Brief Life History of Bertha Alta
When Bertha Alta Lewis was born on 28 January 1879, in Madison, Nebraska, United States, her father, Leonard Leland Lewis, was 57 and her mother, Lorinda L Rounds, was 40. She married John Harrison Crook on 1 January 1898. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Bonesteel, Gregory, South Dakota, United States in 1910 and Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States for about 20 years. She died on 23 September 1970, in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- Bertha A Crook, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Bertha A Kirk in household of John H Kirk, "United States Census, 1940"
- Bertha Lewis in entry for Gerald Forrest Crook and Zola May Rea Beardmore, "California, County Marriages, 1850-1952"
Spouse and Children
1875–1967 Male
1879–1970 Female
Children (3)
1898–1918 Male
1900–1931 Female
1913–1993 Male
Parents and Siblings
1822–1897 Male
1838–1915 Female
Siblings (8)
1857–1900 Male
1859–1889 Male
1864–1934 Male
1867–1943 Male
1872–1934 Male
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World Events (8)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 2
1882 · Electricity Comes to Los Angeles
Age 3
1903 · Department of Commerce and Labor
Age 24
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Lewis, Leweis, Lowis, from ancient Germanic (originally West Frankish) Hludwig (itself from hlōd- ‘fame, famous’ + wīg- ‘battle’). This was Latinized as Ludovicus and Chlodovisus, which were gallicized as Clovis or Clouis, French Louis. The name may also appear as Lawis, Laweys, Lawes, by unrounding of the vowel of Lowis on the analogy of the variation between Low and Law as pet forms of Middle English Lourence alias Laurence. This surname is also very common among African Americans. See Laws 2 and compare Lawrence .
Welsh: adopted for the Welsh personal name Llywelyn (see Llewellyn ).
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Lughaidh ‘son of Lughaidh’. This is one of the most common Old Irish personal names. It is derived from Lugh ‘brightness’, which was the name of a Celtic god.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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