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Bertha Lillian Heath 1881–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Aug 1881

Birth Location: Calhoun, MS

Death Date: 22 June 1972

Death Location: Flower Mound, Denton County, Texas, United States of America

Father: John Heath

Mother: Sarah Burleson

Spouse(s): William Cunningham, John Sr

Children(s): Beulah Cunningham, Goldie Cunningham, John Cunningham, Alvin Cunningham, Sarah Cunningham, William Jr, Horace Cunningham

The story of Bertha Lillian Heath began in 1881 in Calhoun, MS. In 1900, Bertha Lillian Heath resided in Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA. In 1910, Bertha Lillian Heath resided in Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA. Bertha Lillian Heath married John Bruce Masten Sr, William Frederick Cunningham, and had children including Alvin Heath Major Cunningham, Beulah Mae Frances Cunningham, Goldie Lucille Cunningham, Horace Leonard Masten Cunningham, John Gordon Cunningham, Sarah Thelma Cunningham, William Fredrick Fred Cunningham Jr. Bertha Lillian Heath passed away in 1972 in Flower Mound, Denton County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bertha Lillian Heath began in 1881 in Calhoun, MS.
  • In 1900, Bertha Lillian Heath resided in Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, Bertha Lillian Heath resided in Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA.
  • Bertha Lillian Heath married John Bruce Masten Sr, William Frederick Cunningham, and had children including Alvin Heath Major Cunningham, Beulah Mae Frances Cunningham, Goldie Lucille Cunningham, Horace Leonard Masten Cunningham, John Gordon Cunningham, Sarah Thelma Cunningham, William Fredrick Fred Cunningham Jr.
  • Bertha Lillian Heath passed away in 1972 in Flower Mound, Denton County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Heath
1840–1932
Birth Location: Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
JH
Sarah Burleson
1843–1914
Birth Location: Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
SB

Spouses(s)

William Cunningham
1861–1943
Birth Location: Lexington, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
WC
John Sr
1884–1964
Birth Location: Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States
JS

Children(s)

Beulah Cunningham
1913–2008
Birth Location: Roanoke, Denton, Texas, USA
BC
Goldie Cunningham
1922–2009
Birth Location: Flower Mound, Denton County, Texas, United States of America
GC
John Cunningham
1908–2002
Birth Location: Roanoke, Denton, Texas, USA
JC
Alvin Cunningham
1916–2012
Birth Location: Denton County, Texas, United States of America
AC
Sarah Cunningham
1911–2005
Birth Location: Roanoke, Denton County, Texas, United States of America
SC
William Jr
1906–1990
Birth Location: Denton, Texas, United States
WJ
Horace Cunningham
1902–1988
Birth Location: Denton, Denton, Texas, United States
HC

Bertha Heath's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Heath
1881–1972
Birth Place: Calhoun, MS
Parents
John LaFayette Culpepper Heath
1840–1932
Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
Sarah (Ann "Sally") Burleson
1843–1914
Calhoun City, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Lamarcus (K "Marcus") Heath
1808–1903
White County, Tennessee, USA
Salina (Perry) James
1815–1900
Alabama
David (Levi) Burleson
1796–1883
Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth Brannon
1811–1892
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Heath
1775–1842
Margaret Moss
1775–
David James
1790–1864
Sarah Harrell\James
1799–1870
Isaac Sr
1759–1846
Margaret Clay
1758–1826
James Brannan
1785–1857
Sylvia Brannon
1795–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Heath
1724–1789
Matthew Sr
1741–1780
Sarah Carter
1733–1779
Daniel James
1760–1836
Rebecca Mossie
1770–1845
Agnes White
1770–1823

Bertha Heath's Descendants

1.
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Bertha (Lillian) Heath (30 Aug 1881–22 June 1972) m. William (Frederick) Cunningham (15 December 1861–11 December 1943) m. John (Bruce Masten) Sr (25 MAY 1884–19 JAN 1964)
  1. 1. Beulah (Mae Frances) Cunningham 1913–2008 m. Denver (Sam) Ballew 1914–1986
    1. 1. Denver (Fred) Ballew 1940–1982 m. Billye (Nell) Townsend 1942–2003
    2. 2. Carolyn (Ann) Ballew 1942–2016 m. Robert (Gerald) Rogers 1942–2021
  2. 2. Goldie (Lucille) Cunningham 1922–2009 m. Curtis (Faymous) Hawk 1917–1995
  3. 3. John (Gordon) Cunningham 1908–2002 m. Winnie (Mae) Biggerstaff 1906–2000
    1. 1. Gordan (Wayne) Cunningham 1937–2021
  4. 4. Alvin (Heath "Major") Cunningham 1916–2012 m. Frankie (Ozell) Boty 1923–2019
  5. 5. Sarah (Thelma) Cunningham 1911–2005 m. Bryce (Woodward) Petty 1907–1944 m. John (Albert) Burkett 1905–1972
    1. 1. Bryce (Truman) Petty 1935–1935
  6. 6. William (Fredrick (Fred) Cunningham) Jr 1906–1990 m. Dorothy (May) Pass 1917–2008
  7. 7. Horace (Leonard (Masten)) Cunningham 1902–1988 m. Jewel (Irene) Nicholson 1902–1999
    1. 1. Joy (Colene) Masten 1925–1974 m. Elton (Davis “Jack”) Thomason 1922–1987
      1. 1. Ronald (Mack) Stovall 1943–2016 m. Shirley (Ann) Scott 1940–2013
    2. 2. Bettie (Jean) Masten 1927–2010 m. Marvin (Lee) Graham 1926–2021
    3. 3. Norma (Joan) Masten 1931–2022

Bertha Heath's Timeline

10 Records

1881
30 Aug 1881
Birth of Bertha Lillian Heath in Calhoun, MS
Calhoun, MS
1900
1900
Age 19
Bertha Lillian Heath resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 29
Bertha Lillian Heath resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 39
Bertha Lillian Heath resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 49
Bertha Lillian Heath resided here in Precinct 4, Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
Precinct 4, Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 54
Bertha Lillian Heath resided here in Denton, Texas
Denton, Texas
1940
1940
Age 59
Bertha Lillian Heath resided here in Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 69
Bertha Lillian Heath resided here in Denton, Denton, Texas, USA
Denton, Denton, Texas, USA
1965
1965
Age 84
Bertha Lillian Heath resided here in Texas
Texas
1972
22 June 1972
Age 91
Death of Bertha Lillian Heath in Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas, USA
Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Aug 1881
    Event Place: Calhoun, MS
    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: Denton, Denton, Texas; Roll: 1624; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 61-15A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0052; FHL microfilm: 1241627

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas; Roll: T624_1546; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1375559

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas; Roll: T625_1796; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 62

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 4, Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 4, Denton, Texas; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2342057

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Denton, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Denton, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04020; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 61-19

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 4, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Denton, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04020; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 61-19

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Denton, Denton, Texas, 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: Denton, Denton, Texas; Roll: 1624; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 61-15A

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1965
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Denton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Denton, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 June 1972
    Event Place: Farmers Branch, Dallas County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Flower Mound, Denton County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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