[or-roots] Haynesville, Oregon

[Beth Perry Johnston]

At 01:38 PM 9/12/2004, barbhg1221 at comcast.net wrote:

>Beth,
>I didn't realize that I had a tie-in until you mentioned the Gerking 
>name.  Opal Inez Miller (1910-1998) from my Kindred line was first married 
>to Ralph Rowe Gerking (1898-1944).  My information says that Ralph was 
>born in Merrill, OR and was the son of Samuel and Martha (Smith) 
>Gerking.  Much of my information came from another cousin (now deceased) 
>who attended a number of Kindred family reunions that were held in the 
>Warrenton-Astoria area.  I believe that Opal had attended some of them 
>also.  Anyway, I am always willing to share and compare.
>Barbara Herring

Barbara,

Thanks for writing. Yes, Ralph Rowe Gerking was the second of Samuel and 
Martha's three children born in Merrill, the others being Ethel Joy and 
Alda Beatrice. Opal attended every reunion she could get to, even after her 
husband Ralph died, and I knew her well from those. She also was great at 
contributing family information for the Gerking Newsletter. I'll write to 
you later off list with more . . . have to go walk the dog now.<g>

Beth