Bertha May Haynes

Brief Life History of Bertha May

When Bertha May Haynes was born on 30 October 1883, in Sartwell, Annin Township, McKean, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, George Henry Haynes, was 36 and her mother, Caty Ann Whitlock, was 24. She married James Fleming Hayes on 4 June 1906, in McKean, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She lived in Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920 and Porter Township, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years. She died on 9 February 1950, in Mill Hall, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Lamar Township, Clinton, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Fleming Hayes
1875–1957
Bertha May Haynes
1883–1950
Marriage: 4 June 1906
Mary J Hayes
1911–
George Haynes Hayes
1916–2004

Sources (9)

  • Bertha Hayes in household of James Hayes, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Bertha May Haynes, "Pennsylvania Delayed Birth Records, 1941-1976"
  • Bertha M Haynes, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"

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World Events (8)

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

1886 · Giving Working Men a Union

The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Hayne , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s; see Hain . Compare Hains .

English: habitational name from Haynes (Bedfordshire), which may derive from Old English hagenas, plural form of hagen ‘enclosure’.

English: in English counties bordering Wales, perhaps from the Welsh personal name Einws (a pet form of Welsh Einion) with a prosthetic H-; see also Enos . While this is linguistically possible there is no evidence yet to show that it was the origin of the surname.

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

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