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- Petition for adoption, Superior court for the state of Washington for Columbia County, 21 Mar 1911:
Now comes the undersigned petitioners, J.F. Gemmell and Alice M. Gemmell, and shows to the court:
1st, that they are husband and wife and residents of Dayton, Columbia County, State of Washington,
2nd, that they petition said court for leave to adopt the above named minor, June Iola Winder, a female child under the age of twenty-one years towit: one year of age on the 30th day of June, 1911; that the father and mother of said infant are dead, that she has no guardian, and that petitioners are Uncle and Aunt of said infant; that said petitioners have no children, and are able and capable of rearing, educating and properly careing for said minor.
Therefore your petitioners pray leave of the court to adopt the said minor child June Iola Winder, and further preys the court to make an order declaring that from the date thereof the said minor child is the child of your petitioners to all legal intents and purposes, and that the name of the said June Iola Winder be changed to June Winder Gemmell....
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