Gretchen A. Shirk

  General Notes:

The 1920 Federal Census for Township 3, Fresno Co., California, District 8, page 177B, dated January 8, 1920 records Walter (47 - IL/US/US) and Gretchen (30 - SD/IL/Missouri) Banker with children Elizabeth (5 - CA) and Dorothy (3 2/12) - CA). Also in the household is Gretchen's sister, Dorothy Shirk (21 - SD/IL/Missouri). Walter is employed as a House Carpenter.

The 1930 Federal Census for Pacific Grove, Monterey Co., California, District 35, page 226A, dated April 5, 1930 records the widower Walter E. Banker (55 - IL/NY/Vermont) with his daughters Elizabeth S. Banker (15 - CA) and Dorothy L. Banker (13 - CA) living at 701 Granite Street. Walter is a Carpenter in Building Construction. The family is living near by Gretchen's sister's family, Leonard and Henrietta Rising and children.

California Birth Index, 1905-1995
Name: Dorothy L Banker
Birth Date: 8 Oct 1916
Gender: Female
Mother's Maiden Name: Shirk
Birth County: Fresno

Gretchen married Walter Edwin Banker circa 1914 in California. (Walter Edwin Banker was born on 25 Oct 1875 in Illinois and died on 28 Feb 1958 in Monterey Co., California.)