Brief Life History of Berta Lee
Berta Lee Moore was born on 26 September 1903. She had at least 1 son with Earnest C Whitlock. She lived in Shake Rag, Fayette, Georgia, United States in 1920. She died on 13 April 1943, at the age of 39, and was buried in Line Creek Cemetery, Peachtree City, Fayette, Georgia, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Berta L Whitlock in household of E C Whitlock, "United States Census, 1940"
- Berta Whitlock in household of E C Whitlock, "United States Census, 1920"
Spouse and Children
1899–1968 Male
1903–1943 Female
Children (1)
1925–1992 Male
World Events (8)
1904
Age 1
1906 · The Atlanta Race Riot
Age 3
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 13
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English more ‘moor, marsh, fen’ (Old English mōr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in such a place, or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word, as for example Moore in Cheshire or More in Shropshire.
English (of Norman origin): ethnic name from Old French more ‘Moor’, either someone from North Africa or, more often, a nickname for someone thought to resemble a Moor. Compare Morrell and Moreau .
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English personal name More (Old French More, Maur, Latin Maurus), originally denoting either ‘Moor’ or someone with a swarthy complexion (compare Morrell , Morrin , Morris , and sense 2 above). There was a 6th-century Christian saint of this name.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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