Bertha Beatrice Higginbottom

about 1875–
Pana, Christian, Illinois, United States

The Life Summary of Bertha Beatrice

When Bertha Beatrice Higginbottom was born about 1875, in Pana, Christian, Illinois, United States, her father, James Isaac Higginbottom, was 30 and her mother, Mary Jane Seitz, was 30. She married Robert Melvin Murray in 1893, in Christian, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Burdine Township, Texas, Missouri, United States in 1940.

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Family Time Line

Robert Melvin Murray
1868–1950
Bertha Beatrice Higginbottom
1875–
Marriage: 1893
Helen Marie Murray
1895–1987
Robert Sydney Murray
1896–
Joseph Murray
1917–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1893Christian, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (4)

    World Events (8)

    1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
    Age 0
    In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
    1877 · The First Workers Strike
    Age 2
    The country was in great economic distress in mid-1877, which caused many workers of the Railroad to come together and began the first national strike in the United States. Crowds gathered in Chicago in extreme number to be a part of the strike which was later named the Great Railroad Strike. Shortly after the strike began, the battle was fought between the authorities and many of the strikers. The conflict escalated to violence and quickly each side turned bloody.
    1906 · Saving Food Labels
    Age 31
    The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.

    Name Meaning

    Northern English: variant of Higginbotham .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Higginbotham

    Sources (13)

    • Bertha Murray in household of Robert M Murray, "United States Census, 1940"
    • Bertha B Murray in household of Robert M Murray, "United States Census, 1910"
    • Bertha Murray in household of Robt M Murray, "United States Census, 1920"

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