Gertie Davis
The little-known story of Gertie Davis, the adopted daughter of Harriet Tubman
Gertie Davis was the adopted daughter of Harriet Tubman, and remains a little-known figure in history, although she played a significant role in the private life of one of America’s most celebrated icons. Born in the late 1860s, Davis was adopted as an infant by Harriet Tubman and her second husband, Nelson Davis, becoming the…
