LUKER, Gertrude (Utica NY)

 

Gertie Donohue-Luker (Utica NY)

IDENTIFICATION ON PHOTO: "Gertie Donohue-Luker, wife of Fred M. Luker, mother of Fred Jr, Joe and Marjorie Luker-Latus"

PHOTO TAKEN: Harris & Greene Studio, Utica NY, circa 1890

PHOTO ACQUIRED: Dec 2017, South Florida Fairgrounds Antiques Show

UPDATE - Gertie Luker has been claimed by her great-granddaughter and is going home!

With this much information supplied on the back, it was fairly easy to confirmed the identity of this woman.

This is Gertrude Donohue-Luker, born in about 1874 to parents Thomas Donohue (1830-1905) & Bridget McEvoy (1838-1912). 

The 1875 State Census finds her and her family living in Herkimer NY.

• DONOHUE, Thomas, 42, b. Ireland, mason working at Ilion
• DONOHUE, Bridget, 36, b. in Ireland, keeping home
• DONOHUE, Mary, born in Oneida County
• DONOHUE, George, 15, Oneida
• DONOHUE, John, 14, Oneida
• DONOHUE, Joseph, 10, born in Herkimer County
• DONOHUE, Francis, 8, Herkimer
• DONOHUE, Maggie, 6, Herkimer
• DONOHUE, Gertrude, 1, Herkimer

Around 1894, she married Frederick William LUKER (1866-1908) and had three children:

• 1897-1973 Frederick Jr. LUKER (m. Mary Jeanette SHANLEY)
• 1899-1972 Joseph Francis LUKER (became a priest and did not marry).
• 1901-1981 Marjorie Mary Luker-LATUS (m. John Harry LATUS)

1900 Census shows Fred Luker as the operator of a book store in Utica. The couple have two children at that time, but Gertie reports she has had 3 children, 2 living.

1908 City Directory of Utica NY states she is the widow of Fred W. Luker, who died in late January of that year.

1910 Census > NY > Oneida > Utica

• LUKER, Gertrude, hd, 36 wd, 4 children, 3 living, born in NY of Irish parents
• LUKER, Frederick, son, 12, born in NY
• LUKER, Joseph, son 10, NY
• LUKER, Marjorie, dau 8, NY
• DONOHUE, Bridget, mother, 70 wd, born in Ireland
• DONOHUE, Rosalie, sister, 26 s, NY, Stenographer in hardware store
• GAUGHRAN, Margaret, sister, 39 wd, NY, nurse
• GAUGHRAN, Leslie, nephew, 16, NY, clerk in hardware store

1920 Census > NY > Oneida > Utica

• LUKER, Gertrude E., head, 46 m?, no occupation
• LUKER, Marjorie, dau, 18 s, saleslady in Music Dept
• LUKER, Joseph, son, 20s, timekeeper at auto supply store
• HOURIGAN, Genevieve, boarder, 29s, public school teacher

1930 Census > NY > Oneida > Utica

• LATUS, Harry, head, 30, m at age 21, born in NY of NY parents, Clothing retail merchant
• LATUS, Marjorie, wife, 28, m at age 20, born in NY of NY parents
• LATUS, Mary J., dau, 4y5m, born in NY
• LATUS, John, 2y11m, born in NY
• LATUS, Marjorie A., dau, 10m, born in NY
• LUKER, Gertrude, mother-in-law, 56 wd, born in NY of NY parents

She died in 1951 and is buried in the Saint Agnes Cemetery, Utica NY. This obit was carried in the Watertown Daily News, 6 June 1951. Her son, Rev. Joseph Luker officiated.

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