Bertha Ellen (Peyton) Whitledge (1875 - 1949)

Born 11 Aug 1875 in Hancock County, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Elmer Jefferson Whitledge — married 5 Oct 1904 (to 29 Oct 1947) in Hancock County, Illinois

Descendants

Died 29 Oct 1949 at age 74 in Keokuk, Lee, Iowa, United States

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Biography

Bertha was born in 1875. Bertha was the child of Peter Peyton and Lucy Overstreet. Bertha passed away in 1949.^[1]

Married Elmer Jefferson Whitledge 05 Oct 1904 Hancock, Illinois ^[2]

In the 1910 census Bertha (age 34) was the wife of Elmer Whitledge in Wythe, Hancock, Illinois, United States.^[3]

Bertha died in 1949 and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois, United States.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ A source for this information is needed.
2. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFK7-WXS : 5 November 2017), Elmer J. Whitledge and Bertha E. Peyton, 05 Oct 1904; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 954,181.
3. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Wythe, Hancock, Illinois; Roll: T624_290; Page: 9a; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 1374303
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #113102951 (accessed 6 September 2023)
   Bertha Whitledge (34), wife, in household of Elmer Whitledge (31) in Wythe, Hancock, Illinois, USA. Born in Illinois.

   Name	Sex	Age	Status	Relation	Occupation	Birth Place
   Elmer Whitledge	M	31	Married	Head	Farmer	Kentucky
   Bertha Whitledge	F	34	Married	Wife		Illinois
   Ernest P Whitledge	M	3	Single	Son		Illinois
   Kenneth E Whitledge	M	0		Son		Illinois
   Martha E Whitledge	F	52	Married	Mother	Weaver	Kentucky

4. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #191669939
   Ancestry Record 60525 #185794602 (accessed 6 September 2023)
   Bertha E Whitledge burial (died in 1949) in Oakwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Hancock County, Illinois, United States of America.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKL5-LQ5D : 26 October 2016), Bertha Payton Whitledge in entry for Ralph D Whitledge, Indiana, United States, 23 Aug 2006; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Post-Tribune, born-digital text.
• "United States Census, 1880", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXJG-K9Q : Thu Aug 03 04:34:18 UTC 2023), Entry for Peter Payton and Lucy Payton, 1880. [1]
• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSW4-KJJ : Thu Aug 03 06:16:48 UTC 2023), Entry for Peter Peyton and Lucy A Peyton, 1900. [2]
• "United States Census, 1910", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKD4-9KJ : Tue Jul 18 14:49:33 UTC 2023), Entry for Elmer Whitledge and Bertha Whitledge, 1910.
• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ4S-9FT : Fri Jul 21 01:41:49 UTC 2023), Entry for Elmer J Whitledge and Bertha E Whitledge, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSYJ-MLS : Thu Aug 03 08:35:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Elmer J Whitledge and Bertha E Whitledge, 1930.
• "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWHW-74Y : Fri Jul 28 20:18:24 UTC 2023), Entry for Elmer Whitledge and Bertha Whitledge, 1940. [3]
• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGC-SB8 : 19 February 2021), Elmer Whitledge and Bertha E Peyton, 03 Oct 1904; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,533,663.
• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFK7-WXS : 19 February 2021), Elmer J. Whitledge and Bertha E. Peyton, 05 Oct 1904; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 954,181.
• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGH-G3D : 19 February 2021), Elmer J Whitledge and Bertha E Peyton, 05 Oct 1904; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,533,537.
• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXGH-VK1 : 19 February 2021), Elmer J Whitledge and Bertha E Peyton, 05 Oct 1904; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,533,537.
• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFK5-CKN : 19 February 2021), Elmer Whitledge and Bertha E. Peyton, 05 Oct 1904; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,532,139.
• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKR-YTH : 19 February 2021), Elmer Whitledge and Bertha E. Peyton, 05 Oct 1904; citing Hancock, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 954,180.
• "Illinois Marriages, 1815-1935", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSJD-GJPZ : 13 January 2020), Bertha E. Peyton in entry for Elmer J. Whitledge, 1904.
• "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H95R-1VW2 : 13 February 2020), Bertha Peyton in entry for Ernest Peyton Whitledge, 1906.
• Frank Peyton Autobiography Page 1 [4]
• Frank Peyton Autobiography Page 4 [5]
• Frank Peyton Autobiography Page 5 [6]