Bertha was born about 1870. She is the daughter of Thomas Ball and Anne VanDerHoof. Her middle name is Oliva on the record of her birth.
Sources
"Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ4S-Z4G : 12 August 2019), Thomas G Ball in entry for Bertha Oliva Ball, 10 Sep 1870; citing item 1 p 305 rn 247, Wayne, Cass, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,297,926.
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWSM-D46 : 26 August 2017), Thomas Ball, Wayne, Cass, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 77, sheet 623C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,575.
"Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KC4D-LRF : 18 October 2017), Thomas Ball in entry for George Howard and Bertha Ball, 12 Oct 1896, Woodbine, Harrison, Iowa, United States; citing reference it5 p218, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,513,294.
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