Bertha H Hymas

Female30 November 1890–15 May 1965

Brief Life History of Bertha H

When Bertha H Hymas was born on 30 November 1890, in Paris, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, her father, Benjamin Pitman Hymas, was 21 and her mother, Elizabeth Price, was 18. She married Joseph Henry Laker on 28 September 1921, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in St. Charles Election Precinct, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States in 1940 and St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States in 1950. She died on 15 May 1965, in Montpelier, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Saint Charles Cemetery, St. Charles, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Henry Laker
1887–1970
Bertha H Hymas
1890–1965
Marriage: 28 September 1921
Grant Benjamin Laker
1922–2008
Della LaRue Laker
1925–2012
Lash Hymas Laker
1927–2012
Henry Laker
1930–1930
Ruth L Laker
1933–2012
DeEtte Laker
1937–2023

Sources (48)

  • Bertha H Laker, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Bertha Susanna Hymas, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
  • Bertha H. Laker, "BillionGraves Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 September 1921Logan, Cache, Utah, United States
  • Children (6)

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    Siblings (17)

    +12 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 6

    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 8

    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.

    1910 · The BSA is Made

    Age 20

    Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

    Name Meaning

    English: probably an Essex variant of Hindmarsh ; however, it cannot be formally ruled out that the name arises from Middle English heigh messe, masse ‘High Mass’.

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

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