Gertrude Cecelia (Driscoll) Matejka (1891 - 1969)

Born 1 Nov 1891 in La Motte, Jackson, Iowa, United States

Wife of Edward B. Matejka — married 26 May 1913 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Jan 1969 at age 77 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

Gertrude Driscoll was born on November 1, 1891, in Iowa to Charles J. and Ellen M. (Fitzgerald) Driscoll. She married Edward B. Matejka on May 26, 1913 in Denver, Colorado. They were the parents of Dorothy Helen (born 1918), Paul D. (1922–2004), and Eileen Marie (1928–1939). She died on January 4, 1969, in Inglewood, California, at the age of 77, and was buried in Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.

• Fact: Residence (1900) Garfield & Grant Townships, Ida, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1910) Stanton, Plymouth, Iowa, United States
• Fact: Residence (1920) Denver, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Residence (1940) Denver, Colorado, United States
• Fact: Residence (1950) Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States
• Fact: Burial (1969) Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado, United States

Sources

• 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9KB-X2V : 10 March 2022), Gertrude Driscoll in entry for Charles J Driscoll, 1900.

• 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MG99-3TC : accessed 19 February 2023), Gertrude Driscoll in household of Edward Benefiel, Stanton, Plymouth, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 121, sheet 6B, family 118, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 418; FHL microfilm 1,374,431.

• 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX26-W4W : 31 January 2021), Gertrude Matejka in entry for Edw B Matejka, 1920.

• 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRDG-8VP : Tue Nov 28 13:49:45 UTC 2023), Entry for Gertrude Matejka and Don Matejka, 1940.

• 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6XGN-125M : Fri Oct 06 20:13:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Mary C Raushenberger and Gertrude Matejka, 10 April 1950.

• Burial: "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DV-ZYLW : 20 October 2022), Gertrude Cecelia Driscoll Matejka, ; Burial, Wheat Ridge, Jefferson, Colorado, United States of America, Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery; citing record ID 169643869, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Find A Grave: Memorial #169643869.

• Death: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9GS-D6Y : 11 January 2021), Gertrude Matejka, Jan 1969; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Death: "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK6-9X7W : Sun Oct 15 13:55:20 UTC 2023), Entry for Gertrude C Matejka, 5 Jan 1969.

• Genealogy: "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 06 October 2022, 16:05), entry for Gertrude Driscoll (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:GMD8-9GS ); contributed by various users.

• Marriage: "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KNQ6-XJW : 19 February 2021), Edward B Matejka and Gertrude C Driscoll, 26 May 1913, Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States; citing no. 56957, State Archives, Denver; FHL microfilm 1,690,106.