Bertha Julia (Nelson) Forsythe (1882-1972)

Bertha Julia (Bertye) Forsythe formerly Nelson aka Imhoff, Riley

Born 1 Oct 1882 in Laurel, Sussex, Delaware, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of John Nelson and Caroline Mathilde (Blessing) Nelson

Sister of Minnie Blessing (Nelson) Windsor, Clifford Nelson, Walter Nelson and Harry John Nelson

Wife of Frederick Imhoff — married about 1905 [location unknown]

Descendants

Mother of Irene Rose (Imhoff) Malone

Died 30 Mar 1972 at age 89 in Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Bertha was born about 1882. She passed away about 1972.

She was married three times.

Frederick Imhoff (1905)
Charles D Riley (1919)
Clayton James Vance Forsythe (1955)

Sources

Marriage: "Riley / Imhoff Marriage License", Buffalo Courier, Buffalo, New York, 28 Sep 1919, p. 73; (Newspapers Clip: 99584161 : accessed 12 Apr 2022).
Marriage: "Virginia, Marriage Certificates, 1936-1988"
Citing , Arlington, Virginia, United States, certificate 22601, Virginia Department of Health, Richmond.
FamilySearch Record: QK9J-MFYL (accessed 12 April 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9TR-53S3-6 Image number 00097
Bertye Julia Nelson Riley (72) marriage to Clayton James Vance Forsythe on 11 Aug 1955 in Arlington, Virginia, United States.
Obituary: "Mrs. James Forsythe", The Daily Times, Salisbury, Maryland, 31 Mar 1972, p. 10; (Newspapers Clip: 99583879 : accessed 11 Apr 2022).
Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 11 April 2022), memorial page for Bertie J. Nelson Forsythe (1 Oct 1882–30 Mar 1972), Find A Grave: Memorial #57309729, citing Parsons Cemetery, Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, USA.

1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
Citing enumeration district (ED) 123, sheet 40A, family 868, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,629.
FamilySearch Record: M32K-JMV (accessed 11 April 2022)
FamilySearch Image: S3HT-62K9-VZ4
Bertie Nelson (18), single daughter, in household of John Nelson (43) in Salisbury town, Wicomico, Maryland, United States.
1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1132, sheet 5A, family 114, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 609; FHL microfilm 1,374,622.
FamilySearch Record: M2K7-ZKT (accessed 11 April 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRV6-W52 Image number 00551
Bestys J Imhoff (25), wife, in household of Frederick R Imhoff (29) in Norwood, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. Born in Maryland.

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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bertye by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Bertye: