Mrs. Oma (Gerling) Huot was born April 9, 1885 at Goodnoe Hills, Washington. She died at Skyline Hospital, White Salmon, WA on April 8, 1970. Mrs. Huot was the only daughter of six children of Fred and Mary Gerling, early day ranchers on Rock Creek and at Goodnoe Hills. Contemporary neighbors were the Beeks, Chamberlain and Imrie families. A member of the original Christian Church of Goodnoe Hills, later moving to Pleasant valley and still later to Goldendale, she was baptized at the mouth of Rock Creeek at a time when the water was frozen over and the ice had to be broken. In 1904 she met and married Lincoln Huot. To their union was born 10 children, nine of whom survive. Mrs Huot resided at Chamberlain Flat until Mr. Huots death in 1944. In 1945 Mrs Huot moved to the Bingen area and was employed by the White House and the Mt. Adams Inn until she retired in 1965. One daughter, Frances Doughty, preceded her in death on Febuary 1, 1970. Other children are Leland Huot, Vancouver; Mary Barrett, Aberdeen; Gladys Powell and Verna Frey, Bingen; Roy Huot, Edna Frey and Vada Scott, Hood River; Dolly Barnes, Springfield, Oregon, and Etta Suksdorf, Gleed, Washington. Also surviving Mrs Huot are 36 grandchildren and 56 great grand children. Funeral services were held April 11, 1970 at Gardner's Funeral Chapel, White Salmon. William Frey,DD., grandson of Mrs. Huot, officiated at the services. Pall bearers were her grandsons, Carl Suksdorf, Fred Powell, Randy Huot, Don Barnes, Roger Holste and Ray Barnes. Interment ws at the IOOF Cemetery, Goldendale."

this was posted in the Goldendale Sentinel, April 16, 1970 page 3
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1887 Census Klickitat County Washington Territory
Fred W Gerling age 47 Farmer Germany
Mary Gerling age 39 female Wisconsin
Eddie Gerling age 13 male Oregon
Dewitt Gerling age 9 male Oregon
Oma Carrie Evalina Gerling age 1 female b. Washington Territory
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1892 Washington Territorial Census

Gerling Fred age 52 b. Germany
Gerling Mary age 37 b. Wisconsin
Gerling Fred age 19 b. Oregon

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Gerling Ed age 15 b. Oregon
Gerling Ernest age 14 b. Washington
Gerling Omaha age 6 b. Washington
Gerling Frank age 4 b. Washington



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1900 Census Sand Spring, Klickitat County, Washington
Fredrick W Gerling age 58 b. Germany parents b. Germany
Mary Gerling age 45 wife married 30 years b. Missouri parents b. Germany mother of 10 children only 6 are living

Edward Gerling age 24 b. March 1876 Oregon
Ernest Gerling age 22 b. April 1878 Washington
Oma C Gerling age 15 b. April 1885 Washington
Frank J Gerling age 12 b. Sept 1887 Washington
William Gerling age 8 b. Oct 1891 Washington
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1910 Census Sand Springs, Klickitat, Washington census

LINCOLN HUOT age 32 Head
(born in California; Father's Birthplace- France; Mother's Birthplace- California)
OMA C. HUOT age 25 wife b. WA fa b. Germany mother b. Wisconsin
LELAND F. HUOT age 3 son b. WA
MARY H. HUOT age 2 daughter b. WA
FRANCES L. HUOT age 10 months daughter b. WA
ERNEST L.GERLING age 32 brother in law b. WA
EDWARD S. GERLING age 34 brother in law b. Oregon