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Bertha Annette Henshaw

                                                   +-- Joshua Henshaw
                                                   |    1814-1895 
                          +-- Ira King Henshaw ----+
                          |    1856-1942           |
                          |                        +-- Charlotte Sherwood Cook
                          |                            c1826-?    
Bertha Annette Henshaw ---+
B: 1892                   |
D: 1983                   |
                          +-- Mary Helen Pollard
                               1859-?    
M: Ira B. Purchase
Bertha Annette Henshaw     [ID 05253] Click here to switch to Ahnentafel view: Ahnentafel View

Born Feb 29 1892, Michigan.a,b,c,d,209,e

She married Ira B. Purchase, c1916.c,d,173    Ira, son of James Edwin Purchase & Sarah Elizabeth Mizner, was born Jun - 1891, Olive Township, Ottawa County, Michigan.f    (1892).g    (Jun 16 1893).h    (c1893).c,d    Ira was the brother of Ralph Purchase who married Bertha's sister Alice.c,g

Children:

Margaret Purchase, born c1917, Michigan. c,d
Ruth Purchase, born c1923, Michigan.
Esther Purchase, born c1927, Michigan.

On Jun 5 1917 Ira B. Purchase, age 24, had registered for the World War I draft in Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Michigan.    He declared he was born June 16 1893 in Olive Township, Michigan, and was then residing in Muskegon, Michigan where he was married with a wife and child, and employed as a pattern maker.    He claimed an exemption due to "eye sight".    He was recorded as tall, stout, blue eyes, dark hair.h

Bertha and family were shown in the 1920 census (Jan 2 1920), living with her sister Alice at 1536 Fairview Ave., Muskegon Heights, Muskegon County, Michigan:c

Purchase, Ira, head-of-household, age 27, born in Michigan; father born in Michigan; mother born in Canada; owned home; occupation: patternmaker, pattern works.
Purchase, Bertha, wife, age 27, born in Michigan; father born in Michigan; mother born in Armenia.
Purchase, Margaret, daughter, age 3, born in Michigan; parents born in Michigan.
Purchase, Ralph, brother, age 26, born in Michigan; father born in Michigan; mother born in Canada; occupation: laborer, foundry.
Purchase, Alice, sister-in-law, age 30, born in Michigan; father born in Michigan; mother born in Armenia.
Purchase, Earl, nephew, age 5 months, born in Michigan; parents born in Michigan.
Purchase, Roy, brother, age 30, born in Michigan; father born in Michigan; mother born in Canada; occupation: laborer, foundry.
Living next door in 1920 was the family of Ira's brother, Dewey Purchase.i

Bertha and family were shown in the 1930 census.    Norton Township, Muskegon County, Michigan:d

Purchase, Ira B., head-of-household, age 37, born in Michigan; father born in Michigan; mother born in Canada; first married at age 22; owned home; no radio in home; occupation: farmer, general farm; not a war veteran.
Purchase, Bertha, wife, age 38, born in Michigan; parents born in Michigan; first married at age 23.
Purchase, Margarett, daughter, age 13, born in Michigan; parents born in Michigan; attended school.
Purchase, Ruth, daughter, age 7, born in Michigan; parents born in Michigan; attended school.
Purchase, Esther, daughter, age 3, born in Michigan; parents born in Michigan.
Howel, Frank, boarder, age 75, born in England; parents born in England; widower; immigrated 1885, naturalized; occupation: none.

Ira died 1948, Pinellas County, Florida.e

In 1983 Bertha was living in/near Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida.209

Bertha Annette Henshaw died Jul 7 1983, Pinellas County, Florida; age 91.209,e   

Social Security information for Bertha Annette Henshaw: 373-22-7578

SOURCES

173. Henshaw genealogical chart, author unknown; Contributed by Donald Craig Henshaw.

209. "Social Security Death Index" (as it is commonly called), derived from the Social Security Administration "Death Master File". See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson10.htm

(a) 1900 census, 11th Ward, Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan; roll T623-723, ED 86, page 13A, line #35, dwelling #275, family #294.

(b) 1910 census, Wyoming Township, Kent County, Michigan; roll T624-656, ED 147, page 52A, line #41, dwelling #234, family #240.

(c) 1920 census, Muskegon Township, Muskegon County, Michigan; roll T625-789, ED 152, page 2A, line #41, dwelling #30, family #37.

(d) 1930 census, Norton Township, Muskegon County, Michigan; roll T626-1015, ED 43, page 6B, line #73, dwelling #126, family #126.

(e) Florida Death Index, 1936-1998; http://www.ancestry.com.

(f) 1900 census, Olive Township, Ottawa County, Michigan; roll T623-738, ED 133, page 6B, line #53, dwelling #112, family #112.

(g) Posting Aug 3 2006 by Julie Larabee () to PURCHASE-L.

(h) World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; http://www.ancestry.com.

(i) 1920 census, Muskegon Township, Muskegon County, Michigan; roll T625-789, ED 152, page 2A, line #48, dwelling #31, family #38.

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