Bertha Basham

Bertha was born about 1885 in Alabama.¹   Bertha's father was John Alvin (Rev) Basham and her mother was Mary Virginia Stover.  Her paternal grandparents were John H. Basham and Nancy M. Unknown. She had a brother and five sisters, named Harvey Alonso, Maud C., Eunice Matilda, Effie, Katie and Eulah.  She was the third youngest of the seven children.  She died after 1900.¹