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Bertha Lee James 1915–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 April 1915

Birth Location: Boswell, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Death Date: 18 June 2000

Death Location: Lowell, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: Walter James

Mother: Mary Thomas

Spouse(s): Henry Murphy

Children(s): Henry Murphy

The story of Bertha Lee James began in 1915 in Boswell, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America. Bertha Lee James married Henry Jackson Murphy, and had children including Henry Durrel Murphy. Bertha Lee James passed away in 2000 in Lowell, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bertha Lee James began in 1915 in Boswell, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America.
  • Bertha Lee James married Henry Jackson Murphy, and had children including Henry Durrel Murphy.
  • Bertha Lee James passed away in 2000 in Lowell, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Bertha James's Ancestors

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Bertha James
1915–2000
Birth Place: Boswell, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Parents
Walter Durant James
1888–1976
Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA
Mary (Odessa) Thomas
1896–1979
Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas, USA
Grandparents
James (Burton) Thomas
1857–1917
Guntown, Lee County, Mississippi, United States of America
Nebraska (Ann) Neal
1853–1921
Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bertha James's Descendants

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Bertha (Lee) James (7 April 1915–18 June 2000) m. Henry (Jackson) Murphy (2 January 1912–29 December 2001)
  1. 1. Henry (Durrel) Murphy 1935–2008 m. Toni (Kay) Silas 1937–2021

Bertha James's Timeline

2 Records

1915
7 April 1915
Birth of Bertha Lee James in Boswell, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America
Boswell, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America
2000
18 June 2000
Age 85
Death of Bertha Lee James in Lowell, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America
Lowell, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 April 1915
    Event Place: Boswell, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 June 2000
    Event Place: Lowell, Benton County, Arkansas, United States of America

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