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Bertha Minter Burch 1918–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Dec 1918

Birth Location: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 7 Feb 2016

Death Location: Tuckahoe, Henrico, Virginia, USA

Father: Rev. Sr.

Mother: Nannie Towsey

Spouse(s): Richard Briggs, Willis Childress

Children(s):

In 1918, Bertha Minter Burch entered the world in Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA, born to Rev William Gerard Burch Sr And Nannie Mae Towsey. In 1950, Bertha Minter Burch resided in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA. Bertha Minter Burch married Richard Warner Briggs, Willis Lafayette Childress. Bertha Minter Burch passed away in 2016 in Tuckahoe, Henrico, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1918, Bertha Minter Burch entered the world in Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA, born to Rev William Gerard Burch Sr And Nannie Mae Towsey.
  • In 1950, Bertha Minter Burch resided in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
  • Bertha Minter Burch married Richard Warner Briggs, Willis Lafayette Childress.
  • Bertha Minter Burch passed away in 2016 in Tuckahoe, Henrico, Virginia, USA.

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Bertha Burch's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Burch
1918–2016
Birth Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Rev. William Gerard Burch Sr.
1872–1955
Dyers Store, Henry County, Virginia, USA
Nannie (Mae) Towsey
1885–1974
Pendleton, Louisa, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Anderson) Towsey
1862–1913
Virginia, USA
Lottie S.
1863–1939
Louisa County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Towsey
1822–1875
Mary Barrett
1828–1900
Joseph Whitton
1829–1862
Huldah Whitlock
1828–1862
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Towsey
1794–1868
Frances Rogers
1790–1837
Parsons Barret
1784–1867
Mary Talley
1802–1867
John Whitton
1776–
Mary Arnold
1793–
Jesse Whitlock
1793–1867
Sarah Cole
1802–1867

Bertha Burch's Timeline

4 Records

1918
31 Dec 1918
Birth of Bertha Minter Burch in Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 32
Bertha Minter Burch resided here in Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
1996
16 Jul 1996
Age 78
Death of Bertha Minter Burch in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA
2016
7 Feb 2016
Age 98
Death of Bertha Minter Burch in Bertie, North Carolina, USA
Bertie, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Dec 1918
    Event Place: Chesapeake, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia; Roll: 873; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 119-47

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Richmond, Richmond, Virginia; Roll: 873; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 119-47

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1996
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 2016
    Event Place: Bertie, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Tuckahoe, Henrico, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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