Notes for Martin Peterson Gerking

Family Group Sheet

Notes for Martin Peterson Gerking

Inscription:"Indian War Veteran of 1878. Was engaged in Willow Springs Battle July 6, 1878"
MARTIN PETERSON GERKING by Betty Gerking Roach
My grandfather, M. P. (Martin Peterson) Gerking, did not lose a finger in the Indian battle of 1878, and his horse was not shot as stated in the book. He could not find her there and thought that she may have been shot but found her in the Livery Stable in Pendleton. As my Grandfather told it, the fellow that rode her into Pendleton put her in the Livery Stable in Pendleton and the fellow that ran the stable knew the horse and would not let this fellow take her out. Anyway, I’m not sure who, but someone saw my Grandfather when he got back to town and said to him, “Your horse is down in the Livery Stable.”