Bernice Fordham

Bernice was born on July 22nd, 1913.¹   Bernice's father was Charlie Edgar Fordham and her mother was Ida Waters.  Her paternal grandparents were Wiley Fordham and Lucretia Cannon. She had five brothers and three sisters, named Johnny "Buddy", Frank, Morgan, C. W., Grady Brooks, Eva Lee, Maggie and Elsie. She had three half-brothers and seven half-sisters, named Irvin Oscar, James Hendley, Wiley, Emma Louise, Anne Hassie, Lizzie Mae, Mary Ollie, Bertha, Myrtle Victoria and Willie.  She died at the age of 52 on October 3rd, 1965.¹