Gertrude Leedy
b. 4 April 1852, Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana
d. 14 March 1924, Seattle, Washington
m. 21 December 1885, Warsaw, Kosciusko County, Indiana
Frank S. Shurick
b. 7 June 1845, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, to Adam Frank and [–?–] Shurick
d. 25 September 1895/1898, Rutherford, New Jersey
Children with Frank S. Shurick:
- Amy married Dan McInnis
- Karl Chapman
- Adam Thomas
Gertrude moved in 1910 to Seattle, Washington, where she worked for women’s suffrage under the pseudonym Mrs. G.L. Lake in order not to embarrass some conservative relatives.
From The Leedy Family History, compiled and edited by Gordon M. Connelly, Leedy family historian (Baltimore: Gateway Press, Inc., 1985).
Submitted by:
Barbara J. Cruchon
Seattle WA