Mary Weigert /Gerding/
family confidence: 95 — certain (corroborated)Other paternal in-law
Facts
Each fact shows how sure the archive is of it (0–100) and the sources it rests on.
- Birth:
- 1863-09-14, Floss, Bayria, Germany 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)The tree cites the 1939 border-crossing manifest (Sweet Grass, Montana), which gives a full date, and the 1900, 1911, 1916 and 1921 censuses. The 1940 obituary's 'aged 77' implies a birth in 1862 or early 1863, a year off; minor. 'Floss, Bayria' is Floß, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria.
- Death:
- 1940-03-22, Vulcan, Alberta, Canada 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)The tree cites the Alberta Deaths Index, Find a Grave and the Calgary Herald obituary of 26 Mar 1940.
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1883 | emigration · arrival in the United States, 1883 Tree 'Arrival' event citing the 1900 census. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1887-1888 | event · before her marriage the tree pairs her with George Frank (b. 1860, Floß, Bavaria) as parents of Joseph William (b. Jan 1887, New York) and Anna Delores (b. Aug 1888) Tree families citing a New York City birth-certificate index and the 1900 census; no marriage to Frank is recorded, and the tree marks Anna Delores as adopted by Bernard Gerding. Neither child nor George Frank has an archive record. | 50 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1889-05-21 | marriage · married Bernard Gerding, Nez Perce County, Idaho (Nez Perce County, Idaho) 'Idaho, Select Marriages' and the 1900 census, per the tree. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1900 | residence · Ferdinand, Idaho County, Idaho; wife of the head (Ferdinand, Idaho) 1900 census, per the tree's note. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1909 | emigration · moved to Canada, 1909 (Alberta, Canada) Tree 'Arrival' event citing the 1921 Canadian census. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1911 | residence · Medicine Hat district, Alberta; wife of the head; Roman Catholic (Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada) 1911 Census of Canada, per the tree's note. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1916 | residence · Bulyea, Bow River district, Alberta; wife of the head (Bulyea, Alberta, Canada) 1916 census of the Prairie Provinces, per the tree. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1921-06-01 | residence · Bulyea and Berry Creek Municipality, Bow River, Alberta; wife of the head (Bulyea, Alberta, Canada) 1921 Census of Canada, per the tree. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1929 | residence · St. Cloud, Minnesota (city directory) (St. Cloud, Minnesota) A widow of 65 in a Minnesota directory between Alberta records; nothing in the tree ties this Mary Gerding to her. Possibly another woman. | 25 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1930 | residence · Los Angeles (1930 census, per the tree) (Los Angeles, California) The tree's note on this entry reads 'Married; Wife', which is her daughter Mary Josephine's entry (wife of Theodore Schueller, same page: ED 0230, p. 3B), not a widow's since 1927. Probably the daughter's census line attached to the mother. | 10 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1939-08-27 | event · crossed from Canada into the United States at Sweet Grass, Montana (Sweet Grass, Montana) 'U.S., Border Crossings from Canada to U.S., 1895-1960' (Sweet Grass manifests), per the tree. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1940 | residence · Vulcan, Alberta, at her death (Vulcan, Alberta, Canada) Obituary index (Calgary Herald), per the tree. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1940 | burial · Vulcan, Alberta (Vulcan, Alberta, Canada) Find a Grave index, per the tree. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1940-03-26 | event · obituary, Calgary Herald, 26 Mar 1940, p. 12 ('Mary Gerding (Aged 77)', the tree's title) (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) The tree cites the clipping and the obituary index. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
Relationships
Family (blood)
- child of Maxmillion /Weigert/50The tree's only evidence for Maxmillion Weigert and Anna Zohner is 'New York, New York, Index to Death Certificates, 1862-1948', which on the tree belongs to Johanna Spuhler (b. about 1869, d. 12 Jan 1939, Bronx), the couple's other daughter; a death certificate of that period names the parents. What ties Mary to Johanna as sisters is not cited: her maiden name Weigert and her New York stay around 1887 fit, but no record shown names Mary's parents. Plausible; unverified. · 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
- child of Anna /Zohner/50The tree's only evidence for Maxmillion Weigert and Anna Zohner is 'New York, New York, Index to Death Certificates, 1862-1948', which on the tree belongs to Johanna Spuhler (b. about 1869, d. 12 Jan 1939, Bronx), the couple's other daughter; a death certificate of that period names the parents. What ties Mary to Johanna as sisters is not cited: her maiden name Weigert and her New York stay around 1887 fit, but no record shown names Mary's parents. Plausible; unverified. · 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
- parent of Mary Josephine /Gerding/75Tree: Mary Josephine is 'Daughter' of the household in the 1900 census at Ferdinand. · 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
Marriage
- married to Bernard Herwing /Gerding/75Tree marriage of 21 May 1889 ('Idaho, Select Marriages'; 1900 census); his wife in the 1900, 1911, 1916 and 1921 censuses; widowed by his death in 1927. · 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
Nexus
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Appears with
- Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)1 shared source
- Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)1 shared source
- Myles Lyne (c. 1791–1872; Ardgroom farmer; second husband of Margaret Shea; Ellen Lyne Murphy's stepfather, named as her father in 1881)1 shared source
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)1 shared source
- Agnes Kelly Murphy1 shared source
- Mary (Chatham) Kelly1 shared source
- John /Kelly/1 shared source
- John A. /Chatham/1 shared source
- Catherine /Ryan/1 shared source
- Catherine /Chatham/1 shared source
- Christopher /Chatham/1 shared source
- James J. Murphy Jr. (b. 20 Mar 1914 Butte MT; d. 1972; user's paternal grandfather)1 shared source
- Marie A. Schueller Murphy (b. 31 Aug 1916 Ferdinand ID; d. 11 Apr 2012 La Mesa CA age 95; "Marie by the Sea"; user's paternal grandmother)1 shared source
- Michelle Murphy1 shared source
- Marty Murphy1 shared source
- …and 9 more people with shared sources.
Sources linking to this person
≥75 — High confidence — 1
- 1967 — Murphy family papersMurphy Family Tree, 1967: 'Patrick Murphy, Balykrewan, County Cork, Ireland'; Ellen Lyne (1859-1935)role: gerding_grandmother · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Mary Viegert
Identity: Mary J. W. Gerding's mother on the chart: the record's Mary Weigert Gerding, wife of Bernard and mother of Mary Josephine (Viegert = Weigert).