Alvina Gerken # 34

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Alyssa McIntosh

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Alvina Gerken # 34

A photo of Alvina Gerken. Alvina age 9 boarded with her family on board the Sea Wing with her parents and siblings. The boat capsized during a storm in Lake Pepin, Mississippi.

Date & Place: 1888 in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota United States

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Alvina Gerken Jul 24, 1880 - Jul 13, 1890 United States

Alvina Gerken was born on July 24, 1880 in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota United States to Peter Gerken and Maria Margarete Gerken, and had siblings Heinrich "Henry" Gerken, Emil Johannes Gerken, Amandus Gerken, and George E. Gerken. Alvina Gerken died at age 9 years old on July 13, 1890 at Lake Pepin, and was buried in 1890 at Saint Johns Church in Zumbrota. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Alvina Gerken.

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