Bertie Etta (Walters) Black (1885 - 1968)

Born 19 Feb 1885 in Millport, Alabama, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Claude Mitchell Black — married 16 Jun 1901 in Washita, Oklahoma

Descendants

Died 28 Dec 1968 at age 83 in Lubbock, Texas, United States

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Biography

Bertie was born in a small town called Millport in Pickins Co. Alabama. Its not on the list so it is probably a community now, or does not exist. She came with her parents who were Circuit Riders for the M.E. Church South. They came to O. T. in 1898, where she met her husband. After they married in 1901, they migrated to Muleshoe, TX. They had 12 children: Audie W., Mable Daisy, Ralph Lenden, Claude Ray, Jewell L., James (Pete), Margaret E., Bonnie N.,Billie M., Lillie M., and Eugene F. Black.

Sources

• Census Records:
  • "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMGG-8BN : accessed 10 November 2020), Berttie Walters in household of George W Walters, Elk Township (south half), Washita, Oklahoma Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 209, sheet 19A, family 404, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,342.
  • "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M296-ZS1 : accessed 10 November 2020), Birtie Black in household of Claude M Black, Justice Precinct 3, Armstrong, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 8A, family 79, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1527; FHL microfilm 1,375,540.
  • "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HKT4-VMM : accessed 10 November 2020), Bertie Black in household of C M Black, Precinct 4, Wheeler, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 5A, line 31, family 86, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2401; FHL microfilm 2,342,135.
  • "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWNX-TVX : 23 May 2020), Bertie Ellen Black in household of C M Black, Justice Precinct 1, Bailey, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 9-2, sheet 17B, line 64, family 356, 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 3980.
• "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995." Database with images. FamilySearch. "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPX-NG7Z : 23 March 2020), Claud M Black and Birty Walters, 16 Jun 1901; citing Oklahoma, various county courthouses, Oklahoma; FHL microfilm.
• "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3MR-21K : 13 March 2018), Bertie Etta Black, 28 Dec 1968; citing certificate number 92660, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,137,257.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 10 November 2020), memorial page for Bertie Etta Walters Black (19 Feb 1885–28 Dec 1968), Find A Grave: Memorial #10736653, citing Bailey County Cemetery, Muleshoe, Bailey County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by C.M. Goble~Wright (contributor 46912654) .
• More information at https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/LDRH-FQV