Bertha Leigh (Crews) Matthews (1914 - 1990)

Born 27 Jul 1914 in Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Died 1 Jun 1990 at age 75 in Camden, Camden, New Jersey, United States

Biography

Bertha (Crews) Matthews is a part of US Black heritage.

Bertha was born in 1914 in Chatham, Virginia. She was the daughter of Moses Crews and Eliza Coles. She married Marcellus Matthews in 1938 in Pittsylvania, Virginia. She passed away in 1990 in Camden, New Jersey.

Sources

• 1930 US Census, age 15, with parents Moses and Eliza, 4 siblings, Year: 1930; Census Place: Banister, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2342189. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Free Ancestry Image

• 1938 Marriage: Pittsylvania, Virginia. 6 Aug 1938, Bertha Crews, age 23, bp Pittsylvania Co, father: Moses Crew, mother: Eliza Coles Crews, to Marcellas Matthews, age 22, bp Pittsylvania Co., father: Ben Matthews, mother: Pincie Younger Matthews. Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014. Virginia Department of Health, Richmond, Virginia.

• 1940 US Census, ae 24, with husband Marcellus. Cook. Year: 1940; Census Place: Chatham, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04283; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 72-10. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Free Ancestry Image

• 1971 Social Security Application: Bertha Leigh Matthews, b. 27 Jul 1914, Chatham Pitt, Pennsyvlania. Death Jun 1990. Father: Moses H Crews, mother: Elisa Coles.Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.

• 1990 Death: Camden City, Camden, New Jersey. Bertha C Matthews, b. 27 Jul 1914, d. 1 Jun 1990. Ancestry.com. New Jersey, U.S., Death Index, 1901-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Death Indexes. New Jersey State Archives, Trenton, New Jersey.

• Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188764318/bertha-l-matthews Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/188764318/bertha-l-matthews : accessed 25 April 2021), memorial page for Bertha L Matthews (27 Jul 1914–1 Jun 1990), Find a Grave Memorial ID 188764318, citing Eden Cemetery, Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by African American Genealogy Group (contributor 48813465) .