Bertha Lennon (1881 - 1971)

Born 9 Mar 1881 in Lennons Crossroads, Columbus County, North Carolina

Wife of Frank Alexander Wishart — married 11 Nov 1906 in Britts, Robeson County, North Carolina

Died 24 Jan 1971 at age 89 in Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina

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Biography

(9 March 1881 - 24 Jan 1971), Age 90

Parents & Birth

• On 9 March 1881 Mary Berth Lennon is born. She is the 3rd of 6 children born to Victoria Virginia Jones, (1854 – 18 May 1945) and Frances Gregory Lennon, (1 Sept 1849 - 8 March 1931) of Robeson County, NC.

• Virginia and Greg had 6 known children, 4 daughters and 2 sons, all were born in Lennon’s Crossroads, Columbus County, North Carolina. In chronological order, they are:
  • 1. Dudley Davis Lennon, (22 Jan 1875 - X July 1962), Age
  • 2. Cora Elizabeth Lennon Thompson, (28 Dec 1877 - 26 Nov 1918), Age
  • 3. Mary Bertha Lennon Wishart, (9 March 1881 - 24 Jan 1971), Age
  • 4. Lillian Lennon Flowers, (22 March 1884 - 12 July 1970), Age
  • 5. Lenox A Lennon, (25 Feb 1889 - 13 Nov 1903), Age
  • 6. Frances Lennon Roach, (12 Sept 1892 - 9 Jan 1986), Age

• Both of Mary’s parents were buried in Meadowbrook Cemetery, Robeson County, NC. Photos and description of their gravesite is available. For Victoria Virginia Jones Lennon, Find-A-Grave memorial ID # 43230647. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43230645. For Frances Gregory Lennon, Find-A-Grave memorial ID # 43230691. Website is: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43230691

Marriage & 7 Children

• On 11 Nov 1906 in Robeson County, North Carolina 25-year-old Bertha Lennon married 31-year-old Frank Alexander Wishart, son of Mary Thompson, (17 Nov 1841 - 12 March 1911), and Aladon Wishart, (11 Sept 1841 - 27 Sept 1927), of Robeson County, North Carolina.

• Bertha and Frank had 7 known children, 4 daughters and 3 sons. In chronological order, they are:
  • 1. Mary Virginia Wishart Harrington, (6 Nov 1907 - 1 Oct 1964) Age 57
  • 2. Horace Wishart, (5 June 1910 - 26 Dec 1999), Age 89
  • 3. Clarence Gregory Wishart, (6 July 1912 - 24 Dec 1978), Age 66
  • 4. Wallace Wishart, (6 July 1914 - 1 Feb 1998), Age 84
  • 5. Dainise Lennon Wishart McGoogan, (28 Nov 1915 - 17 Dec 2005), Age 90
  • 6. Frances Augusta Wishart, (16 Dec 1917 - 27 April 1988), Age 71
  • 7. Bertha Helen Wishart Chappell, (15 June 1922 – Unknown), Age

Death & Burial

• On Sunday 24 Jan 1971 in Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina Mary Bertha Lennon Wishart died. She was 90 years old. Her funeral notice, published in The Robesonian newspaper, and her death certificate state that she was buried in Meadowbrook Cemetery, Robeson County, North Carolina. As of this writing no Find-A-Grave memorial file has been created/ posted on her gravesite.

Sources

• Mrs. Bertha L. Wishart, 39, [Incorrect: she was 90 years old], died Sunday [24 Jan 1971]. Funeral is today at 3 p.m. in Stephens Funeral Home. Drs. Russell T. Cherry and Robert G. Hall are officiating. Burial will be in Meadowbrook Cemetery. Surviving are three daughters: Mrs. Dunnan McGugan [Name is Incorrectly Spelled, Should be Duncan McGoogan] of Red Springs, Mrs. Francis Britt of Lumberton and Mrs. Helen Chappel of Orlando, Florida; three sons: Horace of Portsmouth, VA., Clarence of Fairmont and Wallace Wishart of Lumberton; a sister Mrs. W. A. Roach of Lumberton, 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral notice published in The Robesonian, Lumberton, NC, Monday 25 Jan 1971, page 2. https://www.newspapers.com/image/?spot=24002013