Yes I can see your reasoning, but census records are only as good as the person who gave the information and the person who wrote it down. If they lived in a boarding house or an apartment, anyone who lived there could have given the information.
Maybe her husband wished her to use the name Gertrude. Most people call me Margaret all the time and my name is Margit.
Kristian Miller, "Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960"
Name: Kristian Miller
Event Date: 14 May 1925
Event Place: Seattle, King, Washington
Gender: Male
Race (Original):
Age (Formatted): 60 years 1 month 13 days
Birth Year (Estimated): 1865
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Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Gertrude M. Miller
Father's Name: Andres Miller
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GS Film number: 2022257
Digital Folder Number: 4222211
Image Number: 1368
Reference ID: cn 1318
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"Washington, Death Certificates, 1907-1960," index, FamilySearch (
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N3GY-TQT : accessed 17 Dec 2013), Kristian Miller, 14 May 1925.