Bertha Belle MegeheeAge: 74 years1902–1977
- Name
- Bertha Belle Megehee
- Given names
- Bertha Belle
- Surname
- Megehee
- Married name
- Bertha Belle Williams
 Birth | November 1, 1902 32 19 |
 Birth of a brother | Daniel Floyd Megehee October 4, 1905 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Jesse Leander Megehee August 26, 1907 (Age 4 years) |
 Census | April 30, 1910 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Clifford Marion Megehee April 26, 1912 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rubye Dorine “Dee” Megehee May 7, 1915 (Age 12 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 13 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Rev. William Daniel Ward October 12, 1918 (Age 15 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 14 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 15 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 21, 1920 (Age 17 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | John Edward Megehee April 27, 1923 (Age 20 years) |
 Marriage | Edward Herman “Jack” Williams — View this family May 23, 1927 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Evaline Harriet Bell November 25, 1928 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 26 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Death of a father | William Obadiah “Obe” Megehee September 29, 1944 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Adeline Whitener August 24, 1945 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 39 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 47 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | Jesse Leander Megehee September 29, 1962 (Age 59 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Franklin Megehee November 29, 1965 (Age 63 years) |
| Death of a brother | Clifford Marion Megehee September 8, 1971 (Age 68 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 43 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | February 9, 1977 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Tribbey Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Obadiah “Obe” Megehee Birth: February 25, 1870 26 19 — Siloam Springs, Benton, Arkansas, United States Death: September 29, 1944 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Amy Bell Ward Birth: March 24, 1883 38 17 — Love, Oklahoma, United States Death: June 27, 1978 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: March 15, 1896 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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13 months elder brother |
William Franklin Megehee Birth: April 19, 1897 27 14 — Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: November 29, 1965 — Choctaw, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
John Elbert Megehee Birth: July 10, 1900 30 17 — Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: February 10, 1987 — Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years herself |
Bertha Belle Megehee Birth: November 1, 1902 32 19 — Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: February 9, 1977 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Daniel Floyd Megehee Birth: October 4, 1905 35 22 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: January 7, 1981 — Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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23 months younger brother |
Jesse Leander Megehee Birth: August 26, 1907 37 24 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: September 29, 1962 — Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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5 years younger brother |
Clifford Marion Megehee Birth: April 26, 1912 42 29 — Romulus, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: September 8, 1971 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Rubye Dorine “Dee” Megehee Birth: May 7, 1915 45 32 — Johnsonville, McClain, Oklahoma, United States Death: December 28, 2012 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
| Family with Edward Herman “Jack” Williams |
| husband |
Edward Herman “Jack” Williams Birth: March 11, 1905 — Mountain View, Kiowa, Oklahoma, United States Death: May 20, 1992 — Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
| herself |
Bertha Belle Megehee Birth: November 1, 1902 32 19 — Tribbey, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States Death: February 9, 1977 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: May 23, 1927 — Tecumseh, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, United States |
Bertha Belle Megehee has 14 first cousins recorded
Father's family (14)
Parents William Edward Hopkins + Luna Elizabeth “Lizzie” McGehee
Parents James Lulard “Linnie” Ginn + Florence Izorah McGehee
Parents Ira Theadore “Oder” Ginn + Harriet Evelyn “Hattie” McGehee
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Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - William Obadiah “Obe” McGehee - Household
Moore, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - William Obadiah “Obe” McGehee - Household
Burnett, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma
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