Bertha (Keener) Morris (1915 - 1983)

Born 15 Jul 1915 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Ancestors

Wife of Robert Erb Harden — married 24 Jun 1936 in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, USA

Died 19 May 1983 at age 67 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Biography

Bertha Keener was born in 1915. She was the daughter of John Alexander Keener and America Elizabeth "Betty" Roberts. She passed away in 1983 at age 67.

Bertha Keener first married Robert E. Harden.

Bertha Keener second married Johnnie Ray Morris.

Bertha Keener Harden Morris is buried at the Walling Cemetery, Van Buren County, Tennessee, USA.

NOTE on marriage records for Robert Erb Harden and Bertha Keener

There are two different marriage records. One is dated June 24, 1936. The other is dated March 24, 1938. Both are in Bledsoe County, Tennessee, and both list the groom as R. E. Harding (not Harden)

1930 US Census - Tennessee, Bledsoe County, Civil district 1

Keener, Luther, head, age 26, laborer farm, rents

Keener, Gracie, wife, age 22

Keener, Stella M, daughter, age 2-11/12

Keener, Elvie? M, daughter, age 1-5/12

Keener, Calvin J, son, age 3/12

Keener, Bertha, sister, age 15

1940 US Census - Tennessee, Bledsoe County, District 1, Griffith Road

Harden, Erb, head, age 39, laborer mines

Harden, Bertha, wife, age 24

Sources

• Laney James Roberts, “The Generations of Reuben”, College Press 1977, page 45
• Marriage Record (Robert E. Harden)
• 1930 US Census
• 1940 US Census