Born in Wisconsin, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Friederich Mertens
and Maria Josephine (Arens) Mertens
Sister of
Dorothy (Mertens) Barrus
Wife of
Charles Edward Hilton
— married
26 May 1908 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Frank Hilton, Charles Clarence Hilton, Frederick Hilton, Josephine Alvira Hilton, Dorothy Marie (Hilton) Kremers, John Henry Hilton, Grace Bernadine Hilton and Edward Russell Hilton
Died
at age 89
in Clarksville, Johnson, Arkansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Apr 2023
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Biography
Bertha was born in 1889. She was the daughter of Friederich Mertens and Josephine Arens. She passed away in 1978.
Sources
- "Minnesota State Census, 1895", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQDZ-W3D : Wed Oct 04 20:19:28 UTC 2023), Entry for Fred Mertens and Josephene Mertens, 1895.
- "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9QQ-D4G : Wed Oct 04 16:55:17 UTC 2023), Entry for Fred Mertens and Josephine Mertens, 1900.
- "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJS-JQN : Fri Dec 08 00:23:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles E Hilton and Elizabeth Hilton, 1920.
- "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XML6-5KW : Fri Oct 06 19:18:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Bertha E Hilton, 1930.
- "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XML6-5KW : Fri Oct 06 19:18:32 UTC 2023), Entry for Bertha E Hilton, 1930.
- "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQKQ-LQ9 : Tue Nov 28 12:35:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Charles E Hilton and Bertha E Hilton, 1940.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31705616/bertha-elizabeth-hilton: accessed 23 April 2023), memorial page for Bertha Elizabeth Mertens Hilton (Jan 1889–1978), Find A Grave: Memorial #31705616, citing Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Clarksville, Johnson County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by Nadine Gauthier Heppell (contributor 47021910).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bertha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bertha:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Phillip Jares 
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A954684 [compare], Ancestry member PJares2008
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~1.56%
Scott Farber :
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