Bertha Villean Blackwell b. 3 Jun 1903 Bourbon, Crawford Co., MO d. 29 Nov 1960 Jefferson City, Cole Co., MO: The Schrock-Birkey Connection
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Bertha Villean Blackwell

Female 1903 - 1960  (57 years)


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  • Name Bertha Villean Blackwell  [1, 2] 
    Birth 3 Jun 1903  Bourbon, Crawford Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 19 Jan 1920  S. Jefferson Twp., Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • ED 62 p.6 Line 8. Both parents born in MO
    Religion Church of Christ 
    USR1 Chronic Monocystic Leukemia 
    Death 29 Nov 1960  Jefferson City, Cole Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Memorial Hospital
    Burial Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Skaggs Chapel Cemetery
    Person ID I669  Schrock-Birkey Connection
    Last Modified 3 Apr 2023 

    Father James William Henry Thomas (Tom) Blackwell,   b. 2 May 1862, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jan 1938, Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Clarissa Jane West,   b. 30 Oct 1860, Walbert/Gerald, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1907, Shotwell, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Marriage 30 Apr 1882  Shotwell, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Family ID F288  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Thomas Jefferson West,   b. 3 Mar 1895, Grove Dale, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1959, Belle, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years) 
    Marriage 19 Feb 1919  Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • By S. H. Birdsong, J.P. Thomas Blackwell gave his permission for the marriage.
    Children 
     1. Edith Christena West,   b. 9 Jun 1920   d. 27 Sep 1927 (Age 7 years)
     2. Alford James West,   b. 7 Jul 1922   d. 15 Dec 1943, San Pietro Infine, Italy Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
     3. Vernon Edward West,   b. 28 Sep 1924   d. 27 Sep 1977 (Age 52 years)
     4. Ruby Irene West,   b. 28 May 1927, Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 2001, Fresno, Fresno Co., CA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
     5. Harold Eugene West,   b. 11 Jan 1929, Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Jan 2003, Willcox, Cochise Co., AZ Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     6. Helen Jean West,   b. 11 Jan 1929   d. 24 Jan 1929 (Age 0 years)
     7. Delmar Newton West,   b. 5 Feb 1931   d. Jun 1993 (Age 62 years)
     8. Charles Ray West,   b. 2 May 1933, Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Nov 2010 (Age 77 years)
     9. Albert Dewayne (Al) West,   b. 13 Aug 1935, Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Nov 2003, Lake Saint Louis, St. Charles Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     10. Homer E. West,   b. 27 Jan 1938, Belle, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 2022, Columbia, Boone Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     11. Roy Elmo West,   b. 10 Apr 1940   d. 15 Apr 2022, Henrico, Henrico Co., VA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     12. Donna West
     13. Linda Mae West,   b. 13 Jul 1945, Belle, Maries Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Sep 2013, Union, Franklin Co., MO Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     14. Billie Lee West,   b. 1 Sep 1947   d. 23 May 1996 (Age 48 years)
    Family ID F291  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Sep 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Jun 1903 - Bourbon, Crawford Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Feb 1919 - Lanes Prairie, Maries Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 19 Jan 1920 - S. Jefferson Twp., Maries Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Nov 1960 - Jefferson City, Cole Co., MO Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Maries Co., MO Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Newspaper obituary of Bertha Blackwell West:

      Funeral services are to be conducted for Mrs. Bertha West at Skaggs Chapel Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock with the ministers Orvel Elrod and James Hull officiating. Burial is to be in the church cemetery.
      Mrs. Bertha Blackwell West was born June 3, 1903, the daughter of Thomas and Clarissa West Blackwell in Bourbon. She died Nov. 29 of monocystic leukemia, at the Memorial hospital in Jefferson City. She was 57 years old. She was married to Tom West Feb. 19, 1919 at Lanes Prairie. He preceded her in death a few years ago.
      Mrs. West was a member of the Church of Christ at Skaggs Chapel.
      She is survived by eleven children. A son, Alfred, was killed in Italy during service in World War II. The surviving children are Vernon, Springfield; Delmar, Owensville; Sgt. Harold E., Puerto Rico Who was not here because his wife is in the hospital; S. Sgt. Charles R., Murphysboro, TN; Albert, St. Louis; Pvt. Homer, Manheim, Germany; Sp. 4-C Roy, Bietry, France; Billy Lee of the home; Mrs. Irene Cook, Anaheim, CA; Mrs. Donna Rehmert, Belle; and Linda Mae of the home.
      Surviving also are two sisters, Mrs. Ada Unger of St. Louis and Mrs. Effie Park of Kankakee, IL; and 12 grandchildren.

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      Online MO DC #60-041437 shows Bertha Villean West, born June 3, 1903 in Bourbon, MO. Widowed at death to Thomas West, deceased. Parents listed as Thomas Blackwell and Clarissa West. Died Nov 29, 1960 in Jefferson City Memorial Community Hospital, Cole Co, MO from Chronic Monocystic Leukemia. Hospitalized for two days. Usual residence South of Belle, Maries Co, MO. Mrs. Donna Rehmert, Belle, MO informant on certificate. Burial in Skaggs Cemetery on Dec. 2, 1960. Note: Bertha B. on stone.
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      Home in 1910: Boone, Franklin, Missouri 
      Thomas Blackwell 49 mar2 3y MO
      Elizabeth A Blackwell 50 wf mar2 3/3 ch MO
      Bertha V Blackwell 6 dau MO

      Home in 1900: Boone, Franklin, Missouri 
      Thomas Blackwell 38 May 1862 mar 16y MO
      Clarissa Blackwell 38 wf Oct 1861 6/5 ch MO
      John Blackwell 17 son Feb 1883 MO
      Henry Blackwell 17 son Feb 1883 MO
      Mary Blackwell 14 dau Jun 1885 MO
      Effie Blackwell 9 dau Jul 1890 MO
      Ada Blackwell 7 dau May 1893 MO
      Elizabeth Keeney 42 sil Jun 1857 div. MO [6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1] Donna Schrock Birkey, Personal knowledge and family records.

    2. [S1060] Find-A-Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63190106/bertha-villean-west.

    3. [S91] Marriage Record of Thomas Blackwell-Clarissa Jane West.

    4. [S1138] Marriage Record of James William Henry Thomas (Tom) Blackwell and Clarissa Jane West.

    5. [S886] Marriage Record of Thomas Jefferson West & Bertha V. Blackwell.

    6. [S1060] Find-A-Grave.


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