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Bertha M. Van Velson1,2,3

#3570, (1883 - 1965)
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Key Events:

  • Bertha M. Van Velson was born on 12 Nov 1883 in Bellflower, Illinois.4,5,6
  • Bertha married Louis Adam Glabe, son of John Glabe and Elizabeth Ruppel, on 18 Nov 1908 in Melvin, Ford Co., Illinois.7,8,9
  • Bertha died on 30 Jan 1965 in Gibson City, Illinois, at age 81.10,11
  • She was buried on 1 Feb 1965 in Chatsworth Cemetery, Chatsworth, Livingston Co., Illinois.12,13
Bertha also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. Laura A. VanVilson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Ford Co., Illinois, shows name as Bertha M. VanVilson.
  2. "Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1934," FamilySearch.org, record for Louis Glabe and Bertha M. Vanvelson.
  3. Glabe, Bertha, The PantagraphBertha, 31 Jan 1965, shows father's surname a Van Velson.
  4. Laura A. VanVilson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Ford Co., Illinois, shows month, years, age 16 and state.
  5. Louis A. Glabe household, 1910 U.S. Census, Livingston Co., Illinois, shows age 26 and state.
  6. Glabe, Bertha, The PantagraphBertha, 31 Jan 1965, shows date and town.
  7. "Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1934," FamilySearch.org, record for Louis Glabe and Bertha M. Vanvelson, shows month, year, city, county and state.
  8. Louis A. Glabe household, 1910 U.S. Census, Livingston Co., Illinois, shows married one year.
  9. Pound, Leland, Glabe Family, pg 22, shows date.
  10. Glabe, Bertha, The PantagraphBertha, 31 Jan 1965, shows died Saturday and city.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 72216166, Bertha M Glabe.
  12. Glabe, Bertha, The PantagraphBertha, 31 Jan 1965, shows services Monday and cemetery.
  13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 72216166, Bertha M Glabe, shows cemetery, town, county, and state.

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