I have the following on the family of Desamore and Gertie Toms family; according to his granddaughter his name was Desamore Oliver Toms. Desamore Oliver Toms, son of Daniel A. & Mary Burns Toms b. 12 Sep 1882 d. 13 Feb 1953 bur. St. Marks Luth. Cem., Wolfsville, MD m. Gertrude "Gertie" Rae Barkman, daughter of James R. and Elizabeth Schildknecht Barkman b. 14 Jun 1887 d. 20 Jun 1982 bur. St. Marks Luth. Cem., Wolfsville, MD m. 23 Sep 1906 Desamore and Gertie lived at Cavetown, MD Children of Desamore and Gertie Toms: 1 Viola Elizabeth Toms b. 16 Dec 1907 d. 13 Jan 1988 m Mahlon Brown 2 James B Oliver Toms b. 25 Jul 1910 d. 18 Apr 1994 m Sylvia Smith 3 Alvey John Toms b. 15 Mar 1913 d. 12 Nov 1970 bur. Cedar Lawn Cemetery m. Orpha Brinkley 4 Archie Desamore Toms b. 12 Jul 1915 d. 1 May 1994 5 Raymond Richard Toms b. 13 Sep 1917 d. 20 Jan 2004 bur. Rose Hill Cemetery, Hagerstown, MD m. Enid Vernon Dennis d. 6 Jun 2002 6 Stanley Harding Toms b. 18 Sep 1920 d. 21 Nov 1980 m.living 7 Ralph Daniel "Bud" Toms b. 12 Oct 1922 d. 16 Jan 2003 m. M. Louise d. 1968 8 Cleo Irene Toms b. 17 Nov 1925 d. 30 Oct 1999 m. 1. Paul Kenneth Sadler Sr. d. 30 Oct 1999 & m 2. Harold Lee Smith Sr. b. 19 Apr 1936 d. 17 Apr 2004 bur. Cedar Lawn Cemetery 9 Living Toms b. 23 Mar 1928 Ellen Smith