Bertha was born in 1910. Bertha Smith ... She passed away in 1993.
Fact: Burial Chico, Butte County, California, USA
Research Notes:
The James W Smith family was enumerated three times in the 1920 US Census in Oklahoma. Several days (15 & 21 January and 27 May, 1920) separate entries, indicating physical relocation(s) of the family. Aside from spellings, conflicts occur with name of Truda; age of James at 49, instead of 46; sex of Alda; and birthplaces of parents. Multiple other similarities indicate that this is the same family, including similar data and sequence of entries.
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCW5-GK7 : accessed 16 July 2022), Bertha Smith in household of James W Smith, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 139, sheet 11A, line 2, family 204, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1921; FHL microfilm 2,341,655.
"Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP6-VNS5 : accessed 15 May 2015), Omar F Jarvis and Bertha Smith, 14 Dec 1930; citing Oklahoma, county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm . GS Film Number: 002169079 , Digital Folder Number: 004709412 , Image Number: 00025
"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBK9-QD1 : 14 March 2018), Bertha Jarvis in household of Omar F Jarvis, Tract OC 8, Bethany, Bethany City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 55-1, sheet 14A, line 8, family 283, 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 3317.
"California Death Index, 1940-1997," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPFQ-7RM : accessed 15 May 2015), Bertha Jarvis, 22 May 1993; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88262312/bertha-jarvis : accessed 14 July 2022), memorial page for Bertha Smith Jarvis (23 Feb 1910–22 May 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88262312, citing Glen Oaks Memorial Park, Chico, Butte County, California, USA ; Maintained by Adriana (contributor 47328225) .
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bertha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bertha: