Bertha Clare (Johnson) Harty was born in Alabama on September 19, 1902, the fifth of ten children of James David Johnson and Viola Antoinette (Brook) Johnson. Her family moved to Santa Rosa County, Florida when she was young and that's where she spent the remainder of her childhood.
Like her older sister Susie, Bertha married a Wright brother (in 1920), Isaac Wright (1987-1946), a World War I Army veteran, and like Susie, she divorced the Wright brother; they were married for about 10 years.
Her only child, Cecil, was born during this marriage. They lived in Milton, Santa Rosa County, FL, just east of Pensacola.
In 1944, she married a widower with two adult children, Frank Roquet, a native of Chicago, IL; they were married for 23 years until Frank's death in 1967.
Her early life and first marriage were spent in Santa Rosa County. Close to and or after her marriage to Frank, she moved to Jacksonville, FL, where she lived rest of her life.
While in Jacksonville, Bertha worked in beauty salons, as operator of at least two different salons between 1936 to 1960, likely longer.
In 1971, at age 68, Bertha married Ernest Hampton Harty (1900-1987) and they remained married until Bertha's death in September 1986;
Bertha was preceded in death by her:
. parents, James Johnson and Viola (Brook) Johnson;
. brothers, Henry "H.C." Johnson, Alton Johnson, Sr., Lee Johnson, and Jennings "J.D." Johnson
. second husband, Frank Roquet
. grandson, Cecil Wright, Jr.
At the time of her death, Bertha was survived by her:
. husband, Ernest Harty;
. sisters, Susie (Johnson) Ring, Eunice (Johnson) Acosta, and Olyne (Johnson) Whitley;
. brothers, James "Trammell" Johnson, and Roy Johnson;
. son, Cecil Wright, Sr. (Amy);
. grandchildren, Joel "Robin" Wright (Jeannie), Richard "Stan" Wright (Sherry), and Donna (Wright) Tice (Jay)
. six great grandchildren
Bertha is buried in Riverside Memorial Park in Jacksonville, Florida; she is buried next to her husband, Ernest Harty.
No obituary for Bertha (Johnson) Harty was found. This summary was written by Bertha's great nephew, Jim Butler, based on his research of Bertha collected in Ancestry.com
Bertha Clare (Johnson) Harty was born in Alabama on September 19, 1902, the fifth of ten children of James David Johnson and Viola Antoinette (Brook) Johnson. Her family moved to Santa Rosa County, Florida when she was young and that's where she spent the remainder of her childhood.
Like her older sister Susie, Bertha married a Wright brother (in 1920), Isaac Wright (1987-1946), a World War I Army veteran, and like Susie, she divorced the Wright brother; they were married for about 10 years.
Her only child, Cecil, was born during this marriage. They lived in Milton, Santa Rosa County, FL, just east of Pensacola.
In 1944, she married a widower with two adult children, Frank Roquet, a native of Chicago, IL; they were married for 23 years until Frank's death in 1967.
Her early life and first marriage were spent in Santa Rosa County. Close to and or after her marriage to Frank, she moved to Jacksonville, FL, where she lived rest of her life.
While in Jacksonville, Bertha worked in beauty salons, as operator of at least two different salons between 1936 to 1960, likely longer.
In 1971, at age 68, Bertha married Ernest Hampton Harty (1900-1987) and they remained married until Bertha's death in September 1986;
Bertha was preceded in death by her:
. parents, James Johnson and Viola (Brook) Johnson;
. brothers, Henry "H.C." Johnson, Alton Johnson, Sr., Lee Johnson, and Jennings "J.D." Johnson
. second husband, Frank Roquet
. grandson, Cecil Wright, Jr.
At the time of her death, Bertha was survived by her:
. husband, Ernest Harty;
. sisters, Susie (Johnson) Ring, Eunice (Johnson) Acosta, and Olyne (Johnson) Whitley;
. brothers, James "Trammell" Johnson, and Roy Johnson;
. son, Cecil Wright, Sr. (Amy);
. grandchildren, Joel "Robin" Wright (Jeannie), Richard "Stan" Wright (Sherry), and Donna (Wright) Tice (Jay)
. six great grandchildren
Bertha is buried in Riverside Memorial Park in Jacksonville, Florida; she is buried next to her husband, Ernest Harty.
No obituary for Bertha (Johnson) Harty was found. This summary was written by Bertha's great nephew, Jim Butler, based on his research of Bertha collected in Ancestry.com
Gravesite Details
Clare is buried in a plot next to her widower, Ernest Harty, who is buried with joint headstone with his first wife, Nina Harty.
Family Members
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Susie Inez Johnson Ring
1893–1988
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Henry Cecil "H.C." Johnson
1895–1984
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James Trammel Johnson
1898–1988
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Roy Edward Johnson
1900–1988
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Alton Brook Johnson Sr
1904–1976
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Lee Eugene "Red" Johnson
1906–1956
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Mrs Eunice Johnson Acosta
1907–2005
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Jennings Dunson "J.D." Johnson
1909–1973
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Sarah Olyne Johnson Whitley
1915–2001
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