REFN: 498 [lillief.ged] Bertha was not blood Kin , but my Uncle Tom was somewhat of a black s he ep of the family. Tom was her second husband and she was his second w if e. His first died in child birth. My Aunt Bertha was VERY SPE CI AL to me as I grew up. It was not until I was 61 years old that I disco ver ed why my Aunt always treated my sister Ann and I as if we were a litt le c loser kin. For the rest of the story see the information about Ali ne Ja ne Haynie on this family program. She was put into the program becau se I d id not want the child of this wonderful woman to be forgotten.