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Bertha Lelah Cross 1895–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Apr 1895

Birth Location: Allerton, Wayne, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 28 Oct 1982

Death Location: Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Levi Sr

Mother: Rachel Roberts

Spouse(s): John Wilkie

Children(s): Gurley Wilkie, Ellen Wilkie, John Wilkie, Carl Wilkie, Cleo Wilkie, Pauline Wilkie

Bertha Lelah Cross was born in 1895 in Allerton, Wayne, Iowa, USA, the child of Levi Simon Cross Sr And Rachel Ellen Roberts. In 1900, Bertha Lelah Cross resided in Walnut, Wayne, Iowa, USA. Bertha Lelah Cross married John Fleming Wilkie, and had children including Carl R Wilkie, Cleo M Wilkie, Ellen Marie Wilkie, Gurley Raen Wilkie, John Edwin Wilkie, Pauline Edna Wilkie. Bertha Lelah Cross passed away in 1982 in Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bertha Lelah Cross was born in 1895 in Allerton, Wayne, Iowa, USA, the child of Levi Simon Cross Sr And Rachel Ellen Roberts.
  • In 1900, Bertha Lelah Cross resided in Walnut, Wayne, Iowa, USA.
  • Bertha Lelah Cross married John Fleming Wilkie, and had children including Carl R Wilkie, Cleo M Wilkie, Ellen Marie Wilkie, Gurley Raen Wilkie, John Edwin Wilkie, Pauline Edna Wilkie.
  • Bertha Lelah Cross passed away in 1982 in Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bertha Cross's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Cross
1895–1982
Birth Place: Allerton, Wayne, Iowa, USA
Parents
Levi Simon Cross Sr
1854–1904
Chautauqua, New York, USA
Rachel (Ellen) Roberts
1856–1936
Decatur, Decatur, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Roberts
1823–1894
Wayne, Wayne, Indiana, USA
Isophenia (R) Baker
1824–1905
Westchester, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Baker
1795–1873
Rachel Dilworth
1801–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Baker
1745–1827
Mary Yarnall
1752–1825

Bertha Cross's Descendants

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Bertha (Lelah) Cross (19 Apr 1895–28 Oct 1982) m. John (Fleming) Wilkie (29 Jan 1888–1956)
  1. 1. Gurley (Raen) Wilkie 1925–1996
  2. 2. Ellen (Marie) Wilkie 1931–1985 m. Arthur (Earl) Mastin 1927–1983
    1. 1. Bruce (Arthur) Mastin 1949–2016
  3. 3. John (Edwin) Wilkie 1923–1985
  4. 4. Carl (R) Wilkie 1908–
  5. 5. Cleo (M) Wilkie 1909–2004
  6. 6. Pauline (Edna) Wilkie 1911–

Bertha Cross's Timeline

3 Records

1895
19 Apr 1895
Birth of Bertha Lelah Cross in Allerton, Wayne, Iowa, USA
Allerton, Wayne, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 5
Bertha Lelah Cross resided here in Walnut, Wayne, Iowa, USA
Walnut, Wayne, Iowa, USA
1982
28 Oct 1982
Age 87
Death of Bertha Lelah Cross in Corydon, Wayne, Iowa, USA
Corydon, Wayne, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1895
    Event Place: Allerton, Wayne, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walnut, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: 464; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0154; FHL microfilm: 1240464
    [2] Iowa, Marriage Records, Iowa Department of Public Health; Des Moines, Iowa; Series Title: Iowa Marriage Records, 1880–1922; Record Type: Textual Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; DGS: 101716646

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Walnut, Wayne, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Walnut, Wayne, Iowa; Roll: 464; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0154; FHL microfilm: 1240464

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1982
    Event Place: Corydon, Wayne, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cambria, Wayne County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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