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Bertha E Simmons 1881–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Oct 1881

Birth Location: Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 22 September 1958

Death Location: Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Simmons

Mother: Rebecca Friend

Spouse(s): Mathias Coulter

Children(s): Charles Coulter, Bertha Gerdau, George Coulter, Thelma Baumann, Nelle Coulter

The story of Bertha E Simmons began in 1881 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America. In 1910, Bertha E Simmons resided in Pemberton, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA. In 1920, Bertha E Simmons resided in Mounsville Ward 3, Marshall, West Virginia, USA. Bertha E Simmons married Mathias Ballard Coulter, and had children including Bertha Nell Gerdau, Charles William Coulter, George Coulter, Nelle Coulter, Thelma I Baumann. Bertha E Simmons passed away in 1958 in Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bertha E Simmons began in 1881 in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America.
  • In 1910, Bertha E Simmons resided in Pemberton, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, Bertha E Simmons resided in Mounsville Ward 3, Marshall, West Virginia, USA.
  • Bertha E Simmons married Mathias Ballard Coulter, and had children including Bertha Nell Gerdau, Charles William Coulter, George Coulter, Nelle Coulter, Thelma I Baumann.
  • Bertha E Simmons passed away in 1958 in Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Simmons
1843–1937
Birth Location: Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
JS
Rebecca Friend
1851–1881
Birth Location: Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
RF

Spouses(s)

Mathias Coulter
1881–1962
Birth Location: Sutton, Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America
MC

Children(s)

Charles Coulter
1909–1981
Birth Location: West Virginia
CC
Bertha Gerdau
1911–1995
Birth Location: West Virginia
BG
George Coulter
1914–1931
Birth Location: West Virginia
GC
Thelma Baumann
1906–1991
Birth Location: Pemberton, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
TB
Nelle Coulter
1911–1995
Birth Location: West Virginia
NC

Bertha Simmons's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Simmons
1881–1958
Birth Place: Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America
Parents
James R. Simmons
1843–1937
Pendleton County, West Virginia, USA
Rebecca (J.) Friend
1851–1881
Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Nancy Thompson
1816–
Pendleton, Virginia, USA
Abraham Simmons
1811–
Virginia, USA
Sampson (P) Friend
1826–1880
Braxton County, West Virginia, USA
Temperance (B.) Gibson
1832–1880
Harrison County, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Henckel
1780–1850
Henry I
1766–1824
Susan Michael
1767–1812
Israel Friend
1783–1856
Elizabeth Hammer
1795–1855
James Gibson
1796–1872
Nancy Smith
1795–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Henckel
1749–1815
Mary Teter
1749–1815
Jacob Friend
1731–1817
Elizabeth Skidmore
1734–1811
Balsar Hammer
1731–1771
Elizabeth Simmons
1761–1837
Nicholas Gibson
1765–1858

Bertha Simmons's Descendants

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Bertha (E) Simmons (9 Oct 1881–22 September 1958) m. Mathias (Ballard) Coulter (3 Dec 1881–21 Jul 1962)
  1. 1. Charles (William) Coulter 1909–1981 m. Lillian (Leahnora) Kay 1913–2001
    1. 1. Phyllis (Rose) Coulter 1934–2002 m. Ronald (G Brill) Sr 1934–1994
    2. 2. Charles (Alfred) Coulter 1945–2009
  2. 2. Bertha (Nell) Gerdau 1911–1995
    1. 1. Georganne (Cree) Kahl 1938–2020
  3. 3. George Coulter 1914–1931
  4. 4. Thelma (I.) Baumann 1906–1991
  5. 5. Nelle Coulter 1911–1995

Bertha Simmons's Timeline

9 Records

1881
9 Oct 1881
Birth of Bertha E Simmons in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America
Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America
1910
1910
Age 29
Bertha E Simmons resided here in Pemberton, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Pemberton, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 39
Bertha E Simmons resided here in Mounsville Ward 3, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
Mounsville Ward 3, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
1926
1926
Age 45
Bertha E Simmons resided here in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 49
Bertha E Simmons resided here in McMechen, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
McMechen, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 54
Bertha E Simmons resided here in Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia
Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 59
Bertha E Simmons resided here in Clay, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
Clay, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 69
Bertha E Simmons resided here in Clay, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
Clay, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
1958
22 September 1958
Age 77
Death of Bertha E Simmons in Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States of America
Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Oct 1881
    Event Place: Braxton County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay, Marshall, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04426; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 26-17
    [2] West Virginia, Births Index
    [3] West Virginia, Marriages Index
    [4] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mounsville Ward 3, Marshall, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1953; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 67
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: McMechen, Marshall, West Virginia; Roll: 2543; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2342277
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pemberton, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1695; Page: 50A; Enumeration District: 0177; FHL microfilm: 1375708
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clay, Marshall, West Virginia; Roll: 2052; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 26-30

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Pemberton, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Pemberton, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: T624_1695; Page: 50A; Enumeration District: 0177; FHL microfilm: 1375708

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mounsville Ward 3, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mounsville Ward 3, Marshall, West Virginia; Roll: T625_1953; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 67

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: Wheeling, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: McMechen, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: McMechen, Marshall, West Virginia; Roll: 2543; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0024; FHL microfilm: 2342277

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Moundsville, Marshall, West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay, Marshall, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04426; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 26-17
    [2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Clay, Marshall, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Clay, Marshall, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04426; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 26-17

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clay, Marshall, West Virginia, 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: Clay, Marshall, West Virginia; Roll: 2052; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 26-30

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1958
    Event Place: Weston, Lewis County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moundsville, Marshall County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] West Virginia, Deaths Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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