Born 1900s.
Ancestors 
Daughter of Millard Alfred Steele
and Bessie Clerassa Hardenbrook
[sibling(s) unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Lenna (Johnson) Peters, Frank Johnson, Herbert Johnson, Glenn Johnson, [private son (1930s - unknown)], Genevieve (Johnson) Browers, [private son (1930s - unknown)] and [private son (1940s - unknown)]
Died 1960s.
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Biography
Bertha was born in 1905 to Millard Steele and Bessie Hardenbrook.
In the 1910 census Bertha (age 4) was the single daughter of Millard Steele in Oronoko, Berrien, Michigan, United States.[1]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Birth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millard Steele | Head | Married | M | 29 | Missouri |
| Bessie Steele | Wife | Married | F | 25 | Michigan |
| Bertha Steele | Daughter | Single | F | 4 | Michigan |
| Fredricka Steele | Daughter | Single | F | 2 | Michigan |
| Otto W Steele | Son | Single | M | 0 | Michigan |
In the 1920 census Bertha (age 14) was the single daughter of Millard Steele in Van Buren, Michigan, United States.[2]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Birth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millard Steele | Head | Married | M | 38 | Missouri |
| Bessie Steele | Wife | Married | F | 35 | Michigan |
| Bertha Steele | Daughter | Single | F | 14 | Michigan |
| Fredericka Steele | Daughter | Single | F | 12 | Michigan |
| Otto Steele | Son | Single | M | 9 | Michigan |
| Edward Steele | Son | Single | M | 7 | Michigan |
| Garold Steele | Son | Single | M | 5 | Michigan |
| Alfred Steele | Son | Single | M | 3 | Michigan |
Bertha married Arba R. Johnson on 13 January 1926 in Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan, United States.[3]
In the 1930 census Bertha (age 24) was the wife of Arba Johnson in Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan, United States.[4]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Birth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arba Johnson | Head | Married | M | 32 | Michigan |
| Bertha Johnson | Wife | Married | F | 24 | Michigan |
| Louise Johnson | Daughter | Single | F | 3 | Michigan |
| Frank E Johnson | Son | Single | M | 1 | Michigan |
| Herbert L Johnson | Son | Single | M | 0 | Michigan |
In the 1940 census Bertha (age 34) was the wife of Arba Johnson in Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan, United States.[5]
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Birth Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arba Johnson | Head | Married | M | 43 | Michigan |
| Bertha Johnson | Wife | Married | F | 34 | Michigan |
| Lenna Johnson | Daughter | Single | F | 13 | Michigan |
| Frank Johnson | Son | Single | M | 11 | Michigan |
| Herbert Johnson | Son | Single | M | 10 | Michigan |
| Glenn Johnson | Son | Single | M | 8 | Michigan |
| Richard Johnson | Son | Single | M | 7 | Michigan |
| Jennieve Johnson | Daughter | Single | F | 4 | Michigan |
| Gerald Johnson | Son | Single | M | 4 | Michigan |
Mrs Johnson was in an obituary in 1968 in Van Buren, Michigan, United States.[6]
Sources
- ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 85, sheet 13A, family 250, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 638; FHL microfilm 1,374,651.
FamilySearch Record: MLPJ-S2N (accessed 6 May 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9RJ2-QPS Image number 00874
Bertha Steele (4), single daughter, in household of Millard Steele (29) in Oronoko, Berrien, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan. - ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 799; Line: 99; FHL microfilm: 1820799; Record number: 19589;
FamilySearch Record: MZ7J-HQL (accessed 6 May 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRXV-J5V Image number 00410
Bertha Steele (14), single daughter, in household of Millard Steele (38) in Van Buren, Michigan, United States. - ↑ Marriage: "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995"
Citing FHL microfilm: 1019199; Record number: 44;
FamilySearch Record: FCZ8-DM6 (accessed 6 May 2022)
Bertha Genevieve Steele (20) marriage to Arba R. Johnson on 13 Jan 1926 in Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan, United States. - ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 4A, line 2, family 100, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1028; FHL microfilm 2,340,763.
FamilySearch Record: X7MN-6RS (accessed 6 May 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRHC-46Q Image number 01031
Bertha Johnson (24), wife, in household of Arba Johnson (32) in Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan, United States. Born in Michigan. - ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
Citing enumeration district (ED) 80-21, sheet 5B, line 80, family 140, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1822.
FamilySearch Record: K41R-HHT (accessed 6 May 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-89M1-JJGV
Bertha Johnson (34), wife, in household of Arba Johnson (43) in Lawrence, Van Buren, Michigan, United States. - ↑ Obituary: "Michigan Obituaries, 1820-2006"
Citing Van Buren, Michigan, United States, Obituary, Grand Rapids Public Library, Michigan; FHL microfilm 1,358,293.
FamilySearch Record: Q2WL-P9SB (accessed 6 May 2022)
FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9FX-JJML Image number 00874
Name: Mrs Bertha Johnson; Obituary Date: 1968; Obituary Place: Van Buren, Michigan, United States; Birth Date: 07 Nov 1905; Birth Place: , Berrien, Michigan; Death Date: 12 Jun 1968; Death Place: Watervliet, ,; Age: 62; Misc Note: Mrs; Relationship To Head: Deceased; Role Type: Deceased.
- Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCZ8-DMJ : 25 April 2016), Robert L. Johnson in entry for Arba R. Johnson and Bertha Genevieve Steele, 1926.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bertha 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 Bertha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bertha 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 Bertha:
-
~25.00%
Glenn (Johnson) Buskirk
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M139479 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A417866 [compare], Ancestry member gbuskirk
-
~3.12%
~12.50%
Jared Carlisle :
23andMe
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