Bertha Ellen Heiss

Female1 September 1886–April 1985

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

John Emory Rohrbaugh
1888–1983
Bertha Ellen Heiss
1886–1985
Marriage: 1908
Roger Leroy Rohrbaugh
1909–1995
Clifford Woodrow Rohrbaugh
1913–2007

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

  • Marriage
    1908Glen Rock, York, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (2)

    World Events (8)

    1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

    Age 4

    This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

    1905 · The Movie Theater

    Age 19

    The world’s first movie theater was located in Pittsburgh. It was referred to as a nickelodeon as at the time it only cost 5 cents to get in. 

    1912 · The Girl Scouts

    Age 26

    Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

    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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