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Bertha Marie BOLLINGER

Bertha Marie BOLLINGER

Female 1908 - 1966  (57 years)

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  • Name Bertha Marie BOLLINGER 
    Born 21 Mar 1908  Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1910  Butler, Butler Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920, 1930, 1940  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 1966  [2] 
    Buried Harrington Cemetery, Garrettsville, Portage Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I112107  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2017 

    Father Joseph Franklin BOLLINGER,   b. 13 Jul 1876, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1921, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Edna Elsie SULLIVAN,   b. 2 Jan 1881, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1963, Painesville, Lake Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F40590  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 VanBuren B. LEIGH,   b. 2 Jun 1877, Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1951, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 29 Dec 1923  East Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6] 
    Children 
     1. Reta Mae LEIGH,   b. 3 Jan 1925, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Nov 2012  (Age 87 years)
     2. Edwin Ray LEIGH,   b. 13 May 1926, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1977, Ravenna, Portage Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     3. Herbert Junior LEIGH,   b. 20 Oct 1928, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Nov 2011  (Age 83 years)
     4. Dortha Gean LEIGH,   b. 22 Dec 1929, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jan 2015, Vincent, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
     5. Violet Elizabeth LEIGH,   b. 29 May 1931, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 May 2001, Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     6. Robert Paul LEIGH,   b. 9 Sep 1932, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Harry Alton LEIGH,   b. CA 1935, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1943, Wallace, McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 8 years)
     8. Cecil Duane LEIGH,   b. CA 1938
     9. Living
    Family ID F47363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Leslie P. STEELE,   b. 22 Apr 1892,   d. 1 Dec 1966  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F47633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S2075] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795687&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Vanburen Leigh, 38, b. Upshur Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Bertha Bollinger, 19, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Dec 29 1923 in East Clarksburg, W.Va., officiated by John H. Root, a Minister of the Gospel.
      NOTE: Although the wedding was held in Harrison County, the marriage is recorded in Doddridge County, residence of the bride. The wife's stated age is four years older than the 1908 birth date reflected in her birth record, and husband's stated age is considerably younger than recorded elsewhere.

    6. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).