Bertha M LightAge: 87 years1878–1966
- Name
- Bertha M Light
- Given names
- Bertha M
- Surname
- Light
- Married name
- Bertha M Hardy
 Birth | November 30, 1878 25 19 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Census | June 11, 1880 (Age 18 months) |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | David Light May 26, 1882 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mabel Bertha Light April 27, 1885 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Jessie V Light January 28, 1890 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Verna N Light November 22, 1892 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 19 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Marriage | Frank Victor Hardy — View this family December 28, 1898 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Harold F Hardy November 9, 1899 (Age 20 years) |
| Census | June 4, 1900 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Herbert Light Hardy February 19, 1902 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Sarah Naomi Hardy May 13, 1907 (Age 28 years) |
| Census | April 29, 1910 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 37 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 38 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 39 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 1, 1920 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Daniel Bruce July 19, 1920 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sarah Elizabeth Hizer October 28, 1921 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a father | William Albert Light January 3, 1929 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 50 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 |
| Census | April 25, 1930 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a husband | Frank Victor Hardy September 16, 1938 (Age 59 years) |
| Census | April 30, 1940 (Age 61 years) Note: Bertha and her son, Harold, live next door to each other |
| Death of a son | Harold F Hardy November 4, 1943 (Age 64 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 63 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 |
| Census | April 3, 1950 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a mother | Naomi Ella Bruce November 29, 1952 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 71 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 sister | Mabel Bertha Light June 5, 1956 (Age 77 years) |
| Obituary | Bertha Hardy (nee Light) Obituary and Family Listing October 14, 1966 (Age 87 years) Shared note: Bertha Hardy (nee Light) Obituary and Family Listing |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 67 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 | October 15, 1966 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Albert Light Birth: April 8, 1853 33 28 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: January 3, 1929 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| mother |
Naomi Ella Bruce Birth: April 15, 1859 22 19 — Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: November 29, 1952 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1877 — Pulaski, Indiana, United States |
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13 months herself |
Bertha M Light Birth: November 30, 1878 25 19 — Indiana, United States Death: October 15, 1966 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Mabel Bertha Light Birth: April 27, 1885 32 26 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: June 5, 1956 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Jessie V Light Birth: January 28, 1890 36 30 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: December 2, 1971 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Verna N Light Birth: November 22, 1892 39 33 — Indiana, United States Death: February 24, 1988 — Indiana, United States |
| Family with Frank Victor Hardy |
| husband |
Frank Victor Hardy Birth: August 28, 1876 27 27 — Indiana, United States Death: September 16, 1938 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Bertha M Light Birth: November 30, 1878 25 19 — Indiana, United States Death: October 15, 1966 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: December 28, 1898 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
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10 months son |
Harold F Hardy Birth: November 9, 1899 23 20 — Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: November 4, 1943 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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2 years son |
Herbert Light Hardy Birth: February 19, 1902 25 23 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: April 27, 1973 — Indiana, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Sarah Naomi Hardy Birth: May 13, 1907 30 28 — Cass, Indiana, United States Death: March 15, 2002 — Indiana, United States |
Bertha M Light has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (9)
Parents James Henry Bruce + Emma Alice Bruce
Parents Otto James Bruce + Lillian May Foster
Parents Harold Ray Martin + Leone Elizabeth Bruce
Parents John Lewis Hoesel + Cora Vell Bruce
| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - William Albert Light - Household
Tippecanoe, Pulaski, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Frank Victor Hardy - Household
Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Frank Victor Hardy - Household
Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Frank Victor Hardy - Household
Frank Hardy and Harold Hardy families live next door to each other Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Frank Victor Hardy - Household
Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Bertha M Light - Household
Noble, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | Bertha and her son, Harold, live next door to each other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1950 United States - Census transcript - Bertha M Light - Household
Eel, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Obituary | Bertha Hardy (nee Light) Obituary and Family Listing
Friday, October 14, 1966 - Logansport Pharos-Tribune
Bertha Hardy, 87, Claimed By Death
Mrs. Bertha M. Hardy, 87,1001 Helm St., died Friday morning. She was a member of Shiloh Christian church. Born Nov. 30, 1878, in Pulaski county, she was the daughter of William Albert and Ella Bruce Light. Her husband, Frank V Hardy, died Sept. 16,1938.
Survivors include a son, Herbert, route 6; a daughter, Mrs. Neoma Robison, route 1, Burnettsville; two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Eikelberner and Mrs. Verna Eikelberner, both of route 1; seven grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. A son; Harold, died in 1943.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the Fisher funeral home. The Rev. Raymond Skelton will officiate and burial will be in Mt. Hope cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
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| Name | Jessie V Eikelberner (nee Light) Obituary and Family Listing
Death Claims
Ex- Teacher
Mrs. Jessie V. Elkelberner,
81, Rt. 1, Logansport, a former
teacher in Noble Township
Schools, died at 6:15 p.m. Thurs-
day at Memorial Hospital.
Born Jan. 28, 1890, in Cass
County, she was the daughter of
W. A. and Ella Bruce Light.
She was a life-long member of
Shiloh United Church of Christ
and 2 charter member and sec-
ond president of the first Cass
County Homemakers’ Club.
Her marriage was Aug. ‘1,
1912, to Glen Eikelberner who
died in June, 1948.
Surviving are one son, Wil-
liam, and one Sister, Mrs. Verna
Eikelberner, Rt. 1; seven grand-
children; and 11 great-grand-
children. One daughter, Mrs.
Lucille Sanders, and two sisters,
Mrs. Bertha Hardy and Mrs.
Mabel Neff, preceded her in
death.
Funeral services will be con-
ducted at 10:30 a.m. Monday at
McCloskey-Hamilton-Kahie Fu-
neral Home with the Rev. Ray-
mond Jones officiating. Burial
will be in Shiloh Cemetery.
Friends may cali at the funeral
home after 5 p.m. Saturday.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19996166/jessie-v-eikelberner |