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Bertha <I>Gritton</I> Dorsett

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Bertha Gritton Dorsett

Birth
Petersville, Mercer County, Illinois, USA
Death
6 Apr 1970 (aged 85)
Illinois, USA
Burial
Mercer County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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In 1900 she and her parents and her six siblings lived on a farm they were renting in Duncan Township, Mercer County, IL.

In 1910 she and her parents and five siblings--all but Clarence--lived on a farm they owned, with a mortgage, in Eliza Township in the same county. She married James Edward Dorsett April 12, 1919 in Decatur County, IA.

In 1920 she and her husband lived in a house they owned, with a mortgage, at 6218 Sarpy Avenue in Omaha, NE. He worked as a trucker for a packing house.

In 1930 she and her daughter were boarders in the home of 83-year-old widow Ellen W Hutchins in a house Ellen owned on Liberty Street in Joy, IL. Their home was valued at $600 and they did have a radio. Bertha worked as a servant for a private family.

In 1940 she and her daughter and her mother lived in a house they were renting for ten dollars a month on Drury Street near East Liberty Street in Joy.
In 1900 she and her parents and her six siblings lived on a farm they were renting in Duncan Township, Mercer County, IL.

In 1910 she and her parents and five siblings--all but Clarence--lived on a farm they owned, with a mortgage, in Eliza Township in the same county. She married James Edward Dorsett April 12, 1919 in Decatur County, IA.

In 1920 she and her husband lived in a house they owned, with a mortgage, at 6218 Sarpy Avenue in Omaha, NE. He worked as a trucker for a packing house.

In 1930 she and her daughter were boarders in the home of 83-year-old widow Ellen W Hutchins in a house Ellen owned on Liberty Street in Joy, IL. Their home was valued at $600 and they did have a radio. Bertha worked as a servant for a private family.

In 1940 she and her daughter and her mother lived in a house they were renting for ten dollars a month on Drury Street near East Liberty Street in Joy.


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