Bertha Caroline Klump

Brief Life History of Bertha Caroline

When Bertha Caroline Klump was born on 4 March 1895, in Vernon, Missouri, United States, her father, George York Klump, was 22 and her mother, Susan Matilda 'Susie' Barkdoll, was 21. She married Seth Thomas Key on 27 November 1917, in Vernon, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Clear Creek Township, Vernon, Missouri, United States in 1900 and Virgil Township, Vernon, Missouri, United States for about 30 years. She died on 3 September 1958, in El Dorado Springs, Cedar, Missouri, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Clear Creek Township, Vernon, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Seth Thomas Key
1885–1984
Bertha Caroline Klump
1895–1958
Marriage: 27 November 1917
Georgia Odell Key
1918–2009
Thelma E Key
1919–1994
Thomas Carl Key
1922–1993

Sources (10)

  • Bertha K Klumpp in household of George Klumpp, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Birtha C Key in household of Seth T Key, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Find A Grave Memorial# 174118820

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

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

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.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

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Name Meaning

German: nickname from Low German and Central German klump ‘lump, block, compact heap, ball’ for a squat-shaped, clumsy, or uncouth person. Compare Klomp .

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

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