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Bertha Ellen GRAY 1885–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: August 14,1885

Birth Location: Cumberland, Maryland

Death Date: September 19,1963

Death Location: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Simon GRAY

Mother: Rebecca PORTER

Spouse(s): Benjamin Marks

Children(s): Esther MARKS, Mable MARKS, Verna MARKS, Florence MARKS, Lauretta MARKS, Hazel MARKS, Lawrence MARKS, Eugene Marks, Lenetta Marks

In 1885, Bertha Ellen GRAY entered the world in Cumberland, Maryland, born to Simon Pinkney Gray And Rebecca Porter. Bertha Ellen GRAY married Benjamin F Marks, and had children including Esther Harriet Marks, Eugene L Marks, Florence Irene Marks, Hazel Mary Marks, Lauretta Mae Betty Marks, Lawrence James Marks, Lenetta Marks, Mable Viola Marks, Verna Paige Marks. Bertha Ellen GRAY passed away in 1963 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Bertha Ellen GRAY entered the world in Cumberland, Maryland, born to Simon Pinkney Gray And Rebecca Porter.
  • Bertha Ellen GRAY married Benjamin F Marks, and had children including Esther Harriet Marks, Eugene L Marks, Florence Irene Marks, Hazel Mary Marks, Lauretta Mae Betty Marks, Lawrence James Marks, Lenetta Marks, Mable Viola Marks, Verna Paige Marks.
  • Bertha Ellen GRAY passed away in 1963 in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Simon GRAY
1848–1903
Birth Location: Bedford Co.,Pa.
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Rebecca PORTER
1852–1927
Birth Location: Wellersburg, Somerset Co., Pa.
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Spouses(s)

Benjamin Marks
1872–1941
Birth Location: Scranton, Pennsylvania
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Children(s)

Esther MARKS
1905–1983
Birth Location: Somerset Co.,Pa.
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Mable MARKS
1908–1975
Birth Location: Elk Lick, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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Verna MARKS
1910–1987
Birth Location: Meyersdale,Pa.
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Florence MARKS
1912–1981
Birth Location: Scranton, Pa.
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Lauretta MARKS
1914–1977
Birth Location: Olyphant, Lackawanna, Pa.
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Hazel MARKS
1918–1983
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Lawrence MARKS
1905–1910
Birth Location: Meyersdale,Pa.
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Eugene Marks
1923–1959
Birth Location: Meyersdale, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
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Lenetta Marks
1915–
Birth Location: Pennsylvania
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Bertha GRAY's Ancestors

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Bertha GRAY
1885–1963
Birth Place: Cumberland, Maryland
Parents
Simon Pinkney GRAY
1848–1903
Bedford Co.,Pa.
Rebecca PORTER
1852–1927
Wellersburg, Somerset Co., Pa.
Grandparents
Thomas Gray
1817–1886
Southampton,Somerset, PA
Elisabeth Kennel
1821–1866
Southampton Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Kennel
1768–1846
SUSANNAH MARTZ
1788–1868
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Kennel
1729–1800
Catherine Nelig
1740–1820

Bertha GRAY's Descendants

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Bertha (Ellen) GRAY (August 14,1885–September 19,1963) m. Benjamin (F) Marks (May 26, 1872–January 21, 1941)
  1. 1. Esther (Harriet) MARKS 1905–1983 m. Robert (Dawn) VOUGHT 1908–1980
    1. 1. Marvin (George) VOUGHT 1928–1993
    2. 2. Ray (Eugene) VOUGHT 1929–1930
  2. 2. Mable (Viola) MARKS 1908–1975
  3. 3. Verna (Paige) MARKS 1910–1987
  4. 4. Florence (Irene) MARKS 1912–1981
  5. 5. Lauretta (Mae "Betty") MARKS 1914–1977
  6. 6. Hazel (Mary) MARKS 1918–1983
  7. 7. Lawrence (James) MARKS 1905–1910
  8. 8. Eugene (L) Marks 1923–1959
  9. 9. Lenetta Marks 1915–

Bertha GRAY's Timeline

2 Records

1885
August 14,1885
Birth of Bertha Ellen GRAY in Cumberland, Maryland
Cumberland, Maryland
1963
September 19,1963
Age 78
Death of Bertha Ellen GRAY in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: August 14,1885
    Event Place: Cumberland, Maryland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 19,1963
    Event Place: Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA
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