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Bertha Edith (Clark) Bishop (1907 - 1966)

Bertha Edith Bishop formerly Clark
Born in Formoso, Jewell, Kansas, United States of Americamap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married 2 Mar 1926 in Mankato, Jewell County, Kansasmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 59 in Formoso, Jewell, Kansas, United States of Americamap [uncertain]
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Biography

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Bertha Edith Clark was born 14 Feb 1907 at Formoso, Jewell Co, Kansas. She was the daughter of Nathan Samuel "Sam" Clark and Edith Bennett.[1]

She married William Marshall Bishop 2 May 1926 at Formoso, Jewell Co, Kansas [1]

Bertha died 10 August 1986. He is buried at Balch Cemetery, Formoso, Jewell Co, Kansas.

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Time Line

1915 - Residence 1915 Grant, Jewell, Kansas, United States[2]

Research Notes

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 Althear and Ruben Matthew Clark of Jewell County, Kansas: Their Ancestry and Their Heirs, C.C. Hobson, 1976.
    VII. BERTHA EDITH born Feb 14, 1907, went to live with her sister Ella's family when she was 11 and then attended B utler School. Graduated from Formoso High School. Bertha married William Marshall Bishop on March 2, 1926 at Mankato, Kans. Marshall, the son of Earnest Leroy and Ann Bell (Scoggins) Bishop, was born Nov. 225, 1903 at Formoso, Kans. Bertha a Marshall went to Central City, Nebr. area due to drouth in Jewell Co. Then were forced to return to Jewell Co. in 1928 due to drouth in the Central City area. They farmed till 1947 when Marshall started operating a motor grader for Jewell Co. which he continued to do for 23 years till retirement. They now live in Burr Oak, Kans. where both keep busy with community activities, family and travel.
    Children of Marshall and Bertha Bishop
    1. Mary Frances born April 8, 1927 at Palmer, Nance Co., Neb., married Lyle Clifford McMains (born April 12, 1918) on Feb. 2, 1946. They live at Lebanon, Oregon. Their children are: 1. Leta Dianne and 2. Neva Dorene.
    2. William Marshall Jr. born April 4, 1929 at Formoso, Kans., married Alice Mae Watters (born Aug. 8m 1927)( on May 28, 1961. They live in Bladen, Neb. Their children are: 1. Gerald Ward and 2. DaNice Marie.
    3. Freda Nadine born Oct. 27, 1935 at Formoso, Kans., married James Harvey Garman in 1953. They live in Bladen, Nebr. Their children are: 1. Debra Nadine and 2. DaVee LuAnn.
    4. Velma Maxine born July 8, 1938 at Northbranch, Jewell Co, Kansas., married Lowery Monoroe Carter July 8, 1956. They live in Shreveport, La. Their children are: 1. Larry Roger, 2. Billy Don, 3. Terry Lynn, and 4. Michael James.
  2. "Kansas State Census, 1915,"

See also:

  • Althear and Ruben Matthew Clark of Jewell County, Kansas: Their Ancestry and Their Heirs, C.C. Hobson, 1976.
  • Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/73728611/bertha-edith-bishop : accessed 18 June 2021), memorial page for Bertha Edith Clark Bishop (14 Feb 1907–10 Aug 1986), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73728611, citing Balch Cemetery, Formoso, Jewell County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Nancy Crane (contributor 46894715).
  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2CX-2P3 : accessed 28 May 2016), Ramuel Clark, Grant, Jewell, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 62, sheet 11A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,374,455.
Name: Ramuel Clark
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Grant, Jewell, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 42
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Birthplace: Illinois
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 11
HOUSEHOLDROLEGENDERAGEBIRTHPLACE
Ramuel ClarkHeadM42Illinois
Edith ClarkWifeF37Illinois
Freda ClarkDauF16Kansas
Ella ClarkDauF14Kansas
Elmer ClarkSonM12Kansas
Velma ClarkDauF10Kansas
James ClarkSonM8Kansas
George ClarkSonM5Kansas
Bertha ClarkDaughterF3Kansas
  • "Kansas State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGRH-4DJP : 12 October 2019), N S Clark, Grant Township, Jewell, Kansas, United States; citing Grant Township, Jewell, Kansas, United States, 68, 5, Kansas Historical Society, Topeka.
Name: N S Clark
Event Type:Census
Event Date:1915
Event Place:Grant Township, Jewell, Kansas, United States
Sex:Male
Age:50
Race:White
Birth Year (Estimated):1865
Birthplace:Illinois
HOUSEHOLDROLEGENDERAGEBIRTHPLACE
N S Clark Male50Illinois
Edith Clark Female47Illinois
Freda Clark Female21Kansas
Ella Clark Female20Kansas
Elmer Clark Male17Kansas
Velma Clark Female15Kansas
James Clark Male13Kansas
George Clark Male11Kansas
Bertha Clark Female8Kansas
Nita Clark Female0Kansas
  • "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF6N-V99 : accessed 26 May 2016), Nathan S Clark, Grant, Jewell, Kansas, United States; citing sheet 7A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,535.
Name: Nathan S Clark
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Grant, Jewell, Kansas, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Birthplace: Illinois
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Mother's Birthplace: Canada
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 7
HOUSEHOLDROLEGENDERAGEBIRTHPLACE
Nathan SHeadM52Illinois
EdithWifeF47Illinois
Velma ADaughterF19Kansas
James MSonM18Kansas
George NSonM15Kansas
Bertha EDaughterF12Kansas
Nita ADaughterF4Kansas
Name: Nathan S Clark
Event Type: Census
Event Place: Kansas, United States [Jewell, Kansas, United States]
Sex: M
Age: 57
Birthplace: Ill
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Page Number: 10
Family Number: 65
HOUSEHOLDROLEGENDERAGEBIRTHPLACE
Nathan S ClarkHeadUnknown57Ill
Edith ClarkWifeUnknown52Ill
Bertha E ClarkDaughterUnknown18Kansas
Nita A ClarkDaughterUnknown10Kansas





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