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Bertha V. <I>Alexander</I> Eckes

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Bertha V. Alexander Eckes

Birth
Bennet, Lancaster County, Nebraska, USA
Death
10 Mar 1985 (aged 92)
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Roseville, Ramsey County, Minnesota, USA Add to Map
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Daughter of John A. Alexander (1850-1923) & Charlotte "Lottie" Snyder Alexander (1850-1911).

Sister of:
*Robert E (1875-1955?)
*Adrew Johnson (1876-1956; FG# 53671383) who married Lulu Harriet Moore (1872-1843; FG# 69287614)
*Andrew (twin of Adrew) (1876-1922) who married Cora Belle "Cora" Spealman (1884-1915; FG# 109941813) and Hallie Alexandria "Hallie" Hutton (1883-1932; FG# 145580927)
*Myrtle (born ~1879)
*Ernest Alphonso (1881-1949; FG# 94255714) who married a lady named a lady named Maud (1886-1950; FG# 94255939)
*Etta/Ettie May "May" (born between 1883 & 1889) who married Josiah Wall (born 1877)
*a sister named Jessie (1888-1917) who married George* Cooper (1878-1959)
*Dewey (born 1898) who had disabilities and was likely a person who is referred to as a special needs individual in 2021.

Wife of:
*Hans Frederick Jensen (1887-1969) - assumption is they divorced (unknown year)
*Possibly married between Hans Frederick Jensen and William Boody as I am unable to find her in some censuses.
*William George "William" Boody (1886-1957: FG# 130466154 - married possibly between 1935 & 1940 until William's death in 1957
*Edward Jacob "Ed" Eckes (1894-1988; FG# 97975555) - married 09 Jun 1969, likely in St. Paul Cathedral, St. Paul, Minnesota; this was a second marriage for the widower Ed Eckes. Bertha became the beloved great-grandmother of Edward's great-grandchildren. Ed and Bertha were married until Bertha's death in 1985.

LFC, 14 Sep 2014. Updated 28 Apr 2015 ,10 May 2020 and 12 Jun 2021. Bertha was the second wife of my grandfather, Edward J. Eckes. We knew her as Bertha V. Alexander Boody Eckes.
Daughter of John A. Alexander (1850-1923) & Charlotte "Lottie" Snyder Alexander (1850-1911).

Sister of:
*Robert E (1875-1955?)
*Adrew Johnson (1876-1956; FG# 53671383) who married Lulu Harriet Moore (1872-1843; FG# 69287614)
*Andrew (twin of Adrew) (1876-1922) who married Cora Belle "Cora" Spealman (1884-1915; FG# 109941813) and Hallie Alexandria "Hallie" Hutton (1883-1932; FG# 145580927)
*Myrtle (born ~1879)
*Ernest Alphonso (1881-1949; FG# 94255714) who married a lady named a lady named Maud (1886-1950; FG# 94255939)
*Etta/Ettie May "May" (born between 1883 & 1889) who married Josiah Wall (born 1877)
*a sister named Jessie (1888-1917) who married George* Cooper (1878-1959)
*Dewey (born 1898) who had disabilities and was likely a person who is referred to as a special needs individual in 2021.

Wife of:
*Hans Frederick Jensen (1887-1969) - assumption is they divorced (unknown year)
*Possibly married between Hans Frederick Jensen and William Boody as I am unable to find her in some censuses.
*William George "William" Boody (1886-1957: FG# 130466154 - married possibly between 1935 & 1940 until William's death in 1957
*Edward Jacob "Ed" Eckes (1894-1988; FG# 97975555) - married 09 Jun 1969, likely in St. Paul Cathedral, St. Paul, Minnesota; this was a second marriage for the widower Ed Eckes. Bertha became the beloved great-grandmother of Edward's great-grandchildren. Ed and Bertha were married until Bertha's death in 1985.

LFC, 14 Sep 2014. Updated 28 Apr 2015 ,10 May 2020 and 12 Jun 2021. Bertha was the second wife of my grandfather, Edward J. Eckes. We knew her as Bertha V. Alexander Boody Eckes.

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Wife
Bertha V. Eckes
Aug 8, 1892
Mar. 10, 1985



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