife Sarah as executrix and heir to all real and personal property; names Sarah as Guardian of children Gilbert, George, Gertrude, Wilfred [sic] and Francis [sic]; bequeaths to "my trusty and tryed friend" William Sheehy five shares of stock in the "hope that he will assist my executrix;" devises to his [unnamed] mother $1000 "as a testimony of respect for one whom I dearly love." Codicil 27 Jun 1838, to William Sheehy $500 in lieu of stock, and $500 to Belinda Pennington. Witnesses H MacShane and George W Holdship. Recorded 5 Feb 1839. Copies of the will also recorded in Taylor and Harrison Counties, VA (now WV), and Madison Co., OH; citations available on request. Note: W.P.A. typed abstract omits child Wilfred.
  4. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Sarah B (48), b. PA, real estate value $200,000.
  5. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. James A (40), b. NY, editor; Gertrude G (30), b. NY [sic]. Also William S Brown (44), US Officer, Elizabeth Brown (40) and Bermona Brown (10).
  6. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. James (50), b. NY, editor; Gertrude (38), b. PA.
  7. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census.
  8. [S1461] New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909, online FamilySearch.org, J. Alphonsus Mcmasters, b. 2 May 1866, son of Jas. A McMasters and Gertrude G Fetterman; cert. no. 119.
  9. [S1461] New York City Births, 1846-1909, online FamilySearch.org, Wilfred Michael Mcmasters, b. 28 Sep 1869, son of James McMasters and Gertrude Fetterman; vol. 19, p. 32.