+--John Andrew Gerking  (27 Aug 1764-1815/1817)
         +--Samuel Gerkin  (ABT 1810-1855)
         |  |  +--William Rice 
         |  +--Rachael Rice  (26 Feb 1774-ABT 1855)
      +--Joseph F Gerkin  (Feb 1837-26 Jul 1901)
      |  +--Anna Williams  (ABT 1815-1841)
   +--Charles H Gerkin  (May 1871-BEF 1975)
   |  +--Mary Ellen Dowell  (Sep 1841-11 Jan 1909)
+--Merrill Foster Gerkin  (10 Aug 1895-Jul 1971)
|  |  +--John Wesley Mitchell  (1841-1895)
|  +--Hattie B Mitchell  (Nov 1871-1903)
|     +--Amanda Ruth Marshall  (1841-1927)
Merrill Claiborne Gerkin  (28 Oct 1920-3 Dec 2009)
+--Opal A   (ABT 1899-)