Bertha (Shew) Curry (1900 - 1978)

Born 8 Jun 1900 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of John Shew and Margaret Almeda (Porter) Shew

Wife of Charlie A Curry — married 21 Feb 1920 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died 1 Aug 1978 at age 78 in Wilkes, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Bertha Shew was born on 8 Jun 1900 in Wilkes, North Carolina to parents John H Shew and Margaret Almedia Porter. She married Charles A Curry about 1919 in North Carolina. Children: Ella Mae, Myrtle, Reba Marie, Frarnklin D. She died on 1 Aug 1978 in Wilkes, North Carolina.

Sources

• "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7JR4-4PW2 : 25 October 2019), Bertha Shew, 8 Jun 1900; citing Birth, Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, North Carolina State Archives, Division of Archives and History, Raleigh; FHL microfilm 102549596.
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ7-9WW6 : 4 November 2017), Charlie Curry and Bertha Slew, 21 Feb 1920; citing Wilkes, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 393,940.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLSS-75F : accessed 26 May 2020), Bertha Shew in household of John Shew, Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 182, sheet 14A, family 256, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1135; FHL microfilm 1,375,148.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZVZ-91C : accessed 26 May 2020), Bertha Shew in household of John Shew, Wilkesboro, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 189, sheet 3B, line 67, family 45, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1329; FHL microfilm 1,821,329.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KW7J-723 : 14 February 2020), Berthie Curry in household of John H Shew, Wilkesboro Township, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 97-35, sheet 11, line 29, family 140, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2988.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VST3-L24 : 19 May 2014), Bertha Curry, Jul 1978; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:H477-HJPZ : 14 February 2020), Bertha Curry, 1978.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 May 2020), memorial page for Bertha Shew Curry (8 Jun 1900–1 Aug 1978), Find a Grave Memorial no. 87498778, citing Mountlawn Memorial Park, North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Lynn (contributor 46935817) .
• Paternal and Maternal relationship is confirmed by a Family Tree DNA Family Finder test match between Helen (Call) Speaks and Jeannie (Lowe) Eggert, second cousins once removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are John W Shew and Margaret Almedia (Porter) Shew, great grandparents of Helen (Call) Speaks and second great grandparents of Jeannie (Lowe) Eggert. Predicted relationship from FTDNA: 2nd Cousin - 4th Cousin, based on sharing 105 cM across ## segments.