Brief Life History of Bertha Ellen
When Bertha Ellen Heiss was born on 1 September 1886, in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Heiss, was 30 and her mother, Eliza Stine, was 26. She married John Emory Rohrbaugh in 1908, in Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Altoona, Blair, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and United States in 1949. She died in April 1985, at the age of 98, and was buried in Reformed Cemetery, Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Bertha E Rohrbaugh, "United States 1950 Census"
- Bertha Ellen Heiss, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- Bertha Ellen Heiss Rohrbaugh, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1888–1983 Male
1886–1985 Female
Children (2)
1909–1995 Male
1913–2007 Male
Parents and Siblings
1855–1939 Male
1860–1941 Female
Siblings (2)
1884–1969 Male
1886–1985 Female
World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 4
1905 · The Movie Theater
Age 19
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Age 26
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Ernst, Gerhard, Guenther, Herta, Hertha, Otto, Reinhold.
South German: variant of Hiess, which is from a shortened form of the personal name Mathies (see Matthew ).
South German: variant of Heuss .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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