Bertha "Bertie" Garvin Ridgeway was born December 9, 1872, in Olive Hill, Carter County, Kentucky, USA.

Her parents were Johnson Garvin (1841 – 1902) and
Amanda Jane Thompson Garvin (1850 – 1909).

Bertha's siblings included:

Una Garvin 1874 –
Robert L Garvin 1876 – 1949
Audella Garvin 1878 – 1963
Cecil C Garvin 1883 –
John St Garvin 1886 –
Ora Garvin 1889 –
Kate Garvin 1892 –
Effie M Garvin 1895 –

The 1880 US Federal Census shows the family residing in Olive Hill, Carter County, Kentucky:

1880 United States Federal Census
about Bertie Garvin
Name: Bertie Garvin
Home in 1880: Olive Hill, Carter, Kentucky
Age: 7
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of Household: Dau (Daughter)
Father's name: Johnson Garvin
Father's birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's name: Amanda Garvin
Mother's birthplace: Kentucky
Neighbors: View others on page
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Female
Household Members:
Name Age
Johnson Garvin 38
Amanda Garvin 30
Betty Garvin 8
Bertie Garvin 7
Una Garvin 5
Robert L. Garvin 3
Audilla Garvin 1
Rachel Baker 19
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Bertha and Wilmer were married in 1893 per the 1900 US Federal Census;
1900 United States Federal Census
about Bertha Red*
Name: Bertha Red*
[Bertha Redway]
Home in 1900: Ashland, Boyd, Kentucky
[Boyd, Kentucky]
Age: 27
Birth Date: Dec 1872
Birthplace: Kentucky
Race: White
Gender: Female
Relationship to head-of-house: Wife
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother: number of living children: 0
Mother: How many children: 0
Spouse's Name: Welmer Red*
Marriage year: 1893
Marital Status: Married
Years married: 7
Occupation: View on Image
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Welmer Red* 36
Bertha Red* 27
Maud Ya*N 19
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1910 United States Federal Census
about Bertha Ridgway
Name: Bertha Ridgway
[Bertha Redgway]
Age in 1910: 37
Estimated Birth Year: 1873
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Spouse's Name: Wilmer Ridgway
Home in 1910: Ashland Ward 2, Boyd, Kentucky
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Gender: Female
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Household Members:
Name Age
Wilmer Ridgway 46
Bertha Ridgway 37
Effie Larvin 15 [Effie Garvin, Bertha's sister]
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Bertha's husband Wilmer passed away in 1913.
He is buried in the Garvin Ridgeway Graveyard, one mile from Olive Hill. The graveyard is on property owned by Major McGuire. Go off 60 onto 174. Drive the short distance across the bridge to the end of the bridge. The graveyard is located near a barn on the left.
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1920 United States Federal Census
about Bertha Ridgeway
Name: Bertha Ridgeway
Home in 1920: Ashland Ward 2, Boyd, Kentucky
Age: 47
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1873
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
[Head]
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
[United States of America]
Marital Status: Widowed
[Widow]
Race: White
Sex: Female
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
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Household Members:
Name Age
Bertha Ridgeway 47
Effie Garvin 25
Pearl Lee Perkins 22
Eugene Davis 34
George W Davis 27
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Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953
about Bertha Ridgway
Name: Bertha Ridgway
[Bertha Garvin]
Death Date: 19 Jul 1933
Death Location: Boyd
Age: 60
Gender: Female
Ethnicity: White
Birth Date: 9 Dec 1872
Birth Location: Olive Hill, Kentucky
Spouse's Name: Wilmer Ridgway
Father's name: Johnson Garvin
Father's Birth Location: Olive Hill Kentucky
Mother's name: Amanda Thompson
Mother's Birth Location: Carter, Kentucky
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Bertha is buried in Garvin Ridgeway Graveyard, which is located one mile from Olive Hill, Carter County, Kentucky. Go from 60 onto 174, drive the short way across the bridge to the end of the bridge. On the left is a barn, and the graveyard is close by. The property is owned by Major McGuire.