Born in Perry County, TN
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Deming Mays
and Malinda Catherine (Tinin) Mays
Sister of
Martina E. (Mays) Anderson [half], Martha E. Mays [half], Cora Leander (Mays) James [half], Larie E. Mays [half], Laura Eva (Mays) Herndon [half], James Roy Mays [half], Chester Augusta Mays, Albert R. Mays, Rufus Clarence Mays, Joe Mays, Unknown Mays, Ola Belle (Mays) Graves, Earlby Mays and Beulah Lora (Mays) Lunsford
Wife of
Lemuel Clem Rickman
— married
30 Aug 1914 in Tennessee
Descendants 
Died
at about age 29
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 29 Apr 2016
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Biography
Bertha Mays mentioned in the record of Wm Lewis Franklin Rickerson Name Bertha Mays Birthplace Perry County, Tenn Gender Female Husband Wm L C Rickerson Son Wm Lewis Franklin Rickerson Other information in the record of from Tennessee Death Records Name Wm Lewis Franklin Rickerson Event Type Death Event Date 20 Sep 1915 Event Place Decatur, Tennessee Gender Male Marital Status Single Race White Age 0 Birth Date 30 Jul 1915 Birthplace Decatur Co, Tenn Father's Name Wm L C Rickerson Father's Birthplace Hickman Co, Tenn Mother's Name Bertha Mays Mother's Birthplace Perry County, Tenn Burial Place Hope ..., Tenn Burial Date 21 Sep 1915
- Citing this Record
"Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NS6X-CP1 : 25 May 2014), Bertha Mays in entry for Wm Lewis Franklin Rickerson, 20 Sep 1915; citing Cemetery, Decatur, Tennessee, v 13 cn 58, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,299,636.
Bertha Lee Mays mentioned in the record of Lemuel Ray Rickman Name Bertha Lee Mays Birthplace Perry, Tn Gender Female Husband W. L. C. Rickman Son Lemuel Ray Rickman Other information in the record of from Tennessee Death Records Name Lemuel Ray Rickman Event Type Death Event Date 28 Oct 1947 Event Place Oakville, Shelby, Tennessee Gender Male Marital Status Single Race White Age 28 Birth Date 01 Oct 1919 Birthplace Decatur Co., Tn Father's Name W. L. C. Rickman Father's Birthplace Hickman, Tn Mother's Name Bertha Lee Mays Mother's Birthplace Perry, Tn Occupation Engineer Residence Place Perryville, Decatur, TN Cemetery Hopewell Burial Place Parsons, Tn
- Citing this Record
"Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSJJ-B4Q : 25 May 2014), Bertha Lee Mays in entry for Lemuel Ray Rickman, 28 Oct 1947; citing Hopewell Cemetery, Oakville, Shelby, Tennessee, cn 23166, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 2,137,388.
Sources
- 2.6 headstone at Hopewell Cemetery
- 2.8 family
- 2.1 Death certificate of son Lewis
- 2.1 Death Certificate of son Lemuel
- 2.4 Census 1910 Decatur County, TN http://search.findmypast.com/record?id=usc%2f1910%2f004985550%2f01338%2f003
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bertha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bertha:
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Kathie Harbin 
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A655929 [compare], Ancestry member LoraKatherynHarbin
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~12.50%
~12.50%
Kim (Lunsford) Bulgrin :
AncestryDNA
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~12.50%
Demetrius (Mays) Burnett :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T919761 [compare], FTDNA kit #790301
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Lauri (Walker) Bordelon :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A853711 [compare], Ancestry member lauribordelon
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~0.78%
Mike DeBerry :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FR7180885 [compare], Ancestry member Michael_DeBerry
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