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Bertha Lee Ratliff 1886–1954 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: OCT 1886

Birth Location: Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 30 JUN 1954

Death Location: Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA

Father: Berry Ratliff

Mother: Mehilda Marcum

Spouse(s): Martin Lee, Edward Kapphahn

Children(s): Carl Lee

Bertha Lee Ratliff was born in 1886 in Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA, the child of Berry Valentine Ratliff And Mehilda Jane Marcum. In 1910, Bertha Lee Ratliff resided in East St Louis Ward 3, Saint Clair, Illinois, USA. In 1920, Bertha Lee Ratliff resided in East St Louis Ward 7, St Clair, Illinois, USA. Bertha Lee Ratliff married Edward Charles Kapphahn, Martin Lee, and had children including Carl Hartman Lee. Bertha Lee Ratliff passed away in 1954 in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Bertha Lee Ratliff was born in 1886 in Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA, the child of Berry Valentine Ratliff And Mehilda Jane Marcum.
  • In 1910, Bertha Lee Ratliff resided in East St Louis Ward 3, Saint Clair, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1920, Bertha Lee Ratliff resided in East St Louis Ward 7, St Clair, Illinois, USA.
  • Bertha Lee Ratliff married Edward Charles Kapphahn, Martin Lee, and had children including Carl Hartman Lee.
  • Bertha Lee Ratliff passed away in 1954 in Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Berry Ratliff
1849–1914
Birth Location: Virginia
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Mehilda Marcum
1864–1921
Birth Location: Salem, Marion, Illinois, USA
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Spouses(s)

Martin Lee
1878–
Birth Location: Illinois
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Edward Kapphahn
1894–1965
Birth Location: East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Carl Lee
1908–
Birth Location: East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
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Bertha Ratliff's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Ratliff
1886–1954
Birth Place: Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA
Parents
Berry Valentine Ratliff
1849–1914
Virginia
Mehilda (Jane) Marcum
1864–1921
Salem, Marion, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Pleasant Markham
1834–1913
, , Tennessee, USA
Clarissa (M) Hodges
1826–1875
Sumner, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Keen
1805–
Isham Hodges
1788–1826
Sarah Cochran
1788–1842
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isham Hodges
1763–1839
Elizabeth Clay
1763–1836
Samuel Cochran
1760–1842
Sarah Norcutt
1766–1844

Bertha Ratliff's Descendants

1.
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Bertha (Lee) Ratliff (OCT 1886–30 JUN 1954) m. Martin Lee (ABT 1878–) m. Edward (Charles) Kapphahn (09 AUG 1894–Sep 1965)
  1. 1. Carl (Hartman) Lee 1908–

Bertha Ratliff's Timeline

8 Records

1886
OCT 1886
Birth of Bertha Lee Ratliff in Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA
Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 24
Bertha Lee Ratliff resided here in East St Louis Ward 3, Saint Clair, Illinois, USA
East St Louis Ward 3, Saint Clair, Illinois, USA
1920
1920
Age 34
Bertha Lee Ratliff resided here in East St Louis Ward 7, St Clair, Illinois, USA
East St Louis Ward 7, St Clair, Illinois, USA
1926
1926
Age 40
Bertha Lee Ratliff resided here in East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 44
Bertha Lee Ratliff resided here in East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 49
Bertha Lee Ratliff resided here in East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois
East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 54
Bertha Lee Ratliff resided here in East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
1954
30 JUN 1954
Age 68
Death of Bertha Lee Ratliff in East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: OCT 1886
    Event Place: Chester, Randolph, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: T627_881; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 82-87
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: East St Louis Ward 7, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: T625_404; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 175; Image: 495
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: 556; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0059; Image: 1072.0; FHL microfilm: 2340291
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: East St Louis Ward 3, Saint Clair, Illinois; Roll: T624_322; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374335
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: East St Louis Ward 3, Saint Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: East St Louis Ward 3, Saint Clair, Illinois; Roll: T624_322; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374335

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: East St Louis Ward 7, St Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: East St Louis Ward 7, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: T625_404; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 175; Image: 495

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: East St. Louis, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: 556; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0059; Image: 1072.0; FHL microfilm: 2340291

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: T627_881; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 82-87

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: East St Louis, St Clair, Illinois; Roll: T627_881; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 82-87

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 JUN 1954
    Event Place: East St. Louis, St Clair, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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