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Bertha "Bertie" Lee Combs

Female 1889 - 1966  (77 years)


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  1. 1.  Bertha "Bertie" Lee Combs was born on 11 Mar 1889 in Tazewell County, Virginia; died on 18 Sep 1966 in Hill Top, Fayette, West Virginia.

    Other Events:

    • Census 1900: 1900, Maiden Spring, Tazewell, Virginia, USA

    Notes:

    Birth:
    "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917, p296" Bertie L. Combs 15 Mar 1889 (date different then death index) Tazewell Co. VirginiaParents: Richard and Susan Combs.

    Died:
    Services for Mrs. Bertie Lee Smith, 78, Minden, will be held at 2 PM Tuesday in the Tyree Funeral HOme Chapel at Oak Hill with the Rev. Bill Menefee in charge. Burial will be in the Hilltop Cemetery. Mrs. Smith died Sunday in a Hilltop nursing hime after a two month illness. Born March 11, 1888, at Tazewell, Va. she was a daughter of the late Richard and Susie Totten Combs. She was a member of the Oak Hill Baptist Church. Her husband, James Sanford Smith, preceded her in death. Survivors include two brothers, Erby and Robert, addresses unknown; two sisters, Mrs. Clara Price and Mrs. Eva Henderson, both of New York; two daughters, Mrs. John Alley of Minden and Mrs. J.D. Stone of Montcoal; four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Friends may call at the funeral home after 6 PM today.

    Raleigh Register 19 September 1966, Beckley, West Virginia

    Bertha married James Sanford Smith on 04 Jan 1905 in Tazewell County, Virginia. James (son of Lige Smith and Frances "Frankie" Caroline Perrick) was born on 8 Mar 1877 in Wyoming, West Virginia; died on 28 Oct 1935 in Oak Hill, Fayette County, West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Lula Marie Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1906 in McDowell County, West Virginia.
    2. 3. Laura Smith  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1909 in West Virginia, United States.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Lula Marie Smith Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bertha1) was born in 1906 in McDowell County, West Virginia.

    Family/Spouse: John Alley. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Helen Alley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1925.
    2. 5. Louise Alley  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1928.

  2. 3.  Laura Smith Descendancy chart to this point (1.Bertha1) was born in 1909 in West Virginia, United States.

    Family/Spouse: Rapp. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Helen Alley Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lula2, 1.Bertha1) was born in 1925.

  2. 5.  Louise Alley Descendancy chart to this point (2.Lula2, 1.Bertha1) was born in 1928.



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