Bertha J (Amburgey) Wells (1896 - 1978)

Born 23 Nov 1896 in Jeffersonville, Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America

Ancestors

Wife of Marcus Wells — married 1932 in Butler, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1978 at age 81 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, United States of America

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Biography

Bertha (Amburgey) Wells was born in Appalachia, in Kentucky.

Bertha was born on 23 Nov 1896 in Jeffersonville, Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States of America, daughter of Rev Silas Anderson Amburgey and Lou Frances (Moore) Amburgey. ^[1][2]

Bertha married Bill Waters in 1915 in Ohio, United States. (Unocumented)

Their children were:

• Delma C Waters (1916 - 1994) ^[3][4]
• Thelma Mae (Waters) Brown (1921 - 1988) ^[5]
• Hildeth Pearl Waters (1922 - 2006)^[6]
• Gladys Marie (Waters) Neal (1923 - 2005) ^[7]

In 1920 Bertha and Delma were living with her parents. She was listed as single and using her maiden name. Delma was listed under her fathers last name. Bill was living with his parents and listed as married ^[8][9]

Apparently they reunited because they had 3 more daughters together in 1921, 22 and 23. All three were listed as being born in Ohio.

Sometime before 1930 Bertha took the girls to Waverly Ohio and put them in an orphange. ^[10]

Bertha married Marcus Wells (1890 - 1963) in 1932 in Butler, Ohio.

Their children were:

1. Betty Wells (1934 - 2004)
2. Robert Eugene Wells (1935 - 1997)

in 1940 She was living in Excello, Lemon Township, Butler County, Ohio, United States with her 2nd husband, their 2 children and a step-son. She had been their since at least 1935. ^[11]

Sometime before April 4th 1950 the family moved to Delaware, Ripley County, Indiana. ^[12]

Bertha died on 11 Sep 1978 in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio. ^[13]

She is buried in Woodside Cemetery in Middletown, Ohio. ^[14]

Research Notes

Information that I recieved for various family members is that Bertha was a heavy drinker and just wasn't able to be a mother to the girls. I was told she left Kentucky due to the embarressment of Bill's crimes. Records show that she actully left prior to his arrest and conviction of murder. Did she leave because of the suggested domestic volence or were they living in Ohio and she was too embarrassed to go home to Kentucky? Dale-2823 13:59, 9 August 2022 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9HS-YW3 : accessed 9 August 2022)
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M26F-FTR : accessed 9 August 2022)
3. ↑ FamilySearch: "Kentucky, Vital Record Indexes, 1911-1999," database, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: 9V1D-58W : accessed 9 August 2022), Birtha Amburgey in entry for Dellma C Watters, 04 Jul 1916; citing Birth, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives, Frankfort.
4. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DF-9SK8 : accessed 9 August 2022), Bertha in entry for John Edward Bowman and Delma Watters, 15 Nov 1936; citing Marriage, Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,913,810.
5. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21H-95L4 : 9 Aug 2022), Berth Amburgey in entry for Lewis G Brown and Thelma May Pierce, 1964.
6. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DD-GYMW : accessed 9 August 2022), Amburgey in entry for Jack Oakley and Hildreth Walters, 20 Dec 1943; citing Marriage, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,929,395.
7. ↑ "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2DD-PSGB : accessed 9 August 2022), Bertha Amburgey in entry for Ossie Neal and Gladys Marie Waters, 14 Apr 1944; citing Marriage, Mount Sterling, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States, various county clerks and county courts, Kentucky; FHL microfilm 1,929,395.
8. ↑ FamilySearch: "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MHG1-PVK : accessed 9 August 2022), Bertha Amburgy in entry for Silas Amburgy, 1920.
9. ↑ FamilySearch: "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (FamilySearch Record: MHGT-GLC : accessed 9 August 2022), William Waters in entry for Ellis Waters, 1920.
10. ↑ 1930 United States Federal Census: Year: 1930; Census Place: Waverly, Pike, Ohio; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 2341595 Ancestry Record 6224 #69913075.

    Institution: Pike County Children's Home, Waverly, Pike County, Ohio

    Thelma Waters Ohio 1930 Waverly, Waverly, Pike, Ohio, USA

    Hildreth Waters Ohio 1930 Waverly, Waverly, Pike, Ohio, USA

    Gladys Waters Ohio 1930 Waverly, Waverly, Pike, Ohio, USA

    Delma Waters Ohio 1930 Waverly, Waverly, Pike, Ohio, USA

11. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
    citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 29;
    FamilySearch Record: KWDB-K57 (accessed 9 August 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9MB-1DJL
    Bertha Wells (43), wife, in household of Marcus Wells (49) in Excello, Lemon Township, Butler, Ohio, United States. accessed 9 August 2022)
12. ↑ 1950 United States Federal Census: United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Delaware, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: 4138; Sheet Number: 712; Enumeration District: 69-10 Ancestry Record 62308 #133735721 accessed 9 August 2022)
13. ↑ "Ohio Death Index, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VKLR-D3M : accessed 9 August 2022), Bertha J Wells, 1978.
14. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43113691/bertha-j-wells: accessed 9 August 2022), memorial page for Bertha J Amburgey Wells (23 Nov 1896–11 Sep 1978), Find A Grave: Memorial #43113691, citing Woodside Cemetery, Middletown, Butler County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by Long Black Veil (contributor 47144843).