Died
at age 89
in Greeley, Weld, Colorado, United States
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Biography
Fact: Residence (1885) Creeley, Weld, Colorado, United States
Fact: Residence (1900) Precincts 7, 12 Northwest Greeley, Southwest Greeley Greeley city (part), Weld, Colorado, United States
Fact: Residence (1920) Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Fact: Residence (1930) Portland (Districts 1-219), Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Fact: Residence (1935) Same Place
Fact: Residence (1940) Tract 48, Portland, Portland City Election Precinct 17, Multnomah, Oregon, United States
Fact: Obituary (26 Jan 1974) Greeley, Nebraska, United States
Sources
1885 Census: "Colorado State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8WK-5BP : 1 April 2016), Bertha Scott in entry for James Scott, 1885; citing NARA microfilm publication M158 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 498,510.
1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQML-V5H : accessed 10 October 2020), Bertha L Scott in household of James C Scott, Precincts 7, 12 Northwest Greeley, Southwest Greeley Greeley city (part), Weld, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 201, sheet 5A, family 96, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,130.
1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4ZL-DQG : accessed 10 October 2020), Louise Alter in household of D Lloyd Alter, Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States; citing ED 29, sheet 6B, line 75, family 201, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1499; FHL microfilm 1,821,499.
1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC9Y-CRV : accessed 10 October 2020), Bertha Alter in household of Delmar L Alter, Portland (Districts 1-219), Multnomah, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 1B, line 73, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1949; FHL microfilm 2,341,683.
1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRTJ-PM3 : 28 February 2020), Bertha Alter in household of Delmer Alter, Tract 48, Portland, Portland City Election Precinct 17, Multnomah, Oregon, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 37-27, sheet 3A, line 5, family 71, 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 3385.
Death: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JLYY-RM9 : 22 August 2020), Bertha Alter, Jan 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
Obituary: "United States, Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, 1899-2012," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVSQ-4FBB : 11 September 2020), Bertha Louise Alter, 26 Jan 1974; citing Obituary, in "Greeley Tribune"; American Historical Society of Germans from Russia, Lincoln, Nebraska.
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