Bertha Mae (Baker) Morgan (1890 - 1949)

Born 30 Aug 1890 in Tellico Plains, Monroe County, Tennessee

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Died 10 Jan 1949 at age 58 in Choate, Karnes County, Texas

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Biography

Edit When Bertha M. Baker was born on August 30, 1890, in Monroe, Tennessee, her father, Bennett, was 23, and her mother, Nancy, was 24. She married Turley Gus "Gussie" Hunt and they had one daughter together. She also had two sons and one daughter with Neal Randerson Morgan. She died on January 10, 1949, in Karnes, Texas, at the age of 58, and was buried there.

Research Notes

• 1900 United States Federal Census

Name Berthia M Baker [Bertha M] Age 9 Birth Date Aug 1890 Birthplace Tennessee, USA Home in 1900 Civil District 8, Monroe, Tennessee Sheet Number 9 Number of Dwelling in Order of Visitation 161 Family Number 161 Race White Gender Female Relation to Head of House Daughter Marital Status Single Father's Name Bennett Baker Father's Birthplace Tennessee, USA Mother's Name Nancy L Baker Mother's Birthplace Tennessee, USA Attended School 4

Household Members (Name) Age Relationship

Bennett Baker

36 Head

Nancy L Baker

32 Wife

Berthia M Baker

9 Daughter

Collie Baker

8 Son

^[1]

• 1910 United States Federal Census

Name Bertha M Hunt Age in 1910 19 Birth Date 1891 [1891] Birthplace Tennessee Home in 1910 Justice Precinct 7, Karnes, Texas, USA Sheet Number 10b Street Choate Race White Gender Female Relation to Head of House Wife Marital Status Married Spouse's Name J Gus Hunt Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Native Tongue English Enumeration District Number 0115 Years Married 0 Number of Children Born 0 Number of Children Living 0 Enumerated Year 1910

Household Members (Name) Age Relationship

J Gus Hunt

20

Head

Bertha M Hunt

19 Wife

^[2]

• 1920 United States Federal Census

Name Berthie Morgan Age 28 Birth Year abt 1892 Birthplace Tennessee Home in 1920 Justice Precinct 7, Karnes, Texas Street Choate and Runge Roads Residence Date 1920 Race White Gender Female Relation to Head of House Wife Marital Status Married Spouse's Name Neal Morgan Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Able to Speak English Yes Attended School No Able to read Yes Able to Write Yes

Household Members (Name) Age Relationship

Neal Morgan

34

Head

Berthie Morgan

28

Wife

Gladis Morgan

4

Daughter

Martin Morgan

23

Brother

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• 1930 United States Federal Census

Name Bertha Morgan Birth Year abt 1894 Gender Female Race White Age in 1930 36 Birthplace Tennessee Marital Status Married Relation to Head of House Wife Homemaker? Yes Home in 1930 Precinct 7, Karnes, Texas, USA Map of Home Precinct 7, Karnes, Texas House Number 4/18 Dwelling Number 122 Family Number 129 Lives on Farm Yes Age at First Marriage 20 Attended School No Able to Read and Write Yes Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Able to Speak English Yes

Household Members (Name) Age Relationship

Neal Morgan

46

Head

Bertha Morgan

36 Wife

Gladys Morgan

14 Daughter

Clyde Morgan

8 Son

Claude R Morgan

1 Son

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• 1940 United States Federal Census

Name Bertha Morgan Age 49 Estimated Birth Year abt 1891 Gender Female Race White Birthplace Tennessee Marital Status Married Relation to Head of House Wife Home in 1940 Karnes, Texas Map of Home in 1940 Karnes, Texas Inferred Residence in 1935 Karnes, Texas Sheet Number 11A Attended School or College No Highest Grade Completed Elementary school, 4th grade Weeks Worked in 1939 0 Income 0 Income Other Sources No

Household Members (Name) Age Relationship

Neal Morgan

55 Head

Bertha Morgan

49 Wife

Ray Morgan

11 Son

Martin Morgan

47 Brother

^[5]

• Texas County Marriage Index

Name Bertha Baker Gender Female Marriage Date 12 Sep 1909 Marriage Place Karnes, Texas, USA Spouse T G Hunt Film Number 001013388 ^[6]

• U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8047828/bertha-morgan

Sources

1. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 8, Monroe, Tennessee; Roll: 1589; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 0113
2. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Karnes, Texas; Roll: T624_1567; Page: 10b; Enumeration District: 0115; FHL microfilm: 1375580
3. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 7, Karnes, Texas; Roll: T625_1824; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 165
4. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 7, Karnes, Texas; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2342099
5. ↑ Source Citation Year: 1940; Census Place: Karnes, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04084; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 128-17
6. ↑ Source Information Ancestry.com. Texas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1817-1965 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016.