Gertrude Florence Porter
b. 16 September 1891, d. 25 October 1980
- Gertrude Florence Porter was born on 16 September 1891 in Vale, Rowan County, Kentucky.
- She married Joseph Frederick Herauf circa 1914, and they divorced not long afterward.
- She married Sterling Niblet Oliver, son of William N. Oliver and Margaret Matthews, on 16 November 1917 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
- Sterling Niblet Oliver and Gertrude Florence Porter appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Fort Bend County, Texas. Other members of the household included George Wood Oliver, Reed Frank Oliver, Rufus Daniel Oliver, Nellie Goree Oliver, William Mathis Oliver and Douglas Porter Herauf. Also in the household was step-son Douglas Herauf (age 4). Daughter Nellie also was enumerated back in San Jacinto County in the household of her mother's brother Charlie Wood.
- Sterling Niblet Oliver and Gertrude Florence Porter appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 1609 West 70th Street. Other members of the household included Niblet Porter Oliver and Forrest Gail Oliver.
- Gertrude Florence Porter became a widow at the 19 April 1938 death of her husband Sterling Niblet Oliver.
- Gertrude Florence Porter died on 25 October 1980 at age 89 in Brazoria County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 26 Apr 2013
Family 1: Joseph Frederick Herauf b. 22 June 1893
- Douglas Porter Herauf b. 10 July 1915, d. 1 November 1974
Family 2: Sterling Niblet Oliver b. 3 January 1875, d. 19 April 1938
- Niblet Porter Oliver b. 12 November 1920, d. 12 May 1988
- Forrest Gail Oliver b. 11 November 1922, d. 26 December 2003