Brief Life History of Bertha
When Bertha Dewoody was born on 22 January 1897, in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, her father, Rufus Dewoody, was 43 and her mother, Mary Y Gray, was 40. She died on 2 May 1900, at the age of 3.
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Family Time Line
Rufus Dewoody
1854–1906
Mary Y Gray
1856–1917
Annie Dewoody
1874–1875
Frances " Mollie" Dewoody
1875–1970
Mary Frances DeWoody
1875–1970
Sarah Jane DeWoody
1879–1908
Willie Dewoody
1881–1975
Jerry Dewoody
1882–1883
Clara Arnette Dewoody
1885–1977
Florence Dewoody
1887–1887
Rose Dewoody
1891–1935
Effie Alice Dewoody
1893–1974
Bertha Dewoody
1897–1900
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Parents and Siblings
1854–1906 Male
1856–1917 Female
Siblings (11)
1874–1875 Female
1875–1970 Female
1875–1970 Female
1879–1908 Female
1881–1975 Female
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World Events (3)
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 1
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
1900 · Gold for Cash!
Age 3
This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.
1900 · Giving Puerto Rico an American Welcome
Age 3
A law that established government on the island of Puerto Rico and gave all Puerto Ricans citizenship. This law was replaced by the Jones–Shafroth Act in 1917.
Name Meaning
Perhaps an Americanized form of Dutch Van der Woude, see Vanderwoude .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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